Swansea 5-0

Independent:

Brilliant Blues blow Swans away as Diego Costa and Oscar score two each in five-star performance
Swansea 0 Chelsea 5
Mourinho gives referees a rest from his tongue-lashings as he hails his ‘perfect’ side, who smash five as a Bony-less Swansea shoot themselves in the foot

Miguel Delaney

Chelsea didn’t need any refereeing decisions, about which Mourinho has been complaining, to go their way. Swansea were already gifting them gfoals, and the league leaders were in the mood to take full advantage.
Mourinho described his team’s performance as “perfect”. “Everything went in our direction,” he said.
That was the case from the start. Oscar gave them the lead after just 48 seconds, and both he and Diego Costa scored twice each to make it 4-0 before half-time. Perhaps this kind of response is the real point of Mourinho’s regular diatribes, to create the siege mentality that produces such searing brilliance.
Beyond that, though, this was a re-assertion of their quality. Over the past few months, the feeling has grown that Manchester City have become the form team while Chelsea have seemingly suffered from fatigue.
There was no evidence of that at the Liberty Stadium. Chelsea were back to their best, even if Swansea gave Mourinho’s side the freedom to express themselves. As atrocious as the home side were as they committed a string of individual errors, the visitors’ execution of their chances was exquisite. Within seconds of the start, Gylfi Sigurdsson’s attempt at a back-pass deflected off Tom Carroll and Oscar duly drove the ball in from distance to make it 1-0.
Chelsea were purring, for what felt like the first time since all the “Invincible” talk back in November. There was no clearer example of that than the brilliant second goal. Cesc Fabregas exchanged passes with Willian before threading the ball through for Costa to drive past Lukasz Fabianski from about 10 yards out. This was, in every sense, a fantastic return to form.
“It was the way we play,” Mourinho enthused. “I was on the bench saying that they were similar goals in terms of principles as the one we scored against Burnley in the first game of the season. The team are playing with high quality and I’m not saying it for the first time, but the team have a clear identity of playing.
“The team, I think all season, are trying to go in a certain direction.”
The game continued in one direction, with Chelsea trampling all over Swansea in triumphant fashion. On 34 minutes, Costa took advantage of a calamitous Federico Fernandez back-pass to slide the ball in for the third before, less than two minutes  later, cutting the ball back to Oscar so the Brazilian could loop in his second and Chelsea’s fourth.
As excellent as Mourinho’s side were, though, even the Portuguese admitted it mostly stemmed from one area: Swansea were missing much more than Manchester City-bound Wilfried Bony. The home side were also missing most of their first-choice midfield, and the league leaders exploited those weaknesses.
“To play without [Jonjo] Shelvey, [Leon] Britton and Ki [Sung-yueng] is the same as for us to play without Fabregas, [Nemanja] Matic and [John Obi] Mikel and obviously that area of the pitch is important for them,” Mourinho said. “They are a team who want to play football, want to play from the back. When you don’t have the players of this dynamic, it’s a problem for them. We were clever, pressed them in that area, won possession there, were aggressive. We killed the game in the first half.”
Swansea manager Garry Monk said he apologised to Mourinho for not being able to give him a game after Andre Schurrle had come off the bench to make it 5-0 after another flowing move late on. The Portuguese said he was happy with that.
The pressure is back on Manchester City today, rather than just referees.

Swansea City: (4-3-3) Fabianski; Tiendalli, Williams, Fernandez, Taylor; Sigurdsson, Carroll, Oliveira (Fulton 66); Dyer (Barrow 73), Gomis, Routledge (Emnes 32).

Chelsea: (4-2-3-1) Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Luis; Matic, Fabregas (Ramires 73); Willian (Schurrle 76), Oscar, Hazard; Costa (Remy 73).

