Chelsea's recent home record

Chelsea have won our opening home league match in 14 of the last 16 seasons (14 wins, one draw, one defeat), with our only defeat coming as reigning champions in 2017/18 against Burnley.

Chelsea have only lost one of our last 22 home league games (13 wins eight draws), though that defeat did come against Leicester in December 2018.

The Blues have failed to score in two consecutive top-flight games, last doing so in three in a row in September 2007 (a run of four).

In his playing career for the Blues, Frank Lampard scored three goals against Leicester, and won all five games he played against them.

League games sinceA home win: 0A home draw: 1A home defeat: 9

Chelsea vs Leicester head-to-head record

The Foxes were the only away side to win at Stamford Bridge last season in our 19 league home matches. Leicester’s 1-0 victory was only their second at the Bridge against the Blues in 13 meetings in the competition, and their first since September 2000.

Chelsea last won at home against Leicester in October 2016. Goals came from Diego Costa (7), Eden Hazard (33) and Victor Moses (80) in a 3-0 victory.

Leicester are looking to win consecutive away league matches against Chelsea for the first time since October 1961.

Biggest league win for each team:Leicester 0-4 Chelsea 2003/04Chelsea 4-0 Leicester 1924/25, 1957/58, 1994/95Leicester 4-0 Chelsea 1924/25Leicester’s biggest win at Stamford Bridge is 3-1 in 1960/61 and 1961/62

LAST SEASON’S CORRESPONDING MATCH

CHELSEA 0 LEICESTER CITY 1Premier League, Stamford Bridge, 22.12.18, 3pm

Chelsea (4-3-3) Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta (c), Rüdiger, David Luiz, Alonso; Kanté, Jorginho (Fàbregas 74), Kovacic (Loftus-Cheek 60); Pedro, Hazard, Willian (Giroud 61)Unused subs Caballero, Cahill, Zappacosta, Barkley.Injured Christensen, MorataHead coach Maurizio Sarri

Leicester (4-3-3) Schmeichel; Pereira, Morgan (c), Maguire, Chilwell; Choudhury, Mendy, Ndidi; Albrighton, Vardy (Iheanacho 83), Maddison (Gray 82).Unused subs Ward, Fuchs, Evans, Iborra, Okazaki.Manager Claude PuelBooked Ndidi 30, Mendy 80Scorer Vardy 51

Referee Lee ProbertAttendance 40,558

Leicester stats

Last seasonPremier League - ninthFA Cup - third roundLeague Cup -  quarter-finalsTop scorer all competitions - Jamie Vardy 18

Last season’s Premier League statsMost starts: Schmeichel 38, Ndidi 37, Chilwell 36Most goals: Vardy 18, Maddison 7, Gray 4.Most assists: Maddison 7, Pereira 6, Chilwell, Tielemans and Vardy 4Most clean sheets: Schmeichel 10

After their draw against Wolves last week, Leicester have won their opening Premier League match of a season just once in their last 11 attempts (drawn five, lost five) - against Sunderland in 2015/16.

Leicester have failed to score in each of their last three games - this is only the second time a Brendan Rodgers side has done so, after a run of three games with Swansea City in November 2011.

Jamie Vardy has netted 53 per cent of Leicester's goals under Brendan Rodgers (9/17).

Leicester didn't have a shot on target against Wolves until the 83rd minute, courtesy of substitute Harvey Barnes - their latest first attempt on target in a Premier League game since May 2018 v West Ham (86th minute).

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has only faced Aberdeen and Rangers more often during his managerial career (13 games) than Chelsea (12 games).

Brendan Rodgers managerial record against Chelsea.Won 0Drawn 6Lost 6

LEICESTER’S LAST PREMIER LEAGUE GAME

Sunday 11 AugustLeicester 0 Wolves 0Team 4-1-4-1: Schmeichel (c); Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell; Ndidi; Perez (Albrighton 76), Tielemans, Choudhury (Barnes 61), Maddison; Vardy.

Leicester's pre-season

Leicester’s six pre-season friendlies were all played in England. They won their first three at Scunthorpe, Cheltenham and Cambridge United, then drew at Rotherham and beat Stoke on the same day with split squads before defeating Atalanta, including Chelsea loanee Mario Pasalic, at The King Power.

Pre-season scorers: (12 in total)Iheanacho 3, Albrighton 2, Perez 2, Vardy 2, Choudhury 1, Maguire 1, Tielemans 1

League games sinceAn away win: 2An away draw: 1An away defeat: 0

Leicester summer transfers

INS

Ayoze Perez - NewcastleYouri Tielemans - MonacoJames Justin - LutonDennis Praet - SampdoriaVontae Daley-Campbell - ArsenalGeorge Hirst - OH LeuvensAli Reghba - BohemiansMitchell Clark - FreeCallum Hulme - Bury

OUTS

Harry Maguire - Manchester UnitedShinji Okazaki - MalagaDanny Simpson - ReleasedDaniel Iversen - Rotherham, loanElliot Moore - Oxford UnitedJosh Knight - Peterborough, loanRyan Loft - Carlisle, loanLayton Ndukwu - Southend, loanCallum Elder - Hull

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

Premier League bookings listChelsea: Abraham 1, Jorginho 1, Kante 1, Zouma 1Leicester: None

Chelsea vs Leicester referee

Referee: Graham ScottVAR: Mike Dean

Scott was the official for two of our Premier League wins last season – away to Fulham and home to Brighton.

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Club statistician Paul Dutton provides all the key facts and figures.