Chelsea v Swansea City: match preview

Chelsea v Swansea City: match preview

The Guardian, Friday 12 September 2014 19.11 BST   

Something has to give. The only teams with perfect Premier League records go head to head at Stamford Bridge and points will be shed for the first time. Chelsea may still prefer to rest Diego Costa, the division's player of the month, with one eye on a suspect hamstring and the other on Wednesday's visit of Schalke. The Welsh club, under the elite's manager of the month, have not won a league game in this corner of south-west London since 1925, though they will be sustained by the League Cup semi-final first leg win here in 2013. Such is their current confidence, they will be convinced they are capable of a repeat. Dominic Fifield

Kick-off Saturday 3pm

Venue Stamford Bridge

Last season Chelsea 1 Swansea City 0

Referee Kevin Friend

This season G1, Y5, R0, 5.0 cards per game

Odds H 3-10 A 12-1 D 5-1
Chelsea v Swansea City Chelsea v Swansea City: probable starters in bold, contenders in light
Chelsea

Subs from Cech, Schwarzer, Ake, Filipe Luís, Christensen, Zouma, Mikel, Ramires, Salah, Baker, Willian, Drogba, Costa

Doubtful Costa (hamstring)

Injured None

Suspended None


Discipline Y4 R0

Leading scorer Costa 4
Swansea City

Subs from Cornell, Tremmel, Amat, Carroll, Gomis, Tiendalli, Emnes, Montero, Bartley, Richards, Obeng

Doubtful Bony (knock), Emnes (knee)

Injured Britton (knee, 18 Oct), Donnelly (ankle, Nov)