Swansea City

3.04

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  12

  0

  3.00

  Michel Vorm

  Rarely called into action by Chelsea's poor finishing, with his defenders doing most of the work for him on the day.

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  9

  1

  3.50

  Ashley Williams

  Very composed and confident throughout, he completely dominated Torres for the entire match and was willing to do whatever was asked of him on the day.

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  6

  2

  3.00

  Neil Taylor

  Let Sturridge come inside on his obviously better foot far too often, but usually ameliorated his mistakes with little fuss. Was unlucky to concede the own goal at the death.

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  8

  1

  3.00

  Steven Caulker

  Played the ball out of the back for his side, the Englishman was comfortable despite Torres' presence in what was a classy showing.

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  5

  1

  2.50

  Ángel Rangel

  Combined well with Dyer to torment Cole down the channel but didn't offer anything special on the evening.

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  6

  2

  3.50

  Leon Britton

  Worked hard and hustled throughout in an endearing breathless midfield display for the Welsh side.

• 
  20

  2

  3.50

  Scott Sinclair

  Hit a lovely effort on his left to give the hosts the lead against his former club. Always threatened with the ball, though his technique did not always match his energy. Very lively.

• 
  37

  7

  4.00

  Nathan Dyer Top of the Match

  Ruffled Cole's feathers whenever he attacked, the young Englishman showed why he is so highly thought with another impressive offensive display.

• 
  10

  1

  3.50

  Joe Allen

  Combined greatly with Britton to control central midfield against the more illustrious opponents, the diminutive playmaker passed and controlled the ball very well throughout.

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  3

  2

  2.50

  Gylfi Sigurdsson

  Failed to get involved much, particularly in the first half. Held the ball up and drew a couple fouls in the second term before being substituted.

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  3

  6

  2.00

  Danny Graham

  Thankless up front where he could do little more than chase the ball.

Substitutions

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  1

  2

  2.50

  Kemy Agustien

  Came on with 25 minutes remaining but added little of note.

• 
  1

  1

  0.00

  Luke Moore

  Was a late substitution up front and worked hard for a brief spell.

Chelsea FC

2.54

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  19

  13

  2.50

  Petr Cech

  Failed to meet his only challenge on the day when Scott Sinclair's finessed shot floated into his top corner. Got in a muddle in the first half which almost proved costly.

• 
  29

  4

  3.00

  Branislav Ivanovic

  Composed in the centre of his side's defence, Ivanovic dissuaded the few attacks Graham attempted throughout a decent match for the Serb.

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  14

  57

  1.50

  Ashley Cole Flop of the Match

  Skinned repeatedly by Dyer throughout a frustrating first half. Contributed generally to his side's better performance going forward after the break, but he had no answer for the Swans winger on his back foot. Sent off after 85 minutes for yet another poor tackle on the sprightly winger.

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  29

  33

  2.50

  David Luiz

  Poor going forward, particularly in the first half when he was wasteful with his passing and dribbling. Began making better decisions in the second half before his side came under the cosh when reduced to ten men.

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  25

  30

  3.00

  José Bosingwa

  Involved on both sides of the ball. Combined with Sturridge at times though the winger probably brought more to the relationship. Began causing problems as he attacked more in the second half.

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  20

  24

  2.50

  Oriol Romeu

  Played mostly in no-man's land in front of the central defenders. The Spaniard was outworked by the Swans' midfield as he seemed more concerned with avoiding major errors than he was with really expressing himself.

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  13

  41

  2.00

  Florent Malouda

  Benefited from a wider berth in his team's better second half, but was relatively ineffective for the opening 45 minutes and eventually taken off.

• 
  10

  45

  2.00

  Raúl Meireles

  Had little on offer at the Liberty, including issuing a few hopeless free-kicks to sum up a fairly mediocre performance.

• 
  42

  36

  2.50

  Fernando Torres

  Failed to inspire fear into the Swansea defense, rarely looking dangerous. The Spaniard clearly wanted to score but his technique did not match his desire.

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  15

  38

  2.50

  Juan Mata

  The creative lynchpin of his side got going more in the second half but overall was outplayed in the centre by the more passionate Swans' midfield.

• 
  32

  48

  3.50

  Daniel Sturridge

  Created several good chances for himself throughout but his finishing was always wayward. Still his side's best player on the evening.

Substitutions

• 
  57

  14

  3.00

  Michael Essien

  Almost scored an absolute cracker with his first touch. Added experience and composure in Romeu's wake. His longest run-out since returning from injury should prove fruitful in his return to full fitness.