Chelsea suffered more frustration against 10-man Leicester as they were were held to a third successive goalless draw.
The Blues were booed off at Stamford Bridge after following up their cup blanks against Norwich and Arsenal with another stalemate against Leicester and missing out on the chance to go second.
Chelsea couldn't find a way through despite playing against ten men for the last 22 minutes after Ben Chilwell was dismissed after picking up two bookings in just five second half minutes.
Though Antonio Conte will have questions to answer after hooking star man Eden Hazard for his fourth game running with just 58 minutes gone.
Chelsea were fortunate their afternoon wasn't worse after a poor first half which also ended with them being jeered off.
They could have been 3-0 down inside the first ten minutes as Shinji Okazaki and Jamie Vardy, twice, went close.
The hosts then needed Thibaut Courtois to pull off a brilliant flying stop to keep out Wilfred Ndidi's header.
And the Blues suffered a blow when Gary Cahill was forced off with a hamstring injury just after the half hour.
Chilwell saw red after being booked first for a foul on Willian and then after he tripped Victor Moses.
With a man less, Leicester were then happy to settle for a point and held on for a share of the spoils without too much trouble despite Chelsea's dominance.
Here's how the game unfolded.
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Team news
The teams are in from Stamford Bridge.
Here’s how the sides will line up:
Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Rudiger, Moses Fabregas, Kante, Bakayoko, Alonso, Hazard, Morata.
Subs: Caballero, Pedro, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi, Christensen Luiz.
Leicester: Schmeichel, Amartey, Maguire, Dragovic, Chilwell Mahrez, Ndidi, James, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy.
Subs: Gray, Iheanacho, Hamer, Slimani, Iborra, Fuchs, Benalouane.
Who's fit and who's not?
Chelsea are expected to field a full-strength side for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Leicester.
Captain Gary Cahill was rested for the midweek Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg with Arsenal and could return in defence.
Ross Barkley is expected to be fit to make his debut following a hamstring injury in Chelsea’s FA Cup third round replay with Norwich next Wednesday.
Jamie Vardy is fit again after missing Leicester’s FA Cup trip to his former club Fleetwood.
The striker will travel to Chelsea on Saturday after recovering from the groin injury which made him sit out the goalless draw at Highbury Stadium last Saturday.
Wes Morgan and Danny Simpson (both hamstring) and Robert Huth (ankle) are out but Christian Fuchs (illness) and Vicente Iborra (hamstring) are fit for
Claude Puel’s side at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Drinkwater, Kante, Hazard, Morata, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Kenedy, Musonda, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Clarke-Salter, Sterling, Eduardo, Ampadu, Hudson-Odoi.
Leicester squad: Schmeichel, Hamer, Jakupovic, Maguire, Chilwell, Fuchs, Benalouane, Dragovic, James, King, Albrighton, Amartey, Gray, Silva, Ndidi, Mahrez, Iborra, Choudhury, Musa, Vardy, Slimani, Okazaki, Ulloa, Iheanacho.
Welcome
Chelsea have asked for statutory powers to be employed to overcome an injunction which threatens to derail the £1billion redevelopment of Stamford Bridge.
Documents available ahead of Monday’s meeting of the Hammersmith and Fulham Council cabinet outline the dispute.
Chelsea were granted planning permission last year to demolish the existing 41,000-seat stadium, replacing it with a 60,000-capacity arena on the same site in plans endorsed by the Mayor of London.
Chelsea have been reluctant to place a cost estimate on the project, but it could be £1bn, given the spends on similar-sized arenas in the capital and the complexity of the build.
However, the project is at risk unless the council, as requested by Chelsea - who have been owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich since 2003 - intervenes in a row with owners of a neighbouring property.
The Crosthwaites, the owners of the family home named in the documents, have taken out an injunction over a “right to light” which they say the new stadium would threaten - and Chelsea state the obstacle makes the project “undeliverable”.
“There is a real risk that the development will never commence,” a letter from Chelsea’s lawyers to the council said.
The letter asked for the council to acquire an interest in land - owned by Network Rail and Transport for London - in order to engage section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, which would override the “right to light” principle.
The development will see £22m of community improvements, Hammersmith and Fulham council says, plus an increase in the local economy on matchdays due to additional spectators.
It is expected a decision will be announced on Monday evening - and the cabinet has been recommended to approve the move “due to considerable public benefits associated with the development”.
Section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 “is a legal provision that permits the carrying out of development notwithstanding that it would interfere with an easement, covenant, or other third party right,” council documents state.
“The party with the benefit of such a right is no longer able to protect its right by injunction, and instead gains a right to statutory compensation,” the document adds.
The Crosthwaite family, who live a football’s kick away from the site, but over the railway line, argue in a legal letter that amendments to the design of the new stadium could be made without affecting their right to light.
“It is not the case that our clients’ rights prevent the whole stadium being built,” the letter states.
It adds there is a “disproportionate amount” of hospitality seating which takes up more space.
A separate letter from lawyers on behalf of Chelsea outlined their attempts to reach a settlement, including an unsuccessful mediation process.
It also suggested land near the property could be “compulsorily acquired” to overcome the issue. A compensation payment, based on compulsory purchase principles, could be due.
The lawyer letter also stated the club paid “a significant sum (around £50,000)“ to allow the neighbours to take their own expert advice on the matter.
However, since launching High Court injunctive proceedings in May 2017, the owners “have stated repeatedly that they will not accept monetary compensation”.