The first Saturday evening kick off of the new season was an absolute belter as Swansea visited West London and went toe-to-toe with Chelsea to nab a 2-2 draw and take a point back to Wales.It was a game that the Swans more than deserved to take something from, in fact there were plenty of times where Garry Monk's side were in the ascendency and probably deserved to nick the win.There were plenty of talking points, from debut goals, to sending offs, sluggish displays to free-flowing football... So sit back, and take a look at our three things we learnt from Chelsea 2 - 2 Swansea City.

1. Swansea are a force to be reckoned with (and we're loving it)

Garry Monk

The Welsh side were first to the second ball, spritely in attack, solid in defence and simply wanted it more than Chelsea today.

Montero was excellent, roaming down the left wing and causing the west London side all sorts of problems, while Gomis and Shelvey have struck up a useful relationship and new signing Andre Ayew shone (but more on him later.)

Quite simply, Garry Monk's side are a pleasure to watch. You can't help but enjoy their entertaining brand of

football, in fact, you can't help but root for them - and long may it continue.

2. Andre Ayew could be one of the signings of the season

Germany v Ghana - FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 - Group G

There were more than a few raised eyebrows when Andre Ayew decided to leave Marseille for Swansea City in the summer, signing a four-year deal with the Welsh club.

It was certainly deemed as a bit of a transfer coup for Garry Monk's side and after his debut against Chelsea, it looks like a stroke of genius.

Not only was the Ghanaian nabbed on a free, the free-flowing attacked scored on his debut, after a classy drag back left the Chelsea defence floundering before he slotted past Courtois. Expect more from him this season.

3. There's something not quite right at Stamford Bridge

From their loss in the Community Shield, to today's sluggish display - there's something amiss at Stamford Bridge. It's not time to panic yet, but Jose will want to stamp out these issues before next Sunday when they travel to the Etihad to face Manchester City.

They will also have to do so without Thibaut Courtois after the Belgian keeper received a straight red after bringing down Gomis (who converted the penalty.) Arsene Wenger must be absolutely loving it...