After the narrow victory over Fulham, Chelsea are up tonight under pressure for the away game against Leicester City, for a serious test that Frank Lampard must pass. The blues manager’s chair is rocking, and a win at King Power Stadium could stabilize him.
Chelsea have dived into seventh place, and even if they win tonight they will climb only one place, thanks to a better goal difference than Everton, but also thanks to two extra games. Lampard, who can not afford to lose eye contact with places 1-4, knows it’s a matter of character – the main problem of his rather young and stressed team.
The main problem – the brilliant striker Timo Werner, who has a hard time finding himself in the Premier League and often misses, even from winking situations. This is evident even in the quarter of an hour he played against Fulham, when he came off the bench.
Lester, on the other hand, looks great and has character. She overtook champions Liverpool in the last round, took third place, and three home points tonight will temporarily jump her to the top of the table, albeit thanks to an extra game, but it is still a big push forward for Brendan Rogers’ successful team.
In an earlier game tonight at London Stadium Westham will host West Bromwich Albion