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
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 2-2 Leicester
90 mins: CLOSE! More good work from Gusto, who delivers another cross. It’s deflected to Jackson, about eight yards out, but he’s leaning back and his shot goes over the bar.
Chelsea 2-2 Leicester
89 mins: CLOSE! Palmer works the ball wide to Gusto, who fizzes in a cross to Madueke. The Englishman connects well, but it’s a good save down the keeper’s right.
Chelsea 2-2 Leicester
87 mins: Leicester playing with five at the back now, unsurprisingly. It sounds like there’ll be eight minutes of stoppage time.
Leicester will be sitting back, but surely they can’t survive the remainder of normal time plus 30 minutes extra?
Gusto does well to dispossess Dewsbury-Hall with a sliding tackle. Chelsea are knocking it around the Leicester area, but are just lacking that final touch.
Chelsea 2-2 Leicester
85 mins: Sterling is replaced by Noni Madueke. It sounds like there were a few boos there, but Madueke is certainly applauded on.
Sterling has done nothing for his England hopes here, although he probably deserves a place in the squad more than Jordan Henderson.
Chelsea 2-2 Leicester
84 mins: Palmer threatens to create something as he unleashes a shot from just outside the box. It was goal-bound but is blocked by Faes, who stays down.
Chelsea 2-2 Leicester
83 mins: Sterling lays it off to Chukwuemeka in the box, but his curled shot goes over. The home side not able to make anything of their numerical advantage yet, but Leicester are beginning to struggle.
Chelsea 2-2 Leicester
80 mins: Leicester attempt to counter with Dewsbury-Hall, but he’s crowded out.
Chelsea having most of the ball now, with Leicester defending deep and compact.
Chelsea 2-2 Leicester
77 mins: Mudryk comes off for Carney Chukwuemeka. That decision is greeted with boos, and some singing of ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’.
Chelsea 2-2 Leicester
76 mins: Chelsea will be firm favourites now but this has been a ridiculous performance overall. How have we ended up here?
Nevertheless, surely they can’t lose this tie from here?
Conor Coady comes on for Ndidi.
Chelsea 2-2 Leicester
75 mins: Palmer is sizing up the free-kick but Sterling takes a long run-up and sends it into row Z. That was far from on target, and it’s greeted by boos from his own fans.
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