Chelsea v Leicester player ratings: Antonio Rudiger 8, Jorginho 6; Ayoze Perez 4, Jamie Vardy 5

Blues exact revenge for FA Cup final defeat and put themselves in pole position for top-four finish

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Chelsea are on course to qualify for the Champions League after a 2-1 win against top-four rivals Leicester City.

Around 8,000 fans were at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea moved into the third place at Leicester's expense as the UK eases restrictions on large gatherings.

Chelsea avenged Saturday's 1-0 FA Cup final defeat against Leicester to steal a march on the Foxes in the race for the top four.

Thomas Tuchel's side broke the deadlock in the 47th minute when Antonio Rudiger bundled home after a corner and Jorginho doubled Chelsea's lead with a 66th-minute penalty after VAR ruled Wesley Fofana fouled Timo Werner.

Kelechi Iheanacho set up a tense finale when the Leicester striker slotted home in the 76th minute.