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Chelsea take on Leicester City in the second and final Premier League fixture to take place on Sunday.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is at 16:30 BST.

There has only been one goal scored in the last three league meetings between these two clubs: two stalemates sandwiching the Foxes’ 1-0 win in west London in December 2018.

The Chelsea starting XI shows only one change from the side that took on Liverpool in midweek, with Mason Mount (£6.0m) replacing Mateo Kovacic (£5.5m) in midfield.

That means there is again no place for Ross Barkley (£6.0m) or Tammy Abraham (£7.0m), who are among the substitutes.

Pedro (£7.0m) and Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) will flank Olivier Giroud (£7.0m) in the Blues’ attack, while Willian (£7.0m) makes the bench.

Ben Chilwell (£5.5m) won’t feature for the visitors this afternoon, with his place at left-back being taken by Christian Fuchs (£4.5m).

Chilwell misses out with a minor hip injury.

That is Brendan Rodgers’ only change to the side that drew 0-0 with Wolves in Gameweek 1, so Ayoze Perez (£6.5m) and James Maddison (£7.0m) will again support Jamie Vardy (£9.0m) in attack.

The Foxes are without a Premier League goal in three matches stretching back to April of last season, although have admittedly faced tricky opposition in the form of Wolves, Manchester City and Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea in that time.

Rodgers’ side managed only three shots from inside the box against a stubborn Wolves side last weekend.

They may get more joy out of a Chelsea backline that has shipped six goals in their two competitive matches in 2019/20, however.

Lampard’s troops also conceded on eight occasions in their final three pre-season friendlies.

The Blues look more promising going forward, however, having racked up 38 shots against Manchester United and Liverpool over the past week.

Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson, Kante, Jorginho, Pedro, Mount, Pulisic, Giroud.

Leicester City XI (4-3-3): Schmeichel, Ricardo, Evans, Soyuncu, Fuchs, Choudhury, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Perez, Vardy.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Rodgers needs to drop the Leicester defence deeper than usual IMO. Fuchs is slow and it will be easier for them to defend with more in front of them

  2. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mount G

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mount G

  4. MITHRRANDIRR
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ominous!

  5. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Terrible error from Ndidi

  6. Agger
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    How many have Mount round here?

    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Few

  7. twoplustwo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mount real deal lads, best player I’ve seen at Derby (maybe not saying much)

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Love that goal he just scored...all hard work

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Disagree. Possibly in time, but I still think he loses the ball too much and gets bullied off the ball too easily.

      1. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He did with us at first, him and Wilson looked like boys in their first few games

    3. MITHRRANDIRR
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Heard Will Hughes was a gem, where's he disappeared?

      1. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Starting for Watford isn’t bad?

        1. MITHRRANDIRR
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Not bad, not great either. Maybe the hype was unwarranted.

    4. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Better than Paulo Wanchope?

  8. MITHRRANDIRR
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Brilliant finish that!

  9. Siggy in the Middle
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mt Goal

  10. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Brilliant from Mount.

  11. Greasy Grealish Gang
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Leicester shocking. Get your act together.

  12. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mount goal

  13. andrewe63
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    #PrayForLeicester

  14. JustPark
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Why did I go with Ben Gibson for bench fodder?!

  15. Emiliano Sala
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    So barkley to mount. Easy

  16. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Playing Perez instead of Lun was a terrible mistake.

    1. Positive vibes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      In the same boat, hope Perez can do something

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yep......

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Only in hindsight.

    4. Pukki Blinders
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      In hindsight, no it wasn't

      1. Brosstan
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        ?

  17. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    omg I had Mount in one of my preseason drafts

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      omg I had mount when I pressed autofill

    2. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I had him for 3 weeks but realised 6m for a non-nailed player isn't viable. Will get him at some point.

      1. Unliklinho
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I think he's a good pick for the next few. He's one of the players Lampard seems to want to build the team around...

  18. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mason Mount - the one true Barkley.

  19. thomas19390
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan,Button
    Digne,Robbo,Zinchenko,Aarons,Lundstram
    Salah,Sterling,Perez,Martial,Dendoncker
    King,Wilson,Jota
    0,5 ITB
    I am so tempted to do Robbo,Perez,Wilson>Ings,KDB,Van Dijk(-4)
    Guys your thoughts?

  20. Jurgen Schlopp
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hey Guys, where can i watch the game? need some stream site please

  21. andrewe63
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    This nonsense with defender/goalie pin-pong HAS TO STOP managers?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You can do it if you have the players, but most teams in the PL don't have the players IMO. Part of the issue is that tactical thinking seems to be to copy Guardiola for most of the younger managers.

  22. sirmorbach
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Robinson-Mount spending my 0.5 is a no brainer, right?

  23. Agger
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lamps will be purring, fantastic pressing

    1. andrewe63
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      all the more reason why Leicester defenders should stop believing they are Barca

  24. Siggy in the Middle
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Who's more important to own over the coming weeks? Son or Rashford? I've Martial already if that makes a difference

    1. Tcheco
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Son

  25. df34
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    RANT ALERT. I wish Sky would stop showing replays when the live action is on and consequently we occasionally miss goals , like that one. It’s something they started last year , sometimes they’re showing replays and by the time you join the live action the ball is up the other end of the pitch.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Agree

      1. df34
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thank you Diesel, Bruce Millington Editor of Racing Post wrote about it during the summer.

  26. Bartowski
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you possibly drop to a cheaper player to get in Kane?
    A - VVD
    B - Coleman
    C - Zinch

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      C

    2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Zinchenko.

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      C

    4. Belsunz
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      C - not nailed at all with the arrival of Cancelo

  27. yakirh
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Said all day I was looking for 6m midfielder and it could be Mount or Barkley
    Thank you Mason, get in my team

  28. shearer9
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    People were saying Lundstram was gonna be replaced with their new signing. Stuck with Rico now lol

    1. Agger
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Don't listen to people then,. Most are clueless on here

    2. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Tbh it was a logical thing to believe. Hes their record signing and Lundstram was crap last season. It could still very much happen if SHU have a few poor games in a row.

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Youre right...and it was the fans of the team saying that (who are more in tune with their goings-on than we are!)

  29. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    2FTs to play. Looking at possibilities, but will reassess later. Not against swapping TAA and Robbo if that's the better move.

    1) TAA, Robinson > Mina/AWB, Ndombele
    2) TAA, Robinson > Lunny, Martial
    3) TAA, Wood > Lunny, Rashford
    4) TAA, Salah, Robinson > Lunny, Mane, KDB (-4)
    5) TAA, Perez, Wood > Lunny, Cantwell, Kane (-4)

    1. fantasyxprt11
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I would do 5, high risk high reward

  30. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Leicester sort it out ffs