Chelsea play hosts to Leicester City on Thursday night in the penultimate league outing of the season for Thomas Tuchel’s high-flying blues.
The west Londoners stand assured of a top-four finish after Arsenal’s shock defeat to Newcastle United but Tuchel would be counting on his players to secure a third-place berth in the standings.
Following the heartbreak in the FA Cup shootout defeat to Liverpool last time around, Chelsea will hope for a reversal of fortunes when taking on Brendan Rodger’s Leicester City side at home turf.
Leicester have clocked back-to-back big wins against relegation candidates Norwich City and Watford and head into the forthcoming Stamford Bridge showdown with a rich vein of form.
WHEN AND WHERE?
Back to the Bridge and PL duties. 👊 pic.twitter.com/GsxWNxvHrr
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 16, 2022
Date – Thursday 19 May 2022
Time – 2 PM GMT
Venue – Stamford Bridge
TEAM NEWS
Ben Chilwell’s return to training should not indicate the England international’s readiness for a starting berth following his extended spell out on the sidelines.
Timo Werner is ruled out for the upcoming affair with a hamstring injury which the German striker picked up ahead of the FA Cup final.
Andreas Christensen looks unlikely to make the matchday squad after his omission from the FA Cup selection pool.
MATCH PREDICTION
Chelsea are in for a tough home outing against an inspired Leicester side but we expect Thomas Tuchel’s men to emerge winners and clinch the three points.
Chelsea 2-0 Leicester City
