Team News
Rafael Benitez is likely to continue his rotation policy at Chelsea with Demba Ba expected to replace Fernando Torres up front after the Spaniard started against Basel in Thursday’s Europa League victory over Basel. Gary Cahill is also pushing for a start after returning to the Blues bench following a six-week layoff with a knee injury.
Neil Taylor may be given the opportunity to step up his comeback from a long-term ankle injury. Swansea boss Michael Laudrup has no other injury concerns.
What the managers said…
“We always create chances, but if we have a bad day in front of goal and we defend well it is 0-0. But if we concede one or two goals we will need two or three to win and that is too much to ask. That’s what’s happened in the previous four games, so to get a clean sheet was a big positive.” Michael Laudrup is happy with Swansea’s defensive improvement (Wales Online)
Pre-match Statistic: Should he play and score Frank Lampard would equal Andy Cole’s landmark of finding the net against 38 different Premier League teams.
Prediction: Chelsea 3-0 Swansea City
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