Chelsea will be bidding to make it back-to-back wins in the Premier League for the first time since December when they lock horns with Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.
The Blues enjoyed a decent first half of the season under Enzo Maresca but that has become a distant memory due to their inconsistent results since Christmas.
That being said, a 4-0 win over Southampton last midweek saw Chelsea move up to fifth place in the table and still firmly in the mix for Champions League qualification.
The capital club will come into this clash off the back of a 2-1 win away at FC Copenhagen in the Europa Conference League on Thursday.
As for Leicester, their relegation fears have heightened after falling to a 2-0 defeat away at West Ham last midweek.
It’s now four league defeats on the spin for the faltering Foxes, though they are just five points from safety going into the latest round of top flight action.
How the bookies view it: Blues set for another cruise
After making light work of Southampton in their last Premier League game, Chelsea are heavy 1/5 favourites on Boylesports to dispatch another of the division’s relegation-threatened sides this weekend.
Leicester – who have lost 11 of their last 12 Premier League matches – are as big as 11/1 (Boylesports) to bag all three points, while a share of the Stamford Bridge spoils is an unfancied 9/2 (Boylesports).
Head to head: History favours the hosts
This fixture has been kind to Chelsea in recent years, with the Blues triumphing in six of the previous seven meetings between the pair, including this season’s reverse fixture at the King Power which saw the Blues claim a 2-1 win.
Players to watch: Cole due a goal?
Failing to fire in each of his last six Premier League appearances is a major goal drought by Cole Palmer’s high standards. The Chelsea talisman is 8/11 on Boylesports to snap that sequence on Sunday against a Leicester side that have been leaking goals at an alarming rate all season.
Leicester will look to Jamie Vardy for inspiration at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The Foxes captain stands out at 19/20 on Ladbrokes to register a minimum of one shot on target during this tussle.
Predicted line-ups
Chelsea’s injury issues are beginning to ease, with both Benoit Badiashile and Trevoh Chalobah returning against Copenhagen last time out, while Wesley Fofana could come back into the matchday squad on Sunday.
As was the case across town last week, Leicester remain without injured trio Abdul Fatawu, Harry Soutar and Ricardo Pereira.
Chelsea: Jorgensen; James, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Palmer, Neto, Sancho; Nkunku
Leicester: Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen; Soumare, Ndidi; Buonanotte, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy
Anything else catch the eye?
Priced up at 4/5 on Boylesports, I’m prepared to propose a play on both teams to score at Stamford.
Each team has obliged in nine of Chelsea’s 13 Premier League home games this season, including six of their last eight.
Throw in the fact that BTTS has landed in nine of Leicester’s 13 top flight road trips this term, then a repeat this weekend represents value at the above-mentioned odds.
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