Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson is expecting Chelsea to record a comfortable victory when they face Leicester City on Saturday afternoon.

The Blues lost comprehensively to Leeds last weekend but Merson believes that Thomas Tuchel’s side will be coming up against an opponent who are low on confidence:

“I think Leicester are in for a very, very long Premier League season. They had to bring on their big guns to get it done on penalties against Stockport the other day. Fortunately, they have a very good manager, but there’s a lot going on at the club. The one thing I love about them is that they have a go, and that could be their Achilles’ heel this week. Leicester will need to shut shop at Stamford Bridge, but I don’t think they will. Chelsea are a wounded animal at the moment, and I think they’ll pull off a big win this weekend.”

Merson has gone with a 3-0 win to Chelsea, which is a pretty generous prediction, considering how poor they were at Elland Road. You would certainly make the home side the favourites, but it could be a tighter contest than some imagine.

Tuchel’s men aren’t exactly firing on all cylinders at the moment, and it is concerning that they have conceded five goals in their last two matches. Even if they are a bit open at the back, though, they should still have enough to see off Leicester.

As Merson mentions, the Foxes even struggled against fourth-tier Stockport in the Carabao Cup, and they are not in a position to pull off an upset at Stamford Bridge.