Referee: Jonathan Moss
Man of the match: Costa (Chelsea)
Match rating: 7/10

=================

Observer:

Chelsea’s Diego Costa and Oscar double up in demolition of Swansea City
Joe Lovejoy

Chelsea’s away form had been giving them cause for concern, but they put it right in the most emphatic fashion, moving five points clear at the top of the Premier League by inflicting on Swansea one of their worst defeats since they arrived at elite level in 2011. Only Liverpool had previously scored five against them.
The outcome was settled before half-time, by which stage Chelsea led 4-0, with their fans chanting the name of Diego Costa, whose two goals took his personal contribution to 17 in 19 League appearances.
For Swansea, this record home defeat, not just in the Premier League but ever, leaves them with having won just two of their last eight League games, their European ambitions in increasing jeopardy.
Had the result ramped up the pressure on Manchester City, who play Arsenal today? José Mourinho thought not. He said: “They have to win, but it’s a responsibility, not a pressure. They have more experience than us, so for them it’s not a problem.”
Was this the best team Mourinho had ever had? He pondered the question before answering: “We can play fantastically well, and this was a perfect game, but if we don’t win the European Cup then in 20 years’ time nobody will remember this team. They have to win competitions for that. It is a young team with years in front of them and together we are going to try to make history.”
The capacity crowd were still pondering the team changes when Chelsea took the lead, with just 50 seconds played. A pass from Gylfi Sigurdsson failed to find its target, instead bouncing off Tom Carroll and enabling Oscar, the man of the match, to fasten on to the loose ball and run through the middle before scoring from the edge of the D.
Flattering but to deceive, the Swans threatened to equalise after two minutes, when Sigurdsson sought to atone with a 25-yarder which hit the top of Peter Cech’s right-hand post. Cech retained his place, despite the fact that Thibaut Courtois was fit again and on the bench.
Swansea gave a first start to Nelson Oliveira, signed on loan from Benfica to compensate for Wilfried Bony’s departure. Anonymous before he was substituted, it was not an occasion he will want to remember.
The League leaders were, by a street, the better, more cohesive unit and they deservedly doubled the lead in the 20th minute, when Cesc Fàbregas and Willian created the opportunity for Costa to score with a dead-eyed finish from near the penalty spot.
The Swans were outmanoeuvred and overrun in midfield, where they were emasculated by the unavailability of Jonjo Shelvey, Leon Britton and Ki Sung-yueng. Mourinho sympathised, saying: “It was difficult for them without those three. That would be the same as us playing without Fàbregas, Matic and Mikel. Midfield is an area of the pitch that is important to them because they are a team that wants to play good football.”
Before the half-hour mark Willian struck Lukasz Fabianski’s left post with a thumping shot, but Chelsea’s third was only briefly delayed. Then a dreadful back pass from Frederico Fernández out on the right, gifted possession to Costa, who finished with aplomb, left to right. Swansea were spreadeagled on the deck and two minutes later it was 4-0, when Oscar’s inviting centre saw Oscar score his second from 18 yards.
Before half-time Willian rattled the woodwork for a second time after Costa had rounded Fabianski to set him up and the interval found the Swansea manager, Garry Monk, and his team very much in damage limitation mode.
Fortunately for them, Chelsea eased up in the second half, their focus already on Tuesday’s Capital One Cup semi-final against Liverpool, and they contented themselves with just one more goal, side-footed in at close range by the substitute André Schürrle.
Given his history at Anfield, which includes Luis García’s “ghost” goal in the Champions League semi-finals, how important was the tie at Anfield? “Our next game is our most important, always,” Mourinho said, with a knowing smile.
Monk described Swansea’s anaemic contribution as “horrible”, adding: “The players are hurting and I’m hurting. I can only apologise to the fans as the team’s performance is my responsibility.”
He sought consolation in the belief that they had played badly on only three occasions all season. “Three out of 22 isn’t bad,” he said. “The bigger picture is that we’ve been good this season and I’m positive that this result isn’t going to have a negative effect on what we’re trying to do.”
The two managers were in conversation as they disappeared down the tunnel at the final whistle. What had Monk said? “I told José I was sorry I couldn’t give him a game today.”


====================

Telegraph:

League leaders extend their advantage over Manchester City with thumping win at Liberty Stadium
Jim White

Never mind Wilfried Bony, what Swansea City could have done with at the Liberty Stadium were a few defenders. Not to mention the odd midfielder. And a goalkeeper would have helped.
Easy barely does justice as a description for the win that secured Chelsea a five-point cushion over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table, secured by a performance that Jose Mourinho described as “perfect”. Swansea, by contrast, capitulating to their worst ever defeat at the Liberty, conjured up 90 minutes of rare frailty, at times possessing all the defensive tenacity of a sheet of damp blotting paper.
If there was a conspiracy for Mourinho to rail against it was this: how did Swansea conspire to be this hapless? Against a Chelsea side at its most compelling, passing and moving with mesmerising efficiency, Garry Monk’s team spent the 90 minutes resembling King Canute, bamboozled by the waves of attack breaking about their feet.

