Team news
Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana, who was an unused substitute in their last league match after recovering from a hamstring injury, could feature for the first time since the beginning of December.
Benoit Badiashile is also available after making his return from a thigh injury as a substitute in the midweek win over Copenhagen.
Right-back Malo Gusto, who limped off in that game, is expected to be fit.
Leicester City's Woyo Coulibaly is available after missing the defeat by West Ham with injury.
Fellow defender Ricardo Pereira is back in training after a long-term hamstring injury but this fixture will come too soon.
Match facts
Head to head
Chelsea are looking for a fifth consecutive win over Leicester City in all competitions.
Leicester are winless in their last seven matches against the Blues (D1, L6) in league and cup.
The Foxes have won just one of their last 11 Premier League away games against the Londoners (D4, L6), netting just seven goals in that time and never more than once in a match.
Leicester's most recent victory over the Blues came in the 2021 FA Cup final, when they won 1-0 to lift the FA Cup for the first time in their history.
Chelsea
Enzo Maresca's side have lost two of their last three league matches.
However, they are aiming for a third consecutive home league win.
Chelsea's expected goals total this season is 55, which is bettered only by Liverpool's tally of 61.9 (prior to the latest round of fixtures).
Fourteen different Chelsea players have scored in this season's Premier League - only Arsenal have had more different scorers.
Pedro Neto has been involved in four goals in his last four Premier League games, recording two goals and two assists.
Cole Palmer has not scored or assisted in any of his last six Premier League games, his longest drought since joining Chelsea in 2023.
Leicester City
Leicester have lost 11 of their last 12 league games.
They have failed to score in their last four league matches, conceding 12 goals. It is their worst goalless drought since 2017.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's side have earned just three points from their last 12 matches, fewer than any other Premier League club in that period.
They have kept just one clean sheet in their 27 league fixtures in this campaign, fewer than any other top-flight team.
The Foxes are the only Premier League side yet to keep a clean sheet away from home this season.
Leicester's expected goals total of 24.6 is the lowest in this season's Premier League.
Van Nistelrooy has picked up just seven points in his 14 games in charge, three fewer than predecessor Steve Cooper managed in 12 matches this season.
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