Having beaten Southampton 4-0 last time out in the Premier League, Enzo Maresca’s team made it back-to-back victories over relegation-threatened sides at Stamford Bridge, although they were made to work hard for all three points against Leicester, who repelled and frustrated them for long spells.

Chelsea are back into the top-four in the Premier League table following a 1-0 win over Leicester. The Blues weren’t quite at their best at Stamford Bridge and needed a fine strike from Marc Cucurella to finally find a way past Mads Hermansen after the Foxes goalkeeper had saved a penalty from Cole Palmer.

Chelsea clinched a narrow 1-0 win over Leicester City in the Premier League to climb into the top four and boost their Champions League qualification hopes.