Leicester 1-2 Chelsea: 4 key battles that decided the game

#4 N'Golo Kante vs Wilfred Ndidi

Yet again, Kante was Chelsea's best player on the pitch

As all Chelsea games, this one fell to N'Golo Kante to have the decisive say on the result and he delivered like he always does.

Kante was all over the pitch over the course of all the 120 minutes he stayed on the pitch, and when he was interviewed after the match he hadn't even broken a sweat. The defensive midfielder did more than just defend on the night, as he started most attacks for Chelsea, with his distribution to Willian or Moses.

His opponent, on the other hand, had one of the finest performances ever by a defensive midfielder in recent times. Ndidi was as good as Kante, if not better and thoroughly dominated Bakayoko to the extent that he had to be taken off at half-time.

Kante vs Ndidi - stats

Kante edges out Ndidi on the sheer basis of his offensive contribution, as it was his cross that provided the assist for Pedro's extra-time winner in favour of the visitors.