Chelsea boss Graham Potter admits he hooked Joao Felix at halftime in victory over Leicester City.

A real threat in attack, the 23-year-old was however at fault for Leicester's equaliser, as he lost the ball deep in the Chelsea half and Patson Daka pounced to hammer an effort past Kepa Arrizabalaga from just outside the area and cancel out Ben Chilwell's opener.

Kai Havertz put the visitors in front with the final kick of the first-half, and Felix did not emerge with his team-mates after the break as Conor Gallagher was introduced. Chelsea went on to win 3-1 win, with Mateo Kovacic's volley sealing victory.

Potter was asked after the match about the decision to bring Felix off, and whether it was to do with that knock to his ankle or his role in the Leicester goal.

“Tactically I wanted to use an extra midfielder," Potter said.

“I felt we needed someone who could ball win, a different profile and I thought Conor was fantastic."