2007–08 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
2007–08 season
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerJosé Mourinho
(until 20 September)[1]
Avram Grant
(from 20 September)
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League2nd
FA CupSixth round
League CupRunners-up
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank Lampard (10)
All: Frank Lampard (20)
Highest home attendance41,837 (vs. Fulham, 29 September)
Lowest home attendance24,973 (vs. Rosenborg, 18 September)
Away colours
Third colours
Champions League 2007–08

The 2007–08 season was Chelsea Football Club's 94th competitive season, 16th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 102nd year as a club. Manager José Mourinho left the club by mutual consent on 20 September 2007[2] following a disappointing 1–1 draw with Rosenborg and was replaced by the Israeli Avram Grant.[3]

The 2007–08 Premier League season was decided on the last day of the season, when Chelsea needed to win against Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United to either draw or lose against Wigan Athletic. Chelsea drew 1–1 and Manchester United won 2–0, thus making Chelsea runners-up to United for the second consecutive season.

Chelsea played in their first UEFA Champions League Final, against Manchester United, making it the first all-English final in the competition's history. After extra time the score was 1–1; Manchester United won the penalty shootout 6–5 after Edwin van der Sar saved Nicolas Anelka's penalty.

Chelsea went the entire 2007–08 campaign without suffering a single defeat at home. In spite of this, this was the first season in four years that Chelsea had finished the season without a trophy; the lack of silverware led to Avram Grant being sacked three days after the Champions League final.[4] Five days later, Chelsea's assistant first-team coach, Henk ten Cate, had his contract terminated as well.[5]

Kits[]

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Samsung Mobile

Home
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UEFA Champions League Final
Away
Away alt. 1
Away alt. 2
Third
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Goalkeeper 1
UEFA Champions League Final & 2008–09
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3
Goalkeeper alt.
Goalkeeper 4


Squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech
2 DF Serbia SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF England ENG Ashley Cole
4 MF France FRA Claude Makélélé
5 MF Ghana GHA Michael Essien
6 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Carvalho
7 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Shevchenko
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard (vice-captain)
9 MF England ENG Steve Sidwell
10 MF England ENG Joe Cole
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Didier Drogba
12 MF Nigeria NGA Mikel John Obi
13 MF Germany GER Michael Ballack
14 FW Peru PER Claudio Pizarro
15 MF France FRA Florent Malouda
17 MF England ENG Scott Sinclair
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge
20 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Salomon Kalou
22 DF Israel ISR Tal Ben Haim
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini
24 MF England ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips
26 DF England ENG John Terry (captain)
27 FW Israel ISR Ben Sahar
28 MF England ENG Michael Woods
30 GK Wales WAL Rhys Taylor
33 DF Brazil BRA Alex
35 DF Brazil BRA Juliano Belletti
39 FW France FRA Nicolas Anelka
40 GK Portugal POR Henrique Hilário
41 DF England ENG Sam Hutchinson
42 MF England ENG Lee Sawyer

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Glen Johnson (to Portsmouth)
16 MF Netherlands NED Arjen Robben (to Real Madrid)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF France FRA Lassana Diarra (to Arsenal)
39 DF England ENG Harry Worley (to Leicester City)

Reserve squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF England ENG Anthony Grant
32 DF England ENG Carl Magnay[6]
34 MF England ENG Liam Bridcutt[7]
37 MF England ENG Jack Cork
No. Pos. Nation Player
43 DF England ENG Ryan Bertrand
44 DF England ENG Michael Mancienne
46 MF England ENG Jimmy Smith

Transfers[]

In[]

