Chelsea Appeal Courtois Red Card

The champions have won 14 of their 23 first round matches, a win ratio of 61 per cent, higher than all but one current Premier League side.

According to the Telegraph, Mourinho was unhappy with Carneiro for trying to treat Eden Hazard’s injury in added time because of the fact his team were short of players.

Mourinho also launched into a freaky rant at his medical staff when Sky Sports interviewed him. The problem with Petr is not that we miss him, because we have two excellent keepers.

I wasn’t very pleased with my nurses because if you are a general practitioner or specialist or desk toward the bench press, understand the scenario.

Manager Jose Mourinho’s team twice had the lead, but paid the price for Courtois’ rash challenge on Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis as the France global raced through on the counterattack.

Courtois was sent off and Gomis scored from the penalty, cancelling Chelsea’s fortunate second on 30 minutes as Willian’s cross deflected off defender Federico Fernandez and looped over goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.

Mourinho remonstrated angrily when the decision was made, but after the game his silence spoke volumes as the manager made it clear he was reluctant to go public with his feelings about the incident. Gary Cahill, however, provided a different perspective. “I feel a bit flat and disappointed after the game”.

“So maybe a bit more control in the game (was needed) but unfortunately obviously a draw at home which is, to be honest, not ideal but give a lot of respect to Swansea, they played well”.

Here are five things Swans fans took back to Wales from the game.

A disappointing pre-season, combined with the strengthening of Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United means the Blues will be aiming for a ideal start to the 2015-16 campaign.

24 hours after Chelsea Ladies defeated Notts County by a solitary goal at Wembley to lift the FA Cup for the first time in their history, the “gents” lost by the same score against their bitter rivals, Arsenil.