Leicester City played out an even 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge earning a valuable point as they aim to finish eighth in the Premier League.
The Foxes have earned seven points out of their last possible nine in three games. This includes uplifting wins against Norwich City and Watford, as well as a draw yesterday against the Club World Cup Champions. An early strike by James Maddison opened the scoring for the visitors; though the hosts equalized through Marcos Alonso in the 35th minute of the game.
Leicester City player ratings
Kasper Schmeichel – There are several reports in the media regarding the future of the LCFC skipper. In the last match against the Hornets, Brendan Rodgers started Danny Ward in goal, but this time the Danish international was called on. The leveller from Alonso was a very good finish by the leftback yet it was towards Schmeichel’s near post. Apart from the goal, the 35-year-old was not tested much. 7/10
Luke Thomas – The 20 year old fullback was solid at defending his side of the pitch and won several duels. However, his attacking threat was pretty average he – never looked like beating his man. 6/10
Wesley Fofana – The Frenchman must be one of the candidates for Man of the Match. He was electric in his pace, not to mention some immaculate decision-making. In fact, he is also nicely developing as a ball carrier in situations where there is no side pass available. 9/10
Jonny Evans – The Northern Ireland player was also decent in his defending. His continuous cross-filed passes dissecting the pitch always searched for a forward. 7/10
Daniel Amartey- The Ghanian grew into the match as the clash went on. Earlier in the contest he made some poor passes which troubled the team but with time he settled and found his feet. 6/10
Timothy Castagne- A decent defensive and attacking performance from the Belgian fullback. It was his pass that eventually landed in James Maddison’s feet before the wonder-strike. 7/10
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall- The midfielder has had a great season and picked up the Young Player of the Season award recently. Although, it was an average performance from him versus the Blues. 5/10
Nampalys Mendy- Decent in his interception and ball winning tackles but the attribute which holds Mendy back the most is his ability to play the ball forward. We have often seen him struggle to complete progressive advances when there is a press around him – yesterday was no exception. 6/10
James Maddison- The English midfielder is on fire right now. This is already his best campaign ever for the club: scoring eleven and assisting seven goals, domestically. His thunderous strike helped the visitors grab a valuable point. 9/10
Kelechi Iheanacho- The gaffer played a 3-5-2 formation in which the Nigeria man started upfront with Jamie Vardy. Obviously the idea was to use Iheanacho’s ability for link up play and receive the ball in deeper parts of the pitch. According to my memory, he lost the ball way too many times and struggled to execute this plan properly. 5/10
Jamie Vardy– The ‘Leicester Legend’ is in a fine form. He has scored four in his last two outings but didn’t get enough opportunities on Thursday to net. 6/10
Harvey Barnes – This year hasn’t been as impressive from Barnes, yet it was also not a disaster, at all. He came on as a substitute in the second half but the team rarely created much during that part of the encounter. 6/10
Ayoze Perez- The manager must have been thinking about Perez’s cameo against PSV Eindhoven when he brought the forward onto the pitch in the second half. Unfortunately, Perez could do very little in the game with the hosts pressing the King Power outfit in the later stages of match. 6/10