# Pos Player From Fee Date
Res MF England Jacob Mellis England Sheffield United Undisclosed June 2007
Res FW England Danny Philliskirk England Oldham Athletic Undisclosed[8] 1 June 2007
14 FW Peru Claudio Pizarro Germany Bayern Munich Free[9] 1 June 2007
22 DF Israel Tal Ben Haim England Bolton Wanderers Free[10] 14 June 2007
9 MF England Steve Sidwell England Reading Free[11] 1 July 2007
15 MF France Florent Malouda France Lyon £13,500,000[12] 10 July 2007
Res FW Italy Fabio Borini Italy Bologna Free[13] 31 July 2007
33 DF Brazil Alex Netherlands PSV Loan return 10 August 2007
35 DF Brazil Juliano Belletti Spain Barcelona €5,500,000[14] 23 August 2007
39 FW France Nicolas Anelka England Bolton Wanderers £15,000,000[15] 11 January 2008
2 DF Serbia Branislav Ivanović Russia Lokomotiv Moscow £9,700,000[16] 16 January 2008
N/A FW Argentina Franco Di Santo Chile Audax Italiano Undisclosed[17] 25 January 2008

Out[]

# Pos Player To Fee Date
33 DF Portugal Nuno Morais Cyprus APOEL Free[18] 12 May 2007
N/A DF Switzerland Jonas Elmer Switzerland Aarau Undisclosed 25 June 2007
41 GK Belgium Yves Ma-Kalambay Scotland Hibernian Free[19] 27 June 2007
14 MF Cameroon Geremi England Newcastle United Free[20] 6 July 2007
N/A GK Republic of Ireland James Russell England Stevenage Borough Free 8 August 2007
16 MF Netherlands Arjen Robben Spain Real Madrid £21,000,000[21] 22 August 2007
2 DF England Glen Johnson England Portsmouth £4,000,000[22] 31 August 2007
19 MF France Lassana Diarra England Arsenal Undisclosed[23] 31 August 2007
N/A MF Argentina Juan Sebastián Verón Argentina Estudiantes La Plata Free 2007

Overall transfer activity[]

Club[]

Management[]

Position Staff
Managers Portugal José Mourinho
(until 20 September)
Israel Avram Grant
(20 September–24 May)
Assistant managers Scotland Steve Clarke
Israel Avram Grant
(until 20 September)
Netherlands Henk ten Cate
(20 September–29 May)
Goalkeeping coach France Christophe Lollichon
Head scout Nigeria Michael Emenalo
Club doctor England Dr. Bryan English
Chief scout and director of youth development Denmark Frank Arnesen
Reserve team manager Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers
Youth team manager England Paul Clement
Academy manager England Neil Bath

Last updated: 13 April 2009
Source: Chelsea FC

Other information[]

Owner Russia Roman Abramovich
Chairman United States Bruce Buck
Chief Executive England Peter Kenyon
Director of Communications England Simon Greenberg
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (42,055 / 110x75 yards)

Source:[citation needed]

Pre-season[]

14 July 2007 Chelsea England 2–1 Mexico América Stanford Stadium, California
02:00 BST Malouda Goal 74'
Terry Goal 83'		 Report Mosqueda Goal 2' Attendance: 47,329
Referee: Kevin Scott
17 July 2007 Chelsea England 1–0 South Korea Suwon Bluewings Home Depot Center, California
04:00 BST Drogba Goal 83' Report Attendance: 15,349
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
22 July 2007 LA Galaxy United States 0–1 England Chelsea Home Depot Center, California
02:00 BST Report Terry Goal 48' Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Brian Hall
25 July 2007 Feyenoord Netherlands 1–1 England Chelsea Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
18:00 BST Hofland Goal 45' Report Lampard Goal 79' Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Ruud Bossen
28 July 2007 Rangers Scotland 2–0 England Chelsea Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 BST Novo Goal 84'
Šebo Goal 86'		 Report Attendance: 50,380
Referee: Stuart Dougal
31 July 2007 Brøndby IF Denmark 0–2 England Chelsea Brøndby Stadium, Copenhagen
19:10 BST Report Drogba Goal 61', 84' Attendance: 22,800

Competitions[]

