Andre Villas-Boas's Chelsea look to hit back after their defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford as they host newly promoted Swansea City at Stamford Bridge.

Meireles blasts a wild volley over the crossbar as the ball drops to him inside the Swansea penalty area, and he really should hit the target!

Chelsea stroke the ball around on halfway, before Mata drops inside to link the play to good effect.

Bosingwa gets down the right, before Mata takes over and Chelsea gradually settle in this first half.

Bosingwa combines with Anelka down the right, but Taylor does superbly to shepherd the ball out of play.

Ramires has to make a sliding challenge to halt Dyer out on the left as Swansea continue to keep the ball very effectively in the Chelsea half.

Swansea are giving as good as they get in this opening period, and Chelsea are on the back foot.

Sinclair again makes progress down the left, before Ivanovic has to head away inside the six-yard box from Dyer's deep cross!

Ramires clatters into Britton on halfway, and the Swansea man gets to his feet very gingerly after the clash.

Ivanovic makes an impeccable challenge at the back to deny Sinclair, who flies into the box at pace, until the intervention halts his progress!

Terry brings the ball out of defence and feeds Mikel, before Sinclair wins back possession for Swansea against his former club.

Bosingwa shows his pace with a powerful run down the right, but his cross is very poor and balloons into the top tier of the stand!

STAT: Swansea haven’t won away at Chelsea since November 1925, losing six and drawing three of the nine visits since in all competitions.

Cole and Terry exchange passes at the back for Chelsea, as the hosts build patiently from the back.

The first half is underway at Stamford Bridge, and Raul Meireles is immediately on the ball, making a surging run into the Swansea half.

The players are out on the pitch, and it's a glorious afternoon in West London as both sets of fans enjoy the fine weather and create a fervent atmosphere. We're all set...

Right, it's time for you to post your pre-match predictions ahead of this afternoon's clash! What scoreline are you backing today? Who will score the goals, if any?

Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers, meanwhile, has dismissed speculation linking the club with a move for Sol Campbell. A report in a national newspaper had suggested the Swans would move to bring in the 37-year-old former Arsenal and Tottenham centre-half, who is a free agent, as Rodgers looks to counter a lack of defensive options due to the unavailability of Alan Tate, Steven Caulker, Darnel Situ and Rafik Halliche.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba felt he was "lucky to still be alive" after a collision in his side's match against Norwich last month left him with concussion and a perforated eardrum. The Ivory Coast international, 33, collided with Canaries goalkeeper John Ruddy in the Barclays Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge last month and was told by the club's medical staff that he was unconscious for "six to eight minutes" afterwards.

Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole, Mikel, Mata, Meireles, Ramires, Torres, Anelka. Subs: Turnbull, Luiz, Lampard, Drogba, Malouda, McEachran, Kalou /// Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Monk, Williams, Taylor, Britton, Gower, Allen, Dyer, Lita, Sinclair. Subs: Tremmel, Graham, Dobbie, Routledge, Moore, Bessone, Richards

As ever, much of the attention will be on Fernando Torres, with the seemingly endless debate as to whether the Spaniard is 'back to form' continuing to rage! What do you think of Torres right now and do you think he should be the focal point of this Chelsea side?

AVB has said: "I am surprised that people have criticised us being for being naive and stupid at Old Trafford. What happened at Old Trafford was a negative result but you have to be fair and say that we were the best team. We were not the most efficient team but we were the best team. So I thought that was unfair, because we played with essence of football. It's strange that people who know about football don't know how to position themselves on what is best for football and best for fans."