Chelsea vs. Leicester City live score, updates, highlights & lineups from Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge

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Chelsea and Leicester City battle it out at Stamford Bridge with both managers in desperate need of a win.

The Blues suffered a shock 3-0 defeat to Leeds United last time out and Thomas Tuchel will be looking for a response from his side in front of their home fans.

As for Leicester, they sit in the relegation zone having picked up just one point from their opening three games and pressure is already growing on Brendan Rodgers’ shoulders at this early stage.

The Foxes escaped Stamford Bridge with a point in a 1-1 draw last season and suffered a 3-0 defeat in the reverse fixture.

The Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates and commentary below.

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Chelsea vs. Leicester City live score

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Chelsea vs. Leicester City live updates, highlights from Premier League

40 mins from kick off: Why is Thomas Tuchel not in the dugout against Leicester?

Well, remember that handshake with Antonio Conte earlier this month? Tuchel’s appeal against a one-match touchline ban – that also saw him fined £35,000 – was dismissed on Friday. The Spurs boss received a £15,000 fine with the Football Association’s independent regulatory commission stating Tuchel was the instigator of the bizarre incident, saying he was “highly provocative” and was “largely culpable” for the clash.

As a result Tuchel won’t be in the dugout against Leicester and will instead be in the stands.

“I think there are two sides to it,” Tuchel said. “The one side is that I got a red card and I behaved in a way that is not appropriate and I regret. But it was out of passion and I don’t think it was aggressive. But I can accept if I get a red card that there is a touchline ban.

“What is hard to accept is the context, that I don’t think I started the aggression, and that it started earlier. And we both got a red card. And for a firm handshake at the end of the match one coach is banned, this is very hard to accept – but I have to accept it.

“In future, you will just a hear a no comment from me on referees. No matter how big it is this is obviously what they want.”

60 mins from kickoff: The teams are in…

For Chelsea, Trevor Chalobah makes his first start of the season to replace Koulibaly in a back three.

For Leicester, it turns out Maddison isn’t even fit enough to make the squad so Boubakary Soumare comes in for him.

Ayoze Perez and Wilfried Ndidi also make way for Dennis Praet and Youri Tielemans. 

90 mins from kickoff: The big team news decision for Tuchel will see a reshuffle at the back following Kalidou Koulibaly’s red card against Leeds. Connor Gallagher was handed a rare start in midfield against Leeds but struggled in a deeper midfield role. That could see Ruben Loftus-Cheek moved centrally into midfield and Ben Chilwell come into the side as a left-wing back.

As for Rodgers, he’ll be hoping Maddison has passed a late fitness test and is fit enough to start. He’s scored in both his last two Premier League outings and would be a huge loss to Leicester’s midfield.

120 mins from kickoff: Hello, and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Chelsea vs. Leicester City. We’re live at Stamford Bridge and will be bringing you team updates in about an hour’s time. We’ll also be on Wesley Fofana watch in case he’s managed to make it here. More on that later.

Chelsea vs. Leicester City lineups

Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-3): Mendy (GK) — Cucurella, Silva, Azpilicueta — Chilwell, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, James — Sterling, Havertz, Mount.

Chelsea subs: Arrizabalaga, Kovacic, Politic, Broja, Hudson-Odoi, Chilwell, Ziyech, Azpilicueta, Ampadu.

Leicester starting lineup (4-1-4-1): Ward (GK) — Justin, Evans, Amartey, Castagne — Soumare — Barnes, Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Praet — Vardy.

Leicester subs: Iversen, Soyuncu, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Perez, Daka, Mendy, Ndidi, Thomas.

What time is Chelsea vs. Leicester City?

Chelsea play host to Leicester at Stamford Bridge in London, UK. It kicks off at 3 p.m. BST on Saturday, August 27.

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Date Saturday, August 27 Saturday, August 27 Saturday, August 27 Sunday, August 28
Time 15:00 BST 10:00 ET 10:00 ET 00:00 AEST

How to watch Chelsea vs. Leicester

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Streaming — Peacock fuboTV Optus Sport

UK: Matches at 3 p.m. on a Saturday are not broadcast on TV or online.

USA: The match will be streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.

Canada: Every Premier League game streams live and on demand exclusively via fuboTV.

Australia: Fans in Australia can stream matches live and on demand on Optus Sport. 

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