FA Community Shield[]

Main article: 2007 FA Community Shield
5 August 2007 Final Chelsea 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)		 Manchester United London, England
15:00 BST Tal Ben Haim Yellow card 33'
Malouda Goal 45'
Carvalho Yellow card 63'
Mikel Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Giggs Goal 35'
Rooney Yellow card 45+3'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 80,731
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
Penalties
Pizzaro Penalty missed
Lampard Penalty missed
Wright-Phillips Penalty missed		 Penalty scored Ferdinand
Penalty scored Carrick
Penalty scored Rooney

Premier League[]

Classification[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 27 6 5 80 22 +58 87 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Chelsea 38 25 10 3 65 26 +39 85
3 Arsenal 38 24 11 3 74 31 +43 83 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Liverpool 38 21 13 4 67 28 +39 76
5 Everton 38 19 8 11 55 33 +22 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
(C) Champion

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 25 10 3 65 26  +39 85 12 7 0 36 13  +23 13 3 3 29 13  +16

Last updated: 5 May 2008.
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultWWDWLDLDWWWWDWWWLWDWWWWWDDWWWDWWWDWWWD
Points3671010111112151821242528313434373841444750535455586164656871747578818485
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2008. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

12 August 2007 1 Chelsea 3–2 Birmingham City Stamford Bridge, London
13:30 BST Pizarro Goal 17'
Malouda Goal 30'
Essien Goal 49', Yellow card 52'
Carvalho Yellow card 79'		 (Report) Forssell Goal 14'
Kapo Goal 34'
Larsson Yellow card 77'		 Attendance: 41,590
Referee: Steve Bennett
15 August 2007 2 Reading 1–2 Chelsea Madejski Stadium, Reading
20:00 BST Long Yellow card 13'
Cissé Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 72'
Bikey Goal 30'
Hunt Yellow card 37'
Ingimarsson Yellow card 52'		 (Report) Carvalho Yellow card 26'
Sidwell Yellow card 31'
Lampard Goal 47'
Drogba Goal 50'
Wright-Phillips Yellow card 76'
A. Cole Yellow card 89'
Mikel Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 24,031
Referee: Mike Dean
19 August 2007 3 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Anfield, Liverpool
16:00 BST Torres Goal 15'
Kuyt Yellow card 30'
Pennant Yellow card 40'
Gerrard Yellow card 43'
Carragher Yellow card 61'		 (Report) Essien Yellow card 12'
A. Cole Yellow card 59'
Ben Haim Yellow card 63'
Lampard Goal 62' (pen.), Yellow card 70'
Terry Yellow card 74'		 Attendance: 43,924
Referee: Robert Styles
25 August 2007 4 Chelsea 1–0 Portsmouth Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 BST Lampard Goal 30' (Report) Davis Yellow card 52'
Muntari Yellow card 77'		 Attendance: 41,501
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 September 2007 5 Aston Villa 2–0 Chelsea Villa Park, Birmingham
16:00 BST Knight Goal 47'
Reo-Coker Yellow card 56'
Barry Yellow card 66'
Agbonlahor Yellow card 71', Goal 88'
Carew Yellow card 71'		 (Report) Drogba Yellow card 70' Attendance: 31,714
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
15 September 2007 6 Chelsea 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Stamford Bridge, London
17:15 BST J. Cole Yellow card 74'
Belletti Yellow card 75'		 (Report) Warnock Yellow card 82'
Savage Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 41,062
Referee: Howard Webb
23 September 2007 7 Manchester United 2–0 Chelsea Old Trafford, Manchester
16:00 BST Tevez Goal 45+2'
Rooney Yellow card 61'
Brown Yellow card 80'
Saha Goal 88' (pen.)		 (Report) Mikel Red card 32'
J. Cole Yellow card 73'
Terry Yellow card 83'		 Attendance: 75,663
Referee: Mike Dean
29 September 2007 8 Chelsea 0–0 Fulham Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 BST Drogba Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 73' (Report) Davis Yellow card 82' Attendance: 41,837
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 October 2007 9 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Chelsea Reebok Stadium, Middlebrook
15:00 BST Campo Yellow card 18'
