In the postponed rounds of the English Premier League competition, the Premier League, a positive 1-1 draw between Chelsea and Leicester City was settled and with this draw the Blues cemented their third position in the table , while Leicester continued his presence in ninth place.
The first half started quickly from the Leicester City players as James Madison managed to snatch a surprise goal for his team in the 6th minute and then the Blues tried to react quickly, as manager Thomas Tuchel said. the sons pushed hard in an attempt to steal the equalizer, and they had serious attempts, but they did not have a touch of the latter, and the pressure of the Chelsea players did not subside, as the home team had dangerous opportunities, and in the 34th minute, Marcos Alonso managed to snatch the Blues had an equalizing goal after a decisive pass from Rhys James, after which the pace of the meeting calmed down sharply, ending this half in a positive 1-1 score.
In the second half, the Blues continued to put heavy pressure on Leicester’s defensive goal in the face of incursions from Chelsea players. In an attempt to improve the attack, Leicester City goalkeeper Gaspar Schmeichel continued his great skill as he blocked Rhys James’s dangerous attempt and in turn the Leicester City players failed to give any significant attacking reaction and in the last 15 minutes the Chelsea players continued constant pressure in an attempt to snatch the winning goal due to the total absence of the players of coach Brandon Rodgers, and the attempts of the Chelsea players to snatch the winning goal in the match were not successful, so the match ended in a positive 1-1 draw.
In the rest of the matches, Everton pulled off a thrilling 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace, with the Toffees going from two goals to a thrilling second-half win. Burnley
Source: El Iktisad