Summary

  • First-half goals ease Arsenal to victory

  • Sanchez punishes Cahill error for Gunners' first

  • Walcott finishes sublime move for the second

  • Ozil volleys in the third from Sanchez cross

  1. Reaction as Liverpool replace Arsenal in top fourpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017

    Follow live text, images, analysis and social media of Arsenal's visit to Liverpool in the Premier League.

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  2. Chelsea 3-1 Swansea Citypublished at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2017

    Chelsea stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 11 points after victory over Swansea City at Stamford Bridge.

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  3. Chelsea dominated against Swansea - Contepublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2017

    Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says his side "dominated" their match against Swansea, running out 3-1 winners and extending their lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points.

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  4. Swansea confidence not damaged - Clementpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2017

    Swansea manager Paul Clement says his players' confidence has not been damaged by their 3-1 defeat at Chelsea, and believes March's fixtures will be crucial in deciding the club's fate.

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  5. Postpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2017

    Chelsea 3-1 Swansea

    Jason Roberts
    Former West Brom striker on Final Score

    The top of the league feels over and done with in my opinion and it's been that way for a while. 

    Tottenham don't have the player power to challenge Chelsea. 

    Even when they are not playing well, they have those special players - Costa, Hazard and the rest - they are far above anyone else in this league.

  6. Postpublished at 16:44 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2017

    Chelsea 3-1 Swansea

    Kevin Kilbane
    Former Everton winger on Final Score

    He is my favourite player in the Premier League. Every time Diego Costa is in action, I just love watching him. It's a great finish from him. 

    Diego CostaImage source, Reuters
  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2017

    #bbcfootball

    Ivan Strakhov:  If Chelsea draw/beat Swansea today, Leicester mathematically cannot retain the title.

  8. Postpublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2017

    Chelsea 1-0 Swansea

    Kevin Kilbane
    Former Everton winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    It has been coming from Chelsea - they've worked it well, they have created chances, well, openings rather than chances but Fabregas did well to get power behind that when it was under his feet. 

  9. 'Conte turned Chelsea's form around'published at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2017

    Chelsea 0-0 Swansea

    Kevin Kilbane
    Former Everton winger on Final Score

    As much as we are scratching our heads at the difference between this season and last with Leicester, the same can be said for Chelsea. 

    Last year, we couldn't quite grasp how Diego Costa's form had fallen off a cliff - even Eden Hazard -  there were so many players playing well below their best, but Antonio Conte has come in and changed that around and brought balance to the side - they are now outstanding. 

  10. Conte swaps the round ball for an oval ballpublished at 14:57 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2017

    Chelsea v Swansea (15:00 GMT)

    Media caption,

    Antonio Conte meets Eddie Jones & England Rugby team at training

    Italians would not usually be allowed into the England camp ahead of a crunch Six Nations match. This Italian, however, was not interested in spying on the Red Rose's plans.

    Antonio Conte's visit to see the England's rugby union team was purely to swap a few pearls of wisdom with head coach Eddie Jones.  

    "It is important for me to compare my work and experience with another sport to gain inspiration and tactical ideas for the future," says the Chelsea manager.

    "For me it was very interesting to observe another sport and the differences between the two, such as the physical aspect to their training, as well as speak with Eddie Jones about the analysis side to the game.

    "Eddie is a winner and he is transferring that mentality on to the team."

  11. View from the gantrypublished at 14:56 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2017

    Chelsea v Swansea (15:00 GMT)

    Guy Mowbray
    Match of the Day commentator

    Claudio Ranieri's sacking - a Chelsea v Swansea guide:

    1) Paul Clement.  A change of boss  has taken Swansea above Leicester in the table, and their comfortable win over the Foxes two weeks ago followed a pledge by the champions' owners of 'unwavering support' to their manager.

    Now former Chelsea assistant manager Clement returns to Stamford Bridge, along with assistant…..

    2) Claude Makelele. Twice a champion with Chelsea. He re-defined the role of 'midfield shield', paving the way for the likes of….

    3) N'Golo Kante. Like Makelele, brought to the Premier League by Ranieri. THE key player in Leicester's title win, he's now playing a huge part in making Chelsea champions under….

    4) Antonio Conte. Sacked next season? Sicuramente no!

  12. Fabregas back for Chelseapublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2017

    Chelsea v Swansea (15:00 GMT)

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    Cesc Fabregas returns to Chelsea's midfield in place of Nemanja Matic, the only change from the team that drew 1-1 at Burnley on 12 February - their last Premier League match.

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

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    One change also for Swansea from the team that won 2-0 against Leicester on 12 February, as midfielder Wayne Routledge replaces Nathan Dyer.

    Swansea City XI: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Fer, Cork, Carroll, Routledge, Llorente, Sigurdsson. Subs: Ayew, Amat, Britton, Borja Baston, Nordfeldt, Rangel, Narsingh.

  13. Play our Predictor gamepublished at 14:53

    Predictor League

    Think you can do better than Lawro? Prove it. You can pitch your predictions against friends and other fans, creating leagues to collect points to see who comes out on top. 

    Play our Predictor game here.

  14. Lawro's predictionspublished at 13:36 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2017

    BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson makes a prediction for all 380 Premier League games this season against a variety of guests.

    Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures is  Let it Shine judge Martin Kemp. (Steve Owen out of Eastenders if you're a little older. Or the good-looking guitarist from 80s New Romantic band Spandau Ballet if you're even older...)

    Surprisingly, Arsenal fan Kemp has backed Spurs to comfortably beat Stoke!

    Read the full predictions here. 

  15. Clement seeking happy return at Chelseapublished at 22:38 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2017

    Swansea boss Paul Clement hoping for a happy return at Stamford Bridge as his side face Premier League leaders Chelsea.

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  16. Arsenal finances reveal record spendpublished at 17:47 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2017

    Arsenal's latest financial results show a record £110.5m spent on players, and an increase in turnover to £191.1m.

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  17. Clement praise for Chelsea boss Contepublished at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2017

    Paul Clement is full of praise for Chelsea boss Antonio Conte as he returns to Stamford Bridge as a manager for the first time.

  18. Clement wants to keep Makelele at Swanspublished at 22:31 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2017

    Swansea City boss Paul Clement says he wants ex-Chelsea star Claude Makelele, to stay on his coaching staff next season.

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  19. How will Swansea get on against Chelsea?published at 20:26 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2017

    Former Swansea and Chelsea Manager John Hollins gives us his thoughts

  20. Conte takes tips from England rugby teampublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2017

    Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and his coaching staff compare training methods with Eddie Jones and the England rugby team at their practice centre.

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