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Swansea's aerial threat could pay off against water-tight Chelsea defence

Swansea's magnificent resurgence under new boss Paul Clement could stall temporarily on Saturday as the Welsh club visit runaway league leaders Chelsea, unbeaten at home in 11 games. However, in their last league game Chelsea were held to a draw by Burnley. If Swansea can emulate certain aspects of Burnley's performance from that match, they could give Chelsea a tough time.

To earn Burnley a point, Sean Dyche deployed his favoured 4-4-2 to counter Antonio Conte's 3-4-3, used two defensive banks of four, conceded the lion's share of possession and dominated aerially. It's pretty much the same approach Clement used to earn Swansea their recent 3-2 victory over Liverpool at Anfield, which bodes well for the Welsh club this Saturday.