Chilwell’s Shutout Delight

- Leicester City’s defensive solidarity most pleased Ben Chilwell at the full-time whistle on Saturday
- The left back spoke to LCFC TV following the 2-0 Premier League win over Watford
- City have kept five clean sheets in a row in all competitions and now sit seventh in the table

The Foxes are yet to concede in 2018, while seven goals scored this year have yielded three victories from five outings, as well as a goalless draw at champions Chelsea last weekend.

Chilwell, returning to the starting XI following a one-game suspension, praised his side for their solidarity as a defensive unit after playing 90 minutes in the triumph.  

“Everyone’s buzzing and everyone’s happy,” Chilwell told LCFC TV. “We’ve got another clean sheet which is good, and that gives defenders and the goalkeeper confidence.

“More importantly, we defended as a team and we were good on the counter attack today. It would have been nice to have been a bit more clinical and seen the game out, but everyone’s happy because we got a clean sheet and a 2-0 win.

“We said before that we want a lot of clean sheets. I think we set a target of getting six or seven, so we’re already on five [this year].

“It’s good stuff and hopefully we can keep it going. We want to keep it going and keep defending well as a team and hopefully get a lot more clean sheets this season.”

Chilwell went on to credit goalscorers Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, who this season have now netted a combined 20 times in all competitions.

“He’s really done well this year and he’s been massive for us,” said Chilwell of Vardy. “Obviously, him and Riyad [Mahrez] have got a lot of goals this season and a lot of assists for us, which is been massive in the form we’ve had.

“The games that we’ve won have generally come down to those two scoring good goals. They’ve both been very key for us and Vardy is now on 10 goals for us this season. It’s massive and hopefully he can keep it going.”