Match Day Thread Chelsea 1 v 0 Swansea

Chelsea v Swansea City

Barclays Premier League
Date - Wednesday, 29 November 2017
Kick off - 7:45 PM
Venue - Stamford Bridge, London

Following the 0-0 draw with Bournemouth, a result that left Swansea firmly entrenched in the bottom 3, the Swans next travel to Stamford Bridge to face reigning Champions Chelsea.

In many respects this is a "free pass" for Paul Clement and his squad as few, if anyone, will expect them to return with anything other than a defeat.

The question for the Swansea owners is how long do they continue to put their faith in Paul Clement? Relegation would destroy the value of the Club and surely the Yanks will not want that...... ?

The Swans have played Chelsea on 33 occasions, winning 7, drawing 11 and losing 15.

In the corresponding fixture last season, Chelsea ran out 3-1 winners.

Cesc Fabregas' strike on his 300th league appearance set the PL leaders on their way, although it took late goals from Pedro and Diego Costa to get the job done after Fernando Llorente headed an equaliser in first-half stoppage time.

Swansea pointed - with some justification - to an unpunished Cesar Azpilicueta handball in his own penalty box with the score at 1-1, referee Neil Swarbrick ruled the close-quarters contact accidental. If I recall correctly, when Chelsea subsequently went 2-1 up he ran back laughing and smiling with the Chelsea players?

Looking ahead to Wednesday, I can see Chelsea winning 3-0

 

10 - 0........

 

Why not 20-0 or is that being silly

 

Run for cover

 

OK ...8 - 0 seems fair....

 

Have you put a bet on that ?

 

2-1..............Swans

 

Check out @rvandomselaar’s Tweet:

 

With Tammy unavailable and with two more goals today surely Ollie must be on the bench at least.

 

2-1 to Chelsea but Wilf to score

 

I think that a 3-0 defeat is well on the cards, though we do seem to turn it on for the big clubs, Bony needs to start banging them in.

My son was at the Bournemouth game, first game for him at the Liberty this season, all he had to say was, 'we were playing some really poor football dad'.........

 

If Huddersfield can hold out so long against Man City so can we against Chelsea although I'm not holding my breath

 

McBurnie highlights the vast chasm there is between under 23 and Premier League. He needs to a season in the Championship.

 

Good time to take a big scalp , and I think we may this game
Fab
Naughton , Mawson , VDH , Clucas
Mesa
Dyer , Ki , Sanches , Ayew
Bony

 

Fede won't be available for the next two games because of his father's death

 

We are not Hudders we are the whipping boys this season.....

 

I saw the Huddersfield game at the Liberty and we were better than them but unfortunately because of Fede's absence we won't have three at the back which is the way I would have liked the team set up for this game.

 

We can field 22 players and we would still not be good enough.......The rest of the teams wish they could play us every week..That's how bad we are at the moment..

 

I fear a humiliation job. Saying that, I'd take getting humiliated if it means changes being made.

 

I hope not though. i think we will have a result at 3-0 loss.....