After surviving an early scare in their Premier
League opener to a newly promoted club, Chelsea will try for a more controlled start in their home opener against another newcomer this weekend. The Blues came from behind to beat Burnley 3-1 on Monday evening, and welcome Leicester City to Stamford Bridge on Saturday for the clubs' first top-flight meeting in over a decade. Two Chelsea off-season arrivals made an instant impact in Monday's victory at Burnley to help the club to a comfortable result after an early scare.
Diego Costa leveled the scores in the 17th minute after the ball rebounded to him off the post, while Cesc Fabregas marked his return to the Premier League in creative fashion with a wonderful assist for Andre Schurrle in the 21st minute and another set-up for Branislav Ivanovic in the 34th.
"We have a lot of work to do, we can play better," Schurrle told the club's official website. "We played well but there's always room for improvement.

"(The new signings) all played very well. Diego
scored his first goal which was very important for him. We saw with Cesc he always wants the ball. He likes to produce passes, like he did for me with the goal."
The Blues fell behind in the 14th minute when
Scott Arfield's vicious strike left goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois picking the ball out of the back of the net in the opening minutes of his English football career.
"When you play against a team who have come up from a lower division, they are used to winning games," Courtois said. "With the home crowd, they put the pressure on and scored early but we had a good reaction and scored three goals." Chelsea (1-0-0) have won their last 11 Premier League home openers, but they'll remember their last matches at the Bridge in the spring as a bit more trying. The Blues suffered Jose Mourinho's only home league defeat in either of his two managing stints with the club in a 2-1 loss to Sunderland on April 19 before closing the home campaign with a scoreless draw against relegated Norwich City on May 4. Success has been easier to come by against the Foxes with six straight victories across all competitions. Though the clubs last met in league
play back in 2004, the Blues defeated Leicester 5-2 in a 2012 FA Cup quarterfinal at Stamford Bridge behind Fernando Torres' brace.
Leicester (0-1-0) - the Championship's best away club last season with 47 points in 23 matches and a 13-game unbeaten streak to end the campaign - opened with a promising 2-2 home draw with Everton on Saturday. Substitute Chris Wood scored in the 86th minute to earn the Foxes a point against a top-five 2013-14 club in their first Premier League match since 2004. Nigel Pearson's side also came from behind in the 22nd minute thanks to summer-signing Leonardo Ulloa's goal, which came just two minutes after Everton opened the scoring. "He has shown a lot of qualities," Pearson told the club's official website of the former Brighton striker. "His strength and work rate may surprise a few people today. He is a real team player. Our
players have very quickly recognised his
strengths. "When you become a club's record signing there is an added pressure which goes with that. He has handled that very well."
The Foxes might not be able to bank on a late
equalizer at the Bridge. Chelsea's defence
conceded 11 home goals in 2013-14, which
matched Arsenal for the lowest total in the
league.

CREDIT- KEVIN CHROUST (STATS Writer)

Match Appointments Referee: Lee Mason Assistants: M Mullarkey, M Wilkes Fourth Official: A Taylor

HEAD-TO-HEAD
at Chelsea
Mar 18, 2012 Chelsea 5-2 LCY (English FA Cup)
Oct 31, 2007 Chelsea 4-3 LCY (Capital One Cup)
Aug 23, 2003 Chelsea 2-1 LCY (Premier League)
at Leicester City
Jan 11, 2004 LCY 0-4 Chelsea (Premier League)
Feb 02, 2002 LCY 2-3 Chelsea (Premier League)

#TeamChelsea all d way, anoda 3point

Forever Chelsea

Those of you critic criticising me, I have a reason for this, I can't just stand it if a rival fan keeps creating my team match day thread.

Tval: Those of you critic criticising me, I have a reason for this, I can't just stand it if a rival fan keeps creating my team match day thread.

bro you mumu o . why u dey copy me nah. see beefing.Hahahhahaha

luvola: bro you mumu o . why u dey copy me nah. see beefing.Hahahhahaha

.. Naso o.. No be only u waka com nairaland.

Tval:

.. Naso o.. No be only u waka com nairaland.

Pls you should be the one to open our match thread not some desperate looserpool fan

Abeg

Tval: Those of you critic criticising me, I have a reason for this, I can't just stand it if a rival fan keeps creating my team match day thread.

You are with me on this. I don't understand why someone from a rival club will be opening our thread.

I can't see myself opening a thread for Liverpool or manutd...

Pls always try n open our match thread.

Go to chelsea sites preview should be ready by now

Maximum 3 point in the bag
Op I agree with u
Bu guys need to take it easy

OMG I dn die so na lecester match
I tink say na burnely oh

Hmmm!

This already in the bag?

chimerase2: OMG I dn die so na lecester match
I tink say na burnely oh

Lol... Na Leicester City be dis chairman.

chelseabmw:

You are with me on this. I don't understand why someone from a rival club will be opening our thread.

I can't see myself opening a thread for Liverpool or manutd...

Pls always try n open our match thread.

I will always try.

Chaii. see bitterness here.. Law maxims..... delay defeat equity# If I open any thread first ,it will make front page . There is no law barring me not to open any thread be it Chelsea therefore take me to court if I open Chelsea thread. hahahhahaha.Lwkmd


****Run out of thread******

Tval: Those of you critic criticising me, I have a reason for this, I can't just stand it if a rival fan keeps creating my team match day thread.

You do have a point. But u 4 wait lyk 3days to d match b4 u create thread

Noah13: You do have a point. But u 4 wait lyk 3days to d match b4 u create thread

Boss.. Na fastest fingers tins o.

Tval:

Boss.. Na fastest fingers tins o.

Tval:

Boss.. Na fastest fingers tins o.

he no no anything. na otondo.

blue is in the blood.

Up Gunners anyway!!!

akinlex: blue is in the blood.

Up Gunners anyway!!!

Boss

luvola:
****Run out of thread******

When there's no order, there is always evidence of chaos. Inasmuch as there's no lay down rules for who creates matchday threads, simple logic should dictate that you leave it for the club's fans to do so. Stick with your Liverpool threads.

And please, stop starting Manutd match-threads! The one you started last week, we lost the match!!!

Leave our threads make we know the one wey dey worry us!

MaziOmenuko:

When there's no order, there is always evidence of chaos. Inasmuch as there's no lay down rules for who creates matchday threads, simple logic should dictate that you leave it for the club's fans to do so. Stick with your Liverpool threads.

And please, stop starting Manutd match-threads! The one you started last week, we lost the match!!!

Leave our threads make we know the one wey dey worry us!

shey na be Swansea ni. go transfer yah fustration to Swansea . Do you know you are going to stadium of light this weekend to face Sunderland ?

My chelsea score predictor reads : Chelsea 4 - Leceister 1. scorers : chelsea (diego costa,diego costa,Drogba, Eden Hazard) - scorer(s) Leceister (Drinkwater).

Chelsea 3 - 0 Leicester City


Diego Costa to score 2 goals

Fabregas 1

Up chelsea

March on Chelsea!!!! We'll get a Treble+ 1!!! Haters gon hate....

Surely gonna deal with them!

ds Chelsea team gonna do exploits but am stil skeptical, lemme see where we shall be afta match days 15-19, b4 i stick out my head
todayz sure 3points
Everton next

Leicester city are champions of championship league and will be a difficult side to beat. They fought severely against Everton and earn a point

This should be another easy three points for Chelsea

Another sweet win today


Click like if you know what I mean

6 points

Clean sheet

Ball Possession

Counter attack

Classy Goals

Quality goalkeeping

#KTBFFH #CFC #ChelseaFc #Can'twait


Chelsea Oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee