Skip to main content
SI

Chelsea 1-0 Leicester City: Player Ratings as Blues Return to Top Four in Premier League

Marc Cucurella's goal was enough to secure Chelsea's victory.
Roberto Casillas|
Marc Cucurella (right) scored his fourth league goal of the season.
Marc Cucurella (right) scored his fourth league goal of the season. | IMAGO/Pro Sports Images

Chelsea have won back-to-back Premier League games for the first time in 2025 after defeating Leicester City 1–0 at Stamford Bridge.

Cole Palmer's 2025 struggles continued, missing from the penalty spot for the first time in his professional career to extend his eight game and two month scoring drought. Although Chelsea controlled possession, they couldn't find the breakthrough in the first half.

With the Blues unable to find the opener, murmurs of discontent began increasing in volume in the Stamford Bridge stands. Marc Cucurella made sure to change that, as he fired a shot from distance perfectly placed into the bottom corner to give Chelsea the lead an hour into the game.

The Spaniard's goal was enough to secure all three points stayed in west London. It wasn't a dominating display from Enzo Maresca's side, but the result is significant in the Champions League race, as Chelsea overtakes Manchester City for fourth place in the Premier League table.

After two straight games vs. teams in the relegation fight, Chelsea have a couple of London derbies against Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur up next.

Player ratings from Chelsea's win below.

JOIN SI SOCCER'S CHELSEA WHATSAPP COMMUNITY - GET ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND ANALYSIS STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE

Chelsea Player Ratings vs. Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

Ratings Provided by FotMob

Players

Ratings

GK: Robert Sánchez

7.8/10

RB: Wesley Fofana

7.3/10

CB: Tosin Adarabioyo

7.4/10

CB: Levi Colwill

7.8/10

LB: Marc Cucurella

8.3/10

CM: Moisés Caicedo

8.6/10

CM: Enzo Fernández

8.4/10

RW: Jadon Sancho

8/10

AM: Cole Palmer

7/10

LW: Christopher Nkunku

6.8/10

ST: Pedro Neto

7.5/10

SUB: Trevoh Chalobah (73' for Fofana)

5.9/10

SUB: Tyrique George (73' for Palmer)

6.4/10

SUB: Josh Acheampong (89' for Nkunku)

N/A

Player of the Match: Moisés Caicedo

READ THE LATEST CHELSEA NEWS, PREVIEWS, PREDICTIONS, TRANSFER RUMORS AND MORE

Add us as a preferred source on Google
Published | Modified
Roberto Casillas
ROBERTO CASILLAS

Roberto Casillas is a writer for SI FC, focusing primarily on FC Barcelona, the Mexico National Team, Liga MX and all things Latin American football. Born and raised in Mexico City, he developed a deep passion for football from an early age and fell in love with Cruz Azul. The once future star of Mexican football still likes to showcase what’s left of his talent on the Sunday league pitch. He’s also a big fan of the New England Patriots—so much so he moved to the region for four years—, Chicago Cubs and is a life-long Formula 1 follower. When he takes a break from sports, he enjoys traveling the world, watching the latest great TV show, going to concerts and spending plenty of time with friends and family.

Home/Soccer