“A horrible performance,” was Monk’s assessment. “I just said to Jose sorry I couldn’t give him a game today.” Huw Jenkins, the club chairman, wrote in the match programme of the Manchester City-bound Bony: “he will be missed, that’s for sure.” But not as much as Swansea missed the combined efforts of the injured Leon Britton, Jonjo Shelvey and Ki Sung-Yueng. Their absence obliged Monk to try to contain Chelsea with nobody in midfield who might be able to execute a tackle. Or at even get in the way of the ball.
As if Mourinho’s outfit are not effective enough in this mood, without his midfield trio, Monk’s side were a model of hospitality. If others have attempted to park the bus against Chelsea, Swansea decided to leave the doors open and the keys in the ignition.
Gylfi Sigurdsson, for instance, might be many things, but the next Javier Mascherano he isn’t. Instructed to act as cover to the back four, within a minute he had set the tone for the afternoon by casually passing the ball to Oscar on the edge of his own area. The Brazilian gleefully accepted the invitation, barely breaking stride as he smacked home the opener.
“It is very difficult to make those mistakes, especially against a Chelsea side playing like that,” Monk said.
Sigurdsson must have thought 89 minutes represented plenty of time to atone (and indeed he crashed a shot against the angle of bar and post with Petr Cech clutching the air moments later) but Chelsea were in no mood to stop there. Passing the ball with a telepathic ease, they tore gaping holes into the home side every time they advanced. And that was often.
Both Willian and Oscar had hit the bar before the visitors scored a second goal. And when it came, what a beauty it was. Cesc Fabregas, Willian and Oscar shared a wonderful one-two-three of instant cushioned passes, carving open the flat-footed home defence as if it were constructed of melting butter, before Fabregas slotted the ball through to Costa to fire home. It was the Brazilian’s 16th goal of the season, and Fabregas’s gazillionth assist.
By now Chelsea were in complete control. With the steely Nemanja Matic always there in the middle, with Willian busy in his recycling of the ball, with Hazard dazzling and shimmying, everything they did seemed to threaten goals.
And how Swansea helped them in their endeavours. After half an hour a ridiculous mistake by Federico Fernandez presented the visitors with a third. A word of advice to the unfortunate Fernandez: if you are going to thread a delicious, defence-splitting through ball to anyone, try to make sure it’s someone wearing the same colour shirt as you. And not Diego Costa.
The Argentine barely had time to hang his head in shame for his error before Oscar bundled through to smack home Costa’s perfectly weighted cutback. Chelsea were four up within 33 minutes and should have had another when Costa galloped through again, rounded Lukasz Fabianski and, after finding himself too wide, presented the ball to Willian. He set the bar shivering.
At half time, the stadium announcer revealed that a lady had come all the way from Calgary in Canada to watch the game. It was news which provoked a chuckle around the place, as the home supporters began to debate if there had ever been a more misconceived sporting trip. And things were not about to get any better. As the locals spent much of the second half chanting about “Garry Monk’s barmy army” sadly for them the barminess had not concluded. A delightful move down the right wing in the 80th minute, involving Branislav Ivanovic and the effervescent Oscar, saw the Serbian barrel towards the byline. His lovely cut back was poked home by the substitute Andre Schurrle.
It was a goal which at least could not have perturbed Monk too much: even a proper defence would have struggled to keep that one out.
“I have also lost 5-0,” said Mourinho, at his most conciliatory. “Not many times, but it’s hard. There are matches where you as manager you feel you can’t do anything. Everything goes wrong for you and everything goes perfect for the opponent. But maybe it is better to lose one game 5-0 than five 1-0.”
Given his hangdog expression at the final whistle, it is not entirely certain that Monk would agree.

