Raheem Sterling scored his first goals for Chelsea since signing from Manchester City this summer, as Thomas Tuchel’s side beat Leicester City 2-1 on Saturday despite being down to 10 players.
Conor Gallagher was sent off after being shown a second yellow for bringing down Leicester’s Harvey Barnes, leaving Chelsea with 10 players from the 28th minute of the game.
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In a thrilling contest, Sterling hit the back of the net twice, putting the home side ahead after his shot looped over the diving Danny Ward and slotting in a cross from Reece James to double their lead.
Leicester, who had a goal disallowed in the first half, cut the deficit in half when Barnes found himself on the end of a pass from Jamie Vardy in the 66th minute, but could not find a way to equalise despite applying pressure in the final minutes.
With the win, Chelsea moves into sixth place ahead of Manchester United, while Leicester remain in 19th place.
Information from Reuters contributed to this report.