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Swansea City vs. Chelsea: Lineups

Victor Moses and Branislav Ivanovic start for Chelsea in place of the injured Juan Mata and David Luiz.

Shaun Botterill

Victor Moses, Oriol Romeu and Oscar all start for Chelsea as they take on Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium.

Moses impressed during Chelsea's Capital One Cup game against Manchester United, and has duly been handed a place in the starting lineup due to Juan Mata's absence.. Romeu also partners John Obi Mikel in midfield, while Oscar starts in the hole, with Eden Hazard out wide. Branislav Ivanovic also starts in defence, in place of the injured David Luiz

Swansea, meanwhile, go with a front three of Michu, Pablo Hernandez, and Wayne Routledge, with young left-back Ben Davies also making a start.

Swansea City (4-3-3): Gerhard Tremmel; Angel Rangel, Garry Monk, Ashley Williams, Ben Davies; Leon Britton, Ki Sung Yeung, Jonathan De Guzman; Pablo Hernandez, Michu, Wayne Routledge.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Petr Cech; Cesar Azpilicueta, Branislav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole; Oriol Romeu, John Obi Mikel; Victor Moses, Oscar, Eden Hazard; Fernando Torres.

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