Chelsea v Swansea City, 29 November 2017

Score1-0 to Chelsea
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,365

View Chelsea v Swansea City head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm Chelsea had now won eight and lost one of the 13 meetings in the Premier League.

1 Chelsea

0 Swansea City

Goals:

Antonio Rüdiger 55 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Forward Alvaro Morata

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Alfie Mawson Defender
Mike Van Der Hoorn Defender
Kyle Naughton Defender/Midfielder
Martin Olsson Defender/Midfielder
Tom Carroll Midfielder
Renato Sanches Midfielder
Roque Mesa Midfielder
KI Sung-yueng Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward
Wilfried Bony Forward

Substitutions:

Victor Moses for Davide Zappacosta 75
Danny Drinkwater for Willian 81
Eden Hazard for Pedro 81

Substitutions:

Leroy Fer for Renato Sanches 46
Ollie McBurnie for Roque Mesa 65
Wayne Routledge for Jordan Ayew 84

Cards:

Alvaro Morata 90 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Eden Hazard

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender/Right back Angel Rangel
Midfielder Sam Clucas
Midfielder Leroy Fer
Midfielder Wayne Routledge
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Forward Ollie McBurnie

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea were now unbeaten in their last six Premier League games (won five). They had now won 17 of their last 28 home games in the Premier League played on a Wednesday (lost two). Cesar Azpilicueta did not start a Premier League game for Chelsea for the first time since December 2015 (74 games). Only Frank Lampard had made more consecutive Premier League starts for the Blues (112).

Comments:

League position: 19th Swansea City had now scored seven goals after 14 games in this Premier League season; only thee clubs had scored fewer goals at this stage of a Premier League season (Derby County [five in 2007-08], Bradford City [five in 2000-01] and Manchester City [six in 1995-96]). The Swans equalled their Premier League club record of four consecutive games without a goal. According to Opta stats, this was the fourth game so far in this Premier League season that City failed to have a shot on target.

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Antonio Rüdiger 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Forward Alvaro Morata

Substitutions:

Victor Moses for Davide Zappacosta 75
Danny Drinkwater for Willian 81
Eden Hazard for Pedro 81

Cards:

Alvaro Morata 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Eden Hazard

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea were now unbeaten in their last six Premier League games (won five). They had now won 17 of their last 28 home games in the Premier League played on a Wednesday (lost two). Cesar Azpilicueta did not start a Premier League game for Chelsea for the first time since December 2015 (74 games). Only Frank Lampard had made more consecutive Premier League starts for the Blues (112).

0 Swansea City

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Alfie Mawson Defender
Mike Van Der Hoorn Defender
Kyle Naughton Defender/Midfielder
Martin Olsson Defender/Midfielder
Tom Carroll Midfielder
Renato Sanches Midfielder
Roque Mesa Midfielder
KI Sung-yueng Midfielder
Jordan Ayew Forward
Wilfried Bony Forward

Substitutions:

Leroy Fer for Renato Sanches 46
Ollie McBurnie for Roque Mesa 65
Wayne Routledge for Jordan Ayew 84

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender/Right back Angel Rangel
Midfielder Sam Clucas
Midfielder Leroy Fer
Midfielder Wayne Routledge
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Forward Ollie McBurnie

Comments:

League position: 19th Swansea City had now scored seven goals after 14 games in this Premier League season; only thee clubs had scored fewer goals at this stage of a Premier League season (Derby County [five in 2007-08], Bradford City [five in 2000-01] and Manchester City [six in 1995-96]). The Swans equalled their Premier League club record of four consecutive games without a goal. According to Opta stats, this was the fourth game so far in this Premier League season that City failed to have a shot on target.