Swansea City ended Chelsea’s perfect start to the Premier League season with a 2-2 draw at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday.
Chelsea’s Gary Cahill in action with Swansea City’s Fernando Llorente
Chelsea centre-back Gary Cahill feels his side were robbed of victory against Swansea City due to some poor refereeing decisions by Andre Marriner.
Diego Costa put Chelsea ahead inside the first 20-minutes with a neat finish, before Gylfi Sigurdsson equalised from the spot after he was fouled by keeper Thibaut Courtois.
Swansea City’s Gylfi Sigurdsson scores their first goal from the penalty spot
Minutes after the Swans levelled, Dutch midfielder Leroy Fer robbed Gary Cahill of possession and poked the ball past Courtois to give the hosts the lead.
The England international was furious following the goal as he felt Fer fouled him, but referee Andre Marriner waved away the appeals and the goal stood.
Swansea City’s Leroy Fer celebrates scoring their second goal
Costa then ensured Antonio Conte’s side got a share of the spoils with a late over-head kick, although Cahill was still angered by the goal-costing decision.
During a post-match interview with BBC Sport the 30-year-old said: “It’s a clear foul. I’m frustrated. Come on, seriously! You could be sat on the moon and see it is a clear foul.
“I took the touch away from him, he came through the back of me. It was clear as day and seeing it back has made me even more angry.”
The Chelsea defender then further vented his anger on Twitter with two tweets in quick succession before deleting them:
The earlier tweet simply displayed the incident in question as Fer appeared to foul Cahill prior to scoring and the second is likely a reaction to that.
Cahill is not expected to be banned for his actions, and perhaps has a decent reason to feel a little disgruntled.
Chelsea’s Diego Costa celebrates scoring their first goal
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