Chelsea 3-1 Swansea, Crystal Palace 1-0 Middlesbrough: Premier League - as it happened

Well that brings an end to our coverage of today's Premier League games. We're back tomorrow with coverage of Tottenham vs Stoke and the EFL Cup final between Southampton and Manchester United from Wembley. But until then, it's goodbye.

Meanwhile, at Aston Villa....

Full time across the country. Wins for Chelsea who go 11 points clear, Crystal Palace who are out of the bottom three, Everton who beat former boss Sunderland and West Brom who overcome Middlesbrough. Hull and Burnley play out a stalemate meanwhile which ends with Ashley Barnes being sent off.

Still playing at The Hawthorns, where Tyrone Mings' header has been kept out by Ben Foster in stoppage time.

Red card: Ashley Barnes (Burnley)

Full time: Chelsea 3-1 Swansea

Stunning from Romelu Lukaku.

GOAL! Chelsea 3-1 Swansea (Diego Costa)

Job done for the leaders who are going 11 points clear. Diego Costa ends his four-game run without a goal by hammering home Hazard's cross. Swansea are done now.

Michael Keane does the business for Burnley at Hull.

GOAL! Everton 2-0 Sunderland (Romelu Lukaku)

GOAL! Hull 1-1 Burnley (Michael Keane)

GOAL! Hull City 1-0 Burnley (Tom Huddlestone)

GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Swansea (Pedro)

I mentioned earlier that Fabianski might have to be at his best today, and the Pole drops a clanger to help Chelsea take the lead. Pedro shoots from range after a mazy run and Fabianski gets across but allows the shot to squirm through him. Awful stuff.

Should Swansea have a penalty? Sigurdsson goes to lift the ball over Azpilcueta, and it appears to clearly strike the hand of the Spaniard. Referee Neil Swarbrick, who has never officiated in a Swansea win, waves away the appeals.

Bit of a lull at the start of this second half. Swansea digging in and proving a tough nut to crack. Can Chelsea break through?

AGAINST THE WOODWORK!

Fabregas arrives on cue at the edge of the box, but clatters the crossbar with Fabianski beaten.

Chance for Swansea to exert some pressure from a free-kick from a similar position that yielded the goal. But Gylfi Sigurdsson wastes it, floating the ball all the way out and behind for a goal-kick. A complete waste.

Fabianski into the action straight away as Hazard strikes goalwards, but the Swansea stopper tips the ball away. The Pole will need to be at his very best in this second half, you feel.

Back underway across the country. Few more goals, please. Just six in our five games, so far.

The message from the newly-retired Frank Lampard at half time.

Idrissa Gueye's first Everton goal has put the home side ahead over Sunderland.

Frank Lampard being paraded around Stamford Bridge at half time. Getting a huge ovation from the Chelsea fans. And rightly so, their best ever player for me.

Half time across the country and a few goals to speak of. The main story comes from Stamford Bridge where leaders Chelsea are level with Swansea, after Fernando Llorente's late header.

West Brom meanwhile have turned the game around to lead Bournemouth, while David Moyes' return to Everton sees his Sunderland side behind at Goodison Park.

GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Swansea (Fernando Llorente)

What a stunner. Swanses level in first half stoppage time as Gylfi Sigurdsson's free-kick finds Fernando Llorente, who almost signed for the Blues in the summer, and he heads beyond Courtois. Chelsea have dominated the game but they have been pegged back at a crucial time.

West Brom have turned it around against Bournemouth thanks to goals from two defenders, Craig Dawson and Gareth McAuley.

GOAL! Everton 1-0 Sunderland (Idrissa Gueye)

Chelsea have had four corners already this afternoon but they only lead by that early Cesc Fabregas goal. Swansea hanging in there.

GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-0 Middlesbrough (Patrick van Aanholt)

Fabregas rewarded for a fine start to the game with the opening goal.

Cesc Fabregas is everywhere this afternoon and he almost doubles the lead as his volley bounces into the floor and is palmed away by Fabianski. The effort was created by Costa, whose perseverance forced an error from Mawson, with his shot being drive across goal.

GOAL! West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Bournemouth (Gareth McAuley)

GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Swansea (Cesc Fabregas)

It has been all Chelsea so far and they take a deserved lead just before the mid-way point in the first half. Tom Carroll is disposed and Fabregas arrives on cue from Costa's pass to slide beyond Lukasz Fabianski.