Diouf Yellow card 24'
McCann Yellow card 54'
Davies Yellow card 72'
Jääskeläinen Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Kalou Goal 40'
Carvalho Yellow card 69'		 Attendance: 20,059
Referee: Alan Wiley
20 October 2007 10 Middlesbrough 0–2 Chelsea Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Boateng Yellow card 48' (Report) Drogba Goal 8'
Alex Goal 52'
Malouda Yellow card 72'		 Attendance: 27,669
Referee: Mark Halsey
27 October 2007 11 Chelsea 6–0 Manchester City Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 BST Essien Goal 17', Yellow card 26'
Lampard Yellow card 29'
Drogba Goal 30', 55'
J. Cole Goal 60'
Kalou Goal 75'
Shevchenko Goal 90'		 (Report) Richards Yellow card 28'
Johnson Yellow card 44'		 Attendance: 41,832
Referee: Mike Riley
3 November 2007 12 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Chelsea JJB Stadium, Wigan
15:00 GMT Landzaat Yellow card 58'
Bramble Yellow card 88'		 (Report) Lampard Goal 10'
Belletti Goal 17'
Drogba Yellow card 65'		 Attendance: 19,011
Referee: Steve Bennett
11 November 2007 13 Chelsea 1–1 Everton Stamford Bridge, London
14:00 GMT Belletti Yellow card 51'
Essien Yellow card 66'
Drogba Goal 70'		 (Report) Neville Yellow card 39'
Cahill Goal 88'
Pienaar Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 41,683
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 November 2007 14 Derby County 0–2 Chelsea Pride Park Stadium, Derby
17:15 GMT (Report) Kalou Goal 16'
Wright-Phillips Goal 72'
A. Cole Yellow card 76'
Essien Red card 90+2'		 Attendance: 32,789
Referee: Andre Marriner
1 December 2007 15 Chelsea 1–0 West Ham United Stamford Bridge, London
12:45 GMT Mikel Yellow card 37'
Kalou Yellow card 41'
Belletti Yellow card 55'
Lampard Yellow card 71'
J. Cole Goal 76'
Terry Yellow card 85'		 (Report) Etherington Yellow card 23'
Solano Yellow card 34'
Boa Morte Yellow card 45'		 Attendance: 41,830
Referee: Howard Webb
8 December 2007 16 Chelsea 2–0 Sunderland Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT Shevchenko Goal 22'
Lampard Goal 74' (pen.)		 (Report) Wallace Yellow card 40'
Miller Red card 88'		 Attendance: 41,707
Referee: Peter Walton
16 December 2007 17 Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea Emirates Stadium, London
16:00 GMT Adebayor Yellow card 22'
Eboué Yellow card 35'
Gallas Goal 45+2'
Flamini Yellow card 63'
Fàbregas Yellow card 90+7'		 (Report) Terry Yellow card 30'
Lampard Yellow card 30'
J. Cole Yellow card 67'
Ben Haim Yellow card 74'
Mikel Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 60,139
Referee: Alan Wiley
23 December 2007 18 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Chelsea Ewood Park, Blackburn
16:10 GMT Dunn Yellow card 37' (Report) Alex Yellow card 10'
J. Cole Goal 21'
Carvalho Yellow card 79'		 Attendance: 23,966
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 December 2007 19 Chelsea 4–4 Aston Villa Stamford Bridge, London
13:00 GMT Essien Yellow card 19'
Shevchenko Goal 45+4' (pen.), 49'
Alex Goal 65', Yellow card 90+2'
Carvalho Red card 78'
Ballack Goal 87', Yellow card 90+2'
A. Cole Red card 90+1'		 (Report) Maloney Goal 13', 43'
Knight Red card 45+2'
Reo-Coker Yellow card 55'
Laursen Goal 71'
Barry Goal 90+2' (pen.)
Harewood Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 41,686
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 December 2007 20 Chelsea 2–1 Newcastle United Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT Alex Yellow card 5'
Essien Goal 28'
Kalou Goal 87'		 (Report) Faye Yellow card 12'
Butt Goal 56'
Given Yellow card 88'		 Attendance: 41,751
Referee: Mike Riley
1 January 2008 21 Fulham 1–2 Chelsea Craven Cottage, Hammersmith and Fulham
12:45 GMT Murphy Goal 9' (pen.)
Stefanović Yellow card 67'		 (Report) Kalou Goal 53'
Ballack Goal 61' (pen.)		 Attendance: 25,357
Referee: Mark Halsey
12 January 2008 22 Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT Belletti Goal 18'
Makélélé Yellow card 58'
Ballack Yellow card 68'
Wright-Phillips Goal 80'		 (Report) Boateng Yellow card 23'
Malbranque Yellow card 53'
O'Hara Yellow card 75'
Lennon Yellow card 78'		 Attendance: 41,777
