Date: 14th December 2015 at 8:00am
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Monday Night Football serves up a scintillating Premier League fixture to round off matchday 16 – with current leaders Leicester City hosting defending champions Chelsea at the King Power Stadium (20:00).

Claudio Ranieri’s side, who comfortably defeated struggling Swansea City 3-0 last weekend, have shocked the entire English top-flight so far this season to lead the division by two points ahead of runners-up Arsenal.

Meanwhile Jose Mourinho’s men have also been in startling form this term; but for all the wrong reasons, as the Blues currently lie just two points above the bottom three in 14th spot after suffering eight defeats in their opening 15 fixtures.

The Foxes’ Riyad Mahrez is just one of several stars the visitors should keep a watchful eye over after the Algeria international’s sensational hat-trick at the Liberty Stadium last Saturday; meanwhile Chelsea’s 2014-15 Player of the Year, Eden Hazard, has failed to score in all competitions so far this campaign as the Belgium ace severely struggles to rediscover his title-winning form of last year.

But with both wingers set to come face-to-face in Monday’s enthralling encounter, here’s how Mahrez and Hazard match up so far this term…

 
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