Chelsea visited the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City, hoping to continue their good run and further solidify their position at the top of the table. The Blues won 3-0 after a dominating display by the players. Rudiger and Kante scored inside the 30 minutes to give the visitors a comfortable 2 goal lead as Christian Pulisic came off the bench to settle the game scoring in the 71st minute and give Chelsea all 3 points going into the next gamweek.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player fared during the clash against the Foxes.
Chelsea Players Rated In Win Vs Leicester City
Edouard Mendy 7
The Senegalese goalkeeper hardly had to make a save as it was a comfortable outing for him between the stick.
Trevoh Chalobah 7
Chalobah didn’t have much defending to do but was aware at every situation and contributed to Chelsea’s build play with his crisp passes.
Thiago Silva 8
The Brazilian was rock solid at the heart of the defence. He didn’t give the Leicester attackers any space to work with and dominated all the aerial duels in the middle of the park.
Antonio Rudiger 8.5
Rudiger was flawless throughout the 90 minutes. He headed in Chelsea’s opener from a corner in the 14th minute. He won most of his duels and was too strong aerially for the Leicester attackers.
Reece James 8
The wingback assisted Chelsea’s 2nd goal and was a constant threat on the right flank. James created 3 chances and succeeded 5 dribbles as he comfortably took on the Leicester defenders.
Ben Chilwell 8
Chilwell was again at his best today, as he assisted Rudiger who headed it in from his brilliant delivery from the corner. His overlapping runs caused all sorts of problems to the Foxes defence.
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Jorginho 7.5
The Italian controlled the midfield and had a pass success of 88%. He created a couple of chances but mainly helped the team retain possession and dominate the game.
N’Golo Kante 9
Kante was everywhere on the pitch today. He netted a stunner to give Chelsea a comfortable 2 goal lead before going into half-time. Kante made 8 ball recoveries and swept off all the Leicester attacks with ease. Certainly a man of the match performance.
Callum Hudson-Odoi 7.5
The Chelsea attacker tried to tuck in and create space for his wingbacks to cross into the box.
Mason Mount 7
Mount came back from an injury and put in a good shift trying to create opportunities for his teammates.
Kai Havertz 6.5
Havertz worked hard and tried to create space by dropping off to drag the Leicester defenders out of position.
Substitutes
Christian Pulisic 8
Pulisic had an instant impact into the game as he scored in the 71st minute to put the game out of Leicester’s hand. He was lively and created several chances for his teammates too.
Hakim Ziyech 7.5
Ziyech created a few chances and assisted Pulisic for Chelsea’s 3rd goal.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 6
Loftus-Cheek hardly had any impact coming off the bench late into the game.
