Chelsea v Leicester LIVE: FA Cup result and final score after Chukwuemeka and Madueke save Blue blushes

Chelsea made hard work of the Cup tie but eventually came through with a 4-2 victory at Stamford Bridge

Mauricio Pochettino issues Chelsea warning after Newcastle win

Chelsea beat Leicester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals this afternoon to join the final four.

Substitutes Carney Chukwuemeka and Noni Madueke scored in added time to save the Blues after they had let a two-goal lead slip during the second half.

Marc Cucurella and Cole Palmer gave Chelsea the lead at half-time – after Raheem Sterling had also missed a penalty – before Axel Disasi scored an incredible own goal to give Leicester a lifeline. The Foxes equalised but they had a player sent off, before finally folding in the final moments to let Chelsea off the hook.

Follow reaction from Chelsea v Leicester in the FA Cup quarter-finals below, and get the latest match odds and FA Cup tips here.

Chelsea v Leicester - FA Cup quarter-finals

• Chelsea host Leicester in FA Cup quarter-finals, live on BBC One
• Chelsea and Leicester name strong line-ups for quarter-final clash
• FA Cup draw to follow Man Utd v Liverpool at around 6pm GMT
• GOAL! Cucurella taps in after good work from Jackson (Chelsea 1-0 Leicester, Cucurella 13’)
• PENALTY MISS! Sterling misses from the spot after he’s fouled
• GOAL! Sterling makes amends for miss with an assist for Palmer (Chelsea 2-0 Leicester, Palmer 45 +1’)
• GOAL! Freak Disasi own goal gives Leicester hope (Chelsea 2-1 Leicester, Disasi OG 50’)
• GOAL! Mavididi equalises with a curled effort (Chelsea 2-2 Leicester, Mavididi 62’)
• RED CARD! Doyle is sent off for a last-man challenge on Jackson
• GOAL! Chukwuemeka slips in in injury time (Chelsea 3-2 Leicester, Chukwuemeka, 90 +2’)
• GOAL! Madueke settles the match with a fine solo effort (Chelsea 4-2 Leicester, 90 +7’)

[16 March 2024 15:30 · Jack Rathborn]

Chelsea vs Leicester predictions: FA Cup tips, betting odds & free bets

The FA Cup is Chelsea’s best shot at salvaging what has so far been an underwhelming season but a quarter-final meeting with Leicester City may have the Stamford Bridge faithful squirming in their seats on Sunday (12.45pm, BBC One).

It wasn’t all that long ago these two were contesting the FA Cup final, the Foxes denying the Blues a Champions League and cup double with a 1-0 win at Wembley at the end of the 2020/21 campaign.

That loss forms part of a string of domestic cup final defeats for Chelsea, which was recently extended to six straight final losses when bested by Liverpool in the EFL Cup decider.

Following that disappointment and with Champions League qualification out of reach, it’s full steam ahead in the FA Cup for Mauricio Pochettino’s men with football betting sites making them third favourites to lift the trophy for a ninth time.