Swansea vs. Chelsea
Venue: Liberty Stadium
Kick off: 3pm
Chelsea are aiming to end their season on a high under Guus Hiddink before new manager Antonio Conte arrives at Stamford Bridge in the summer.
The Blues can stretch their unbeaten Premier League run to 16 games with a win over Swansea City, who are 10 points above the relegation zone heading into Saturday afternoon’s match at the Liberty Stadium.
For the large majority of this season, the Swans have been trying to stave off relegation, but they have slowly been climbing away from the danger zone under head coach Francesco Guidolin.
February was a difficult month for Swansea as they failed to win any of their four games, picking up 1-1 draws against West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace, and losing to Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur.
In March, though, things started to pick up and they managed to see off Norwich City and Arsenal, who were a goal up through Joel Campbell after 15 minutes, but Wayne Routledge and Ashley Williams managed to earn the Swans a 2-1 victory.
In this fixture at Stamford Bridge on the opening day of the season, it was the beginning of the end for former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.
On the pitch, it was tough for the Portuguese coach as his side were restricted to a 2-2 draw, but off it, things would prove to be worse as his angry reaction to club doctor Eva Carneiro treating Eden Hazard late into the game resulted in the medic’s departure.
The doctor went on to file a suit against the club and Mourinho, who was sacked by the Premier League champions in December after his team dropped dangerously close to the relegation zone.
Despite the positive influence of Hiddink, the Dutchman will not be in the Stamford Bridge hotseat next season as Antonio Conte has agreed a three-year deal to take over the Blues.
The former Juventus manager will begin his reign when his contract as Italy head coach expires at the end of the European Championships this summer.
Conte will be taking charge of a team who have won seven and drawn eight of their last 15 games in the Premier League, and the West London outfit are currently the second most in-form club in the division, behind league leaders Leicester City.
Swansea City possible starting lineup: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Naughton, Cork, Britton; Ayew, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Gomis.
Chelsea possible starting lineup: Courtois, Rahman, Cahill, Ivanovic, Azpilicueta, Fabregas, Mikel, Willian, Oscar, Kenedy, Pedro.