Chelsea 0-1 Leicester City: 5 Hits and Flops

#1 Hit: Ricardo Pereira

A superb display on both ends by today's Man of the Match

After running wild with superlatives to describe Maddison's performance, who possibly could have done more than the 22-year-old? Leicester's creator-in-chief was arguably bettered by one Ricardo Pereira, who delivered one of his best displays since a £17.5m summer move from Porto.

He was excellent defensively, something you don't tend to associate with a flying fullback like him. Constantly looking to snuff out Chelsea attacks, he remained defensive aware and relished the challenge of going up against the Blues' best - regularly coming out on top.

Chilwell was impressive down the left-hand side but Pereira did even better when called upon and also played an influential part during the build-up to Vardy's goal, venturing forward with purpose before looking up and feeding Maddison in midfield.

His match statistics don't lie either. A game-high six tackles, five interceptions, 11 CLEARANCES and blocked shot - as well as the pre-assist for Vardy's opener. A busy evening's work, one he relished. The real question is, can he remain consistent with the tricky Christmas schedule to look forward to?

Stats' source: WhoScored