The Premier League is back and we are up first among all the teams, as we take on an inconsistent but still very dangerous Leicester City side in today’s early kick-off.
This is just the start of the busy, exhausting, relentless winter grind, but we come in with a three-point lead at the top, and our mission, should we choose to accept it, is to maintain (or grow!) that today and in the weeks to follow.
The international break has been fairly kind to us, and that has allowed Tuchel to select a strong side — almost exactly as preferred, with Chalobah in for Christensen the only difference.
Here we go!
Leicester City starting lineup (3-4-3):
Schmeichel | Söyüncü, Evans, Amartey | Castagne, Soumaré, Ndidi, Albrighton | Lookman, Vardy, Barnes
Substitutes from: Ward, Bertrand, Vestergaard, Choudhury, Dewsbury-Hall, Pérez, Maddison, Daka, Iheanacho
Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-3):
Mendy | Rüdiger, Silva, Chalobah | Chilwell, Jorginho (c), Kanté, James | Hudson-Odoi, Havertz, Mount
Substitutes from:Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Christensen, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Pulisic, Werner, Ziyech
Date / Time: Saturday, November 20, 2021, 12.30 GMT; 7:30am EST; 6pm IST
Venue: King Power, Leicester, England
Referee: Paul Tierney (on pitch); Jarred Gillett (VAR)
On TV: BT Sport 1 (UK); NBCSN, Universo (USA); Star Sports Select HD1 (India); SuperSport MaXimo 1, Canal+ Sport 3 (NGA); elsewhere
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