Leicester City Vs Chelsea Match Preview
Focuses switches from league action to this must win EFL Cup tie against last season's league Champions.
The blues travel to the King Power Stadium hoping to bounce back from a narrow defeat last time out to Liverpool having made it through to this round courtesy of a 3:2 victory over Bristol Rovers.Michy Batshuayi who made his first start for the club on that occasion found the net twice in the first half with Victor Moses grabbing our other goal.
Our most recent meeting against Tuesday's host was in our final game of the last campaign which ended in a draw.The blues had taken the lead in the 66th minute when Cesc Fabregas dispatched a penalty only for Drinkwater to pull the visitors level with a fine shot from outside the area.
Chelsea Vs Leicester City Recent Meetings
23rd August 2014 Chelsea 2 : 0 Leicester City
29th April 2015 Leicester City 1 : 3 Chelsea
14th December 2015 Leicester City 2 : 1 Chelsea
15th May 2016 Chelsea 1 : 1 Leicester City
Team News
Antonio Conte named an unchanged XI for the game against Liverpool with only debutant David Luiz replacing skipper John Terry who is also expected to miss out.There is likely to be another debutant for Tuesday's meeting with Spanish left-back Marcos Alonso expected to feature as Conte hinted last weekend that he was ready to go.
In form red-hot striker Diego Costa is likely to be consigned to a place on the bench with Michy Batshuayi expected to lead the line.
Midfield general N'golo Kante is likely to be rested with one eye on the weekend's derby meaning there could be a start for John Obi Mikel while Cesc is expected to come in for Serb Nemanja Matic.Another likely starter could be Victor Moses who scored in the fixture against Bristol Rovers.
Chelsea Probable XI (4-2-4)
Begovic;Alonso,David Luiz,Cahill,Azplicueta; Mikel,Fabregas;Hazard,Loftus-Cheek,Batshuayi,Moses
Kickoff 19:45 GMT
Go Blues!

