Summary

  • Chelsea score twice in stoppage time to beat Leicester in thrilling FA Cup quarter-final

  • Foxes had come from 2-0 down to level through Mavididi & bizarre Disasi own goal

  • Cucurella & Palmer put Chelsea in command before half-time

  • Leicester defender Doyle sent off for denying goalscoring opportunity

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

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    Can underdogs Leicester create more FA Cup magic against Chelsea this afternoon?

    Have your say on today's game via our usual channels on X, WhatsApp and text.

    What are your predictions for the game? Who is going to win? Who is your tip to win the FA Cup in May?

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  2. Sutton's predictions: Chelsea v Leicester Citypublished at 12:10 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Sutton's predictions

    BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton has given his verdict on all four FA Cup quarter-finals.

    For this weekend's games, he takes on Anna Friedberg and Emily Linden from alt-rock band Friedberg.

    Sutton's prediction: 3-0

    I suspect there will still be a massive disappointment at the way Chelsea laid down in extra time of the Carabao Cup final, when they lost to Liverpool's kids - so the main incentive for them here is to get back to Wembley to put that right.

    That's not the only reason the FA Cup has become very important for the Blues, however. Their Premier League form has actually improved recently, but they are not going to get a Champions League spot, which would have been the aim when it started.

    At the moment there is quite a lot of negativity from Chelsea fans towards the club's owners as well as manager Mauricio Pochettino, and I don't think that is going to change whatever they do in the league between now and the end of the season.

    But they can still finish the season on a high with the FA Cup, where they have a good record in recent seasons - they were runners-up three years running from 2020 to 2022, including their defeat to Leicester in the 2021 final.

    Chelsea have got home advantage here and I also just wonder how Leicester manager Enzo Maresca will approach this game. His side are still top of the Championship but they have had a bit of a wobble recently, with only one win in their past five league games.

    Maresca's focus will definitely be on their automatic promotion bid, which will be decided in the nine league games they play between 29 March and 4 May.

    They have the international break too of course, but he will be looking further ahead at his side's run-in, and that might influence his team selection at Stamford Bridge.

    Chelsea had to battle to see off another high-flying Championship side, Leeds, in the last round but I can see them winning this one pretty comfortably.

    Anna and Emily's prediction: 1-2

  3. Postpublished at 12:07 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Chelsea v Leicester (12:45 GMT)

    There's just 10 places separating these two with Leicester - dip in form aside - bossing it in the Championship, while Chelsea struggle in the Prem.

    And I'm sure you all remember the 2021 FA Cup final between these two which Leicester won 1-0, more on that later.

    Wilfred Ndidi is the only player who started that final who is starting today.

  4. Team newspublished at 12:04 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Chelsea v Leicester (12:45 GMT)

    Chelsea XI

    Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has kept changes to a minimum for this FA Cup quarter-final.

    Enzo Fernandez is suspended so Mykhailo Mudryk starts. That will likely mean Conor Gallagher dropping deeper into midfield.

    The only other Chelsea change is in goal where Robert Sanchez comes in for Djordje Petrovic.

    Chelsea XI: Sanchez Gusto, Disasi, Chalobah, Cucurella, Gallagher, Caicedo, Sterling, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson

    Subs: Petrovic, Badiashile, Silva, Acheampong, Chilwell, Harrison, Chukwuemeka, Madueke, Washington

    Leicester

    Leicester have made four changes from their last Championship game.

    In-form striker Jamie Vardy is injured. He is replaced by Patson Daka up front.

    The Foxes are boosted by the return of Wilfred Ndidi, who makes his first start since December.

    Elsewhere Jakub Stolarczyk replaces Mads Hermansen in goal while Callum Doyle comes in for James Justin at full-back.

    Leicester XI: Stolarczyk, Choudhury, Faes, Vestergaard, Doyle, Ndidi, Dewsbury-Hall, Winks, Fatawu, Mavididi, Daka

    Subs: Ward, Coady, Nelson, Justin, Yunus, Albrighton, Marcal, Iheanacho, Cannon

  5. Postpublished at 12:03 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Chelsea v Leicester (12:45 GMT)

    Right, let's not mess about, time for some team news...

  6. Welcomepublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    One Championship side has already knocked out a Premier League outfit in the FA Cup this weekend.

    Will lightning strike twice this afternoon?

    Chelsea v LeicesterImage source, Getty Images