============

Times:

Five-star Chelsea prove stamina for long haul at expense of naive Swansea
Swansea City 0 Chelsea 5

Alyson Rudd

If you have to play the day before your closest rival in the Barclays Premier League title race then this is the way to rise to the challenge. José Mourinho took the threat posed, theoretically, by Swansea City seriously and was rewarded with a victory that swept away concerns that his core players are beginning to find their relentlessly successful season a bit tiring.
For Swansea this was not the start to life without Wilfried Bony they had hoped for. The striker had yearned for Champions League football and this performance underlined why he would not have found it by remaining in Wales. Yes, Chelsea were superior but Garry Monk’s team were naive, overly attacking and prone to making costly mistakes.
Chelsea began as vibrantly as they had been sluggish in their previous game against Newcastle United. Before a minute had passed Oscar had given Chelsea lead as he pounced, calmly, onto a mislaid pass from Gylfi Sigurdsson.
There immediately followed a burst of what can only be termed indignantly elegant football as Swansea and Sigurdsson in particular attempted to make up for the sloppy start. The Iceland playmaker was brimming with anger and bustled his way to a fine strike which had Petr Cech beaten but struck the woodwork.
Chelsea were, briefly, bedazzled by the home side’s eagerness to make amends but soon realised that Monk’s side were so very keen that they had forgotten about the key components of patience and composure.
Another Oscar shot trickled beyond Lukasz Fabianski having duped the Swansea defence and Willian struck the woodwork as Chelsea decided this was going to be one of those games where their natural inclination for conservatism need not apply.
Diego Costa scored Chelsea’s second, through the goalkeeper’s legs, after Federico Fernandez had, almost languidly, passed the ball into his path before the Spain forward made it 3-0 on 34 minutes.
Within a minute, the visitors were four ahead as Oscar doubled his tally. Willian won the ball far too easily in midfield and passed to Oscar who in turn fed Costa out on the right. The Brazil-born striker slid the ball into his team-mate as if taking part in the warm-up.
Willian hit the woodwork for a second time as Costa made a run from inside his own half, rounded the goalkeeper, thought better of trying to humiliate Ashley Williams and passed instead to the Brazilian. Indeed, Costa and Williams squared up to each other early in the second half but Jonathan Moss, the referee, decided all that was needed was an admonishment.
Sigurdsson was, by the end of the first half, pink-cheeked with a possible mixture of effort, shame and anxiety. Was this how life would be without Bony? The shorter-term and more pressing question was how Swansea could regain some dignity in the match.
Oscar came close to claiming a hat-trick as a predictably less entertaining second half progressed and Mourinho hauled off Costa for a well earned rest. Branislav Ivanovic set up André Schürrle for Chelsea’s fifth in the 80th minute.
This was Nelson Oliveira’s first start in the Premier League and the striker, on loan from Benfica, was visibly shaken by the onslaught. He kept on trying though, until his substitution in the 66th minute, and the home fans were prepared to accept that mistakes happen, the opposition can sometimes be too superior and if their team keep working there is no need to jeer. There was dignity, in the end, via that support, an increased work-rate and improved concentration but the plaudits that mattered belonged to Mourinho.

======================

Mail:

Swansea City 0-5 Chelsea: Blues' boys from Brazil batter Swans as Jose Mourinho's side move five points clear at the top of the table
By Matt Lawton

