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Chelsea vs Swansea: Prediction, team news, line-ups, start time, live, head to head, odds - Premier League preview

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Paul Clement returns to Stamford Bridge on Saturday as the new Swansea coach hopes to put a dent in Chelsea's Premier League title hopes.

Clement spent two separate spells coaching at Chelsea and helped Carlo Ancelotti to win the title for the west London club, but faces an altogether different task as Swansea boss.

The Swans are locked in a relegation battle following a poor start to the season, but are now four points clear of the drop zone following Clement's fine start to life in south Wales.

Swansea have won four of their last six league games, and a shock 3-2 victory over Liverpool at Anfield will have sent Antonio Conte a warning that Chelsea should not take Saturday's match lightly.

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START TIME

Chelsea host Swansea at Stamford Bridge with kick-off scheduled for 3pm on Saturday, February 25.

LIVE COVERAGE

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TEAM NEWS

Antonio Conte is set to restore a number of regulars to his starting line-up after resting some star names for the FA Cup win against Wolves.

Jurt Zouma, John Terry and Nathan Ake will likely be dropped, though David Luiz's knee concerns may open up a chance in defence for one of the trio.

Thibaut Courtois is a slight doubt following a stomach bug, so Asmir Begovic may well continue as goalkeeper if the Belgian No.1 does not recover in time.

Nathan Dyer is out for the season after picking up an Achilles injury against Leicester, whilke Ki Sung-yueng is also out.

Jefferson Montero remains a doubt with a hamstring problem, though Leon Britton may return from a back complaint.

POSSIBLE LINE-UPS

Chelsea starting XI: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Kante, Matic, Alonso; Pedro, Hazard, Costa

Swansea starting XI: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Maswon, Olsson, Fer, Cork, Carroll, Routledge, Llorente, Sigurdsson

HEAD-TO-HEAD

PREDICTION

BETTING ODDS (via 888 Sport)

Chelsea to win: 13/50

Swansea to win: 10/1

Draw: 11/2

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Odds correct as of 10am on February 24.

Premier League table

Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1

Chelsea

25

19

3

3

34

60

2

Man City

25

16

4

5

22

52

3

Tottenham

25

14

8

3

28

50

4

Arsenal

25

15

5

5

26

50

5

Liverpool

25

14

7

4

24

49

6

Man United

25

13

9

3

17

48

7

Everton

25

11

8

6

13

41

8

West Brom

25

10

7

8

3

37

9

Stoke

25

8

8

9

-6

32

10

West Ham

25

9

5

11

-9

32

11

Southampton

25

8

6

11

-3

30

12

Burnley

25

9

3

13

-9

30

13

Watford

25

8

6

11

-13

30

14

Bournemouth

25

7

5

13

-14

26

15

Swansea City

25

7

3

15

-23

24

16

Middlesbrough

25

4

10

11

-8

22

17

Leicester

25

5

6

14

-19

21

18

Hull City

25

5

5

15

-27

20

19

Crystal Palace

25

5

4

16

-14

19

20

Sunderland

25

5

4

16

-22

19