Chelsea 2-1 Leicester: Raheem Sterling scores twice and Conor Gallagher sent off as Blues down Foxes
Match report as 10-man Chelsea survive a desperate Leicester fightback to win 2-1 at Stamford Bridge; Conor Gallagher sent off in first half for two yellow cards; Raheem Sterling struck twice in second period to open his Chelsea account; Harvey Barnes hit back for Foxes but Blues hung on
Raheem Sterling ignited his Chelsea career with a virtuoso second-half performance that inspired the 10-man Blues to victory at home to Leicester.
Both teams came into the game on the back of disappointing defeats the previous weekend and Thomas Tuchel, who was forced to watch the game from the stands thanks to his touchline ban, responded by tweaking his formation, if not the personnel within it.
But it looked as though those well-laid plans would go up in smoke when Conor Gallagher was sent off after less than half an hour for illegally halting two Leicester counter-attacks.
However, Sterling scored both his first and second Chelsea goals to lift the mood at a nervous Stamford Bridge and, while Harvey Barnes quickly hit back for the Foxes, the home side were able to hold on and move back into the top half of the Premier League.
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