Chelsea

Chelsea host Leicester City on Saturday and The Sporting News will be at Stamford Bridge to bring you live updates throughout the afternoon.

— Chelsea play host to Leicester at Stamford Bridge in London, UK. We'll also be on Wesley Fofana watch in case he's managed to make it here. 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. “In future, you will just a hear a no comment from me on referees. “The one side is that I got a red card and I behaved in a way that is not appropriate and I regret. There's a VAR check though and it seems Kai Havertz was just offside in the lead up to playing the pass to Loftus-Cheek. The defender is down receiving treatment as a result but looks to be ok to continue. It's not malicious but it was a silly tackle and he's given his marching orders. 34th min: Leicester are enjoying a bit more possession now and win two corners in the space of a minute. 41st min: Chelsea break from Leicester's corner with Loftus-Cheek carrying the ball up the field and playing it to Sterling. 45th min +2: A massive save from Mendy denies Timothy Castagne at the end of the half.

Chelsea are closing in on signing Wesley Fofana after agreeing a fee with Leicester City in the region of £75 million, sources have told ESPN.

[Marc Cucurella](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/259910/Marc-Cucurella), [Raheem Sterling](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/156366/Raheem-Sterling), [Kalidou Koulibaly](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/150312/Kalidou-Koulibaly), [Carney Chukwuemeka](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/294317/Carney-Chukwuemeka), [Cesare Casadei](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/336394/Cesare-Casadei) and [Gabriel Slonina](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/286774/Gabriel-Slonina). [Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)](https://www.espn.com/watch/catalog/88f27099-2a08-4c9c-9792-6aa026eff3f1) [Get instant access](https://promo.espn.com/espn/contests/instantaccess/?ex_cid=instant_access_editorial_cta) [Harry Maguire](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157073/Harry-Maguire) when he moved to [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) in 2019. [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) are closing in on the signing of [Wesley Fofana](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/270190/Wesley-Fofana) after agreeing a fee with [Leicester City](/soccer/team?id=375) in the region of £75 million, sources have told ESPN.

Chelsea found out who they will face in this year's Champions League campaign after the draw took place on Thursday afternoon. Here are the dates, times and ...

There has been some history between the two sides dating all the way back to 1999. The following week the Blues return to Stamford Bridge where they take on FC Salzburg. This will be the first meeting between the two sides in any competition. MD4: AC Milan [a] - 11/10 / 8pm MD6: Dinamo Zagreb [h] - 02/11 / 8pm MD3: AC Milan [h] - 05/10 / 8pm

Sterling's double condemns Leicester to another defeat as the pressure mounts on Brendan Rodgers. Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Leicester ...

Allowed Sterling to dance in front of him for the opener Grew into the game but also guilty of some poor touches, scuppering a chance with a foul on Justin Raheem Sterling 8 – A hugely important couple of goals for his Chelsea career, not least because they were such different finishes. Recovered from a nasty collision with Mendy at the interval to assist Sterling’s goal From that vantage point, he likely won’t have spotted Kai Havertz’s marginal offside in the build-up to Chelsea believing they had won a penalty when Ruben Loftus-Cheek was bundled over in an arm wrestle with Youri Tielemans. Reece James 7.5 – Coped with the threat of James Justin and came close to scoring with a shot that ricocheted off the outside of the post, before assisting Sterling’s second

Leicester were unable to capitalise on Conor Gallagher's first-half dismissal and had a goal ruled out in their 2-1 defeat.

Barnes and the substitute Kelechi Iheanacho both wasted chances to grab a point for the visitors while Vardy was also denied by Mendy on more than one occasion as Chelsea somehow hung on for a crucial victory. Mason Mount was sacrificed at the break for César Azpilicueta as Chelsea reverted to a back three and the change of shape paid dividends immediately. “We went to sleep at the start of the second half,” he said. Some excellent play down the right and an inch-perfect cross from James allowed Sterling the easiest of tap-ins at the far post. “He is responsible for what he did and of course he knows it was a huge mistake.” Jamie Vardy and Timothy Castagne also had opportunities to punish Chelsea before half-time, while Reece James struck the outside of the post at the other end.

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He should do better. He is up front on his own and is tasked with holding the ball up and is doing so well using his strength and technique to combine with the midfielders. He is nervous about Leicester getting an equaliser. Iheanacho then has a chance, he should shoot with his weaker foot but he wants it on his left, the angle isn't there for it and he pulls it wide. The veteran striker ghosts in behind Chalobah and latches onto a ball over the top but Mendy is out quickly to narrow the angle and make the save. Chelsea are hanging on now, Perez finds Vardy running in behind and he bullies Chalobah off the ball and is in at goal.

Chelsea bin tink say dem get penalty, but e dey ruled out by VAR, midfielder Conor Gallagher den get imsef sent off, Leicester bin tink say dem score but ...

Leicester dey bang on di door. 45' one great save from Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy for di final seconds of di first half. 22' Dewsbury-Hall get around di outside of Gallagher and dey subsequently clipped by di Chelsea midfielder. E look soft foul, but Chelsea no dey complaig as it's still 0-0. Di 10 men of Chelsea dey ahead and na Raheem Sterling's first goal for di club following im summer move from Manchester City. Di corner from Youri Tielemans dey swung in, Harvey Barnes get to di ball before goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and head at goal, di ball bounce off di post and Daniel Amartey slide in to convert di rebound.