The only complaint Jose Mourinho could possibly have after this astonishingly one-sided contest was the fact that there was so little to complain about.
Not a hint of controversy. Not a booking he could blame on a referee. Barely a misplaced pass that might have given him an excuse to criticise one of his players.
It was, Mourinho was moved to declare, a perfect performance from his Chelsea side; a ‘perfect game’ with no possible reason to cry conspiracy or point to an ongoing campaign against his team. He could not even moan about Wilfried Bony’s transfer to Manchester City when the absence of the Ivorian striker was clearly to Chelsea’s advantage.
Instead, a stunned Liberty Stadium witnessed Chelsea returning to the campaign that remains Mourinho’s true focus beyond the diversionary tactics of his recent outbursts; the campaign to propel his side back to the summit of the English game.
However strong Manchester City might be, Chelsea will be hard to stop on this evidence. This time two first-half goals apiece for Oscar and Diego Costa and a further second-half strike from Andre Schurrle secured three more points, with some quite extraordinary defensive errors contributing to Swansea’s demise. But to suggest simply that Swansea were the architects of their own downfall would be to seriously undervalue just how wonderful a performance this was from the Premier League leaders.
Swansea were awful. ‘Horrible’ was how Garry Monk described a first 45 minutes he rated their worst of the season.
Mourinho has assembled the Chelsea side we are enjoying this season and right now they are playing as well — and as attractively — as any team in Europe.
The manager was invited to praise Costa and Oscar afterwards but he quite rightly pointed to the fact that every player in the side deserved praise. He mentioned John Terry, Filipe Luis and Branislav Ivanovic in response but he could just have easily pointed to the commanding midfield display of Cesc Fabregas and Nemanja Matic.
The finishing of Oscar and Costa was nevertheless superb.
The opening Chelsea goal, scored after just 49 seconds, might have owed much to Gylfi Sigurdsson’s wayward pass — one seemingly intended for Ashley Williams but one that was diverted into the path of Oscar when it struck Tom Carroll — but it remained a marvellous strike.
There was the briefest glimpse of a riposte when Sigurdsson sent a shot crashing against the angle of post and crossbar in the second minute but after that Swansea pretty much folded.
When Fabregas, so composed and confident alongside the marvellous Matic, executed a delightful one-two with Willian before feeding the ball into Costa, goal number two arrived in the 20th minute. Costa, much like Oscar, produced a fierce, low finish Lukasz Fabianski was powerless to stop.
Chelsea were so in control, with Willian seeing one shot bounce off a post and another rebound off the crossbar. But when Federico Fernandez contrived in the 34th minute to knock a back-pass into the path of Costa, the Spaniard extended Chelsea’s lead with another deadly strike.
For Monk it was clearly proving very painful, Swansea’s manager watching in despair as another goal arrived within two minutes.
This time Willian sparked the move with a burst from midfield and a delightful pass out to Costa on the right flank, with Costa then delivering to the ball into the path of a rapidly advancing Oscar and so inviting the Brazilian to smash it home. He did so with ease. It enabled Chelsea to stroll through the second half, even if there was a moment when Costa and Williams threatened to become embroiled in an ugly exchange. But it remained a game without controversy and without much of a fight from the hosts.
With one eye on Tuesday’s League Cup encounter at Liverpool, Mourinho eventually made changes. But a fifth Chelsea goal, scored in the 79th minute, still came, with Eden Hazard and Ivanovic inviting Schurrle to compound Swansea’s misery from close range.
Rarely has Mourinho seemed more content.

Swansea City (4-4-2):Fabianski 5; Tiendalli 4, Fernandez 4, Williams 4.5,Taylor 4.5; Dyer 4 (Barrow 74), Carroll 4, Sigurdsson 5, Routledge 5.5 (Emnes 32, 5.5), Oliveira 4.5 (Fulton 66, 5); Gomis 5.
Subs not used: Tremmel, Rangel, Amat, Bartley.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech 6; Ivanovic 6.5, Cahill 6, Terry 6, Luis 6, Matic 7, Fabregas 7.5 (Ramires 74, 6), Willian 7.5 (Schurrle 76), Oscar 8.5, Hazard 7; Costa 8 (Remy 74, 6).
Subs not used: Courtois, Zouma, Mikel, Salah.
Scorers: Oscar (1, 36), Costa (19, 34), Schurrle (79).
Man of the match: Oscar
Referee: Jonathan Moss.
Att: 20,785.

========================

Mirror:

Swansea 0-5 Chelsea:

Oscar and Costa at the double for rampant Blues as Swans are blown away
Mike Walters

The visitors tore Swansea apart in a dizzying display, with Oscar and Diego Costa each bagging a brace before Schurrle put the icing on the cake
Too easy. Too easy for words.
Chelsea moved five points clear at the Premier League summit after blowing Swansea away with four goals in the opening 34 minutes at the Liberty Stadium.
Swansea were abject, and contributed generously to their own downfall, in a first half that was more one-sided than a postage stamp.
But it would be churlish to diminish the quality of Chelsea's football because they were magical at times and ruthless in all aspects of an absurdly-straightforward win on the road.
Diego Costa plundered another two goals, taking his Premier League stash for the season to 17, and in the week of the film academy nominations over in Hollywood, it was somehow appropriate that Oscar also scored twice.
Swansea were so poor that it was not easy to judge how readily they will adjust to life without £28 million refugee Wilfried Bony. The preliminary evidence suggests they will struggle too score goals.
In fairness, the Swans held out for 49 seconds before Oscar's clinical, low shot opened the floodgates, but when you play against Chelsea it usually helps to turn up in the same postcode - and Garry Monk's side failed that basic test spectacularly.
The four-man move and one-touch passing which led to Costa making it 2-0 after 19 minutes was sublime, but Federico Fernandez's gormless backpass which gifted him another was self-destruction as an art form.
Oscar buried Eden Hazard's pass, high and handsome beyond Lukasz Fabianski, 80 seconds later and substitute Andre Schurrle completed the rout 10 minutes from time.
"Boring, boring Chelsea" sang the travelling missionaries from west London sarcastically.
They also serenaded Jose Mourinho with a few thunderous refrains, and the great deity almost summoned the modesty to ignore them. Bravely, he caved in and acknowledged them. At least twice.
But it's not all about the Special One, as Jose often reminds us with his shy body language - it's about his team.
And on this evidence, they are going to win the title.
Teams
•Swansea: Fabianski, Tiendalli, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Carroll, Sigurdsson, Dyer, Oliveira, Routledge, Gomis
•Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Filipe Luis, Matic, Fabregas, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Diego Costa

