Diego Costa scored twice but could not prevent Chelsea losing their 100 percent Premier League record in a controversial 2-2 draw at Swansea on Sunday.
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Chelsea controlled the first half, taking the lead through Diego Costa but Swansea levelled from the penalty spot after Gylfi Sigurdsson was tripped by Thibaut Courtois.
Costa scored an acrobatic late second to salvage a point for Antonio Conte’s team, who stay second in the table.
“It’s a clear foul”, Cahill added in his interview with BBC Sport.
Swansea were enjoying the majority of the early possession but their gameplan was disrupted when Federico Fernandez’s header dropped at the feet of Oscar and he squared the ball to Costa who side-footed it into the bottom corner.
Guildolin had only win from their nine meetings in Italian football and he set up his Swansea side to contain with three central defenders and speedsters Modou Barrow and Jefferson Montero occupying the bench. The Chelsea captain is now a big doubt for Liverpool’s visit to Stamford Bridge on Friday night.
Instead, Ivanovic was allowed to roam free down the right with Swansea’s attacking threat nearly nil in a first half which Chelsea dominated.
But the pugnacious Spaniard came to Chelsea’s rescue on 81 minutes.
Costa continued to be involved in controversy right to the finish.
A spectacular late overhead kick from Costa earned Chelsea a point although they failed to maintain a ideal start to the campaign and join Manchester City in first place.
However, Costa managed to grab the equaliser in the final 10 minutes – although there were calls for him to not even be on the pitch at that moment following a series of indiscretions.
“But Mo (Barrow) was ready five minutes before, so I chose to do it this way.
It cost us 2-1 and then changed the game”.
“It’s the first time in my career I have done this”.
Swansea skipper Jack Cork has urged his team-mates to use Sunday’s draw with Chelsea to build momentum after a mixed start to the season.
“Yes, he could have been sent off”, said Swansea manager Francesco Guidolin. I think he understood, but I made a mistake. I’m very happy for his passion but I can tell you also that Diego Costa from the first minute to the last minute took a lot of kicks.
“I chose to change something and I am sorry with Neil Taylor”, said Guidolin.
“He came through the back of me”.
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In an unusual move, Swansea coach Francesco Guidolin made an attacking substitution on forty-one minutes in the hopes of breathing some life into his team, nearly an apology to the home crowd for their dour start.
