Chelsea 3-1 Swansea City - As it happened

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Re-live Premier League leaders Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Swansea City at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea 3-1 Swansea City - As it happened

Re-live Premier League leaders Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Swansea City at Stamford Bridge

FULL-TIME: Chelsea 3-1 Swansea City

The match is over, Chelsea wins and has now 11 points clear at the top.

90. Minute: four added minutes...

Last changes for Chelsea

Zouma comes in for Moses, Willian comes in for Hazard

NEXT GOAL FOR CHELSEA (Costa, 84)

Hazard cuts a ball back for Costa to slam left-footed on the volley.

Yellow card for Swansea

Fer gets booked

Another change for Swansea

Luciano Narsingh replaces Routledge

Change for Swansea

J. Ayew replaces Carroll 

Change for Chelsea

Matić is in, Pedro Rodriguez is out

David Luiz is booked.

The Chelsea player is booked after an throwing an elbow that makes Llorente bleed.

GOOOAL FOR CHELSEA! (Pedro, 72)

Another goal by a Spanish player. Pedro scores in minute 72 with the help of Fabianski. A pass by Fabregas allows Pedro to face goal, Fabianski dives over the top of his left-foot curler.

Handball by Azpilicueta?

The Chelsea asks for a penalty. The referee says no though, and Sigurdsson is furious.

Monologue by Chelsea

Conte's players are searching for a 2-1, but the right moment will just not open up

Seems like Swansea is settling into the half now...

Sigurdsson threatens to shoot, but Moses intervenes

SO CLOSE!

Fàbregas hits the woodwork.  It's a Pedro cut-back again and the Spanish player hits the bar...this could have been a hat-trick for Cesc today.

Chance for Chelsea

The Swansea goal has done no harm to Chelsea's confidence and they are back in front. Hazard goes with Fabregas and shoots towards the corner, Fabianski stops the ball with one hand.

Second half begins...

Off and running again

HALF-TIME: Chelsea 1- 1 Swansea

Swansea are level right on half-time. 

GOAL by Llorente! (45+2)

Llorente uses the flat, deep free-kick by Sigurdsson for a brilliant header...and scores!

Olsson gets booked!

The player hacks down Moses by the side of Swansea's penalty box

First yellow card for Swansea

Naughton is cautioned by the referee for throwing himself on Hazard

Fabianski denies Fabregas a second goal!

A volley by Fabregas creates another dangerous situation but Fabianski's strong hand stops it

Swansea City wakes up...

The goal has wakened the players up and they start circling Coutois' area

FIRST GOAL FOR CHELSEA! (Fabregas, 19)

Fabregas scores! Chelsea's possession has paid off

Carroll' makes a wrong move, Pedro's pass  is taken by Fabregas and he shoots the ball into the far corner

Chelsea leads in possession and intensity

Free-kick for Conte's players, Fabregas shoots

Chance for Chelsea!

Costa lays off to Fabregas whose shot hits a Swansea body in the six-yard box

Chelsea counter-attack

But the Swansea players have been prepared well and bring Costa down a dead end

Swansea's first chance

Routledge wins them a corner

Fabregas delivers a free-kick

He shoots a decent ball from the right, but no one is there to take it

First chance for Chelsea

Moses wins a corner down the right, plays it to Pedro but he shoots to high and misses the target

KICK-OFF!

Chelsea gets the game at Stamford Bridge started

Three minutes to kick-off!

the teams are coming out of the tunnel

Chelsea wants to use match to close Premier League

Every day that goes by the team of Antonio Conte is closer to achieving the Premier League title. Against Swansea the team will have another opportunity of adding up another three points at Stamford Bridge.

These are the official line-ups:

Here is how the teams are lining up for today's match:

Chelsea XI: Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill, Moses, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Pedro, Diego Costa, Hazard.

Swansea XI: Fabianski; Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Fer, Cork, Carroll; Routledge, Llorente, Sigurdsson.

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