Chelsea 1-1 Leicester City: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis | Premier League 2019/20

#4 Leicester City up the tempo as Ndidi restores parity

Chelsea FC v Leicester City - Premier League

Although Leicester were clearly under the pump in the first half owing to how many Chelsea attacks they conceded in front of goal, they headed into the tunnel knowing that the game is far from over.

And just as the second half began, the intensity rose. James Maddison and Youri Tielemans got involved much more and by the hour mark, Leicester had five shots on Chelsea's goal in contrast to the two they amassed in the opening 45 minutes.

More importantly, the Foxes infused a sense of urgency in proceedings and committed more bodies forward.

As a result, Maddison saw himself and Vardy through a couple of times, but indecision led to the scoreline being 1-0. He should have picked the final ball earlier, but went for it all by himself instead.

However, the former Norwich City man whipped a delightful ball to Ndidi, whose movement outclassed Chelsea and gave the visitors a deserved leveller. That was not all as Brendan Rodgers and co. continued to knock at Chelsea's door and won back possession a good number of times.

James Maddison has now provided assists in back-to-back Premier League games at Stamford Bridge.He could have added a goal himself too... pic.twitter.com/lM3xF8OoMc

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