Huw Richards looks back at Saturday's game to see what can be gleaned from our 4-2 defeat
1. Chelsea getting a goal just before half-time was pivotal.
As soon as the match kicked off the Swans were in the driving seat, and Chelsea could not get the ball off us. Therefore our goal was deserved, though granted we didn't expect it to come from John Terry. Towards the end of the first half, Chelsea ramped up the gears and the Swans were beginning to get pinned back, and the message from Swans' gaffer Garry Monk would have been to hold on to the 1-0 lead. But, on the stroke of half time, Diego Costa put the ball into the back of the net and when you look back on it all, it was the a moment which changed the match massively for the Swans.
2. Gomis is more than an adequate replacement for Bony.
As Wilf had been jetting across the world during the international break Gomis was handed his first start in the Premier League, and he did not disappoint. After infamous Swansea strikers such as Alvaro Vazquez and Itay Shechter have failed to impress when called upon, fans had been hoping Gomis would be a totally different animal from those two, and his record in Ligue 1 and his performance against Chelsea must have brought tears of joy to Swansea fans eyes. His work rate was terrific and although he missed a one on one with Thibaut Courtois, if he scores more than seven or eight goals this season all will be forgiven.
3. Chelsea are the ones to beat this season.
After spending large amounts of money on the likes of Diego Costa, Cesc Fabregas, and Filipe Luis, Chelsea will be expected to at least challenge the likes of Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, (maybe) Man Utd and of course Swansea for the top spot in the Premier League, and their superb second-half display against the Swans backed that idea up. And yes, I was joking about Swansea.
Or was I?
Thanks to Huw as usual for this latest piece. You can follow him on Twitter @HuwTheSwanster