Leicester City vs Chelsea, Premier League: live score and latest updates

Vardy runs at Silva, forcing him to back off, before moving the ball onto Albrighton on the right.

He takes a touch before slashing a cross to the back post, where Lookman is waiting. He sweeps the ball into the back of the net, but the flag goes up for offside.

Chelsea win a free kick on the edge of the area and Mount steps up, landing a dipping effort on the roof of the net.

Lookman almost gets in behind, but Thiago Silva cuts it out.

Leicester aren't getting forward very often. They're going to need to make the most of their opportunities if they intend to get anything out of this match.

Jorginho scoops a ball to Kante from deep, sending him through one-on-one.

He attempts to dink Schmeichel, who makes the save. Havertz's effort on the follow-up is blocked.

Well, that was simple.

Chilwell flashes a delivery into the box and Rudiger gets on the wrong side of Castagne at the near post, glancing a header into the back of the net.

Chelsea have had 79 per cent possession so far, but need to find that killer final ball.

Mount attempts to pick the lock for Havertz, but overhits his pass. The visitors recycle the ball and James wins a corner.

N'Golo Kante tries to slip a through ball to Kai Havertz, but Amartey does well to read the danger.

Moments beforehand Callum Hudson-Odoi had combined well with James on the right, teeing up a swerving cross which forced Kasper Schmeichel to punch the ball away from goal.

Leicester get a decent chance of their own, Vardy whipping a cross to the onrushing Lookman only for Antonio Rudiger to make a crucial interception.

Chelsea move the ball about nicely, attempting to probe the flanks via Ben Chilwell and Reece James.

From a quick free kick, Chilwell gets in behind Albrighton on the left and blazes over the crossbar. That should serve as a warning shot for Leicester.

The sound of Paul Tierney's whistle is greeted by a deafening roar from the home crowd.

You know what that means. It's football time, baby.

... and we're about to get underway at the King Power.

Can Chelsea extend their lead at the top of the table? Or will Leicester frustrate them? We're about to find out.

... with just over 15 minutes to go until kick off.

Rodgers looks to have set his side up in a 3-4-3 in the absence of Tielemans, with Timothy Castagne and Albrighton as his wing-backs.

Caglar Soyuncu, Jonny Evans and Daniel Amartey will make up the back three, with Boubakary Soumare and Wilfred Ndidi in midfield and Harvey Barnes, Ademola Lookman and Jamie Vardy forming an attacking trident.

Having dropped points at home to Burnley before the international break, Chelsea need to rebuild their momentum before the festive fixture pile-up begins in earnest.

Leicester may not have been at their best this season, but the King Power Stadium is still a dangerous place to go. Chelsea haven't beaten today's opponents away from home in the Premier League since 2017, when Antonio Conte was still in charge and Craig Shakespeare was in the opposite dugout.

The Blues' last three league fixtures at the King Power have ended in a 2-0 defeat, a 2-2 draw and a 0-0 stalemate. While Thomas Tuchel presided over his first win against Leicester at Stamford Bridge back in May, his abiding memory of coming up against Brendan Rodgers' side will be Youri Tielemans' rocketed winner in the FA Cup final three days previous.

As such, this match feels like a litmus test for Chelsea's title hopes. With league games against Manchester United, Watford and West Ham following in quick succession, maintaining their three-point lead over Manchester City in second will be easier said than done.

Tuchel has no need to fear another Tielemans wondergoal here, with the Belgium midfielder currently sidelined. Rodgers confirmed that he would be out "for a few weeks" after picking up a calf injury in Leicester's 1-1 draw with Leeds earlier in the month.

James Justin will also miss out, though Marc Albrighton could be available. Chelsea, meanwhile, will continue to make do without the injured Romelu Lukaku and Mateo Kovacic, though the former is "very close" to making a return.

Timo Werner returned to training earlier this week, but it's unclear whether or not he'll be ready to start. Mason Mount should also be in contention after recovering from dental surgery.

Asked about Chelsea's title challenge before the match, Tuchel said: "We have proved over 90 minutes that we can close gaps and that we can beat everybody. This is the feeling that we want to create and constantly have on the pitch, that we are able to beat anybody and we're the team nobody wants to play against, so we can compete on any level.

"Man City and Liverpool did it over years and years. They challenge each other and push each other to an amount of points which was really impressive over the last years, and we have to prove we are like this.

"It will not be proven on Saturday, or next week, or at Christmas. It's a long way to go and we have to dig in and prove to ourselves that we can overcome obstacles and hard times."