Chelsea vs Leicester City player ratings: Blues fight for three points

Christian Pulisic (Right winger): 6/10

It was another iffy day at the office for the American winger. Christian Pulisic was pretty poor overall throughout this contest. He was in the weird grey area where he was bad, but a few touches going his way would’ve resulted in a magnificent performance. No worries though, Pulisic will get right back up and get after it. Chelsea has two massive matches coming up and that means the No. 10 will be ready to star when the lights shine brightest on the world’s biggest stages.

Timo Werner (Center forward): 9/10

Putting the game aside for a second, how nice was it to hear 8,000 supporters singing Timo Werner’s name? The German has had a rough go of things this season, admittedly one of his worst to date, but he’s continued to keep a smile on his face through it all. The fans will undoubtedly help with that. Werner was unlucky once again on Tuesday. He had two goals ruled out for an offsides and handball respectively, as well as a blatant penalty that was waved off by Mike Dean. Regardless, he continued to battle. Werner earned the penalty that sealed the game for the Blues late on. He was involved in almost every attack and ran rampant in the contest. Werner deserved a goal for his efforts, but put in a Man of the Match worthy performance anyway. He’s got a bright future ahead of him at Stamford Bridge—mark my words.

Mason Mount (Left winger): 9/10

There aren’t enough words in the dictionary to describe how important Mason Mount is to Chelsea. He often found himself tracking back to pick up the ball deep before turning and making runs at the Leicester back line, as he does best. Mount continued to impress by completely playing his rival for the England midfield, James Maddison, off the pitch. He did so in front of a minimal Stamford Bridge crowd after receiving his award for being the Blues’ Player of the Season. Fitting for such an unbelievably talented youngster.

Olivier Giroud (Center forward): N/A

Olivier Giroud came on late as Tuchel gave him what will likely be—barring a complete miracle—his last outing at Stamford Bridge in a Chelsea shirt. Giroud’s biggest contribution was helping keep heads level during the coming together. If this was his last time playing for the Blues in west London, I hope he knows how much he’s meant to fans since joining three years ago.

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