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Brendan Rodgers insists Chelsea are favourites for their crucial league clash with his Leicester side on Tuesday as their squad depth will help them recover from Saturday's FA Cup final between the two sides

Brendan Rodgers believes Chelsea have the edge over Leicester in Tuesday's FA Cup Final repeat which takes place barely 72 hours after the Foxes’ Wembley triumph.

Leicester won the Cup for the first time in their 137-year history by beating Thomas Tuchel’s side 1-0 last Saturday and know a similar result will secure a place in next season’s Champions League.

But Leicester would rather the Stamford Bridge clash had been played on Wednesday to give the Finalists an extra 24 hours’ recovery time, especially as the final round of Premier League fixtures is on Sunday rather than Saturday.