Leicester City vs. Chelsea
Venue: King Power Stadium
Kick off: 3pm
Shining Nigerian star, Victor Moses, will on Saturday (today) make a trip with Chelsea as they face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, having recorded back-to-back wins over Tottenham Hotspur and Everton in the Premier League.
His compatriots, Wilfried Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Ahmed Musa will be available for selection for the Foxes as they host the defending champions, having already lost to both Arsenal and Manchester United on the road, but the East Midlands outfit are a different proposition in front of their own supporters.
The Nigerian players played significant role for the Super Eagles in the routing of Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier.
Leicester will also require a strong showing from new signing Harry Maguire if they are to get anything from Chelsea but after spending time with the England squad, the 24-year-old can only continue to build on an impressive start to life with his new side.
On the other hand, Chelsea may have missed out on signing both Ross Barkley and Fernando Llorente on deadline day, but head coach Antonio Conte still has every reason to be happy with life at Stamford Bridge.
Two wins in a row against opposition which will be regarded as contenders for a top-six place has ensured that the Blues have overcome their first-day wobble against Burnley.
The tough fixtures continue to come in the form of Leicester, while the schedule for what is regarded as a light squad will only become more hectic over the coming weeks, but the atmosphere at the club has seemingly improved since the discontent earlier in the summer.
The acquisitions of Davide Zappacosta and Danny Drinkwater – who has arrived from Leicester – gives Conte both added numbers and balance to his 3-4-3 formation, and the duo will be expected to establish themselves as key members of the squad going forward.
Alvaro Morata has started to settle in attack, while Chelsea and Conte are further boosted by the return to fitness of Eden Hazard, who will come into contention for this match.
Leicester City possible XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Fuchs, Ndidi, James, Albrighton, Okazaki, Mahrez, Vardy.
Chelsea possible XI: Courtois, Azpilcueta, Luiz, Rudiger, Moses, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso, Willian, Pedro, Morata.