37′ – CHANCE! Costa sees a shot deflect off Moore before flying over after being played in by Hazard. Better from Chelsea. Leicester almost cut wide open.<\/p>\n
48′ – CHANCE!\u00a0<\/strong>Oscar sees a shot come back off the post with Schmeichel beaten. Fine effort, but Leicester survive<\/p>\n 49′<\/strong>\u00a0– CHANCE! Schmeichel with a superb diving stop to deny Ivanovic’s header. Wonderful save from the Leicester goalkeeper moments after Costa had appealed for a penalty.<\/p>\n 55′ – CHANCE!\u00a0<\/strong>Mahrez slides in Nugent. In the clear, but Courtois somehow gets a touch to divert it wide. Brilliant stop.<\/p>\n 57′ – CHANCE!\u00a0<\/strong>This game has suddenly come to life. Ivanovic picks out Fabergas, but his chipped attempt is clawed over by Schmeichel.<\/p>\n 63′ – GOAL!\u00a0<\/strong>Costa slides the ball into the net. Chelsea lead 1-0. Oscar’s pass to Ivanovic. Bit of a scramble, but Costa reacts quickest. Home side move ahead.<\/p>\n 77′ – GOAL!\u00a0<\/strong>Hazard with the second goal for the home side. Under De Laet, and then under the body of Kasper Schmeichel. 2-0, and it is game over.<\/p>\n 88′ – CHANCE!\u00a0<\/strong>Willian forces Schmeichel to make a decent stop. Almost time up. Leicester will be happy to see the back of this match.<\/p>\n KEY STATS<\/strong><\/p>\n Chelsea have won their opening two matches for the fifth time in six seasons under Jose Mourinho.<\/p>\n Chelsea have won their opening two matches for the seventh time in the last eight Premier League seasons.<\/p>\n Chelsea extend their unbeaten run to five in the Premier League and continue their record against promoted sides in the English top flight, having now got 304 points in 132 matches. Chelsea have now won seven matches in a row against Leicester, in all competitions.<\/p>\n MAN OF THE MATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea)\u00a0<\/strong>– Managers stand or fall on such key decisions, and Jose Mourinho’s call to replace the unfortunate Petr Cech\u00a0already looks to be the right one. The Belgian goalkeeper was a key figure in ensuring Leicester did not strike first. You just wonder whether or not Cech will be content to sit looking on for too much longer.<\/p>\n PLAYER RATINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n Chelsea:<\/strong>\u00a0Courtois 8; Ivanovic 7, Cahill 7, Terry 7, Azpilicueta 7; Matic 7, Fabregas 7, Schurrle 6, Oscar 7, Hazard 7, D Costa 6..subs: Ramires 6, Willian 6, Drogba 6<\/p>\n Leicester:<\/strong>\u00a0Schmeichel 7, De Laet 6, Morgan 7, Moore 7, Konchesky 6, Mahrez 7, King 6, Hammond 6, Schlupp 6, Ulloa 6, Nugent 5..subs: Albrighton 6, Taylor-Fletcher 6, Wood 6<\/p>\n Source: Eurosports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Premier League, Stamford Bridge – Chelsea\u00a02 (Diego Costa 63, Hazard 77) Leicester City\u00a00 Diego Costa scored his second league goal in two games as Chelsea’s class eventually shone through in a 2-0 win over Leicester City at Stamford Bridge. The Spain striker bundled the ball into the visiting net on his competitive home debut on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":41430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[29,3],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Chelsea](\"http:\/\/i5.eurosport.com\/2014\/08\/23\/1299472-27982308-1600-900.jpg\")
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