Lukasz Fabianski howler sends Chelsea 11 points clear

Chelsea moved 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League table courtesy of a 3-1 win against Swansea, in a game notable for a costly error from Lukasz Fabianski.

It looked to be business as usual for Chelsea who dominated throughout and took the lead through Cesc Fabregas who, on his 300th Premier League appearance, did well to dig Pedro’s cross from out underneath him and then prodded home from close range.

However they failed to kill the game off despite having multiple chances and were made to pay on the stroke of half-time when Ferndando Llorente was left unmarked from what at first appeared an unthreatening free-kick and steered a terrific header into the top corner.

Swansea were improved after the break and frustrated the hosts until Fabianski’s grave error. He let Pedro’s 25-yard-shot squeeze under his body when he should have saved comfortably and Diego Costa put the result beyond doubt when he volleyed in six minutes from time.

With Manchester City not in league action this weekend Chelsea's points advantage at the top will remain in double figures for some time, while Swansea are still 15th on 24 points.

It’s wasn’t their most convincing display, but Chelsea ground out the win and as the cliché goes that’s the sign of champions. The Blues are the best team in the league by some distance and with 12 games left it’s hard to see them dropping the points necessary to lose top spot, let alone one of the chasing pack winning all of their remaining fixtures.

Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea): With N'golo Kante taking care of the defensive duties, Fabregas was free to roam all over the pitch and he pulled the strings for Chelsea. His goal was well taken and reminiscent of Frank Lampard in how he arrived late into the box, but it was the way he kept Chelsea ticking over that was most impressive and he was central to all of their best moves.

19’ – GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Swansea (Fabregas). After some neat passes, Eden Hazard plays in Pedro behind the Swansea defence and his pull back is dug out from under himself by Fabregas before he prods home.

27’ – DOUBLE CHANCE! Costa charges a clearance down and then drags a shot wide but Moses is on hand to stop the ball going out and cross for Fabregas whose volley into the ground is well saved by Fabianski.

45+2’ – GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Swansea (Llorente). Gylfi Sigurdsson takes a free-kick from the centre circle and Chelsea get their marking all wrong as Llorente has a free-header 12 yards out and he steers it into the top corner.

47’ – SAVE! A glorious dummy from Hazard lets Fabregas take the ball and he returns the favour by playing in Hazard but Fabianski keeps out his low effort.

51’ – OFF THE BAR! Hazard's cross runs to Fabregas just inside the box and he sends a shot crashing off the bar.

72’ – GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Swansea (Pedro). Pedro tries his luck from 25 yards and his curling effort ends up in the net but that's a howler from Fabianski, who let the ball go under him.

84’ – GOAL! Chelsea 3-1 Swansea (Costa). Hazard squares up Kyle Naughton and skins him, then chips back for Costa to emphatically volley in.

Chelsea: Courtois 6, Azpilicueta 6, Luiz 6, Cahill 6, Moses 7, Kante 8, Fabregas 8, Alonso 6, Pedro 6, Costa 6, Hazard . Subs: Matic 6, Willian 6, Zouma 6.

Swansea City: Fabianski 4, Naughton 5, Fernandez 6, Mawson 6, Olsson 7, Cork 6, Fer 6, Carroll 6, Routledge 5, Sigurdsson 6, Llorente 7. Subs: Narsingh 5, Ayew 5.

Costa has scored eight goals in five games versus Swansea.

Swansea’s last and only league win at Stamford Bridge was in 1925.

Swansea have conceded the most goals in the league – 56.

No player has more Premier League assists than Sigurdsson with nine.