Chelsea

There is a first start of the season for Trevoh Chalobah as Chelsea host Leicester City in the Premier League this afternoon.

The young defender is expected to play in the back three alongside Reece James and Thiago Silva, with Edouard Mendy retained in goal. The referee is Paul Tierney and the VAR is Andre Marriner. The defender is the one change from last weekend’s defeat at Leeds United, replacing the suspended Kalidou Kouliably at the back.

Chelsea look to have finally got their man after agreeing a £70 million transfer for Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana.

When Chelsea first registered their interest in Fofana, Rodgers publicly stated the centre-back was not for sale. Leicester will reportedly receive £70 million, along with add-on's that likely involve appearances for the club, as well as club and personal honours. It comes after weeks of talks between the two sides, with the 21-year-old making his intentions clear to Leicester that he'd like to join Chelsea.

Connor Gallagher kept his place in midfield, with N'Golo Kante still sidelined with hamstring trouble. Dennis Praet, Boubakary Soumare and Youri Tielemans all ...

After the first half had everything but a goal, the second had them in spades! If Leicester were to have scored and equaliser, it would likely have been set up by Tielemams, who provided so much creativity for the Foxes in that second half. He led the way for forward passes in Chelsea's half with 46, whilst winning 77.8 per cent of his duels, more than any other Leicester player. That close-run victory sees Chelsea bounce back from their 3-0 loss to Leeds, with the Blues now sat sixth in the table. Worrying signs for the Foxes, but based on their fight and spirit showed to search for an equaliser, they should be just fine. From then on though, it was all Leicester, with Barnes' superb strike getting them back into the game before they threw everything they had at Chelsea, but just couldn't find an equaliser! Sterling kicked off the scoring almost as soon as the second half kicked off, and doubled Chelsea's lead not long after. Chelsea vs Leicester City Chelsea vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Leicester City in the Premier League today.

Trevoh Chalobah comes into the Chelsea in place of the suspended Kalidou Koulibaly. Mateo Kovacic, back in the squad after a knee injury, is among the Blues ...

Sterling

Chelsea found out who they will face in this year's Champions League campaign after the draw took place on Thursday afternoon. Here are the dates, times and ...

There has been some history between the two sides dating all the way back to 1999. The following week the Blues return to Stamford Bridge where they take on FC Salzburg. This will be the first meeting between the two sides in any competition. MD4: AC Milan [a] - 11/10 / 8pm MD6: Dinamo Zagreb [h] - 02/11 / 8pm MD3: AC Milan [h] - 05/10 / 8pm

Pundits Paul Merson and Chris Sutton are both expecting Chelsea to beat Leicester City at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.

"I fancy Chelsea to respond from their 3-0 defeat at Elland Road. [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62560106), Sutton said: "Chelsea have their interest in Leicester defender Wesley Fofana, which does not seem like a deal that will get over the line by Saturday. "Leicester will need to shut shop at Stamford Bridge, but I don't think they will. James Maddison could get a bit restless as well, and Leicester may well have a mutiny on their hands. They had to bring on their big guns to get it done on penalties against Stockport the other day. "Wesley Fofana and Youri Tielemans are two of their best players, and they're going to leave.