Midweek Premier League Football | Leicester v Chelsea | Stats

Only 25 minutes left until kick-off now, and Chelsea can edge closer to their fourth Premier League title if they can beat off the in-form Foxes, who are looking for their fifth consecutive league win, which would move them 4 points clear of the relegation zone; an incredible feat considering the position they were in earlier in the year. 

It should be an entertaining game, even if Chelsea try to prevent that! Leicester will be full of confidence, and will do their best to provide the entertainment in front of the home crowd, and are fighting for their lives in the Premier League. 


STATS

- There have been just eight goals scored in Leicester’s last six Premier League home matches (five of them for Leicester).

- Whilst in charge, Jose Mourinho has seen his Chelsea side keep a clean sheet in 103 of his 191 Premier League games (54%). 

The Blues have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 matches in the League.

- Chelsea’s Premier League unbeaten run now stands at 13 games (W9 D4) since their defeat to rivals Spurs on New Year’s Day.

- Chelsea have won their last 7 matches against Leicester in all competitions, and have scored at least 2 goals in their last 7 matches against Leicester, again in all competitions.

Premier League Football - Relegation Talk

On a day where Steve Bruce said Hull City needed to defend for their lives against Liverpool, they did just that, as the reds were left frustrated throughout, having dominated possession (69%), but once again, failing to find the net, from 12 efforts at goal (9 on target). It was Michael Dawson's first ever Hull City goal, in the 37th minute, which ensured the 1-0 victory for the tigers, which comes at the most crucial time for them, and now makes it back-to-back league wins, and clean sheets, after their 2-0 victory against Palace at the weekend, and moves them 4 points clear of the relegation zone. 

It's still going to be a tough few weeks for Hull, who face Arsenal, Burnley, Spurs and Manchester United for their remaining 4 fixtures, although 3 of the 4 are in front of their own fans, at the KC Stadium.


The one team that has continued to slide, and you have to fear for, is Newcastle United, who have now lost 7 league games in a row, after the most recent defeat at home to Swansea, and have only won 2 of their last 15 league games.

John Carvers side has remaining games at home to West Brom and West Ham, and away games at Leicester and QPR. They will be tough games, to say the least, and at the moment, you can't see Newcastle getting ANY points from those games. 


Leicester City, on the other hand, have surprised everyone over the last couple of weeks, and have notched four straight league wins, having failed to win since January in the League (8 games), when beating Villa 1-0 at home (L6 D2). It was another vital 3 points on Saturday, as they beat relegation rivals Burnley, 1-0 at Turf Moor.
Leicester feature in the second Barclays Premier League game of the midweek, as they face inevitable-champions Chelsea (or should that be 'Boring-Boring Chelsea') on Wednesday, at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester haven't managed five successive top-flight wins since January 1964!

After Wednesday's game, Leicester will have remaining home fixtures against Newcastle and Southampton, before travelling to the North East to take on Sunderland, and then their final game at home to QPR on the last day of the season.



QPR are another team with plenty to do in their final fixtures, if they want to survive the Premier League for another season, and I don't give them much chance to be honest. They've managed just 1 win in the last 9 league games, and just 2 wins in 17 league games. 
Three of Rangers' final 4 games come away from home, and they do have the worst away record in the Premier League, with just 2 wins and 13 defeats in 16 away games, scoring 17 goals, and conceding 36!

QPR have away trips to Anfield and then the Etihad, before a home game against Newcastle, and finally away to Leicester on the last day of the season, in what could potentially be, a very interesting game come the day!


My relegation 3 has changed from the other week, but I'm still undecided. Leicester may well have saved themselves, from what looked like inevitable relegation.
Burnley have been very poor of late, and haven't found the back of the net in their last 5 league games, since beating Manchester City 1-0 at Turf Moor, and have managed just 3 goals in the last 10 league games. 

It's now Burnley and QPR I fear for most, and that final relegation spot is open to any one from Sunderland to Newcastle, with some huge battles to come from the foot of the table in the next 4 weeks.