Premier League (Week 26) : Chelsea beats Swansea 3-1
ENGLAND, Feb. 25, 2017 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 26: After their 1-1 draw against Burnley on February 12, the Blues bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Swansea this Saturday.
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fàbregas opened the score in the 19th minute, before seeing Swansea catch up in the 45th minute thanks to Fernando Llorente. 1-1 at half time. The Blues eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Pedro Rodriguez ('72) and Costa Diego ('84).
Chelsea remains in first place with 63 points from 26 games, a 11-point lead over runner-up Manchester City FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Premier League table (as of February 25, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 19 | 36 | 63 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 52 |
| 3 | Tottenham | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 28 | 50 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 26 | 50 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 30 | 24 | 49 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 48 |
| 7 | Everton | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 44 |
| 8 | West Brom | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 32 |
| 10 | West Ham | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 32 |
| 11 | Burnley | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 31 |
| 12 | Southampton | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 30 |
| 13 | Watford | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 30 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 51 | -15 | 26 |
| 15 | Swansea | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 24 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 22 |
| 18 | Leicester | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 21 |
| 19 | Hull | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 50 | -27 | 21 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 48 | -24 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2016-2017
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Overview
Chelsea
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Chelsea 5-0 Everton (5 Nov.)
- Previous game:Burnley 1-1 Chelsea (12 Feb.)
- Next game:West Ham - Chelsea (6 Mar.)
Swansea City
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Swansea 3-0 Sunderland (10 Dec.)
- Previous game:Swansea 2-0 Leicester (12 Feb.)
- Next game:Swansea - Burnley (4 Mar.)
Chelsea
3:1
Swansea
3:1 (1:1)
- 25 February 2017
- 15:00
- London
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 63 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 52 |
| 3 |  Tottenham | 50 |
| 4 |  Arsenal | 50 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 49 |
Week 26 Results
| Saturday 25 February 2017 | ||||
 | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |  |
| Chelsea | 3-1 | Swansea | |
 | West Brom | 2-1 | Bournemouth |  |
 | Hull | 1-1 | Burnley |  |
 | Everton | 2-0 | Sunderland |  |
 | Watford | 17:30 | West Ham |  |
| Sunday 26 February 2017 | ||||
| Tottenham | 13:30 | Stoke City |  |
| Monday 27 February 2017 | ||||
 | Leicester | 20:00 | Liverpool | |
| Thursday 27 April 2017 | ||||
| Manchester City | 20:00 | Manchester United |  |
| Wednesday 10 May 2017 | ||||
 | Southampton | 19:45 | Arsenal | |