Swansea City vs Chelsea Preview

April 11, 2014
By: Deke Hardman

Jose Mourinho

The weekend’s Premier League action concludes at the Liberty Stadium where Swansea City face Chelsea.

The hosts have won one of their last eight league games, and sit just six points above the bottom three though they do have a game in hand on eighteenth place Fulham.

Manager Garry Monk is set to make changes from the side that lost 1-0 at Hull City last time out, with Nathan Dyer, Pablo Hernandez and Jose Canas all pushing for starts, while Kyle Bartley, who has a hamstring problem, is their only absentee.

Top scorer Wilfried Bony is widely available at 9.0 (8/1) to get the first goal of the game, with Michu an 11.0 (10/1) chance with Bet 365.

The home win is priced at 5.0 (4/1) with most firms, with Chelsea favourites at 1.83 (5/6) with Bet 365. The draw is 3.75 (11/4) with a variety of bookmakers.

The visitors go in to the game having booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Paris Saint Germain at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday evening.

They go into the weekend two points behind leaders Liverpool in the league, and will reclaim top spot with victory should Brendan Rodgers’ side lose to Manchester City in Sunday’s earlier kick-off.

John Terry and Eden Hazard are both major doubts with respective foot and calf problems, while Mohammed Salah may be recalled after being ineligible midweek, and Ramires is set to return from suspension.

Samuel Eto’o is favourite to open the scoring at 5.75 (19/4) with Bet Victor, with Tuesday’s hero Demba Ba an 8.0 (7/1) chance with Paddy Power.

Chelsea ran out 1-0 winners when the sides met at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day, while they were held to a 0-0 on their last visit to the Liberty Stadium, in the second leg of last season’s League Cup semi-finals, having lost the first leg 2-0.

The Blues can be backed at 11/8 (2.38) with Sky Bet to keep a clean sheet this time around, while the same firm offer odds of 3.0 (2/1) for Jose Mourinho’s men to win without conceding.

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