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Sunday 18 March 2018

FA Cup: Leicester City Vs Chelsea 1 - 2 - (Full Time)

TEAM NEWS
Leicester's Daniel Amartey is expected to be unavailable as he continues his recovery from a hamstring problem.
The Foxes, who spent four days of warm weather training in Spain this week, could be unchanged from last weekend's 4-1 win at West Brom.
Chelsea are again without David Luiz and Ross Barkley because of respective ankle and hamstring problems.
Head coach Antonio Conte has declined to say whether Willy Caballero or Thibaut Courtois will play in goal.
Caballero has started the Blues' four FA Cup games this season, conceding just one goal.
First-choice goalkeeper Courtois played in the FA Cup from the quarter-final onwards last season, but the Belgian conceded two goals between his legs in Wednesday's defeat by Barcelona.

WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
Leicester manager Claude Puel: "All the players are ready with desire and without pressure because Chelsea are the favourites. But we can cause them big problems."
Chelse head coach Antonio Conte: "To try to reach the semi-final in the FA Cup it won't be easy. Leicester is a good team. In the last game we played at home we suffered against them [a 0-0 draw]."

MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Leicester have never beaten Chelsea in the FA Cup. The sides have been paired together five times before, with the Londoners progressing on each occasion (twice via a replay).
The last three times the clubs have met (in 1997, 2000 and 2012) Chelsea have gone on to win the FA Cup.
The game in 2012, won 5-2 by the Blues in London, is the only previous clash in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Chelsea have won 12 of their last 15 matches against Leicester in all competitions, losing just once.

Leicester City
The Foxes have lost all three of their FA Cup quarter-finals since the turn of the century (at home to Wycombe in 2001, at Blackburn in 2005 and away to Chelsea in 2012).
Their last win at this stage of the competition was in 1982, when they beat fellow Division Two side Shrewsbury 5-2 at Filbert Street.
The Foxes are unbeaten at home in 2018.
Since Claude Puel took charge in October only two sides have won away to Leicester - Crystal Palace and Manchester City.
They have scored in their previous nine home matches in all competitions, but have netted just a single goal in each of the last four games at the King Power Stadium.
Chelsea
This is the 10th time in 13 seasons they have reached the FA Cup quarter-finals. During that period they have suffered just two defeats at this stage - 2-0 at Everton in 2016 and 1-0 at Barnsley in 2008.
Chelsea have lost their last five away games in all competitions - their worst run since seven away defeats in a row between September and December 2000.
They have registered just one away win in three months (4-0 at Brighton on 20 January), a sequence spanning nine games (D3, L5).
Olivier Giroud has hand a hand in 21 FA Cup goals since his competition debut in 2013 (14 goals and seven assists), more than any other player in that period.
Willian has been involved in 17 goals in his last 19 starts for Chelsea in all comps, scoring 12 goals and assisting five.

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