Chelsea visit wales to play Swansea City in a Premier League encounter at The Liberty Stadium.
Eden Hazard Chelsea
Team News:
Swansea City have announced the departure of Wilfried Bony to Manchester City for 25 million pounds. Manager Garry Monk is set to spend the money from Ivorian in various areas, starting with an initial bid for Tottenham defender Kyle Naughton. Midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng is out on International duty with South Korea to represent his country in Asia Cup while Jonjo Shelvey is out suspended. January signing Nelson Oliviera is hoping for a starting berth along with French striker Bafitembi Gomis. Gomis is hopin to be number one for Monk after departure of Bony to Manchester City. Jefferson Montero is out injured and will be out for few weeks.
Jose Mourinho will be without his first choice left back Cesar Azpilicueta as the Spanish defender is ruled out of match action with an injury. Thibaut Courtois will be rested ahead of his full fitness as Petr Cech continues to recover from the finger injury he sustained in loss against Tottenham Hotspur. Despite playing impressive game against Newcastle last weekend, Kurt Zouma might be benched ahead of Gary Cahill in the starting lineup. Jose Mourinho might push Cesc Fabregas up front in attacking midfield with Ramires partnering Nemanja Matic on the defensive midfield.
Probable Starting Lineup:
Swansea City:
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Lukasz Fabianski: Neil Taylor, Ashley Williams, Federico Fernandez, Ashley Richards: Leon Britton, Tom Carroll: Wayne Routledge, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Nathan Dyer: Bafitembi Gomis
Chelsea:
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Petr Cech: Branislav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, John Terry, Filipe Luis: Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas: Willian, Oscar, Eden Hazard: Diego Costa
Match Facts
Chelsea are undefeated in 22 of their last 24 matches in the Premier League
Chelsea have won their last 4 matches against Swansea in all competitions.
Chelsea have scored at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches in the Premier League.
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