Chelsea vs Leicester City: Maurizio Sarri suffers first home defeat

Re-live the action from Stamford Bridge

Chelsea: A look back at 2018

Jamie Vardy pounced to give Leicester and boss Claude Puel a valuable and worthy 1-0 win at Chelsea.

Eden Hazard hit the crossbar in the first half and Vardy punished Chelsea's profligacy six minutes into the second half to ease the pressure on Foxes boss Puel with Leicester's first win at Stamford Bridge in 18 years.

Maurizio Sarri's Blues, for whom Marcos Alonso hit a post in stoppage time, have now lost three of their last six Premier League games and desperately need a goalscorer to ease the burden on Hazard.

The Foxes had won just two of their nine games since the October 27 helicopter crash which resulted in the death of five people, including chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

A run of two wins in 12 games had led to speculation Puel's position was in jeopardy, but a first win at Chelsea since September 2000 should ease the pressure. Re-live the live action below:

[22 December 2018 12:44 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Burnley (Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 14 minutes)

A lovely goal!

Mesut Ozil combines with Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Alexandre Lacazette on the right, moving away from the edge of the area and cutting inside.

Ozil deliciously curls the most perfect of passes for the onrushing Sead Kolasinac, taking out the entire Burnley defence in the process.

Kolasinac pulls the ball back for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who had found space on the penalty spot and the Gabonese striker cleverly found the bottom right-hand corner with an outside-of-the foot finish.

1-0 Arsenal.

[22 December 2018 12:47 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

17 minutes

A Burnley foul on the left leaves Mesut Ozil standing over a free kick.

Ozil somewhat surprisingly tries to knock the ball down the line for Kolasinac, but the Bosnian's touch is too heavy and it is a goal kick.

A waste.

[22 December 2018 12:51 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

20 minutes

Arsenal have settled into their rhythm since taking the lead.

Mesut Ozil is in a very free role behind Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and is starting to cause the Burnley defence real bother, dragging them out of position and finding clever passes.

Joe Hart is behind an Ainsley Maitland-Niles drive.

[22 December 2018 12:52 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

1-0.

[22 December 2018 12:55 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

24 minutes

Having seen Bernd Leno's problems in the air last week, it is unsurprising that Burnley are attempting as many crosses into the box as possible. 

So far they have lacked the desired quality, but you sense it could be a fruitful path for Sean Dyche's physical side to continue to explore as they look to get back on level terms. 

[22 December 2018 12:58 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

27 minutes

A Burnley corner offers them opportunity to do just that, but Leno is decisive and firm in the punch to clear.

[22 December 2018 13:00 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

29 minutes

Ainsley Maitland-Niles has considerable pace and ability with the ball at his feet and has already made several dangerous runs forward from right back.

On this occasion he beats Ben Mee all-too-simply but James Tarkowski is alert to step across and step in.

[22 December 2018 13:02 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

30 minutes

Alexandre Lacazette opts for the rabona from a crossing position on the right, and is unable to find an Arsenal head.

Burnley have the chance to counter-attack but Jack Cork is simply too slow, Sead Kolasinac hunting him down and using the shoulder legally to win the ball and leave Cork sprawled several yards away.

[22 December 2018 13:03 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

​Jack Cork has been surprisingly forward-minded for Burnley, though he has had little impact in more advanced areas so far.

[22 December 2018 13:06 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

35 minutes

A little festive fracas is sparked as Ashley Barnes and Sokratis clash off the pitch, with the Austrian striker alleging that the Greek centre-half perhaps used his elbow. Barnes then puts Sokratis in a headlock (a rather tight one, too) and in charge the rest of the players.

A booking for Barnes.