At 20:30 Beijing time on November 20, the 12th round of the Premier League began a showdown between the Premier League champions, and Leicester City welcomed Chelsea's challenge at home. In the first half, Rudiger took the lead and Kante made a big deal out of it; in the second half, Pulisic extended his advantage. In the end, Chelsea beat Leicester City 3-0 to secure the top spot in the table.
Despite a 1-1 draw with Burnley in the last round, Chelsea are still at the top of the table, while Leicester City have been ups and downs, having recently won three games in all competitions and only ranked 12th in the Premier League table.
Before the match, the two teams announced their starting lineups. Chelsea, Werner returned from injury as a substitute, Chilwell faced the old lord, Leicester City, Vardy led, Amathai, Evans and Cersei gathered three centre-back combinations.
In the 14th minute, Chilwell drove a corner kick from the right, Castagne at the front post rose to the top, and The Rudiger header behind him rubbed it back and the ball went straight into the far end of the net! 1-0, Chelsea counter-attack!
In the 25th minute, Albreyton's 45-degree cross from the right was met by Lukeman, but the goal was invalid due to offside!
In the 28th minute, Ricky James crossed obliquely, Kante broke through with the ball, the right foot in the front of the penalty area continuously cut inside, the left foot suddenly applied a cold arrow, and the ball flew into the net near the goalpost! Chelsea lead 2-0!
Since joining Chelsea in 2016, Kante have scored two goals against old club Leicester City. In addition, it was also Kante's second goal in the last six games, equalling the sum of his goals in the previous 51 games.
In the first half, Leicester City, who played at home, did not have a single attempt to shoot on goal, Vardy, as the number one striker, only had four successful passes, half of which came from the middle circle to kick off; Chelsea completed nine shots, four of which were on target, scoring 2 goals.
In the 58th minute, Madison fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty area and the ball was held firmly by Mendy, which was Leicester City's first shot of the game.
In the 71st minute, Ziyech's fake action on the right side of the penalty area shook open the space, and then the reverse triangle return pass, Pulisic shoveled the goal! Chelsea lead 3-0!
In the 73rd and 75th minutes, Hudson-Odoi and Pulisic scored two goals in a row, but both were blown off for offside.
In the end, Chelsea beat Leicester City 3-0, temporarily extending the point advantage to six points. Since beating Malmö 1-0 in the Champions League, Chelsea have won four consecutive away games in all competitions and kept a clean sheet, the longest record in nearly 13 years.
The Blue Foxes' record against league leaders is hard to describe, and the last time they won was 23 years ago.