Chelsea will look to improve on their league-leading Premier League record on Saturday in a matchup with Leicester City. Chelsea has thrived out of the gate with an 8-2-1 record, topping the EPL standings with 26 points, including wins in four of their last five games. Timo Werner also has a chance to give Chelsea a boost at the striker spot in the matchup after dealing with a hamstring injury. On the other side, Leicester City is the middle of the pack in the EPL standings with a 4-4-3 overall record.
Leicester City vs. Chelsea (English Premier League 2021)
What time does the match start? Where can I watch it on TV? - Saturday’s match will start off at 7:30 a.m. EST for viewers in the U.S and will air on TV via NBC Sports Network in English as well as NBC Universo in Spanish. (Channel finder: Verizon Fios | AT&T | Comcast | Spectrum/Charter | Optimum/Altice | DIRECTV | Dish | Hulu | fuboTV | Sling.)
Live steam options: NBC Sports Live | Peacock Premium | Sling | fuboTV - Cable subscribers can use the login credentials from the TV provider to watch via NBC Sports Live and the NBC Sports app. In you don’t have cable, Premier League matches are also available streaming via Peacock Premium and are not available via the service’s free tier. You can also watch the match with streaming services like Sling and fuboTV.
More coverage via the Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s striker crisis is starting to ease.
Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner are back in training and expected to return soon, though the English Premier League game at Leicester on Saturday is too soon.
Lukaku, who was Chelsea’s record signing in August, and Werner have been out since sustaining injuries in the 4-0 victory over Malmo in the Champions League one month ago.
Werner has rejoined team training for the Premier League leaders after his hamstring injury and appears closer to a return than the Belgium international, who has been doing individual sessions after recovering from an ankle injury.
“Romelu is very close to team training, so hopefully he will join in the squad on Sunday,” manager Thomas Tuchel said on Friday at a pre-match news conference. “He’s pushing hard and trying to come back as soon as possible. We will try on Sunday.”
Juventus visits Stamford Bridge on Tuesday for a Champions League match followed by Manchester United on Sunday in a league game.
“If everything works out perfectly, if he is in training on Sunday and then on Monday, OK he can maybe join the group on the bench,” Tuchel said of Lukaku possibly suiting up against Juventus. “But there are a lot of ifs, and I don’t want to put pressure on him. He’s putting a lot of pressure on himself and we will not rush things.”
Germany international Werner has a shot at playing against 12th-placed Leicester. He trained with the team on Thursday and was expected to do the same on Friday.
“Then we will decide if it makes sense that he’s maybe even in the squad or on the bench,” Tuchel said.
Lukaku has four goals in 11 appearances across all competitions and Werner has two in 10.
Oft-injured United States winger Christian Pulisic made two substitute appearances on international duty and “feels fine,” Tuchel said. Pulisic injured an ankle during the previous international break.
Ad Choices