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 January 2008 23 Birmingham City 0–1 Chelsea St. Andrews, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Muamba Yellow card 11' (Report) Pizarro Yellow card 77', Goal 78' Attendance: 26,567
Referee: Robert Styles
30 January 2008 24 Chelsea 1–0 Reading Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 GMT Ballack Goal 31' (Report) Attendance: 41,171
Referee: Mike Dean
2 February 2008 25 Portsmouth 1–1 Chelsea Fratton Park, Hampshire
15:00 GMT Davis Yellow card 22'
Pamarot Yellow card 33'
Defoe Goal 62'		 (Report) Anelka Goal 54' Attendance: 20,488
Referee: Howard Webb
10 February 2008 26 Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 GMT Belletti Yellow card 3'
Carvalho Yellow card 74'
Alex Yellow card 78'		 (Report) Babel Yellow card 41'
Riise Yellow card 63'		 Attendance: 41,788
Referee: Mike Riley
1 March 2008 27 West Ham United 0–4 Chelsea Upton Park, London
15:00 GMT (Report) Lampard Goal 16' (pen.), Red card 34'
J. Cole Goal 19'
Ballack Goal 21', Yellow card 36'
Terry Yellow card 45+2'
A. Cole Goal 63'		 Attendance: 34,969
Referee: Peter Walton
12 March 2008 28 Chelsea 6–1 Derby County Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 GMT Lampard Goal 27' (pen.), 56', 65', 71'
Kalou Goal 42'
J. Cole Goal 63'		 (Report) Jones Goal 72'
McEveley Yellow card 85'		 Attendance: 39,447
Referee: Chris Foy
15 March 2008 29 Sunderland 0–1 Chelsea Stadium of Light, Sunderland
15:00 GMT Whitehead Yellow card 51'
Leadbitter Yellow card 58'		 (Report) Terry Goal 9'
Mikel Yellow card 60'		 Attendance: 44,679
Referee: Mike Dean
18 March 2008 30 Tottenham Hotspur 4–4 Chelsea White Hart Lane, London
20:00 GMT Woodgate Goal 12'
Berbatov Goal 60'
Huddlestone Yellow card 72', Goal 74'
Keane Yellow card 45+2', Goal 87'		 (Report) Drogba Goal 2'
Essien Goal 19'
J. Cole Yellow card 36', Goal 51', 79'
A. Cole Yellow card 45+1'		 Attendance: 36,178
Referee: Mike Riley
23 March 2008 31 Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 GMT J. Cole Yellow card 32'
Ballack Yellow card 34'
Drogba Goal 73', 81', Yellow card 74'		 (Report) Eboué Yellow card 5'
Sagna Goal 59'		 Attendance: 41,824
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
30 March 2008 32 Chelsea 1–0 Middlesbrough Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 GMT Carvalho Goal 6'
Belletti Yellow card 90+4'		 (Report) Cattermole Yellow card 45+1' Attendance: 39,993
Referee: Phil Dowd
5 April 2008 33 Manchester City 0–2 Chelsea City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
15:00 GMT Fernandes Yellow card 45' (Report) Dunne Goal 5' (o.g.)
Kalou Goal 54'		 Attendance: 42,594
Referee: Chris Foy
14 April 2008 34 Chelsea 1–1 Wigan Athletic Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 GMT Essien Goal 54' (Report) Koumas Yellow card 68'
Valencia Yellow card 89'
Heskey Goal 90+2'		 Attendance: 40,487
Referee: Andre Marriner
17 April 2008 35 Everton 0–1 Chelsea Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00 GMT (Report) Carvalho Yellow card 23'
Essien Goal 40'
Ferreira Yellow card 57'		 Attendance: 37,411
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 April 2008 36 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester United Stamford Bridge, London
12:45 GMT Ballack Goal 45', 86' (pen.) Yellow card 45'
Mikel Yellow card 77'
Drogba Yellow card 88'		 (Report) Brown Yellow card 52'
Rooney Goal 57'
Van der Sar Yellow card 86'
Ferdinand Yellow card 90+2'
Hargreaves Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 41,828
Referee: Alan Wiley
5 May 2008 37 Newcastle United 0–2 Chelsea St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 BST Faye Yellow card 60'
José Enrique Yellow card 76'		 (Report) Terry Yellow card 34'
Ballack Goal 61'
Malouda Yellow card 69' Goal 82'		 Attendance: 52,305
Referee: Steve Bennett
11 May 2008 38 Chelsea 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT Shevchenko Goal 61'
Drogba Yellow card 81'		 (Report) O'Brien Yellow card 17'
McCann Yellow card 39'
Davies Yellow card 45'
Taylor Goal 90+2'		 Attendance: 41,755
Referee: Chris Foy

