Chelsea v Leicester City: match preview, team news, facts and figures
Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire)
Match in a nutshell: Twelve years after being sacked by Chelsea, Claudio Ranieri returns to Stamford Bridge to a guard of honour for his Premier League champions – while Guus Hiddink takes charge of the Blues for the final time.
Injuries and suspensions
CHELSEA
Ruled out: Kurt Zouma (knee), Loic Remy (groin), Diego Costa (hamstring), John Terry (suspended).
Fitness test: Branislav Ivanovic (groin).
LEICESTER CITY
Ruled out: Robert Huth (suspended).
Possible line-ups
Subs from: Begovic, Amelia, Aina, Tomori, Ivanovic, Miazga, Clarke-Salter, Palmer, Loftus-Cheek, Oscar, Kenedy, Falcao, Pato, Abraham.
Leicester: Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Wasilewski, Fuchs; Mahrez, Drinkwater, Kante, Albrighton; Okazaki, Vardy.
Subs from: Schwarzer, Hamer, Chilwell, Moore, Inler, King, Amartey, James, Gray, Schlupp, Dyer, Ulloa, Dodoo.
Vital statistics
Form guide – last five league matches
Chelsea total: D L D W L (5 points)
Home: D L D D W (6 points)
Leicester total: W D W D W (11 points)
Away: D W W W L (10 points)
Top scorers – all competitions
Chelsea: Costa 16; Willian 11; Oscar 8, Pedro 8; Hazard 6; Fabregas 5; Cahill 4, Traore 4; Ramires 3, Remy 3; Azpilicueta 2, Ivanovic 2, Kenedy 2, Loftus-Cheek 2, Matic 2, Zouma 2; Falcao 1, Mikel 1, Pato 1, Terry 1.
Leicester: Vardy 24; Mahrez 18; Okazaki 6, Ulloa 6; Dodoo 4; Huth 3, King 3; Albrighton 2, Morgan 2; De Laet 1, Drinkwater 1, Dyer 1, Kante 1, Kramaric 1, Schlupp 1, Wasilewski 1.
Last five meetings
14 December 2015: Leicester 2 Chelsea 1
29 April 2015: Leicester 1 Chelsea 3
23 August 2014: Chelsea 2 Leicester 0
18 March 2012: Chelsea 5 Leicester 2
31 October 2007: Chelsea 4 Leicester 3
Chelsea 4 wins, Leicester 1 win, 0 draws
