Played
February 1, 2012 1:15 AM IST
Liberty Stadium — Swansea
Referee:‬ K. Friend‎
Attendance:‬ 20526‎
 
Neil Taylor 90+3′ (OG)
 

Player Ratings: Swansea City 1-1 Chelsea

Outstanding wing-play from the home side throughout should have been enough for the Swans before they were cruelly equalised against by an own goal at the death

By Nathan Lowe

Michel Vorm
9
0
3.0

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

Ashley Williams
4
2
3.5

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.

Neil Taylor
3
2
3.0

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.

Steven Caulker
4
2
3.0

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

Ángel Rangel
3
2
2.5

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

Leon Britton
3
3
3.5

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

Scott Sinclair
10
2
3.5

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.

Nathan Dyer
Top of the Match
15
3
4.0

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

Joe Allen
4
2
3.5

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

Gylfi Sigurdsson
2
2
2.5

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.

Danny Graham
2
4
2.0

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

• Substitutions
Kemy Agustien
0
1
2.5

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

Luke Moore
0
1
N/A

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

Petr Cech
13
7
2.5

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.

Branislav Ivanovic
18
3
3.0

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

Ashley Cole
Flop of the Match
12
27
1.5

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.

David Luiz
22
12
2.5

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.

José Bosingwa
13
9
3.0

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.

Oriol Romeu
16
6
2.5

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.

Florent Malouda
10
18
2.0

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.

Raúl Meireles
11
14
2.0

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

Fernando Torres
20
19
2.5

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.

Juan Mata
13
10
2.5

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.

Daniel Sturridge
15
16
3.5

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

• Substitutions
Michael Essien
27
2
3.0

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.

Results
 
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