Chelsea 2-2 Swansea City: Premier League 2015/16 as it happened

That is all from us after a thoroughly entertaining contest. We will be back tomorrow to bring you live coverage of Liverpool's trip to Stoke as well as Arsenal v West Ham from the Emirates Stadium.

Newcastle are also in action against Southampton. Until then, farewell.

As for Chelsea, they follow that disappointing defeat to Arsenal with another fairly lackluster and unconvincing display.

They were somewhat fortunate to score that second deflected goal and failed to create much at all after going down to 10 men.

Many of their players were protesting furiously with the referee at the final whistle, but in truth today they came up against a vibrant, fearless side who did not come to Stamford Bridge simply to make up the numbers.

18 shots, 10 on target and eight corners tells you all about Swansea's approach today.

Oliver blows the full-time whistle and Swansea will return to South Wales with a well-earned point that possibly could have been all three after Courtois received his marching orders for that foul on Gomis.

Montero was terrific for the visitors before being substituted and Monk will also have been pleased with Ayew's first performance for the club. Meanwhile, Gomis is looking more and more the accomplished Premier League striker after an indifferent start to his career in English football. Shelvey also provided a number of key passes from midfield.

Full-time

Chelsea 2-2 Swansea

Swansea win a corner but Shelvey decides against another cheeky attempt at goal as Begovic positions Costa at the near post. Terry clears.

A deserved booking for Williams after he brings down Hazard with a cynical challenge that has incensed Mourinho.

Costa shows his frustration with referee Oliver once more as he falls to the turf somewhat theatrically after trying to cut across Ashley Williams.

Mourinho chuckles in exasperation on the Chelsea bench. Terry also giving the officials a piece of his mind after conceding a free-kick.

Obvious signs of frustration.

A small opening for Falcao after good trickery from the fleet-footed Hazard but his scuffed effort from the edge of the box does not overly trouble Fabianski.

Eder is walking a yellow card tightrope after giving away numerous fouls since coming on.

The Colombian does indeed enter the fray for his Chelsea debut and his first attempt at Premier League redemption following that woeful loan spell at Manchester United.

6 minutes for either side to find a winner.

Ayew is the next Swansea player to try his luck but a powerful drive is stopped by Begovic.

Looks like a certain Falcao is about to come on for Chelsea.

Looks like the versatile and powerful Zouma is going to shore up the midfield a bit for the 10 men.

Monk makes a final change, introducing new signing Eder and taking off goalscorer Gomis.

A substitution for Chelsea as Kurt Zouma jogs on in place of Fabregas.

That is not to say that Routledge will not pose a similar threat, however. The former Tottenham and Newcastle winger has an opportunity to score with his first contribution after being set up nicely by Shelvey but he can't bend a shot beyond Begovic.

Montero hurt himself a few moments ago during a collision with Willian and he has now been replaced by Wayne Routledge.

Ivanovic will be extremely glad to see the back of the tricky Ecuadorian, who has pace to burn and a canny habit of repeatedly beating his marker.

Ivanovic with a chance to restore Chelsea's one-goal advantage as he remains totally unmarked from a free-kick. Fortunately for Swansea, he fails to make a good enough contact on the header and it goes over Fabianski's crossbar.

At the other end, Swansea have the ball in the net for a third time as Gomis converts from Montero's cross but the offside flag is rightly raised on this occasion.

Mourinho will likely complain about the presence of Cahill not preventing that red card, but replays show that the challenge was just about inside the box.

Horrendous defending from Willian, who was stood stationary with his hands on his hips on the right and subsequently played Gomis onside as Shelvey took possession in midfield.

If he had been more alert, then all of that could have been averted. That should not excuse Courtois, however, who was hurt in the warm-up and looked sluggish as he laboured to make the offending tackle.

A bit of confusion as to whether that should have been a free-kick or a penalty for Swansea after Courtois' mistake. It was certainly close.

Regardless, Swansea are level and almost take the lead for the first time as Montero tests Begovic from close range and Shelvey tries his luck with another audacious attempt from a corner.

Chelsea bring on Begovic in place of Oscar for his debut, but the Bosnian's first job is to pick the ball out of the net as Gomis makes no mistake from 12 yards and produces his trademark celebration.

All-square and Swansea have the bit between their teeth now to go along with their numerical advantage.

Goal: Chelsea 2-2 Swansea (Bafetimbi Gomis)

A horrible moment for Chelsea as Courtois is dismissed by referee Michael Oliver after Shelvey had released Gomis with a lovely ball lofted forward and the latter controlled well.

The goalkeeper certainly made contact after rushing off his line and he is deemed to have denied a clear goalscoring opportunity despite the fact that Cahill was coming around to cover.

Gomis to take the penalty that could put Swansea level...

Red card: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea)

More pressure from the visitors and again it's Montero who leads the charge. Sigurdsson wins another corner, which Shelvey takes before watching his delivery smack against the near post.

Swansea have begun the second 45 on the front foot. Montero earns a free-kick that leads to a corner after Sigurdsson's effort is deflected and Gomis is unable to get a clean shot away under pressure.

No alterations from either Mourinho or Monk at the break and the second-half has now kicked off.

An entertaining first-half ends with Chelsea in the lead. Mourinho's side have often looked bright and inventive in possesion, but Swansea have mostly given as good as they have got and can count themselves unlucky to be behind to a deflected cross.

