Leicester City 2-1 Chelsea : Five Talking Points
Jamie Vardy and Riyadh Mahrez were on target again as Leicester City beat a listless Chelsea 2-1 at the King Power stadium to pile more misery on the defending champions, who now hover just one point above the relegation zone.In-form striker Jamie Vardy put the hosts ahead at the half hour mark with an easy finish, before his partner-in-crime Mahrez doubled the advantage with a brilliant shot into the roof of the net early in the second half. The Blues, who were wasteful in front of the goal for most of the game, managed to halve the deficit through Loic Remy’s header, but couldn’t find the equaliser for all their efforts going forward.Leicester eventually held on and moved back to the summit of the standings, whereas Chelsea were left to rue their 9th defeat in 16 games in what has been a cataclysmic Premier League season.Here are some of the talking points from the drizzly night in East Midlands.
#1 Chelsea pay the penalty for being profligate
The Blues were abject on the night, but did manage to create a handful of chances which if converted, would have given a different reading to the scoreline altogether. Whilst the drizzling showers made life all the more difficult for both sides as they struggled to knit passes together, Chelsea still had the better chances going forward, but failed to take them.
One particular moment in the first half when Chelsea were 1-0 down, Nemanja Matic had a good chance to level the proceedings from close range, but wasn’t clinical enough and could only hit the crossbar. After the break when the visitors went 2-0 down, Branislav Ivanovic had another gilt-edged opportunity to reduce the deficit with a simple tap-in from a corner but ended up pulling it back instead.
The likes of Pedro and Diego Costa too wasted a few opportunities which they would certainly have converted last season.
The game was very much winnable for the holders but eventually paid the penalty for being too profligate.