Antonio Conte’s side pushed further away from their rivals with a hard-fought win over a determined Welsh outfit, but they had a stroke of fortune too
Cesc Fabregas gave the Blues the lead on his 300th Premier League appearance – the former Arsenal man producing a fine performance on a day that saw legendary Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard honoured at half-time following his retirement.
But Chelsea were pegged back by Fernando Llorente’s excellent header on the stroke of half-time at Stamford Bridge, with Fabianski then looking very difficult to beat for a second time.
Fabregas was denied a brace by the crossbar but Chelsea were able to restore their lead in fortuitous circumstances.
The visitors’ Polish goalkeeper produced a mistake that belied his strong showing as he somehow let a seemingly innocuous Pedro effort evade his grasp before Diego Costa took his individual tally against Swansea to eight with a late third.
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