Jose Mourinho is a Match away from Premier League Trophy Glory

As a result of the second half superlative performance of the Chelsea FT on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 against Leicester City Jose Mourinho is Crystal Palace match at Stamford Bridge on Sunday away before his English club side is crowned the winner and champion of this season’s Premier League. The Blues will be lifting the Premier League trophy for the first time in five years if they beat Crystal Palace on Sunday. 

At a well followed match by Chelsea fans and other enthusiasts of the game around the world played at King Power Stadium, Leicester did all its best to sustain its unbeaten record at home in first-half but gave way to Chelsea players’ rejuvenation and resilience some minutes into the second-half. The Foxes were so determined and ambitious their pride to the extent that the Blues had to call in their reserves to curtail and surmount the routing Leicester’s first half voracious attacks.

In a match that Leicester fielded: Scmeichel (1), Albrighton (11), Wasilewski (27), Huth (14), Morgan (5), Konchesky (3), Drinkwater (4), Cambiasso (19), King (10), Ulloa (23), Vardy (9). At the Leicester bench were de laet (2), Hammond (7), James (8), Manchrez (26), Schwarzer (32), Wood (39) and Kramaric. While Chelsea filed Cech (1), Ianovic (2), Cahill (24), Terry (26), Azpilicueta (28), Fabregas (4), Matic (21), Ramires (7), Willian (22), Hazard (10) and Drogba (11). Substitution include, Filipe Luis (3), Zouma (5), Ake (16), Oscar (8), Mikel (12), Coutois (13), and Cuadrado (21) Chelsea won 3-1.  

Leicester deployed its entire attacking force in the first half of the match that led the goals rolling through Foxes’ March Albrighton. Albrighton put a goal through into the Chelsea goalpost after more than five (5) attempts that resulted in two casualties and substitutions in less than four (4) minutes in succession by his club side. Albrighton put the Foxes in the leading through his right footed shot from the centre of box to the bottom of the corner assisted by James Vardy. 

Before the Albrighton’s eventual conversion, many shots from players like Paul Konchesky, Esteban Cambiasso and Daniel Drinkwater without resulting to a goal.

Many attempts made by the Blues to cancel the one goal deficit did not yield any goal. Luck however opened the way for the visiting Chelsea team in the second half of the title clash when with renewed and superior determination of club which some soccer analysts said was a product of astute game reading by Chelsea technical team and refocus of the attack squad curtailed and suppressed the Foxes onslaught.

In the 61^st minutes Drogba found the net for Chelsea after many unsuccessful shots on Foxes goalpost went over the bar or were deflected by the Leicester defense. Terry volley followed 18 minutes later (79^th minute into the match) and Ramires weakened the determination and sealed the ambition of the Foxes when he puts a goal through 83^rd minute into the march.  

For his rough tackle on Ramires, Paul Konchesky was booked a yellow card while injury sustained by the duo Robert Huth and Andy king led to being replaced by Ritchie de Laet with Matthew James likewise  

Zouma was substituted for Willian (84^th minute into the match), Cuadrado came in for Hazard and Mikel Obi, the Nigerian international came for Fabregas some minutes to the end of the title clash (90^th minute).

Knowing that their team was at a comfortable lead, the chant of boring, boring Chelsea rent the air of King Power Stadium, Chelsea fans were cheered their players until the final whistle by the referee, Marc Clattenburg.

Match Statistics

Attendance: over 32,000 spectators 

Ball Possession: Leicester City 38 – Chelsea 62

Shots: Leicester City 8 – Chelsea 11

Shots on Target: Leicester City 2 – Chelsea 4

Corners: Leicester City 2 – Chelsea 6

Fouls: Leicester City 7 – Chelsea 1