English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 25, 2017
Swansea City LWWLW 1
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Chelsea WDWDW 3
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SWA101
CHE123
Stamford Bridge · 41,612 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea go 11 points clear at top with commanding win over Swansea

Chelsea moved 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Swansea.

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Team Stats

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Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
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0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-3

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 30David LuizCD
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 4Cesc FàbregasCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 15Victor MosesRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 11PedroCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Asmir BegovicSUB
  2. 22WillianSUB
  3. 21Nemanja MaticSUB
  4. 26John TerrySUB
  5. 14Ruben Loftus-CheekSUB
  6. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  7. 5Kurt ZoumaSUB

SWA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Lukasz FabianskiG
  2. 6Alfie MawsonCD-L
  3. 33Federico FernándezCD-R
  4. 16Martin OlssonLB
  5. 26Kyle NaughtonRB
  6. 24Jack CorkCM
  7. 42Thomas CarrollLM
  8. 8Leroy FerRM
  9. 9Fernando LlorenteF
  10. 23Gylfi SigurdssonLF
  11. 15Wayne RoutledgeRF

Substitutes

  1. 22Angel RangelSUB
  2. 3Jordan AyewSUB
  3. 2Jordi AmatSUB
  4. 7Leon BrittonSUB
  5. 28Luciano NarsinghSUB
  6. 13Kristoffer NordfeldtSUB
  7. 10Borja BastónSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Chelsea 1, Swansea City 0. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro.
  2. 35' Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Martin Olsson (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+2' Goal! Chelsea 1, Swansea City 1. Fernando Llorente (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson following a set piece situation.
  5. 72' Goal! Chelsea 2, Swansea City 1. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
  6. 75' David Luiz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 76' Substitution, Chelsea. Nemanja Matic replaces Pedro.
  8. 76' Substitution, Swansea City. Jordan Ayew replaces Tom Carroll.
  9. 80' Leroy Fer (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 81' Substitution, Swansea City. Luciano Narsingh replaces Wayne Routledge.
  11. 84' Goal! Chelsea 3, Swansea City 1. Diego Costa (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  12. 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces Victor Moses.
  13. 85' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Eden Hazard.

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