Demba Ba is riding high on the wave of his decisive performance against PSG in the Champions League, where he scored the winning goal. As a result, José Mourinho has shown faith in him by starting him in a match for one of the rare times this season. Ba begins the game against Swansea, with Samuel Eto’o relegated to the bench.
On the opposing side, Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony also starts for Swansea, while the Franco-Cameroonian David Ngog begins the game as a substitute.
Here are the confirmed lineups:
Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Ramires, Matic; Salah, Willian, Schurrle; Ba.
Substitutes: Schwarzer, Cole, David Luiz, Mikel, Oscar, Torres, Eto’o.
Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Chico, Williams (C), Davies, Britton, Shelvey, Dyer, Hernandez, Routledge, Bony.
Substitutes: Tremmel, Amat, Taylor, Fulton, de Guzman, Emnes, Ngog.
Tags: England, Bony, Cameroon, Chelsea, Demba Ba, Eto’o, Mourinho, Ngog, Premier League, Senegal, Swansea.
