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Premier League: Chelsea, Leicester draw, Everton-Man City postponed due to COVID-19
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Aston Villa's Anwar El Ghazi celebrates scoring his sides first goal to level the score at 1-1 as Chelsea players protest during a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge in London, UK, December 28, 2020. /CFP

Aston Villa's Anwar El Ghazi celebrates scoring his sides first goal to level the score at 1-1 as Chelsea players protest during a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge in London, UK, December 28, 2020. /CFP

Chelsea have won just one game in their last five in the Premier League after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa on Monday night.

Olivier Giroud put Chelsea ahead with a header from Ben Chilwell's 34th-minute cross for his eighth goal in eight games, but Anwar El Ghazi's far-post volley, which went through Edouard Mendy's legs five minutes into the second half, assured each side took a point, although Chelsea complained Jack Grealish had fouled Andreas Christensen in the build-up to the goal.

Leicester City drew 1-1 away to Crystal Palace with Harvey Barnes' 83rd-minute goal giving them a point after Wilfried Zaha had put the home side ahead from a counter-attack in the 58th minute.

Leicester, who had seen Kelechi Iheanacho's first-half penalty saved by Vicente Guaita, moved into second place in the table.

Leicester City's English defender James Justin (2nd L) tackles Crystal Palace's German midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp (C) during an English Premier League football match at Selhurst Park in London, UK, December 28, 2020. /CFP

Leicester City's English defender James Justin (2nd L) tackles Crystal Palace's German midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp (C) during an English Premier League football match at Selhurst Park in London, UK, December 28, 2020. /CFP

Everton's home game against Manchester City was canceled after an outbreak of COVID-19 in the City squad.

Pep Guardiola's side had previously confirmed positive tests for Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker and two staff members on Christmas Day, and a statement released by the club on Monday explained the club had "returned a number of positive cases, in addition to the four already reported on Christmas Day."

"With the security of the bubble compromised, there posed a risk that the virus could spread further amongst the squad, the staff and potentially beyond," explained City's statement.

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