Just days after beating Chelsea in the FA Cup final, Leicester City will try to do it again in a league fixture on Tuesday with a chance to secure Champions League football for next season.
The Foxes are six league games unbeaten against Chelsea and avoiding defeat again would be huge for them here. Bookmaker 10Bet has the odds at 2.20 for Leicester to get at least a point and at 1.71 for Chelsea to win.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: May 17th, 6:00 P.M. (EST)
Following a great run of results, the Blues have lost back-to-back games and are in danger of suffering defeat in three consecutive outings for the first time since 2006. The last Premier League match ended with a 1-0 loss to Arsenal and a spectacular Youri Tielemans strike delivered the same scoreline in Saturday’s cup final.
Thomas Tuchel has bemoaned his side’s luck as both were winnable games, but the team lacked cutting edge up front and will have to regain confidence quickly to avoid a disappointing end-of-the-season run.
Chelsea needs to win both remaining league games to ensure Champions League football for next season while Leicester can do it with a single win on Tuesday.
Brendan Rodgers’ team has shown great spirit throughout the campaign and it will no doubt be devastating for them if they narrowly miss out on a top-four spot for a second consecutive year.
Injuries have played a big part in Leicester’s inconsistent second half of the season and Jamie Vardy’s goal drought has been worrying as well, but Kelechi Iheanacho has stepped up big time to keep his side in contention.
The former Manchester City striker has scored 10 goals in the last 10 league games, and he’s been the most prolific player in the league since February with 11 total goals and 13 goal involvements.
With Vardy having notched only one goal in his past 12 league outings, Ihenacho has taken over the team’s top scorers honors and with two more games to go, Leicester will be hoping that the Nigerian still has a few goals left in him.
Scoring against Chelsea seemed almost impossible not long ago, and they still boast an outstanding 18 clean sheets in 26 games under Tuchel, but the Blues have now conceded in three straight outings, which will provide Leicester with belief that they can do the unthinkable and pick up only their third away win in the last 30 matches against Chelsea.
