Frank Lampard could be SACKED if Chelsea lose to Leicester in Premier League tonight, talkSPORT told, but Brendan Rodgers links downplayed

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Chelsea could make the decision to sack Frank Lampard as manager should the Blues be defeated by Leicester on Tuesday night, talkSPORT has been told.

The Foxes host Lampard’s struggling side at 8:15pm – with full commentary of the huge Premier League clash LIVE on talkSPORT.

Lampard is in a rut right now and cannot seem to get out of it

While things are going well for Brendan Rodgers right now – Saturday’s defeat of Southampton saw Leicester end the weekend only two points off top spot – Lampard is dealing with more tricky times.

Chelsea are down in seventh after 18 games, and while they beat Fulham last time out they had won just a single of their six Premier League matches before facing their west London rivals.

And it’s fair to say the performance against Fulham was hardly eye-catching, either, with Leicester looking to take advantage of the Blues’ poor form and out-of-sorts showings when Lampard takes his side to the King Power.

The pressure has mounted on Lampard over the past few weeks with this dreadful run ongoing, and he is one of the favourites to lose his job in the Premier League sack race.

Rodgers has done fine work at Leicester and is considered Lampard’s possible successor

But could Lampard be axed as early as today? According to journalist Simon Johnson, who covers Chelsea for The Athletic, the answer to that question is ‘yes’.

“There already are (question marks over his future),” said Johnson on the Sports Bar, with host Andy Goldstein also asking whether Brendan Rodgers could replace Lampard in the Stamford Bridge dugout.

“He’s definitely valued as a coach,” replied Johnson, “and who wouldn’t value him as a coach because of the jobs he’s done at Leicester and Celtic.

“And he made an impression when he was in charge of the [Chelsea] youth and reserve team.

“But there are a lot of things Brendan has said and done over the years which did not go down too well with the hierarchy.

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“I think if Chelsea are going to appoint another manager they might be looking elsewhere.

“But he’d definitely be lower down on the list.”

Desiring a clear-cut answer on Lampard’s future, Goldstein was straightforward with his next question: ‘If Leicester beat Chelsea, could he get the sack tonight?’

“Yes,” was Johnson’s reply.

talkSPORT brings you full LIVE commentary of Leicester vs Chelsea in the Premier League, kick-off 8:15pm

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