Chelsea 1-0 Leicester: Player ratings as Cucurella fires Blues back into top four

• Chelsea battled to 1-0 win over Leicester on Sunday
• Marc Cucurella’s second-half strike seals three points for Blues
• Cole Palmer misses early penalty as dry streak continues

Chelsea climbed their way back into the top four of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday.

An early penalty shout from Cole Palmer was quickly waved away. But there was no denying Jadon Sancho’s appeal 19 minutes in. The winger threw himself to the ground after seeing his toe stepped on by Victor Kristiansen. But Palmer’s drill penalty was well kept out by Mads Hermansen.

Tosin Adarabioyo accidentally head on to his own crossbar as Leicester tried to pose a threat on the counter. But the two sides could not separate before the break.

Home fans grew frustrated as Chelsea made hard work of their attacking forays forward. But those tensions were eased on the hour mark. When Marc Cucurella arrowed a low strike into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.

After the enthusiasm was knock out of Leicester, the two sides play out a largely uninspiring finale.

With Chelsea clearly happy to settle for เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย a narrow victory and the three points that came with it.

Following this weekend’s draw against Crystal Palace, the Blues have continued their recent slump after such a positive start under Enzo Maresca. After a reasonably positive 2024 with the Pochettino era ending on a high and the Maresca era starting in impressive fashion, can the West Londoners build on this and get back to where the club should be?