Next three Premier League games:
•Swansea: Southampton (A), Sunderland (H), West Brom (A)
•Chelsea: Man City (H), Aston Villa (A), Everton (H)

================

Express:

Swansea 0 - Chelsea 5: Jose Mourinho's five star Blues hammer Swans
Chelsea put five past Swansea City
Harry Pratt

But then does the Blues boss really need to talk up his team’s championship credentials when they do their own talking by delivering such sensational statements of intent as the one witnessed here?
Mourinho hailed his side, saying: “That was the perfect day and the perfect performance.
“We are playing with a very high quality. The team have a clear identity now.”
The Special One’s ‘candidates’, as he called them ahead of this trip to south Wales, were at their savage, lethal best yesterday – scoring mercurial goals for fun while tearing poor Swansea to shreds.
Two goals apiece from Oscar and Diego Costa had secured a second away win in six outings for the Quadruple chasers some 10 minutes before half-time. Yes, it was that easy.
And the rout, capped by Andre Schurrle’s late effort, was surely the best possible message to send to their nearest rivals in the race for domestic glory, Manchester City.
The table-topping Blues are five points clear of Manuel Pellegrini’s men, who have a game in hand at home to Arsenal this afternoon.
Whatever the result of that clash, though, it would take a brave punter to wager against Chelsea bagging their first Premier League trophy of Mourinho’s second spell at the helm.
For while Swansea’s sloppy rearguard certainly contributed to a rapid downfall, that should take nothing away from the visitors’ free-flowing, five-star show.
Swansea’s week had been dominated by the £28million exit to Man City of African ace Wilfried Bony – a player reportedly once on Mourinho’s radar.
No question that the completion of the big-money transfer is a huge psychological blow to Garry Monk’s men.
Sure, the Ivory Coast striker would have missed this game because of the ongoing African Cup of Nations.
But knowing your top scorer over the last 18 months – and the Premier League’s most prolific in 2014 – has gone can never be a good feeling.
Mourinho’s line-up was as expected. Petr Cech kept his place in goal with regular Thibaut Courtois on the bench, recovering from a broken finger.
But it was Cech’s opposite number, Lukasz Fabianksi, who was immediately in the thick of the action – or rather picking the ball out of his net with 49 seconds gone.
Gylfi Sigurdsson’s intended pass to Ashley Williams struck team-mate Tom Carroll en route, falling into the path of Blues’ Brazilian ace Oscar.
There was only one outcome as the midfielder unleashed a low drive past the helpless Polish keeper.
If Chelsea reckoned they were in for a stroll, Sigurdsson’s response to his gaffe must have made them think again. A minute later the Icelandic playmaker rattled the woodwork.
But Swansea were to concede three more times in 19 minutes. A great exchange between Cesc Fabregas and Willian led to the unmarked Costa drilling in a second – the £32m hitman’s 16th goal in 19 league games.
Nine minutes later Costa was at it again, intercepting Federico Fernandez’s blind back-pass to make it 3-0, before he fed the superb Oscar to slam in the fourth.
And substitute Schurrle popped up in the 79th minute to make it a fantastic five.
Monk said: “I’ve said sorry to Jose that we couldn’t give them a better game. I’m hurting and my players are hurting. I apologise to the fans.”

SWANSEA: Fabianski; Tiendalli, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor; Sigurdsson, Carroll, Dyer (Barrow 73), Oliveira (Fulton 65), Routledge (Emes 30), Gomis.
CHELSEA: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Felipe; Matic Fabregas (Ramires 73), Willian (Schurrle 76), Oscar, Hazard, Costa (Remy (73).

