Frank Lampard takes charge of his first competitive match on Sunday afternoon, as Brendan Rodgers' Leicester travel to West London for this Premier League match.
Frank Lampard takes charge of his first competitive match on Sunday afternoon, as Brendan Rodgers' Leicester travel to West London for this Premier League match.
PaddyPower Pre-Match Odds: Chelsea 4/6, Draw 3/1, Leicester 4/1
Lampard was given a baptism of fire in his first Premier League match last Sunday as Manchester United tore through his young Blues side with devastating efficiency on the counter-attack.
Brendan Rodgers will look to exploit that with the pace of Jamie Vardy and Youri Tielemans' ability to thread a defence-splitting through ball, which could heap the misery on Lampard at Chelsea.
However, despite the heavy 4-0 defeat, there are plenty of reasons to be positive at Chelsea. They probably shaded the first-half against Manchester United and dominated the game in terms of clear-cut chances, which was the same story in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday night.
Chelsea matched Liverpool, the European Champions, and could even have lifted the cup if the penalty shootout had gone a little differently, while it was only two tight offside calls that denied them scoring more.
However, Leicester will be better rested and having to play 120 minutes in humid Istanbul won't have been ideal preparation for this tie.
The Foxes struggled to create opportunities against Wolves in last week's goalless draw, but Rodgers will have been encouraged by the performance of Caglar Soyuncu in the backline, with early suggestions that he'll be able to fill the gap left by Harry Maguire.
Leicester are a quality side and their pacey attack should be able to exploit Chelsea's vulnerable backline, but the Blues have also shown enough going forward to suggest they can outscore the visitors, with the return of key man N'Golo Kante of prime importance in establishing control.
We're recommending a Chelsea win with both teams to score, after they've created a number of good goalscoring opportunities but looked questionable in defence so far under Lampard.
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Chelsea vs Leicester City
Frank Lampard takes charge of his first competitive match on Sunday afternoon, as Brendan Rodgers' Leicester travel to West London for this Premier League match.
PaddyPower Pre-Match Odds: Chelsea 4/6, Draw 3/1, Leicester 4/1
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Lampard was given a baptism of fire in his first Premier League match last Sunday as Manchester United tore through his young Blues side with devastating efficiency on the counter-attack.
Brendan Rodgers will look to exploit that with the pace of Jamie Vardy and Youri Tielemans' ability to thread a defence-splitting through ball, which could heap the misery on Lampard at Chelsea.
However, despite the heavy 4-0 defeat, there are plenty of reasons to be positive at Chelsea. They probably shaded the first-half against Manchester United and dominated the game in terms of clear-cut chances, which was the same story in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday night.
Chelsea matched Liverpool, the European Champions, and could even have lifted the cup if the penalty shootout had gone a little differently, while it was only two tight offside calls that denied them scoring more.
However, Leicester will be better rested and having to play 120 minutes in humid Istanbul won't have been ideal preparation for this tie.
The Foxes struggled to create opportunities against Wolves in last week's goalless draw, but Rodgers will have been encouraged by the performance of Caglar Soyuncu in the backline, with early suggestions that he'll be able to fill the gap left by Harry Maguire.
Leicester are a quality side and their pacey attack should be able to exploit Chelsea's vulnerable backline, but the Blues have also shown enough going forward to suggest they can outscore the visitors, with the return of key man N'Golo Kante of prime importance in establishing control.
We're recommending a Chelsea win with both teams to score, after they've created a number of good goalscoring opportunities but looked questionable in defence so far under Lampard.
Chelsea to win and both teams to score - 11/4 with Bet365
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Head to Head Comparison
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