After Cole Palmer saw his first-half penalty superbly saved, Marc Cucurella stepped up with the only goal of the game on the hour mark to make it three straight home wins for Chelsea. Here’s how Enzo Maresca’s side rated at Stamford Bridge...

Chelsea clinched a narrow 1-0 win over Leicester City in the Premier League to climb into the top four and boost their Champions League qualification hopes.

Chelsea are back into the top-four in the Premier League table following a 1-0 win over Leicester. The Blues weren’t quite at their best at Stamford Bridge and needed a fine strike from Marc Cucurella to finally find a way past Mads Hermansen after the Foxes goalkeeper had saved a penalty from Cole Palmer.

Chelsea recover from Cole Palmer’s missed penalty to beat lowly Leicester - Chelsea 1-0 Leicester: Marc Cucurella cracked in a fine strike in the 60th minute to settle the contest after Palmer missed

Marc Cucurella hammered Chelsea back into the Premier League's top four with the emphatic lone goal in the Blues' 1-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday.

Having beaten Southampton 4-0 last time out in the Premier League, Enzo Maresca’s team made it back-to-back victories over relegation-threatened sides at Stamford Bridge, although they were made to work hard for all three points against Leicester, who repelled and frustrated them for long spells.

Cole Palmer's perfect penalty record came to an end when his spot kick was saved by goalkeeper Mads Hermansen during Chelsea's clash with Leicester City.

A win this afternoon against Leicester City would have seen Chelsea climb up to fourth in the Premier League standings. It was supposed to be a stroll in the park for Enzo Maresca’s men at Stamford

Palmer saw his streak of 12 successful Premier League penalties ended by Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen in the first half of the game.