Raheem Sterling for Chelsea helps Blues defeat Leicester
The first two goals scored by Raheem Sterling for Chelsea helped the Blues defeat Leicester City 2-1 at home.
Finally. Conor Gallagher was sent off in the first half after intentionally fouling Leicester players to thwart their attacks.
Chelsea and Leicester City goals
So. Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Reece James both had opportunities to start the scoring in the first half but failed to take advantage of them.
Chelsea took the lead in the second half after Sterling scored his first goal for the Blues
with a shot that was deflected over Danny Ward by Daniel Amartey.
For the winger,
Sterling scored a hallmark goal,
converting from a yard out into an open net.
No, it’s not the Wesley Fofana Derby. No,
not the N’Golo Kante match! Derby between Ben Chilwell. Both clubs enter this match under pressure,
So. regardless of which player Chelsea acquired from the Foxes you think is most fitting.
What happens on the field
is important for both coaches,
Finally. despite the fact that the continuing discussions for Fofana will probably dominate pre- and post-chatter here.
Thomas Tuchel needs
an immediate response from his team,
So. while Brendan Rodgers needs to improve the King Power’s perpetually depressing atmosphere throughout a difficult summer.
Leicester has has given up the most goals in the Premier League
they are only kept from the bottom by their lone point against Brentford
on the first weekend. Last season,
So. Chelsea had pretty bad home performance in the Premier League,
they lost to the Foxes in the same matchup back in May.
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In both of Chelsea’s most recent games,
So. Gallagher has been relied upon right away in a pivot with Jorginho. In a humiliating 3-0 loss to Leeds United,
the pair were outmatched. Finally. The Cobham graduate was eager to make a positive first impression on his complete Chelsea
So. home debut and rushed out to contest for the ball. Although he made some outstanding early challenges,
the midfielder was eager to stand out and went about it the wrong way.
Finally. The ten-man Chelsea team defeated Leicester City 2-1 on Saturday
at Stamford Bridge. Conor Gallagher had two yellow cards within the first 30 minutes as neither team was able to make a breakthrough. For Chelsea,
So. Raheem Sterling scored twice to start the second half. The Foxes
responded with a goal from Harvey Barnes,
but City couldn’t capitalise on their numerical advantage, as Leicester lost their fourth straight game.
So. The hosts began the game with around 100% of the possession,
but Ward successfully deflected the ball behind for a corner.
As to be expected,
the hosts dominated possession early on,