UEFA Champions League[]

Group stage[]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 6 3 3 0 9 2 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Germany Schalke 04 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8
3 Norway Rosenborg 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Spain Valencia 6 1 2 3 2 6 −4 5
Source: RSSSF
18 September 2007 1 Chelsea England 1–1 Norway Rosenborg London, England
19:45 BST Shevchenko Goal 53' Report Koppinen Goal 24' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 24,973
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
3 October 2007 2 Valencia Spain 1–2 England Chelsea Valencia, Spain
19:45 BST Villa Goal 9' Report J. Cole Goal 21'
Drogba Goal 71'		 Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
24 October 2007 3 Chelsea England 2–0 Germany Schalke 04 London, England
19:45 BST Malouda Goal 4'
Drogba Goal 47'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,910
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
6 November 2007 4 Schalke 04 Germany 0–0 England Chelsea Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Arena AufSchalke
Attendance: 53,951
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
28 November 2007 5 Rosenborg Norway 0–4 England Chelsea Trondheim, Norway
19:45 GMT Report Drogba Goal 8', 20'
Alex Goal 40'
J. Cole Goal 73'		 Stadium: Lerkendal stadion
Attendance: 21,582
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
11 December 2007 6 Chelsea England 0–0 Spain Valencia London, England
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,439
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

