Barclays Premier League as it happened: Leicester 1-3 Chelsea
Full-time: Leicester 1-3 Chelsea
A brief scare for Chelsea, but their second half performance was worthy of victory and Mourinho's side can now clinch the title with victory over Crystal Palace on 3 May.
As for Leicester, they impressed early on but were powerless to prevent defeat once they went behind to Terry's goal.
Pearson and his team will not be too disheartened, however, and Leicester's season will be defined by upcoming matches against relegation rivals starting with Newcastle at the King Power this weekend.
That is all from us tonight, see you again soon.
Game, set and match for Mourinho's side, surely, as they double their advantage shortly after taking the lead.
Fabregas works his way to the byline, before cutting back for Ramires who lashes home an unstoppable effort from the edge of the box.
Kurt Zouma is on for Willian with five minutes of normal time remaining.
Willian the next Chelsea player to try his luck after a pass infield from Azpilicueta, but his curled effort is too high and does not test Schmeichel.
James then shoots at Cech but the shot is blocked by Terry. Matic was booked a few moments ago and is now remonstrating with Cambiasso after appearing to receive an accidental elbow from the Argentine.
Just two minutes into the second half and Chelsea are level as Drogba recovers quickly to beat De Laet to an Ivanovic cross and send a right-footed effort past the despairing dive of Schmeichel.
Good interplay between Willian and Hazard on the right-hand touchline in the build-up to that equaliser, with the latter chipping a delightful pass through to the onrushing Ivanovic.
Leicester take the lead in first-half stoppage time as a break engineered by Drinkwater leads to Vardy playing a low ball across the box.
The usually consistent Azpilicueta slips at the vital moment and Ulloa leaves the ball for Albrighton who drives it home.
Not a bad time for the 25-year-old to notch his first goal for the club...
Best chance of the first half for either side as Konchesky makes contact with a long cross from Albrighton and forces a diving save from Cech who pushes the ball against his near post.
Cambiasso has a chance to prod home in the ensuing scramble but his touch is heavy and he chooses instead to set up Albrighton whose own shot is blocked by Cahill.
A real let off for Chelsea.
Branislav Ivanovic complains to Clattenburg that he was being held prior to making contact with a corner from Fabregas and Drogba miscontrols the rebound.
Sensing an opportunity to break, Danny Drinkwater sends a lofted ball forward towards the run of Vardy but Cesar Azpilicueta is composed as he cuts out the danger.
Injuries are threatening to derail Leicester's promising start here. Huth signals to goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel to boot the ball out of play and the Stoke loanee then proceeds to limp off as Richie de Laet takes his place. Pearson now reduced to just one substitute with 65 minutes left to play.
It seems Huth sustained the problem while tussling with Gary Cahill and Nemanja Matic at a corner.
A sad way for the Welsh midfielder to end his 300th appearance for the Foxes.
King's teammates do not appear unduly affected by the early change, however, and Morgan heads wide from a corner after Cech is forced to come tearing out of his area to deal with a loose ball.
Robert Huth is now receiving treatment from the Leicester physio.
The lively Vardy hits the first shot in anger, yet the former Fleetwood striker watches the ball fly well over the crossbar.
Leicester have started very well here and miss another chance to test Cech as a poor first touch from Leonardo Ulloa fails to do adequate justice to a superb lofted left-footed pass from the influential Esteban Cambiasso.
Despite boasting a 10-point lead over Manchester City and Arsenal, Chelsea were dubbed 'boring' by frustrated home supporters during their dull draw at the Emirates last time out.
Both Mourinho and John Terry were predictably quick to refute those claims, however, and the latter in particular earned plaudits for an accomplished display in the heart of defence.
Just over five minutes until kick-off.
To put Leicester's recent run into context, they had won just four of their previous 29 games before a late Andy King goal against West Ham on 4 April inspired a strong sequence of results.
Their last win, which came against Burnley at Turf Moor, was notably scrappy but Jamie Vardy's goaline effort was enough to secure victory after Matt Taylor had hit the post with a penalty.
The previous fixture between these two clubs came in August, when second-half goals from Costa and Eden Hazard kept Chelsea at the summit of the Premier League after just two games.
Leicester caused their fair share of problems before the break that day, yet a lack of cutting edge - most notably from David Nugent - condemned them to a slightly unlucky defeat.
Young Nathan Ake features among the Chelsea substitutes after impressing during a short loan spell with Championship outfit Reading.
Croatian striker Andrej Kramaric is on the bench for Leicester and spoke again earlier this week of his reasoning behind his decision to reject tonight's opponents during the January transfer window.
Here's an excerpt from what he told Croatian daily Vecernji List:
I never had a chance to meet Mourinho, it is true there was an option for me to join Chelsea.
It wasn't an easy decision for me, but after I heard I was supposed to go on loan somewhere outside England, I rejected Chelsea and chose Leicester because I wanted to feel real football, I wanted to play in Premier League.
Loic Remy remains absent for Chelsea tonight, so Didier Drogba starts as the lone striker with Diego Costa still not risked as he continues to recover from the latest recurrence of a long-standing hamstring problem.
Oscar makes way for the Ivorian after being taken to hospital last week following a sickening collision with Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina during the 0-0 draw in North London, while Petr Cech comes in for Thibaut Courtois in goal.
Good evening and welcome to IBTimes UK's live coverage of tonight's Premier League clash between Leicester City and Chelsea at the King Power Stadium in what is a significant fixture for both sides.
Having previously seemed resigned to relegation at the foot of the Premier League, the hosts have been resurgent in recent weeks and a remarkable run of four consecutive victories has lifted them out of the relegation zone to 17<sup>th.
While Nigel Pearson's side have arguably more important matches to come against the likes of Newcastle, Queens Park Rangers and Sunderland between now and the end of the season, another positive result here would only serve to increase the sense of belief among players and supporters alike that survival is now a very realistic aim.
For champions elect Chelsea, meanwhile, a win in the East Midlands tonight would move them to within three points of their first top-flight title since 2010.
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