Andre Villas-Boas definitely needs to inspire his men in the absence of Ivorian stars Drogba and Kalou. The away record of the London-based club is quite inconsistent this season. Out of 11 away matches, Chelsea have won 5, drawn 4 and lost 2.

Chelsea are unbeaten domestically since the year commenced but they are eager to bounce back from their disappointing goalless draw away to Norwich City.

Fourth-placed Chelsea are 5 points behind Tottenham Hotspur. Although the title seems far from their reach, the Blues maintain the ambition of gaining as much points as possible.

Swansea City provided one of the shocks of the year 2012 a couple of weeks ago by defeating Arsenal 3-2 on home soil.

The Chelsea game will be their first encounter at the Liberty Stadium since then. Do they have a chance of upsetting the Blues while they carry a 2-0 loss to Sunderland on their back?

Swansea City vs Chelsea will kick off at 2:45pm EST and 7:45pm GMT. Tottenham Hotspur vs Wigan Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool will start simultaneously to open Matchday 23 of the English Premier League.