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Raheem Sterling’s brace helped 10-man Chelsea earn a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Leicester at Stamford Bridge.
The hosts were a man down after just 28 minutes, with Conor Gallagher receiving a second yellow card for bringing Harvey Barnes down as the Foxes looked to counter quickly after defending a corner.
Shortly after the break, however, Chelsea got themselves in front as Sterling’s deflected shot from the edge of the box looped over Danny Ward and into the top corner.
Sterling doubled the Blues’ lead in the 63rd minute as Reece James bombed down the right and fired a low ball across the face of goal for the forward to tap in from close range.
The Foxes pulled one back just three minutes later as Harvey Barnes lashed past Edouard Mendy at the near post but it was not enough and Chelsea held on for victory.
Did you know?
Chelsea have now won three of their last four Premier League games against Leicester, as many victories as in their previous 11 encounters in the competition combined (five draws, three defeats).
Leicester have failed to win any of their opening four games in a Premier League season (one draw, three defeats) for the first time since 2003-04 (two draws, two defeats).
Chelsea have won eight Premier League home games after having a man sent off, with Leicester the first side they’ve managed to defeat twice in such circumstances (also in August 2003).
Sterling became the third player to score a Premier League goal for Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City, after Nicolas Anelka and Daniel Sturridge.
Chelsea have had a player sent off in consecutive Premier League games for the first time since October 2014, under Jose Mourinho.
Gallagher’s red card (28th minute) was the earliest a Chelsea player has been sent off in the Premier League since Gary Cahill (14th minute) against Burnley in August 2017.
