Chelsea host Swansea tonight at Stamford Bridge and Antonio Conte’s men will want nothing but three points in order to exert pressure on the two Manchester clubs.
Chelsea are currently third in the table and 11 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City after just 13 games.
Willian rescued a late 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday with a fortuitous effort after Mohamed Salah’s opener for the Reds.
Swansea are struggling for form this season and drew their last game at the Liberty Stadium against Bournemouth.
Former Blues assistant coach Paul Clement’s side have not won in five and sit 19th in the league.
In positive news for Chelsea, right wing-back Victor Moses has recovered from his hamstring injury and made the bench against Liverpool on Saturday.
Conte told a news conference at Cobham Training Centre on Tuesday about the current status of his squad.
‘I can tell you who are the players not available for tomorrow: it’s David Luiz, for a knee problem, and Musonda,’ Conte said.
‘Then Batshuayi and Kenedy are trying to find the best form to come back and be fit 100%, to come back.’
Cesc Fabregas could make a return to the starting 11 after impressing coming off the bench against Liverpool.
Swansea will be without the impressive Tammy Abraham as he is ineligible to play against his parent club due to the terms of his loan from Chelsea.
Kyle Bartley is a long-term absentee and Swansea captain Federico Fernandez missed the game against Bournemouth due to the death of his father.
What time is Chelsea vs Swansea kick-off?
The match is on Wednesday 28 November with kick-off at 7.45pm.
The game will not be televised live in the UK.
Highlights are on Match of the Day on Wednesday 28 November at 10.45pm.
The only fixtures that will be televised live during this round of mid-week Premier League games are: Watford vs Manchester Utd on BT Sport (last night) and Everton vs West Ham on BT Sport (tonight at 8pm).
Pre-match stats
- Chelsea have lost only one of their 12 games against Swansea City in the Premier League.
- Swansea have conceded two or more goals in five of their six Premier League visits to Stamford Bridge.
- Chelsea have dropped eight points already at home this season in the Premier League; winning 10 of a possible 18 at Stamford Bridge.
- Alvaro Morata (8) has scored more goals on his own in the Premier League this season than Swansea City as a team (7).
- Swansea City have the same number of points (9) that they had in the Premier League after 13 games of last season. However, they have only scored seven goals this term – nine fewer than in 2016-17.
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