Why Chelsea vs Leicester isn’t on TV, highlights, team news, time, odds and head-to-head
Posted by  badge Boss on May 19, 2022 - 01:26PM
Chelsea welcome Leicester to Stamford Bridge on Thursday night (Picture: Getty Images)

There is not a great deal on the line on Thursday night as Chelsea host at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

The Blues need just one point from their final two games of the season to guarantee that they finish third in the table and with their final outing being against , that seems very likely.

The Foxes have had a seaason to forget, but could still finish as high as eighth with a good finish, although European football is out of their reach.

The last nine meetings between these sides have produced three wins each and three draws, so they have proved very hard to separate.

When is vs Leicester?

The match kicks off at 8pm on Thursday 19 May at Stamford Bridge.

Why is Chelsea vs Leicester not on TV and when are the highlights?

are showing vs Burnley live on Thursday night, so there is no live coverage of the game from Stamford Bridge.

will show highlights of the game shortly after the match.

Chelsea vs Leicester team news

Chelsea are without Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell, while Kai Havertz, Andreas Christensen and Mateo Kovacic are all doubts but could be involved.

Leicester will be missing Hamza Choudhury, Wilfred Ndidi and Ryan Bertrand, and have doubts over Youri Tielemans, Ricardo Pereira and Nampalys Mendy.

Chelsea vs Leicester odds

2/5 Chelsea
18/5 Draw
13/2 Leicester

Odds courtesy of

Chelsea vs Leicester head-to-head in last five meetings

20 Nov 2021: Leicester 0-3 Chelsea – Premier League
18 May 2021: Chelsea 2-1 Leicester – Premier League
15 May 2021: Leicester 1-0 Chelsea – FA Cup
19 Jan 2021: Leicester 2-0 Chelsea – Premier League
28 Jun 2020: Leicester 0-1 Chelsea – FA Cup

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