Knockout phase[]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16[]
19 February 2008 First leg Olympiacos Greece 0–0 England Chelsea Piraeus, Greece
20:45 GMT Report Stadium: Geórgios Karaïskákis Stadium
Attendance: 31,302
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
5 March 2008 Second leg Chelsea England 3–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Greece Olympiacos London, England
19:45 GMT Ballack Goal 5'
Lampard Goal 25'
Kalou Goal 48'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,721
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Quarter-finals[]
2 April 2008 First leg Fenerbahçe Turkey 2–1 England Chelsea Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 GMT Kazim-Richards Goal 65'
Deivid Goal 81'		 Report Deivid Goal 13' (o.g.) Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 49,055
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
8 April 2008 Second leg Chelsea England 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Turkey Fenerbahçe London, England
20:45 GMT Ballack Goal 4'
Lampard Goal 87'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,369
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Semi-finals[]
22 April 2008 First leg Liverpool England 1–1 England Chelsea Liverpool, England
20:45 GMT Kuyt Goal 43' Report Riise Goal 90+5' (o.g.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,180
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
30 April 2008 Second leg Chelsea England 3–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 agg.)		 England Liverpool London, England
20:45 GMT Drogba Goal 33', 105'
Lampard Goal 98' (pen.)		 Report Torres Goal 64'
Babel Goal 117'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,900
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Final[]
Main article: 2008 UEFA Champions League Final
21 May 2008 Final Manchester United England 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 England Chelsea Moscow, Russia
20:45 CEST Scholes Yellow card 21'
Ronaldo Goal 26'
Ferdinand Yellow card 43'
Vidić Yellow card 111'
Tevez Yellow card 116'		 Report Makélélé Yellow card 21'
Lampard Goal 45'
Carvalho Yellow card 45+2'
Ballack Yellow card 116'
Drogba Red card 116'
Essien Yellow card 118'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 67,310
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)[24]
Penalties
Tevez Penalty scored
Carrick Penalty scored
Ronaldo Penalty missed
Hargreaves Penalty scored
Nani Penalty scored
Anderson Penalty scored
Giggs Penalty scored		 Penalty scored Ballack
Penalty scored Belletti
Penalty scored Lampard
Penalty scored A. Cole
Penalty missed Terry
Penalty scored Kalou
Penalty missed Anelka

Disciplinary record[]

No. Nat. Player Yellow card.svg Yellow cards Red card.svg Red cards
3 England Ashley Cole 1 0
4 France Claude Makélélé 2 0
5 Ghana Michael Essien 4 0
6 Portugal Ricardo Carvalho 2 0
8 England Frank Lampard 1 0
13 Germany Michael Ballack 1 0
20 Portugal Paulo Ferreira 1 0
26 England John Terry 2 0
33 Brazil Alex 2 0
35 Brazil Juliano Belletti 1 0
11 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 0 1

Football League Cup[]

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
26 September 2007 Third round Hull City 0–4 Chelsea KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Report Sinclair Goal 36'
Kalou Goal 47', 80'
Sidwell Goal 51'		 Attendance: 23,543
Referee: Chris Foy
31 October 2007 Fourth round Chelsea 4–3 Leicester City Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 BST Lampard Goal 20', 28'
Shevchenko Goal 85', 90+4'		 Report McAuley Goal 6'
Campbell Goal 67'
Cort Goal 73'		 Attendance: 40,037
Referee: Phil Dowd
19 December 2007 Quarter-final Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 GMT Lampard Goal 58'
Shevchenko Goal 89'		 Report Crouch Red card 59' Attendance: 41,366
Referee: Martin Atkinson
8 January 2008 Semi-final 1st leg Chelsea 2–1 Everton Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 GMT Wright-Phillips Goal 25'
Mikel Red card 54'
Lescott Goal 90+2' (o.g.)		 Report Yakubu Goal 63' Attendance: 41,178
Referee: Peter Walton
23 January 2008 Semi-final 2nd leg Everton 0–1 Chelsea Goodison Park, Liverpool
19:45 GMT Report J. Cole Goal 69' Attendance: 37,086
Referee: Steve Bennett
24 February 2008 Final Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 GMT Berbatov Goal 69' (pen.)
Woodgate Goal 93'		 Report Drogba Goal 39' Attendance: 87,660
Referee: Mark Halsey

Disciplinary record[]

