Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez is lifted by teammate Danny Drinkwater after scoring a hat trick against Swansea City. (Photo : Getty Images)
Powerhouse team Leicester City FC (9-1-5, 32 points) re-captured league leadership with a lopsided win last week. They now host the reeling defending champions Chelsea FC (4-8-3, 15 points) at the King Power Stadium on Monday, December 14 for a 2015-2016 Premier League season encounter.
Leicester City is coming off a dominating 3-0 victory over Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium last Saturday, via SkySports.
Striker Jamie Vardy snapped his 11-game run of scoring at least a goal for the Foxes with Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez pulling off a hat trick at the fifth, 22nd, and 67th minutes on the way to the visitor's lopsided win.
It was the eight consecutive unbeaten effort for Claudio Ranieri's squad and their fifth win in their last six matches.
Meanwhile, last year's English top flight winners continue to struggle this season with another forgettable performance, falling to newly-promoted club Bournemouth, 0-1, at their own home field of Stamford Bridge last Saturday, as per BBC Sport.
Both teams were unable to score for the first 82 minutes until Bournemouth striker Glenn Murray headed a winner eight minutes before full-time to hand Jose Mourinho and his Blues their eighth loss in 15 games this season.
It was only the Cherries' third win this season and their third straight unbeaten performance. However, they are in for a lot of trouble in facing the league leaders next as another upset is not likely to happen this time around.
The prediction is a 4-1 blowout for Leicester City.
Leicester City starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Schmeichel; Simpson, Huth, Fuchs, Morgan; Albrighton, Kanté, Drinkwater, Mahrez; Ulloa, Vardy
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Courtois; Ivanovic, Zouma, Rahman, Cahill; Willian, Pedro; Oscar, Matic, Fàbregas; Hazard
