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January 10, 2013 3:45 AM MYT
Stamford Bridge — London
Referee:‬ A. Taylor‎
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Michu 39′
 
Danny Graham 90+2′

Chelsea - Swansea Preview: Blues look to take home lead into semi-final second leg

The hosts go into the last-four clash looking to win their third League Cup in nine years, while the Swans have never before progressed beyond the fourth round

By Alex Hess

More On :  Chelsea FC, Swansea City, Chelsea FC vs Swansea City
EPl, Chelsea v QPR, Rafael Benitez
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CHELSEA

Turnbull
Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovic, Bertrand
Lampard, Ramires
Mata, Oscar, Hazard
Ba
SWANSEA

Vorm
Rangel, Chico, Williams, Davies
Britton, Ki
Dyer, De Guzman, Routledge
Graham

Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez is likely to be without his first-choice goalkeeper, Petr Cech (groin), as well as his old Liverpool employee Yossi Benayoun (knee) for Wednseday's visit of Swansea.

John Terry (knee) is unlikely to make his return in the Capital One Cup semi final, while Oriol Romeu (knee) remains a long-term absentee.

Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel will also be unavalable for selection, having departed for the Africa Cup of Nations after Saturday's defeat of Southampton.

Neil Taylor (ankle) is the only player to be ruled out for the visitors, although Michael Laudrup may choose to rest top scorer Michu ahead of Saturday's trip to Everton.


  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Chelsea have conceded more than one goal in a single game only once in 13 fixtures since Rafa Benitez took over. They did so 11 times in their 21 games under Roberto Di Matteo this season.
  • The Blues have not scored less than five goals in any of their four domestic cup games so far this season, netting an astonishing 21 in total.
  • Swansea's form in front of goal in their own Capital One Cup campaign is almost as impressive, having averaged 2.5 goals per game across their three fixtures.
  • In the 100 years since they were founded, the Welsh club had never advanced further than the fourth round of the League Cup until this campaign.
  • Swansea's highest ever top-tier finish was sixth place, in 1982. By contrast, their manager, Michael Laudrup (pictured right), has finished in first place seven times, in four different countries.
  • Between them, these two sides have lost only one game in their combined last ten matches in all competitions.

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Head to Head
England - Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ Apr 28, 2013 Chelsea FC 2 - Swansea City 0
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Last Five Matches
Chelsea FC
May 19, 2013Chelsea FC 2 - Everton 1EPL
May 16, 2013Benfica 1 - Chelsea FC 2EL
May 11, 2013Aston Villa 1 - Chelsea FC 2EPL
May 9, 2013Chelsea FC 2 - Tottenham 2EPL
May 5, 2013Manchester United 0 - Chelsea FC 1EPL
Swansea City
May 19, 2013Swansea City 0 - Fulham 3EPL
May 12, 2013Manchester United 2 - Swansea City 1EPL
May 8, 2013Wigan Athletic 2 - Swansea City 3EPL
May 4, 2013Swansea City 0 - Manchester City 0EPL
Apr 28, 2013Chelsea FC 2 - Swansea City 0EPL
Odds
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Returns: Swansea City $75.00 Ladbrokes Sign up with Ladbrokes for a free bet up to $100
Team News
Available Squads
22Ross TurnbullGoalkeeper
2Branislav IvanovicDefender
3Ashley ColeDefender
4David LuizDefender
24Gary CahillDefender
28César AzpilicuetaDefender
7RamiresMidfielder
11OscarMidfielder
17Eden HazardMidfielder
9Fernando TorresStriker
10Juan MataStriker
40Henrique HilárioGoalkeeper
19Paulo FerreiraDefender
34Ryan BertrandDefender
-Nathan AkeDefender
8Frank LampardMidfielder
21Marko MarinMidfielder
29Demba BaStriker
25Gerhard TremmelGoalkeeper
4ChicoDefender
6Ashley WilliamsDefender
22Ángel RangelDefender
33Ben DaviesDefender
7Leon BrittonMidfielder
9MichuMidfielder
11Pablo HernándezMidfielder
15Wayne RoutledgeMidfielder
20Jonathan De GuzmánMidfielder
24Sung-Yong KiMidfielder
1Michel VormGoalkeeper
16Garry MonkDefender
21Dwight TiendalliDefender
12Nathan DyerMidfielder
26Kemy AgustienMidfielder
10Danny GrahamStriker
17Itay ShechterStriker
Results
First Leg
Times In MYT
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Theo Walcott Theo Walcott
Striker
Arsenal 		5 0
Andreas Weimann Andreas Weimann
Striker
Aston Villa 		4 0
C. Benteke C. Benteke
Striker
Aston Villa 		4 0
Jonathan De Guzmán Jonathan De Guzmán
Midfielder
Swansea City 		3 1
Luciano Becchio Luciano Becchio
Striker
Norwich City 		3 1

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