The strike by Marc Cucurella was the difference when Chelsea Leicester City beat 1-0 to go back to the top four of the Premier League on Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
De Vossen let their hosts sweat after Mads Hermansen saved the first half of Cole Palmer, with the faithfulness of the house being agitated before Cucurella struck.
The side of Enzo Maresca seemed to take the lead after 20 minutes when Jadon Sancho was polluted by Victor Kristiansen, but Palmer's Spot-Kick was stopped excellent.
It was the first time that Palmer had ever missed in the Premier League from 12 meters and his goal was drought to nine games.
Leicester came closest when Tosin Adarabioyo went on his own bar in the first half after Robert Sanchez had misjudged a cross, but otherwise only three shots worth 0.1 expected goals (XG).
The victory over the side he left last year means that Maresca takes Chelsea back to fourth place for a trip to Arsenal next weekend.
Leicester, meanwhile, stay 19th, six points on safety and host Manchester United next time.
𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝟎 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
The winner of Marc Cucurella is enough to send Chelsea to the top four.
In the game Cole Palmer also lost his 100% penalty record in the Premier League, but the blues still claimed the three points on Stamford Bridge.#Chelei pic.twitter.com/lu5ejhpnph
– Opta Analyst (@Optaanalyst) March 9, 2025
Data debrief: Cole on a goal Drought
Nobody could accuse Palmer of being missing after an afternoon when he had five shots and seven details in the box in 72 minutes action – but it is clear that this is his first real form in a Chelsea shirt.
The Talisman of the Blues saw a penalty saved – although in reality it was an exceptional rescue of a well -affected effort – and was fortunately for the goal, and saw one attempt blocked by his own teammate in the first half.
The 22-year-old has now had 29 shots since he last found it for the last time against Bournemouth in January and since then had been 683 minutes without a Premier League goal. The failed Spot-Kick was his first Miss at his 13th attempt, so that the best 100% success record in the Premier League history was ended.