Torres turns hero and villain for Chelsea
The £50 million Spanish signing opened the scoring for the Blues on 29 minutes, but was given a straight red card ten minutes later for diving in studs first on Mark Gower.
Two goals from Ramires and one from Didier Drogba, with a lone consolation from Ashley Williams saw ten-man Chelsea win 4-1 against the Premier League new boys.
In the early kick-off, second-half substitutes Mario Balotelli and James Milner both scored to help Manchester City see off Everton at the Etihad Stadium 2-0. Roberto Mancini's men had lost their previous four meetings with the Toffeemen.
Arsene Wenger's nerves were calmed with a comfortable 3-0 win over Bolton at the Emirates. The visitors had a man sent off as Robin van Persie scored twice to take his Gunners goal tally to 100.
Liverpool put an end to their two-match losing run by beating Wolves 2-1 at Anfield.
A hat-trick by Senegal international Demba Ba saw Newcastle beat Blackburn 3-1 at St James' Park.
Ten-man Wigan went down fighting 2-1 at home to Tottenham, with Steve Gohouri's dismissal making it tough to overcome first-half goals from Rafael van der Vaart and Gareth Bale.
West Brom keeper Ben Foster ensured his team came away with a point with some great saves during their goalless draw with Fulham at The Hawthorns.
In the late kick-off, Stoke halted Manchester United's 100 per cent start to the season. Peter Crouch's first goal for his new club, cancelling out Nani's first-half strike, with the champions held to 1-all draw at the Britannia Stadium.
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