Swansea City vs. Chelsea: Team News, Preview, Live Stream, TV Info

Chelsea will travel to Wales to take on Swansea City on Saturday in a key fixture for both teams and their end-of-season goals.

The hosts have a four-point lead over Southampton and Stoke City in the battle against relegation―a win over the Blues would give them a healthy buffer with three matches left to play, regardless of what those teams do.

Chelsea still have an outside chance of catching Tottenham Hotspur for the final UEFA Champions League ticket. Going into Saturday's contest, the gap is five points, so a loss at the Liberty Stadium could be devastating.

Date: Saturday, April 28

Time: 5:30 p.m. BST/12:30 p.m. ET

Venue: Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales

TV Info/Live Stream: BT Sport 1, NBC Sports Live

Team News

Per WhoScored.com, Swansea will be short-handed, as Wilfried Bony and Leroy Fer have been ruled out through injury. Tammy Abraham also won't be an option in attack, as his loan agreement with Chelsea makes him ineligible.

The Blues will be without the suspended Marcos Alonso. Andreas Christensen's poor form of late could see the defender on the bench again, per WhoScored.

Shifting Focus

Chelsea's last outing was the 2-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Southampton on Sunday, a result that was widely celebrated by the club.

Alonso was one of many who took to social media after the match:

The Blues' cup run will likely be the main focus for the rest of the season, unless Spurs' slide continues. Tottenham are winless in their last two matches in the Premier League, which has reduced the gap between them and Chelsea to five points.

An unlikely late push for a Champions League spot could be on the cards, but Spurs' remaining schedule is in their favour. They face Watford at Wembley Stadium on Monday, before closing out the season against West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle United and Leicester City. In all likelihood, they won't drop enough points for Chelsea to catch up.

Swansea haven't won in April, but despite their poor run, they still have a solid advantage over Southampton and Stoke. Significantly, they will play both teams after the Chelsea match, while Bournemouth are also on the schedule.

The contest against the Blues won't decide Swansea's season, but they can put themselves in a much better position heading into the double-header with Southampton and Stoke with a win over last year's champions.