Chelsea host Leicester City on Sunday (Watch live, 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and online via NBCSports.com) in their home opener, as U.S. men’s national team star Christian Pulisic is handed the first start of his Premier League career.
Frank Lampard will get a great ovation on his homecoming to Stamford Bridge, while Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes will fancy their chance of causing an upset.
In team news Christian Pulisic starts on his home debut for Chelsea as he replaces Ross Barkley on the left, as Olivier Giroud and N’Golo Kante replace Tammy Abraham and Matteo Kovacic from the team which started at Man United last Sunday.
Leicester bring in Christian Fuchs at left back with Ben Chilwell out with a minor injury and the Austrian international coming in.
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Here's how the Blues line up against Leicester today, our first home game of the season! 💪 #CHELEI pic.twitter.com/QOFh6DZfjA
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 18, 2019
Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Fuchs, Ndidi, Perez, Tielemans, Choudhury, Maddison, Vardy. Subs: Justin, Morgan, Albrighton, Ward, Iheanacho, Barnes, Praet.
