Leicester vs Chelsea head to head

Leicester City (4-3-3): Schmeichel (c); Castagne, Fofana, Evans, Justin; Tielemans, Ndidi, Maddison (Perez 76); Albrighton (Pereira 76), Vardy (Iheanacho 87), BarnesUnused subs: Ward, Soyuncu, Amartey, Thomas, Under, ChoudhuryBooked: Fofana 84Scorers: Ndidi 6, Maddison 41Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Mendy; James, Rudiger, Thiago Silva (c), Chilwell; Mount, Kovacic; Hudson-Odoi (Ziyech 67), Havertz (Werner 67), Pulisic; AbrahamUnused subs: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson, Jorginho, GilmourBooked: Havertz 29, Kovacic 51, Ziyech 89Head coach: Frank Lampard

Chelsea stats

Chelsea have won 10 of our 14 Premier League away games under Tuchel (three draws, one defeat). Only Guus Hiddink and Jose Mourinho (13) have reached 10 away victories in fewer games in the competition.

Reece James has been involved in seven Premier League goals this season (four goals, three assists) - only Mohamed Salah (16), Michail Antonio (nine) and Jamie Vardy (eight) have been involved in more so far this term.

In our last game before the international break against Burnley, we had 25 shots, the most in a Premier League home game we failed to win since August 2015 against Crystal Palace (26 shots, lost 1-2).

Milestones

If fit again and selected, Mateo Kovacic will make his 100th Premier League appearance.

Leicester stats

Last seasonPremier League: fifthFA Cup: winnersLeague Cup: third roundEuropa League: round of 32Top scorer all competitions: Kelechi Iheanacho 19

This season’s Premier League statsMost starts: Schmeichel 11, Soyuncu 11, Tielemans 11, Vardy 11Most assists: Iheanacho 2, Pereira 2, Perez 2, Tielemans 2Most clean sheets: Schmeichel 1Red cards: Perez 1

Premier League scorersVardy 7, Tielemans 3, Albrighton 1, Barnes 1, Daka 1, Iheanacho 1, Maddison 1, Soyuncu 1

Of sides currently in the Premier League, only Watford (21) and Newcastle (11) are on a longer current run without a clean sheet in the competition than Leicester, who have conceded in each of their last 10 league games since beating Wolves 1-0 on the opening weekend.

No side has conceded more headed goals in the Premier League this season than Leicester (four).

Brendan Rodgers managerial record against ChelseaWon 2Drawn 8Lost 8

Leicester's last Premier League game

Leicester's major summer signings

Ryan Bertrand - Southampton Patson Daka - RB SalzburgAdemola Lookman - RB Leipzig, loanBoubakary Soumare - LilleJannik Vestergaard - Southampton

Discipline

Referee and VAR

Referee: Paul TierneyVAR: Jarred GillettPaul Tierney is the official for the fourth time in our 12th Premier League match of the season. He was also the referee in our two North London victories at Tottenham and Arsenal, and our recent 3-0 win at Newcastle.