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Leicester City 2 Chelsea 4 player ratings: Was Cesc Fabregas the star man? And how did David Luiz score?

Cesc Fabregas celebrates his second goal

CESC FABREGAS was on the scoresheet twice for Chelsea against Leicester City in their 4-2 EFL Cup third-round win at the King Power Stadium.

Shinji Okazaki ended a six-month and 13-game goal drought with two strikes inside 37 minutes – both of which retreating Blues right-back Cesar Azpilicueta just failed to clear off the line.

Fabregas wheels away in celebration after netting his second and Chelsea's fourth
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Fabregas wheels away in celebration after netting his second and Chelsea's fourthCredit: Getty Images
Chelsea's Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregres slides down on his knees in celebration
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Chelsea's Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregres slides down on his knees in celebrationCredit: Getty Images

Gary Cahill pulled one back in first-half stoppage time before Azpilicueta nailed a peach of a volley past Foxes stand-in keeper Ron-Robert Zieler four minutes after the break.

Cesc Fabregas strikes Chelsea's third of the game
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Cesc Fabregas strikes Chelsea's third of the gameCredit: Getty Images
Cesar Azpilicuta celebrates his effort for the Blues
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Cesar Azpilicuta celebrates his effort for the Blues

Diego Costa and Jamie Vardy were summoned midway through the second half as Italian bosses Antonio Conte and Claudio Ranieri sought added firepower to the gun each other down.

DREAM TEAM RATINGS

LEICESTER: Zieler 6, Simpson 6, Morgan 6, Wasilewski 4, Chilwell 6, Schlupp 6, Drinkwater 6, King 7, Gray 6 (Amartey 90+1 6), Musa 6 (Vardy 76 5), Okazaki 7 (Ulloa 75 6)

Subs not used: Hamer, Kapustka, Mahrez, Benalouane

Booked: Wasilewski, Drinkwater, Chilwell

Sent off: Wasilewski

Goals: Okazaki: 17, 34

CHELSEA: Begovic 5, Azpilicueta 9, Cahill 9, Luiz 9, Alonso 8, Matic 7, Fabregas 9, Moses 7, Loftus-Cheek 7 (Diego Costa 67 7), Pedro 7 (Hazard 89 7), Batshuayi 7 (Chalobah 80 6)

Subs not used: Courtois, Kante, Willian, Aina

Booked: Matic, David Luiz

Goals: Cahill 45+2, Azpilicueta 49, Fabregas 92, 94

STAR MAN: Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea)


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