Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard. (Photo : Getty Images)
Reeling side Swansea City AFC (1-2-0, 3 points) will try to snap a two-game losing slide as they face undefeated squad Chelsea FC (3-0-0, 9 points) at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday, Sep. 11 as the newly-opened 2016-2017 Premier League season moves forward.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 11:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Swansea City, last season's 12th-place finishers, is having a shaky start to the season as the team is currently adjusting to life without team captain Ashley Williams, who moved to Everton last month, and new head coach Francesco Guidolin.
After winning their season-opener versus newly-promoted side Burnley, 1-0, the Swans have lost two in a row to another newcomer Hull City, 0-2, at home and then an away loss to defending champions Leicester City on Aug. 27, as per Sports Mole.
The champs scored the game's first two goals, courtesy of striker Jamie Vardy and defender Wes Morgan at the 32nd and 52nd minutes, before Guidolin's squad managed to score one at the 80th with a superb shot from Dutch midfielder Leroy Fer off a cross from Gambian winger Modou Barrow.
With the loss, the Swans are now in the bottom half of the league table and tied on points with Burnley and West Ham United.
Meanwhile, Chelsea is on a streaking start to the season with new head coach Antonio Conte at the helm. The team has a perfect record of 3-0-0 with a goal difference of +5 as they join Manchester City and Manchester United at the top of the overall standings with 9 points each.
The Blues last match was a 3-0 whitewashing of Burnley at the Stamford Bridge also on Aug. 27 before the international break, SkySports reported.
Eden Hazard, Willian, and Victor Moses scored one goal each at the ninth, 41st, and 89th minutes to complete the team's three-goal haul and add another three points to their slate.
Conte's side is the favorite to keep their winning streak alive against Swansea in this matchup.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 romp for Chelsea.
Swansea City starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Fabianski; Naughton, Fernandez, Amat, Kingsley; Fer, Cork; Barrow, Sigurdsson, Routledge; Llorente
Chelsea starting lineup (4-1-4-1 formation): Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Kanté; Willian, Oscar, Matic, Hazard; Costa
