Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe hopes for some belated festive cheer when his team take on managerless strugglers Swansea after claiming Premier League leaders Chelsea "ruined my Christmas".
The Cherries were unable to take advantage of suspensions for key duo N'Golo Kante and Diego Costa as Antonio Conte's men extended their remarkable winning run to 12 league matches with a comfortable 3-0 triumph at Stamford Bridge.
It meant back-to-back defeats for Bournemouth, who sit 12th in the table and are seven points above the relegation zone, with second-bottom Swansea two points adrift of safety.
"The Chelsea game ruined my Christmas," Howe told a pre-match news conference.