Chelsea stretches lead with victory over Swansea

Chelsea's stretched its lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points with a 3-1 victory over a resolute Swansea City side at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Published : Feb 25, 2017 23:24 IST , London

Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas celebrates scoring the team’s first goal.
Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas celebrates scoring the team’s first goal.
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Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas celebrates scoring the team’s first goal.

Chelsea's stretched its lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points with a 3-1 victory over a resolute Swansea City side at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

MATCH CENTRE

Cesc Fabregas marked his 300th Premier League appearance with his side's opener after 19 minutes, finishing well after being picked out by Pedro's cut-back.

Swansea worked tirelessly to avoid further damage and stunned the leader shortly before half-time when Fernando Llorente rose to head Gylfi Sigurdsson's quickly-taken free kick past Thibaut Courtois.

Swansea's hopes of a valuable point in their relegation battle ebbed away when Lukasz Fabianski allowed Pedro's shot to squirm into the net and Diego Costa wrapped up the points with his 16th league goal of the season, volleying in from Eden Hazard's pass.

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