Chelsea's ability to contain the threat of Montero is likely to prove key to their chances of holding onto the three points.

Half-time

Chelsea 2-1 Swansea

Ki's afternoon comes to a premature end as Monk sends on Jack Cork in his place. Five minutes until the break.

The physios are being kept busy as Ki receives treatment for what looks like a hamstring problem. He may have to come off.

There are certainly more goals in this game you feel. Undeterred by falling behind for a second time, Gylfi Sigurdsson powers an effort that is beaten away by Courtois.

Fabregas sees a shot blocked before Costa tries and fails to notch a third for Chelsea with an acrobatic leap.

Montero is causing Ivanovic all kinds of problems down Swansea's left-hand flank.

Two goals in the space of a few hectic first-half minutes at Stamford Bridge.

Montero bamboozles Matic and Ivanovic with his trickery before lofting a cross towards Gomis. His header is saved, but the rebound falls to Ayew who sees an initial shot blocked by Terry before showing terrific composure to drag the ball back and rifle home.

Sadly for Swansea, they do not remain on level terms for long as Willian's cross from the left-hand side of the box takes a massive deflection off the unlucky Fernandez before looping over Fabianski and in.

Goal: Chelsea 2-1 Swansea (Federico Fernandez OG)

Goal: Chelsea 1-1 Swansea (Andre Ayew)

Ayew, whose younger brother Jordan also made his Premier League debut today during Aston Villa's 1-0 win at Bournemouth, is back on the field after hurting his head during a fair clash with Cahill.

Willian runs at Neil Taylor but his shot across the face of goal fails to hit the target.

22 minutes on the clock and the defending champions are in front.

Another sloppy free-kick conceded by Swansea, and this time Oscar makes them pay with a whipped, right-footed effort that stays low and evades everyone in the penalty area before bouncing up and in past the diving Fabianski.

Cahill threw out a leg to meet it, but it does not look like he got any touch on the ball.

Goal: Chelsea 1-0 Swansea (Oscar)

Plenty of attacking intent from both teams as Nemanja Matic's effort deflects off Ashley Williams but is kept out by Fabianski. An Oscar free-kick from a potentially dangerous position comes to nothing.

First yellow card of the evening is awarded to Shelvey for a needlessly reckless challenge on Oscar.

Another good opportunity for Gomis and this time the Frenchman really should have scored.

Sent clear by a threaded Shelvey pass, he gets the benefit of the doubt from the assistant referee, cuts inside Gary Cahill but the delay allows John Terry to get back in position and block the shot.

The ball runs forward before Cesar Azpilicueta can clear. Ki also denied by a strong save from Courtois.

At the other end, Costa screams and beats the turf in frustration after being denied a penalty. It was certainly a risky sliding challenge in the Swansea box from Federico Fernandez, but replays show that he just about won the ball.

Swansea looking typically composed on the ball at present. Certainly no need for them to be overawed, particularly given their performances against the top clubs last season and the fact they have the momentum garnered from their best ever top-flight finish.

15 minutes gone and Gomis' header remains the only chance of the match so far.

An early threat from Swansea as speedy winger Jefferson Montero wins a corner from Cesc Fabregas. Jonjo Shelvey delivers and Bafetimbi Gomis steals a yard on Branislav Ivanovic before glancing a header wide of Courtois' left-hand post.

Chelsea look to respond quickly but Hazard's clever-through ball is collected by Fabianski before it can find its intended recipient in Costa.

A positive start from Chelsea as Costa volleys wide and Lukasz Fabianski is forced to race out of his box to clear under heavy pressure.

Yet more injury concern as Oscar goes down and needs attention after battling with Ki Sung-Yueng. Victor Moses begins to jog down the touchline, but the midfielder is able to continue.

We are underway at Stamford Bridge. Courtois does indeed start for Chelsea, but all eyes will be on the Belgian and Costa to see if they suffer any injury setbacks.

No official word from Chelsea yet on any late change to the line-up, so we are presuming that Courtois is fit to start.

Some concern for the fitness of Thibaut Courtois before kick-off as he receives treatment on his knee from Chelsea physio Eva Carneiro at the side of the pitch. Asmir Begovic could yet start this game.

Three new signings on the bench for the visitors in Portuguese striker Eder, goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt and former Saint-Etienne defender Franck Tabanou.

Swansea's substitutes: Nordfeldt, Rangel, Bartley, Tabanou, Cork, Routledge, Eder

BREAKING: Andre Ayew makes his competitive debut for Swansea this afternoon. The Ghanaian international signed a four-year deal in South Wales back in June after leaving Marseille. Monk's side look to be at full strength.

BREAKING: Costa starts for Chelsea as the lone striker ahead of Willian, Oscar and Eden Hazard. Mourinho admitted to being concerned over the Spaniard's continued absence during the week, but it appears he has recovered sufficiently to play a key role today. Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao are both listed among the substitutes.

A little over two months after capping a truly dominant season by winning their first Premier League title in five years, Chelsea return to Stamford Bridge this evening to begin their defence of that crown against Swansea.

Jose Mourinho's preparation for his fixture has been far from ideal, with a 1-0 Community Shield loss to Arsenal at Wembley followed by a friendly defeat to Fiorentina and constant questions regarding Diego Costa's iffy hamstring.

Swansea earned plenty of plaudits on their way to an impressive eighth-place finish under Garry Monk last year, meanwhile, completing respective doubles over Arsenal and Manchester United in the process.

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