The ex-Arsenal frontman required lengthy treatment before returning to the action with a bandage wrapping up his wound.
Giroud, who joined from the Gunners in January, continued to put himself about and was caught by a late challenge from Jonny Evans which resulted in even more work for the Chelsea physios.
The 31-year-old was eventually substituted on the hour mark to a standing ovation from the Stamford Bridge crowd, who were delighted with their new signing’s fighting spirit.
Take a look through the gallery above to see the best pictures as Olivier Giroud is battered around on his first Chelsea start.
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