Leicester vs. Chelsea: Team News, Predicted Line-Ups, Live Stream and TV Info
When the Premier League demands such high revenues for TV rights, it's games like this that ensure broadcasters are willing to stump up the cash.
Leicester City are fighting against relegation, while Chelsea are hoping to have the title wrapped up before the week is out.
With the Sky Sports cameras at the King Power Stadium, it promises to be another cracker in 2015/16.
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So much is riding on this, especially for the home side after Hull City's back-to-back wins this week, which include a 1-0 win over Liverpool on Tuesday.
That's blown the relegation battle open wider that it already was and despite four wins in four, the Foxes are still very much in a scrap to avoid the drop.
It's a little simpler for Chelsea, with a 10-point gap at the top giving Jose Mourinho's men plenty of confidence they can seal victory in the title race with just five games remaining.
Chelsea need just two victories and regardless of Leicester's form, they are massive favourites to get their title parade started on Wednesday night.
This is going to be an intriguing game, though. Leicester have conceded just three goals in their previous six home matches, showing how a new-found resilience at the back has been instrumental in turning their season around.
They are a big threat on the counter, too, and will be looking to punish Chelsea in the same way they have others.
Chelsea will not be able to play the same way they have in recent weeks against Arsenal and Manchester United. It will be the reverse, with Leicester surrendering possession and hoping to pick Chelsea off at different stages of the game.
Indeed, that tactic almost worked back in August when they were a tad unfortunate to come away from Stamford Bridge with a 2-0 defeat.
There's much more riding on this encounter now, however, and we can expect fireworks from the very beginning.
Brace yourselves.
Date: Wednesday, April 29
Time: 7.45 p.m. BST/2.45 p.m. ET
Venue: King Power Stadium, Leicester
TV Info: Sky Sports 1 (UK only)/NBCSN (U.S. only)
Live Stream: Sky Go (UK only)/NBC Sports Live Extra (U.S. only)
Team News
The biggest concerns for Leicester are regarding their strikers, with David Nugent continuing to struggle with the calf injury that ruled him out against Burnley at the weekend.
Jamie Vardy, the man of the hour after his goal at Turf Moor, could only get through that game with a pain-killing injection to his foot, so he is being monitored to see how his body has reacted.
Outside of the pair, Jeffrey Schlupp is also struggling for fitness with a calf strain of his own.
As for Chelsea, it's much of the same to what we have seen in recent weeks. Diego Costa remains a doubt with his hamstring injury, Mourinho suggesting on Monday that he will make a late decision on whether or not to risk him.
Loic Remy will probably miss out owing to his calf injury.
Oscar is Chelsea's other big concern having been substituted in Sunday's 0-0 draw with Arsenal following a collision with goalkeeper David Ospina.
Last 5 games
| March 21 | Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Leicester City |
| April 4 | Leicester City 2-1 West Ham United |
| April 11 | West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Leicester City |
| April 18 | Leicester City 2-0 Swansea City |
| April 25 | Burnley 0-1 Leicester City |
| March 22 | Hull City 2-3 Chelsea |
| April 4 | Chelsea 2-1 Stoke City |
| April 12 | QPR 0-1 Chelsea |
| April 18 | Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United |
| April 26 | Arsenal 0-0 |
Players to watch
Andrej Kramaric
The 23-year-old came close to joining Chelsea in January only to rebuff a deal and choose Leicester instead.
Choosing a team in a relegation battle over a club going for the Premier League title doesn't seem the wisest of choices, but Kramaric had perfectly good reasons.
The Croat wanted to play first-team football and put simply, there was more chance of that happening at Leicester; which has happened, too.
He's made 12 appearances for the Foxes since joining from Rijeka, but has just two goals to his name, coming in back-to-back 2-1 defeats against Arsenal and Aston Villa in February.
Kramaroc has done well coming off the bench, though, to play his part on Leicester's recent revival.
With Vardy potentially missing out, this could be the chance to make himself a real hero to the Leicester faithful.
Against the club that wanted to sign him, there's more than a hint of fate playing it's part.
Chelsea's Belgian is always going to be one to watch, such his brilliance and the role he plays in Mourinho's team.
Fresh from winning the PFA Player of the Year on Sunday, however, all eyes are going to be on Eden Hazard to see how he continues.
He's been the club's stand-out player all season and more recently has made his biggest contribution to the campaign by being directly involved in the winning goals against QPR and Manchester United.
Against Rangers it was Hazard's assist for Cesc Fabregas' goal, while he scored the winner in the 1-0 victory over United at Stamford Bridge.
As we know, Leicester are on quite the run right now and Chelsea will need some Hazard magic to take all three points.
Prediction
Leicester City 1-2 Chelsea
Odds
Home win: 9/2
Away win: 3/4
Draw: 29/10
First goalscorer: Andrej Kramaric (9/1)
*Odds via Oddschecker
Garry Hayes is Bleacher Report's lead Chelsea correspondent. All quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. Follow him on Twitter @garryhayes
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