Chelsea 1-0 Swansea City: Player Ratings

Swansea City

Fabianski was by far, the busier of the two goalkeepers

Lukasz Fabianski - 7.5

Fabianski was a busy goalkeeper at Stamford Bridge, making save after save to keep his side in the hunt.

Kyle Naughton - 6

Naughton was never given a chance to ply his trade going forward as Chelsea bossed the game. Defensively, he was able to keep Alonso in check but needs to hold his ground longer before committing challenges.

Mike van der Hoorn - 7

van der Hoorn was impressive in defence, repelling Chelsea attack after another with some important defensive headers and clearances.

Alfie Mawson - 6.5

Mawson also had a busy evening at Stamford Bridge, dealing with cross after cross and being constantly kept on his toes by Morata's movement inside the 18-yard box.

Martin Olsson - 6

Olsson struggled against the pace and intensity displayed by Zappacosta down the flank. He was playing catch up with the Chelsea wingback throughout as the latter kept making approaches towards the Swans' byline to open up a goalscoring chance via a square pass or cross.

Roque Mesa - 6

Mesa's presence in sitting midfield neutralized the threat Fabregas provided in midfield but found Willian a force to deal with the entire game.

Tom Carroll - 5.5

Carroll showed little intent to play the Swans out of trouble by going forward with the ball and was always playing second fiddle to Willian as far as defensive matters were concerned.

Ki Sung-Yeung - 6.5

The Korean was amongst the Swans' most impressive players, trying to keep possession for the visitors and even completing a couple of dribble attempts. He would have no support from his teammates as they had their backs against the wall owing to the Blues' exploits in the attack.

Renato Sanches - 5

Sanches is still at an embryonic stage of his Premier League career, which was evident from a struggling performance at a number 10 role. He was mostly resigned to defensive duties and barely displayed any creativity to unlock the Blues' defence. He was taken off at half-time.

Jordan Ayew - 6

Playing off Bony, Ayew sparkled only in patches with his dribbling and was never going to out-think an organized Chelsea defence.

Wilfred Bony - 5

No service and no shots at goal, let alone on target. It was a night to forget for Bony.

Substitutes:

Leroy Fer - 6

The Dutchman was brought on after the interval to instil some confidence and creativity, but he too was forced to mostly contain himself to defend against a wave of Chelsea attacks.

Oliver McBurnie - 5

The attacking midfielder replaced a defensive-minded Roque Mesa to give the Swans a shot at finding an equaliser, but he hardly got a sight of the ball during the 25-odd minutes he was present on the pitch.

Wayne Routledge - N/A

He came on late in the game.