Ruud van Nistelrooy watched his side battle valiantly but ultimately fell to defeat once again against Chelsea.
Several Leicester fans aimed chants towards Wesley Fofana, who is not held in high regard by fans of the East Midlands giants.
The Foxes thought they were going to fall a goal behind in the first half after Victor Kristiansen fouled Jadon Sancho in the box but Mads Hermansen stood tall and got down to produce an excellent save to deny Cole Palmer from the penalty spot.
In the end, the hosts broke the deadlock after the break as Marc Cucurella was given the freedom of Stamford Bridge to take his time, look up and arrow a low-driven effort into the bottom corner.
It’s now 12 in the last 13 Premier League games for Van Nistelrooy, who now has 10 games left to cut Wolverhampton Wanderers’ six point lead on them in the battle to avoid the drop.
With that, here’s how Leicester City News rated the Foxes’ individual performances.
Leicester City player ratings vs Chelsea
Mads Hermansen – 8
A fantastic stop to deny Palmer from the penalty spot. Maresca wanted Hermansen in the summer and it would be no surprise to see him in again after that.
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Didn’t deserve to be on the losing side.
James Justin – 6
Far better in a back three formation than in a back four. Defended well against Cucurella and was never afraid to get forward.
Wout Faes – 6
An uncharacteristic display from Faes in the sense that he was nowhere near as erratic as usual. Took a nasty bump from a collision. Did almost cost the Foxes a goal in second half stoppage time.
Conor Coady – 6
Van Nistelrooy was told to start Coady and was duly rewarded with a solid performance. Exactly what you want from a player of his calibre.
Luke Thomas – 7
Faultless display from the boyhood Foxes fan. Hasn’t had many opportunities this season but has always impressed when given a chance and did so by playing in an unorthodox position as a centre-back.
Victor Kristiansen – 3
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Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
Made a reckless challenge to give away a first half penalty but was bailed out by his international counterpart. Looked uncomfortable in the position and his place in the XI is under genuine threat.
Wilfred Ndidi – 6
A steady afternoon in the middle of the park. Broke up a lot of play but could’ve maybe gotten forward more
Boubakary Soumare – 5
Made a couple of misplaced passes and never really seemed to get going, looking a yard off the pace.
Bilal El Khannouss – 5
A couple of bright moment but his set pieces really let him down.
Patson Daka – 5
Worked tirelessly all day despite having very little to work off.
Jamie Vardy – 5
Started alongside Patson Daka for the first time since 2023 and looked a lot less isolated up front.
Fed off scraps but was ever-present, never gave up and held the ball up well.
The Leicester City starting XI that played against Chelsea on 9 March 2025
Credit: GRV Media The Leicester City starting XI that played against Chelsea on 9 March 2025
Substitutes
Harry Winks – 5
Didn’t make much of an impact at all and barely had the ball.
Facundo Buonanotte – 5
Like Winks, Buonanotte was hardly involved.
Ricardo Pereira – 5
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Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images
One of the highlights of the day was seeing Pereira return to the pitch for the first time in four months for Leicester. He will be needed for the final 10 games of the season.
Bobby De Cordova-Reid – 5
Not enough time on the pitch to get involved in any action
Stephy Mavididi – 5
No time to make any impact and find a late equaliser for the Foxes.