London: Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side will attempt to apply early pressure on their main Premier League rivals when they face a newly-promoted side for the second time inside a week with the visit of Leicester City to Stamford Bridge today.


Andre Schurrle celebrates after scoring for Chelsea against Burnley at Turf Moor on Monday. Pic/Getty Images

Mourinho's team started their campaign with a comfortable 3-1 victory at Burnley that included a goal for recent signing Diego Costa.

And it would constitute a major surprise if they failed to take maximum points against Nigel Pearson's City side.