The final two unblemished clubs in the Premier League table will do battle today in a match between Chelsea and Swansea City. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at Stamford Bridge in London and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports Network.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via the Pride of London): "It's [our style of play] a direction we tried to establish since the beginning of last season, but our squad now is different. We have different qualities now in our players."
"The second season normally is a good season for a manager because you come from one season of work and you can choose a better direction you want to go," he added. "And we feel comfortable and we feel happy the way we are doing things. Are we going to lose matches? Obviously, yes. But in this moment, we are getting results and we are enjoying our style of play."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Swansea City's Gylfi Sigurdsson has been instrumental in the club's early season success. The 25-year-old enters the weekend with four assists and an average of 2.7 key passes per match.
Chelsea's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Azpilicueta, Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic; Ramires, Matic; Hazard, Fabregas, Willian; Costa
Swansea City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Taylor, Amat, Williams, Rangel; Yueng, Shelvey; Routledge, Sigurdsson, Dyer; Bony
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
|||
|
2 |
Swansea City |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
|||
|
3 |
Aston Villa |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|||
|
4 |
Manchester City |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|||
|
5 |
Liverpool |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
|||
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
|||
|
7 |
Arsenal |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|||
|
8 |
Southampton |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|||
|
9 |
Hull City |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
|||
|
10 |
Stoke City |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|||
|
11 |
West Ham United |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
3 |
|||
|
12 |
Queens Park Rangers |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
-4 |
3 |
|||
|
13 |
Sunderland |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
2 |
|||
|
14 |
Manchester United |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
2 |
|||
|
15 |
Leicester City |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
2 |
|||
|
15 |
Newcastle United |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
2 |
|||
|
17 |
Everton |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
-3 |
2 |
|||
|
18 |
West Bromwich Albion |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
2 |
|||
|
19 |
Crystal Palace |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
1 |
|||
|
20 |
Burnley |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
1 |
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