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It was a hard fought victory, but Chelsea came away with the three points in the three o’clock kick off at the King Power Stadium.
The game looked to be struggling for an end product in the final third before a wonderful cross from Cesar Azpilicueta was headed in by Alvaro Morata. It would then only take five minutes into the second half before they would make it two, as a long distance strike from N’Golo Kante somehow made it past Kasper Schmeichel.
Leicester would then be the team to bring the game to Chelsea and they got their rewards when Jamie Vardy sneaked in behind Thibaut Courtois and earn his team a penalty, which he would then convert.
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Chances then came and went for both teams, but Chelsea eventually saw the game out in what was a narrow victory away from home.
Leicester City
Peter Schmeichel – 5
He made a good late save to deny Willian, but there are questions to be asked about his save for Chelsea’s second, a strike he certainly could have saved.
Danny Simpson – 5
Willian found it easy to get into space on Simpson’s side as he often lost sight of his defensive responsibilities.
Wes Morgan – 5
It wasn’t a great performance from Leicester’s captain as Morata gave him a hard time at the back.
Harry Maguire – 6
Lucky not to concede a late penalty but overall, he defended well and is settling in excellently at Leicester.
Christian Fuchs – 4
Found it very hard to defend against Moses with him attacking so high and also found it difficult to contribute in attack.
Wilfried Ndidi – 6
He was eventually booked but he did well to cut out some Chelsea attacks and recycled the ball well.
Matty James – 5
Not his best performance in a Leicester shirt and with Chelsea having quite a lot of the ball, he struggled defensively.
Riyad Mahrez – 6
Struggled to get involved with Chelsea having most of the ball.
Marc Albrighton – 5
As a tactical decision, he was taken off at half time but he didn’t perform too poorly in the first half.
Jamie Vardy – 7
It was intelligent from Vardy to sneak in and earn a penalty, drawing a foul from Cortouis. He also converted well from the spot and got his team back in the game. His all-round game was not the greatest but he remained a nuisance for the 90 minutes.
Islam Slimani – 4
Got a surprise start with Okazaki being left out of the squad, but did not grasp his opportunity and was hauled off at half time.
Substitutions
Demarai Gray – 7
Looked a bright spark off the bench and constantly threatened Chelsea’s back three.
Andy King – 6
Did not offer a lot coming from the bench but helped Leicester control the midfield more in the second half.
Kelechie Iheanacho – N/A
Came off the bench late and despite Leicester’s waves of attacks, he couldn’t make an impact.
Chelsea
Thibaut Courtois – 5
Didn’t have a lot to do but comfortably dealt with any trouble, made a decent stop to deny Slimani before Chelsea’s opener. However, a silly tackle on Vardy almost cost his team the win, luckily it remained 2-1.
Victor Moses – 7
Victor Moses is still a very good outlet for Chelsea as he put in a very good attacking performance, one that gave Christian Fuchs nightmares. He was a very important player for Chelsea in this crucial away victory.
Antonio Rudiger – 7
Rudiger was very good and defended well. Unfortunately, he was denied a clean sheet as Vardy scored from the spot, but it was a goal he could do nothing about.
David Luiz – 7
Luiz commanded the defence and played very well throughout the 90 minutes. He kept his composure and put in a very solid performance.
Cesar Azpilicueta – 7
A Pinpoint cross for Morata’s opener, very intelligent centre-back.
Marcos Alonso – 6
Did not play particularly outstanding and still looks very clumsy in defence, but it was still an okay performance.
N’Golo Kante – 8
Scored against his former club with a long-distance strike. His goal was arguably lucky after a poor save from Schmeichel, however, nothing must be taken away from the Frenchman. With their backs against the wall, he defended well and cut out a lot of Leicester attacks.
Cesc Fabregas – 6
Fabregas struggled to have much of an involvement throughout the game and was eventually taken off for Eden Hazard as the team lacked pace and creativity in the final third.
Tiemoue Bakayoko – 6
Worked reasonably well alongside Kante in midfield and the Frenchman can clearly do it all, defensive wise and going forward. However, he still needs a bit of time to settle in for Chelsea.
Pedro – 5
Not as influential as usual. Seems to be taking time to fully recover from his injury during pre-season.
Alvaro Morata – 9
Very good opportunity inside 10 minutes could have given Chelsea the lead and made up for that scoring just before half time with another header for the Blues. Looked a constant threat in another strong performance from the Spaniard.
Substitutions
Willian – 6
Could have scored at least once off the bench as he threatened from the left on so many occasions on the counter attack. Some poor finishing denied Chelsea an easier end to the game.
Davide Zappacosta – N/A
The new Chelsea signing did okay from the bench but did not have long at full back to make an impression.
Eden Hazard – N/A
The Belgian got his first game of the season from the bench but did not get enough minutes to impress.
