Mark Clattenburg returns to officiate at Stamford Bridge for the first time since last autumn's infamous racism row with Chelsea eager to transpose the momentum generated by their midweek win in Basel into the Premier League campaign. Swansea would appear to be convenient opponents given they have managed a solitary league win from six matches since claiming the Capital One Cup. "If we can play with the same intensity as we played in Basel it will be difficult for anyone to beat us," said Rafael Benítez, who will ring the changes yet again with Gary Cahill and Demba Ba expected to start. Dominic Fifield
Venue Stamford Bridge, Sunday 3pm
Tickets Sold out
Last season Chelsea 4 Swansea 1
Referee Mark Clattenburg
This season's matches 19 Y61, R6, 3.53 cards per game
Odds Chelsea 4-11 Swansea 10-1 Draw 9-2
Chelsea
Subs from Hilário, Turnbull, Ferreira, Ake, Terry, Ivanovic, Cole, Lampard, Moses, Marin, Torres, Benayoun
Doubtful Marin (match fitness)
Injured Romeu (knee, Aug)
Suspended None
Form guide DWWLWW
Disciplinary record Y45 R2
Leading scorer Lampard 12
Swansea
Subs from Tremmel, Bartley, Taylor, Tate, Hernández, Lamah, Tiendalli, Ki, Monk, Shechter, Situ, Agustien, Lucas
Doubtful None
Injured None
Suspended None
Form guide DDLLLW
Disciplinary record Y52 R2
Leading scorer Michu 17
Match pointers
• Petr Cech has kept 140 clean sheets in 287 Premier League games, giving him the best ratio (0.49) in the history of the competition
• Swansea have not won a league match at Chelsea since the very first meeting of the two teams back in November 1925 when they produced a 4-1 victory
• If Frank Lampard gets a goal in this match he will equal Andy Cole's record of scoring against 38 different Premier League teams
• Ki Sung-yeung has had more shots without scoring (34) than any other player in the top flight this season
• Fernando Torres scored in this fixture last season but was sent off 10 minutes later and when he returned he went 1,035 minutes without a goal
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