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The last two Premier League champions are both in a state of flux for different reasons -- current title-holders Leicester City are acclimating to the grind of multiple tournament commitments and 2015 winners Chelsea are looking for consistency on a match-to-match basis under new manager Antonio Conte.The two sides meet at Stamford Bridge on Saturday attempting to jump-start their middling campaigns.It was, of course, all much different the last time Claudio Ranieri visited Chelsea. The one-time Blues manager and his side were given a pre-match honour guard befitting their championship pedigree to conclude that magical season. But those good feelings should be kept in the past according to the Italian manager since Leicester City (2-2-3) are fighting to climb their way out of their current 12th-place spot in the table.The last match at Chelsea was special with the guard of honour, but Saturday is an important match and we must react, Ranieri said at his Thursday news conference. Its a big challenge because now there are so many champions in front. They are playing 3-4-3.They push a lot on the flank but they are also good players with good skill. For us, its important to stay together.The Foxes defence, an underrated component of their run to the title, is still grinding through the gears in league play. Leicester City have not conceded in winning their first two Champions League matches, but Liverpool and Manchester United each breached them for four goals in road losses. So did Chelsea, emerging with a 4-2 victory in extra time at King Power Stadium in the second round of the EFL Cup on Sept. 20.Ranieri is using this match as a measuring stick of his teams mettle.We lost against Liverpool and Manchester United and now arrives another big team, he said. We drew just against Arsenal, so now I want to see how we react.All of Leicester Citys players who represented their countries during the international break came back to the Midlands healthy, and influential midfielder Danny Drinkwater should be available for selection. The England international missed the last two qualifiers recovering from a groin injury but has been practicing with the team.The big subplot to this contest is midfielder NGolo Kante facing his former team for the first time since leaving for Stamford Bridge over the summer. Kante -- worth a ￡30 million transfer fee in Chelseas eyes -- was the linchpin of Leicesters defence, a tireless engine who tracked every opponent, won seemingly every challenge to create the first touch that sprung Leicester Citys quicksilver counterattack.Kante has made a seamless transition to the London outfit and should be fresh considering he was a stoppage-time situational substitution to help France preserve their 1-0 victory over the Netherlands on Monday. Conte held him out of the EFL Cup tie, but Kante has been a fixture in the starting XI for Chelsea (4-1-2) since his arrival.But the Blues are still a work in progress, evidenced by their inability to beat the Premier Leagues heavyweights thus far. They did avoid going into the international break with a four-match winless streak thanks to Diego Costa, who had a goal and an assist in a six-minute span of the second half Oct. 1 to power a 2-0 victory at Hull City.The Spain international by way of Brazil has re-discovered his 2014-15 form, scoring six of Chelseas 12 goals in league play. Willian also netted his seventh international goal in helping Brazil defeat Venezuela on Tuesday, but his status for this match is unknown following the death of his mother Thursday.Chelsea are still fragile in the back without injured talisman John Terry, leaving Conte to continue his experimentation with a three-man defence he used to great success at Juventus and then with the Italian national team. Their only two clean sheets this season in league play have been at the expense of new boys Burnley and Hull.And like Leicester City, the Blues have faltered in their marquee matches, losing 2-1 at home to Liverpool before being thoroughly outclassed 3-0 by Arsenal at the Emirates.Also similar to the Foxes, Chelsea had most of their first-choice players toiling for country during the international break. Eden Hazard may have been the most productive of the 13 Blues in action, racking up two goals and two assists as Belgium pounded Bosnia-Herzegovina and Gibraltar for 10 goals without reply in their two qualifier victories.Last months League Cup match was a back-and-forth affair -- Shinji Okazaki staked Leicester City to a 2-0 lead with a brace inside the first 35 minutes, but Gary Cahill pulled a goal back just before intermission. 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He has three goals and five assists through 36 games with the Leafs this season.Moeen Alis unbeaten 99 on day one of the first Test against India illustrates why hes the perfect candidate to bat at five for England, says Alec Stewart.Ali missed a golden opportunity to reach three figures when he mis-hit a full toss from Amit Mishra in the final over of the day, which England closed on 311-4, but will be on strike when play resumes in Rajkot on day two - live on Sky Sports 2 from 3.45am. Staff at the Rajkot Hotel surprise England cricketers Moeen Ali and Joe Root with a cake Former England captain Stewart told Sky Sports that the all-rounder looked determined from the off to cash in on an inviting pitch. When he came into the side he came in as a batsman who bowled - then he turned into a bowler who bats, said Stewart.Batting down at eight didnt suit him; hes got all of his runs higher up the order so if you can get him in, in that more responsible position and hell deliver. India vs England November 10, 2016, 3:45am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Batting at five suits him perfectly because he times the ball as well as anyone but he also knows when to crank it up.He has had a little bit of a history of getting to fifty or sixty and playing a rash shot but in this innings, especially, he said Im making sure Im getting three figures.Hopefully he will get that first thing in the morning and go on to score a real big one.Ali shared a fourth-wicket stand of 179 with Joe Root, who struck 11 fours and a six during his 124-run innings - his 11th Test century in total and first in Asia. England batsman Joe Root spoke to Nasser Hussain and Ian Ward at stumps He really is right up there with the very best who have played for England, said Stewart, paying tribute.ddddddddddddHe, along with AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli, is one of the three world-class players currently playing the game.He just plays - he has his own tempo, his own style; he doesnt let the bowlers settle and runs brilliantly between the wickets. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. He always puts the opposition on the back foot but does so in such a secure, safe way while he can go big if needs be. He is just a quality, quality player. He is the real deal.Roots innings came to a close in controversial fashion when Umesh Yadav juggled a return catch, the third umpire agreeing with the on-field officials that the seamer did have control of the ball for a sufficient amount of time to claim the wicket. Joe Root was dismissed after being controversially caught and bowled by Umesh Yadav In real-time I thought he was out, said Stewart. Its the bowlers reaction that is the problem though, because it suggests have I caught it? I think the umpires got to the right decision.Live coverage of the first Test between India and England continues on Sky Sports 2 from 3.45am on Thursday.Also See:Day One HighlightsScorecardRoot ton puts England on topRoot: Great start to Test ' ' '