Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Chelsea 5th with 70 points, Swansea City 18th with 33, 37 apart. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Swansea City ran at 0.74 scored and 1.47 conceded, Chelsea at 1.63 and 1.
Swansea City had gone 6 games without a win. Chelsea entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Swansea City 2/15, Chelsea 10/15.
Across 15 recorded meetings, Swansea City have 2 wins to Chelsea's 8, with 5 draws, at 2.67 goals per meeting.
The venue was Swansea.com Stadium in Swansea, with room for 20,827 spectators. Chelsea led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.