Ten-man Chelsea beat Leicester 2-1 in a nervy affair at Stamford Bridge, with Raheem Sterling bagging a brace.

Eventually got his second in the 63rd minute when James’ cross found him unmarked at the back post. Opened his Chelsea account in the 46th minute with a deflected effort from outside the box. Looked comfortable and assured on the ball. Looked comfortable in his new role. Defended well in the air when Chelsea were up against it. Made some important saves after which preserved the lead.

Chelsea are set to sign the Leicester City defender in a deal that could reach £80 million.

Elsewhere, the Blues have been linked with moves for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and young talent Arsen Zakharyan from Dinamo Moscow, with a deal said to be close for the Russian wonderkid. Chelsea had been in talks with the Foxes over a move for Fofana throughout the past month and have seen three previous offers rejected for the France Under-21s international. Gary Lineker has named Wesley Fofana as the "most prodigiously talented young central defender in the world". This would take the transfer above the £80million that Manchester United paid for Harry Maguire in 2019. Yes, I believe he’s that good." [Chelsea](https://www.football.london/all-about/chelsea) had gone in with a fourth bid worth a guaranteed £70million and further add-ons.

Raheem Sterling's brace helped Chelsea overcome Conor Gallagher's two yellows against Leicester, but the Blues are in need of a striker up front.

[Conor Gallagher](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/266696/conor-gallagher) -- Chelsea were forced to play with 10 men for more than an hour after the midfielder was sent off for two yellow cards in the space of six minutes. Sterling and [Kai Havertz](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231182/Kai-Havertz) will both likely hit double figures in terms of goals this season, but there is nobody else in Tuchel's squad who would expect to score 10 or more goals in a season, so if either or both are injured or lose form, Chelsea will have a major problem. The Fofana money will be crucial to helping Rodgers bring in the new players he needs, but the clock is ticking and Leicester might have left it too late. Unless manager Brendan Rodgers is able to make significant signings before the transfer deadline on Thursday, Leicester will face a season of struggle at the wrong end of the table. Having been signed as the first major addition to the squad since the Todd Boehly-led takeover of Chelsea in the summer, Sterling had failed to deliver in his first three games for the club. [Upcoming fixtures](http://www.espnfc.com/soccer/fixtures?league=eng.1) Raheem Sterling scored his first goals for Chelsea since his £47.5 million summer move from Manchester City, netting both in a 2-1 win against Leicester at Stamford Bridge. [Upcoming fixtures](#fixtures) [Key stats](#stats) [Notable social moments](#highlights) [Postmatch quotes](#quotes) [Player ratings](#ratings)

Chelsea took all three points off Leicester City in a 2-1 home win after going down to 10 men. Here are the player ratings from today's game.

Came on at halftime and made an impact. Gallagher has failed again to make an impact in this Chelsea squad. A rock at the back despite his age still. Mendy got beat at the near post which he will probably be disappointed about but was there when called upon. Sterling then had two to his name when the winger was at the end of a Reece James cross, doubling Chelsea's lead. Mendy - 6

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Chelsea's transfer plans have been revealed as the Blues are set to complete the signing of Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana.

But I am working to try and put a squad together. It remains to be seen as to whether Chelsea can complete further deals this summer as we near the end of the summer transfer window. It was an impossible question to answer, really.

Raheem Sterling scored twice – his first goals for the club – as 10-man Chelsea won at Stamford Bridge. The Blues took the points despite the first-half ...

“We conceded a goal – totally unnecessary – and were under pressure. We were lucky in the end not to concede an equaliser, but we did everything to get that chance.” “I’m happy that we hung in and happy that we showed the mentality that was necessary to have at least the chance to get away with the win.

Chelsea FC boss Thomas Tuchel has been expressing his concerns about transfers since last season. The German was worried the sale of the club was hindering ...

Instead, Chelsea has a 31 and 37-year-old in its first-choice backline, something the arrival of Fofana is meant to fix. The American was specifically The situation is not ideal.” Granovskaia has “remain[ed] available to Boehly and the Club for the duration of the current transfer window, to the extent required to support the transition,” but reports have suggested this input was limited. One of the new board’s first orders of business was to dispense with sporting director Marina Granovskaia, the Russian-Canadian executive who became one of the few constants at a club where players and managers rarely last long. The German was worried the sale of the club was hindering the Blues from laying the groundwork for a successful transfer window.

In a review of one of Koulibaly's video messages one Blues fan wrote: 'Absolutely amazing! Cheers Kalidou, you've made an old school Chelsea fan's birthday ...

Koulibaly isn't the only active professional to sell video messages to fans on Cameo though. It's win win.' The source added. 'This is just a bit of fun.

Wesley Fofana has all but confirmed his transfer to Chelsea but responding to a tweet by Leicester icon Gary Lineker. The Match of the Day presenter had ...

Rodgers said that Fofana had missed a team training session and had been demoted to the club's U21 side for the remainder of the transfer window. Fofana had already agreed on personal terms with Chelsea and an announcement now seems imminent. Fofana now seems to have confirmed that he will join Chelsea. The Match of the Day presenter had wished Fofana well after news emerged on Friday night that Leicester had accepted a bid from Chelsea. Leicester head coach Brendan Rodgers did not want to lose Fofana. Chelsea had a fourth, £75million offer accepted by the Foxes on Friday.