Chelsea vs Swansea team news: Cesc Fabregas becomes first Spaniard to play 300 Premier League games

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Alex Young @alexwsyoung25 February 2017

Cesc Fabregas returns to the Chelseastarting XI to become the first Spanish player to make 300 Premier League appearances as Swansea visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Nemanja Matic drops to the bench as the former Arsenal player is afforded his first start in the competition of 2017, having last made the XI in the 4-2 win over Stoke City on December 31.

It is the only change by Antonio Conte, who will be keen further add to his team's eight-point gap at the top of the league with Arsenal and both Manchester clubs not in action this weekend.

Former Chelsea coach Paul Clement will be looking to add to Swansea City's resurgent form since his appointment, with Conte's January target Fernando Llorente leading the line.

TEAM NEWS

Chelsea starting XI: Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Pedro, Diego Costa, Hazard.
Substitutes: Begovic, Zouma, Terry, Matic, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Batshuayi

Swansea starting XI: Fabianski; Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson; Fer, Cork, Carroll; Routledge, Llorente, Sigurdsson
Substitutes: Nordfelt, Rangel, Amat, Narsingh, Britton, Borja, Ayew

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