Published on: May 15, 2021 1:57 pm IST|Updated on: May 15, 2021 1:57 pm IST
CHE vs LEI Dream11: It is the big one as Chelsea takes on Leicester City for the finals of the FA Cup 2021, at the iconic Wembley Stadium. Both sides are doing decently well in the league as well, with Leicester in at 3rd, while, Chelsea are a spot below at 4th. Not so long ago, no one could have guess that Chelsea would have made it to two cup finals, especially with the struggles that were going on with Frank Lampard as manager. However, Thomas Tuchel has turned things around, and will be eying a trophy, before heading into the Champions League Final class with Manchester City. As for Leicester City, Brandon Rodgers has strung in some consistency with the Foxes, and have made them a team to worry about. An FA Cup for Leicester City could do wonders for the time to come. That being said, we can expect an open ended affair.
Date: May 16, Sunday Kick-Off: 9:45 PM (IST) Venue: Wembley Stadium Watch Chelsea vs Leicester City FA Cup Final Live: Sony Six Network
Recent Form Chelsea- DWWWL
Leicester City- WWDLW
Head to Head From the last six meetings between the two sides, Leicester City have got the slight edge with two wins, in contrast to Cheslsea’s one win. Three games have ended on level terms.
Chelsea News Injury Report and Unavailability: Mateo Kovacic and Christian Pulisic are in doubt to start for their side.
Expected Changes and strategy: Kepa Arriabalaga should be starting in at goal, while, Rudiger, Thiago Silva and Christensen could be the back three in defence. Ben Chilwell and Azpilicueta could feature as wing backs. N’Golo Kante and Jorginho are likely to partner along in central midfield. Mason Mount, Timo Werner and Kai Harvetz could be the front three in attack.
Chelsea Starting XI (likely) Arrizabalaga Rudiger Silva Christensen Chilwell Kante Jorginho Azpilicueta Mount Werner Harvetz
Leicester City News Injury Report and Unavailability: James Justin, Harvey Barnes, Cengiz Under and Wes Morgan are ruled out due to injury.
Expected Changes and strategy: Kasper Schmeichel should be starting in at goal, while, Fofana, Jonny Evans and Soyuncu could line up as the back three in defence. Pereira and Castagne could be the wing backs here. Wilfried Ndidi and Youri Tielemans could anchor the midfield region. James Maddison should provide the service to Iheanacho and Vardy up top.
Leicester City Starting XI (likely) Schmeichel Fofana Evans Soyuncu Pereira Ndidi Tielemans Castagne Maddison Iheancho Vardy
Fantasy Football Tips
Captain Options Mason Mount has impressed in the advanced region for Chelsea this season. The 22-year-old has registered six goals, five assists and also has a pass accuracy of 87% from 34 appearances in the league this season. He can be added to the CHE vs LEI Dream11 Fantasy Football side.
Kelechi Iheancho has been in red hot form for Leicester City lately up top. Iheancho has bagged 11 goals, two assists and also has a pass accuracy of 79.4% from 23 appearances in the league this season. He can be added to the CHE vs LEI Dream11 Team.
Differential Picks Timo Werner has bagged six goals, eight assists, and also has a pass accuracy of 78.5% from 33 appearances in the league this season.
Jamie Vardy can also prove to be the danger man in the final third. Vardy has netted 13 goals and nine assists from 32 appearances in the league this season.
Goalkeeper- K Arrizabalaga Defenders- B Chilwell, A Rudiger, T Castagne, W Fofana Midfielders- Y Tielemans, N Kante, M Mount Forwards- J Vardy, K Iheanacho, T Werner
Likely Winner:
Both sides have quality players and quality managers, which is the perfect recipe for a tactical game. It could go right down the wire, but the CHE vs LEI Today Match Prediction odds suggest that it’s Chelsea who are most likely to nick the win here.