Chelsea vs Leicester team news: John Terry not fit enough to start and is named on the BENCH for the Blues

JOHN TERRY has been deemed not fit enough to start for Chelsea as champions Leicester visit Stamford Bridge.

The Blues skipper has been named on the bench for the clash with the Foxes.

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Chelsea team:

Courtois, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill, Moses, Kante, Matic, Alonso, Pedro, Diego Costa, Hazard.

Subs: Begovic, Aina, Terry, Chalobah, Loftus-Cheek, Batshuayi, Solanke

Leicester team:

Schmeichel, Hernández, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Albrighton, Drinkwater, Amartey, Schlupp, Musa, Vardy.

Subs: Zieler, King, Simpson, Slimani, Gray, Ulloa, Mahrez.

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Stats:

• Chelsea are without a win in their last two Premier League meetings with Leicester (W0 D1 L1), after winning the six before that.
• Leicester have registered just one win in their 10 Premier League visits to Stamford Bridge (D3 L6), with that win coming in September 2000 via a 2-0 scoreline.
• This will be Claudio Ranieri's third top-flight clash with Chelsea, with each of those meetings coming against a different manager (2-1 v Mourinho, 1-1 v Hiddink and this game against Conte).
• Cesc Fabregas has netted three goals in Chelsea last two meetings with Leicester in all competitions, including a brace in a 4-2 EFL Cup win for the Blues in September.
• Leicester City have lost on just one of their last five top-flight trips to London (W3 D1 L1), this after losing 17 and drawing three of their previous 20.
• Leicester City have lost all three of their away league games this season. The last reigning top-flight champions to lose their opening four away games of the season were Blackburn in 1995-96 (also Liverpool in 1964-65 – 4, and Arsenal in 1953-54 - 4).
• Jamie Vardy has averaged a goal every 281 minutes in the Premier League this season (two goals in seven games), a significant drop from 2015/16's 131 mins per goal average (24 goals in 36 games).
• Since he joined Chelsea in July 2014, only Sergio Aguero (55) and Harry Kane (48) have scored more Premier League goals than Diego Costa (38).
• Eight of Chelsea's last 13 top-flight games at Stamford Bridge have ended in a draw (W3 L2).
• Excluding penalties, Chelsea are one of just two sides yet to score a goal from a set-piece situation this season (also Sunderland).

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