MAN of MATCH: Oscar: – The boy from Brazil often goes unnoticed amid Chelsea’s array of glittering talent. Yesterday his star shone brightest.
Ref: J Moss Att: 20,785

=================

Star:

Swansea 0 - Chelsea 5: Blues run riot in Wales to extend lead over Man City
Harry Pratt

But then does the Blues boss really need to talk up his team's championship credentials when they do their own talking by delivering such sensational statements of intent as the one witnessed here?
The Special One's 'candidates', as he called them ahead of this trip to south Wales, were at their most savage, lethal best yesterday - scoring mercurial goals for fun while tearing poor Swansea to shreds.
Two goals apiece from Oscar and Diego Costa had secured a second away win in six outings for the Quadruple chasers some 15 minutes before half-time arrived. Yes, it was that easy.
And the one-sided rout, capped by Andre Schurrle's late effort, was surely the best message possible to send to their nearest rivals in the race for domestic glory, Manchester City.
The table-topping Blues are now FIVE points clear of Manuel Pelligrini's men, who have a game in hand ...at home to Arsenal this afternoon.
Whatever the result of that clash, though, it would take a brave punter to wager against Chelsea bagging their first Premier League trophy of Mourinho's second spell at the helm.
For while Swansea's sloppy rearguard certainly contributed to a rapid downfall, that should take nothing away from the visitors' free-flowing five-star show.
Swansea's week had been dominated by the £28million exit to Man City of African ace Wilifried Bony - a player reportedly once on Mourinho's radar. No question that the completion of the big-money transfer is a huge psychological blow to Monk's men.
Sure, the Ivory Coast striker would not have been available for this game because of the on-going African Cup of Nations. However, knowing your top scorer over the last 18 months - and the Premier League's most prolific in 2014 - has gone forever can never be a good feeling.
All of which, of course, makes the idea that the Swans could be about to off-load French forward Bafetimbi Gomis in this window utterly laughable. Gomis, 29, a free from Lyon last summer, was making his third start on the spin for the hosts, who kicked off in ninth place.
Mourinho's line-up was as expected. Petr Cech kept his place in goal with regular Thibaut Courtois on the bench, recovering from a broken finger.
But it was Cech's opposite number Lukasz Fabianksi who was immediately in the thick of the action - or rather picking the ball out of his own net with just 49 seconds gone.
Gylfi Sigurdsson's intended pass to Ashley Williams struck team-mate Tom Carroll en route, falling into the path of Blues' Brazilian ace Oscar.
From there was only one outcome as the midfielder took aim and unleashed a low drive past the helpless Polish keeper.
If Chelsea reckoned they were going to enjoy a stroll in the park, Sigurdsson response to his gaff must have made them think again. A minute later the Icelandic playmaker rattled the woodwork with a 30-yard screamer.
Sadly, that moment flattered to deceive because for the rest of the half Garry Monk's men were battered senseless - and conceded three more times in the space of 19 crazy minutes.
A marvellous exchange between Cesc Fabregas and Willian led to unmarked Costa drilling in an inevitable second. That was the £32m-hitman's 16th goal in 19 league games.
Just nine minutes later Costa was at it again, intercepting Federico Fernandez's blind back pass to make it 3-0, before he fed superb Oscar to slam in the fourth.
Amazingly, Swansea had got off lightly - given the equally impressive Willian was denied by both the post and bar during the goal fest.
With a Capitol One Cup semi-final versus Liverpool this Tuesday, Chelsea understandably took the foot off the gas in the second half.
But just for good measure substitute Schurrle popped up in the 79th minute to make it a fantastic five.

SWANSEA: Fabianski 5; Tiendalli 6, Fernandez 5, Williams 6, Taylor 5; Sigurdsson 5, Carroll 5, Dyer 5 (Barrow (73rd) 6), Oliveira 5 (Fulton 65th) 6), Routledge 5 (Emes (30th), Gomis 5
CHELSEA: Cech 6; Ivanovic 7, Cahill 7, Terry 7, Felipe 7; Matic 8, Fabregas 8 (Ramires 73rd) 6), Willian 8 (Schurrle 76th), Oscar 9, Hazard 8, Costa 9 (Remy (73rd) 6)