Excellent stat on Cesc Fabregas, who seems certain to stay at Chelsea.

Chelsea somehow not ahead as Cesc Fabregas' goal-bound shot is deflected behind for a corner. Swansea have shown glimmers of attacking ambition, but more often they are camped on the edge of their own box.

GOAL! West Brom 1-1 Bournemouth (Craig Dawson)

News from Sutton United, the non-league side who faced Arsenal in the FA Cup on Monday. Wayne Shaw resigned after pie-gate, leaving the club with only one recognized goalkeeper at the club. Ross Warner is that said 'keeper, and he is injured five minutes into that game. No replacement on the bench. It could be a long afternoon in their game at Torquay United.

GOAL! West Brom 0-1 Bournemouth (Josh King)

A few gremlins in the system at IBT HQ, but we're back into life and the 3pm kick-offs are underway in the Premier League including Chelsea against Swansea, The home side have start like a house on fire but it remains goalless.

The full time whistle has long gone at Leeds where the home side have beaten Sheffield Wednesday to cement their play-off spot. Chris Wood got the only goal in a tight Yorkshire derby. The battle to reach the Premier league goes on.

Our focus today is on events at Stamford Bridge, but we will have news of all the goals as they go in the four other Premier League games. West Ham travel to Watford in the tea-time kick-off.

There is a proper feel of the band getting back together at Goodison Park, where David Moyes returns with Sunderland to face Ronald Koeman's side. Darron Gibson, Bryan Oviedo and Joleon Lescott also return with the Black Cats. Can they deliver a much-needed win?

If you have lost all faith in football this week (and I wouldn't blame you) then you should read our piece on how the sport's soul disappeared forever this week. It's particularly rosy.

You can see why there are problems at Crystal Palace based on this. Below is an extract from Sam Allardyce's programme notes.

The same year in which Cyprus became a country in its own right, Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru became a political party and Austen Chamberlain won the Nobel Peace Prize is the lats tie Swansea won a league match at Chelsea, that year being 1925. Swansea have beaten the Blues in a cup tie but they have not returning from west London with three points since their first ever meeting. Could that change today?

Six changes made by Chelsea from the FA Cup win over Wolves. Thibaut Courtois, David Luiz and Marcos Alonso are among those players to return.

Swansea have not played since 12 February and therefore make just one change, with Wayne Routledge replacing Nathan Dyer, who is out for the season with an achillies injury.

Teams in from Stamford Bridge.....

After Claudio Ranieri's sacking at Leicester you would be forgiven for forgetting that the battle to survive the drop is a seven-horse race. The Foxes are not in action until Monday's visit of Liverpool, so the other six have the chance to steal a march on the champions. Crystal Palace's clash with Middlesbrough is the key battle.

Today might see Chelsea take a big step towards winning the Premier League, but in west Yorkshire it's all about getting to the top flight. Play-off contenders Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday are squaring off at Elland Road, with the home side leading 1-0 as the game approach the hour mark. I shall keep you updates with any developments.

We should get news of the teams from around 2pm, but let's look at how they might line up in our featured game between Chelsea and Swansea.

The Blues should welcome back Thibaut Courtois after illness, while David Luiz and Marcos Alonso should be fit after being rested against Wolves.

Leon Britton is available for the first time under Paul Clement after recovering from injury. Luciano Narsingh and Jordan Ayew are both in contention for their full debuts.

After a horror week for the deep traditions of football, with pie-eating goalkeepers and painful managerial sackings, it is refreshing to return to talking about actually football. The furor around the sport is almost overshadowing the event itself, and the balance needs badly addressing. Chelsea and Swansea will attempt to do that this afternoon, in one of five games in the Premier League from 3pm.

Antonio Conte's side is unwilling to start celebrating the title but victory would today would send the Blues 11 points clear, with Tottenham not playing until tomorrow, and surely trigger at least the attachment of some bunting to the outside of Stamford Bridge. Swansea however are no pushovers under Paul Clement and are pulled clear of the relegation zone. Their first league win in west London since 1975 would all-but assure them of another campaign in the top flight.

There are four other games to get your teeth into, on an afternoon where six of the bottom seven are in action. Aside from Chelsea, you fancy it will be a big day at the wrong end of the table. Teams news and all build-up on the way.