Chelsea striker Diego Costa. (Photo : Getty Images)
Reeling contenders Chelsea FC (4-2-1, 13 points) will look to build a new winning run as they face struggling team Leicester City FC (2-3-2, 8 points) at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 15 as round 8 of the 2016-2017 Premier League season commences.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 7:30 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Chelsea has been winless in three of their last four matches after starting the season on a three-game winning streak.
They managed to win their last game held at the KC Stadium on Oct. 1 as they turned back the challenge of newly-promoted squad Hull City, 2-0, as per Fox Sports.
Spanish striker Diego Costa was the man of the match for head coach Antonio Conte's side as he scored a goal and handed an assist in playing the whole 90 plus minutes of game action.
The match was scoreless in the first half and continued to be so in the first 16 minutes of the second half until Brazilian winger Willian broke the deadlock in the 61st minute with a brilliant strike off Costa's assist.
Costa then doubled the lead six minutes later in a rebound play after Hull City keeper David Marshall blocked a close-range header from Nemanja Matic. The blocked shot landed exactly in front of Costa and the Spaniard curled the ball into the top left corner of the net to virtually seal the win.
Meanwhile, Leicester City continued its downward spiral this season after a 0-0 draw with Southampton at their home field of King Power Stadium on Oct. 2, the Independent reported.
It was the second straight winless effort for the defending English top flight champions and the fourth in their last six outings to drop to the 12th spot of the league table, tied on points with Watford and Bournemouth.
Chelsea is predicted to begin a new winning run as they take advantage of head coach Claudio Ranieri's boys, who seemed to have a low morale at this point of the season.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-1 win for Chelsea.
Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-3 formation): Courtois; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Matic, Kanté, Alonso; Willian, Costa, Hazard
Leicester City starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs; Mahrez, Drinkwater, Amartey, Albrighton; Slimani, Vardy
