This weekend’s 2021-22 Premier LeagueRound 27 clash between Chelsea and Leicester City has been postponed until a later date. It was originally scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 27, 2022, but it hasbeen canceled, asofficiallyconfirmed.
An interesting fact is that the Blues havefeatured in justone Premier Leaguematch in February, a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace last Saturday, February 19.As a result of all thepostponements, Thomas Tuchel’s side are now sitting in the third position on the table with10 points less thanLiverpool, having fallen behind in the chase for the top two.
Meanwhile, Leicester are already attempting to fit in three more matches in the remaining four months of the season, having played a total of 23 Premier League games so far. Check out the reason why theChelsea vs Leicester City matchup was rescheduled to another date.
Why was theChelsea vs Leicester Citymatch postponed?
The 2021-22 Premier League season game between Chelsea andLeicester at the Stamford Bridge in London waspostponed due to the fact that the Blues will come against Liverpool in the EFL Cup Finalthis weekend.The 2021-22 Carabao Cup Finalwill take place on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at Wembley Stadium in London.
Chelsea were the better side out of the London derby against Tottenham with an aggregate result of3-0 in the 2021-22 Carabao Cup Semi-Final in January. Tuchel’s players advanced to their third Carabao Cup Final in six years with a convincing win.
The final will be held at 11:30 AM (ET) on Sunday, February 27, which is two and a half hours after the West London outfit’s match against Leicester. As a result, the league match has been postponed until later in the season.
