Should they stay up this season, it will be a remarkable achievement for Guidolin, whose contract expires after the end of this season.
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Guus Hiddink, who is still unbeaten in the Premier League during his second spell as manager, named youngsters Ola Aina, Charlie Colkett and Kasey Palmer on the bench.
The Blues surrendered a goal in the first half after a botched attempt to clear the ball by centre-back Matt Miazga set up Gylfi Sigurddson for a hopping goal.
Hiddink refuted the suggestion that the appointment had affected his players in this game, saying: “I don’t think so”.
Hiddink revealed John Terry and Gary Cahill are both likely to return to full training this week, despite indications that the former could miss a further three weeks with an achilles problem.
Montero probed menacingly at Chelsea’s defence and created the game’s first chance for Sigurdsson, whose firm shot was palmed away by Asmir Begovic.
“Today, I saw my team play very well, with aggression and quality”.
“It is disappointing, but we gave some younger players the opportunity to play and that means there is a risk of losing games”, said the manager. “Although some players might not be playing well, and I’m not just talking about him, we let them go and have the experience of 90 minutes”.
‘I would have loved to win all the games but that is impossible in the Premier League.
Swansea City revealed on Saturday they are in talks with American businessmen Stephen Kaplan and Jason Levien, who are seeking to purchase a controlling stake in the Premier League club. ‘We had chances to score goals but we didn’t and when you lose it’s hard.
In the standings below you can see that Villa is all but gone as they are 15 points safety with 15 points to play for and they’re goal differential is 19 worse than fourth from bottom Norwich.
Swansea, by contrast, produced what was arguably the most accomplished performance of head coach Francesco Guidolin’s tenure.
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The arrival of Hiddink may have brought a happier atmosphere to the dressing room and slightly better results but, with his successor named and nothing left to play for, the intensity and focus from Blues players has understandably dropped.
