Claudio Ranieri was a happy man as he saw his side comfortably dispatch Premiership strugglers Leicester City 2-0 yesterday.

The Blues dominated the game from start to finish and the only surprise was that they did not get more goals in addition to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's penalty and Eidur Gudjohnsen's strike.

The Foxes had Dave Bassett taking charge of his first game since taking the hot-seat at Filbert Street, but Ranieri's men were rarely troubled by a toothless visitors attack.

"In the first half we did not play very well but we scored two goals and had three other chances.

In the second half we played very well. Overall, I think Chelsea are improving and I am very happy with that," Ranieri told footballnews.co.uk.

The Blues picked up their first home win of the season to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign and move up to fifth in the Premiership table.