EPL 2016-17: Chelsea vs Leicester City - 3 key battles to watch out for

Chelsea vs Leicester
Chelsea host Leicester in what promises to be a cracking contest

#3 Jamie Vardy and Islam Slimani vs John Terry and Gary Cahill

Jamie Vardy, Islam Slimani
Will Chelsea’s backline be able to deal with this formidable pairing?

In what can be termed as good news for the Chelsea faithful, captain John Terry is expected to be back for the game to partner Gary Cahill at the centre of the defence. However, the presence of the Chelsea captain might not prove to be enough to contain the duo of Islam Slimani and Jamie Vardy, who have tormented defences with the combination of pace and skill on the ball.

Despite the duo not yet gelling properly, they still form a formidable pairing up front. While the fact that they are yet to reach a proper understanding might come as a consolation to the hopeful Chelsea fans, their pace on and off the ball might prove to be a tad too much to handle for the ageing John Terry and error prone Cahill and should the Leicester attackers take the chances that come their way, Chelsea could have an uphill task ahead of them.

One man who will be hoping that the Chelsea back line can put their act together is their manager Antonio Conte, who prides himself on setting up tight defences. However, with the quality of the opposition, we expect Thibaut Courtois to be under constant pressure and it will take a top draw effort from the centre-backs to help the side to their third clean sheet of the season.

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