No. Nat. Player Yellow card.svg Yellow cards Red card.svg Red cards
4 France Claude Makélélé 1 0
6 Portugal Ricardo Carvalho 1 0
9 England Steve Sidwell 1 0
10 England Joe Cole 1 0
12 Nigeria Mikel John Obi 1 1
22 Israel Tal Ben Haim 1 0
35 Brazil Juliano Belletti 2 0

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
5 January 2008 Third Round Chelsea 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT Camp Goal 28' (o.g.) Report Attendance: 41,289
Referee: Mike Dean
26 January 2008 Fourth Round Wigan Athletic 1–2 Chelsea JJB Stadium, Wigan
17:15 GMT Sibierski Goal 87' Report Anelka Goal 53'
Wright-Phillips Goal 82'		 Attendance: 14,116
Referee: Uriah Rennie
16 February 2008 Fifth Round Chelsea 3–1 Huddersfield Town Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT Lampard Goal 17', 60'
Kalou Goal 71'		 Report Collins Goal 45+1' Attendance: 41,324
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
8 March 2008 Quarter-finals Barnsley 1–0 Chelsea Oakwell, Yorkshire
17:30 GMT Odejayi Goal 66' Report Attendance: 22,410
Referee: Steve Bennett

Disciplinary record[]

No. Nat. Player Yellow card.svg Yellow cards Red card.svg Red cards
6 Portugal Ricardo Carvalho 1 0

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Czech Republic Petr Čech 40 0 26 0 1 0 3 0 9 0 1 0
23 GK Italy Carlo Cudicini 19 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 4+1 0 0 0
40 GK Portugal Henrique Hilário 6 0 2+1 0 1 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF England Ashley Cole 41 1 27 1 1 0 1+1 0 10 0 1 0
6 DF Portugal Ricardo Carvalho 38 1 21 1 2 0 4 0 10 0 1 0
18 DF England Wayne Bridge 22 0 9+2 0 3 0 4+1 0 3 0 0 0
20 DF Portugal Paulo Ferreira 28 0 15+3 0 2+1 0 1+1 0 5 0 0 0
22 DF Israel Tal Ben Haim 23 0 10+3 0 2 0 3+2 0 1+1 0 1 0
26 DF England John Terry 37 1 23 1 2 0 2 0 10 0 0 0
33 DF Brazil Alex 39 3 22+6 2 2 0 3 0 5+1 1 0 0
35 DF Brazil Juliano Belletti 38 2 20+3 2 2 0 6 0 4+3 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF France Claude Makélélé 34 0 15+3 0 1 0 1+1 0 12+1 0 0 0
5 MF Ghana Michael Essien 46 6 23+4 6 1+1 0 3+1 0 11+1 0 1 0
8 MF England Frank Lampard 43 20 23+1 10 1 2 3 4 10+4 4 1 0
9 MF England Steve Sidwell 25 1 7+8 0 3 0 3+2 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
10 MF England Joe Cole 55 10 28+5 7 2+1 0 2+3 1 12+1 2 1 0
12 MF Nigeria Mikel John Obi 39 0 21+8 0 2 0 3 0 1+3 0 1 0
13 MF Germany Michael Ballack 30 9 16+2 7 1+1 0 1+2 0 7 2 0 0
15 MF France Florent Malouda 38 4 16+5 2 2 0 2+1 0 8+3 1 1 1
17 MF England Scott Sinclair 7 1 0+1 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF England Shaun Wright-Phillips 41 4 20+7 2 3 1 5 1 2+3 0 1 0
Forwards
7 FW Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko 25 8 8+9 5 0+1 0 2 2 2+3 1 0 0
11 FW Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 32 15 17+2 8 0+1 0 1 1 11 6 0 0
14 FW Peru Claudio Pizarro 32 2 4+17 2 2+2 0 3+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
21 FW Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou 48 11 24+6 7 2+1 1 2+2 2 5+6 1 0 0
39 FW France Nicolas Anelka 24 2 10+4 1 2+1 1 2 0 0+5 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF England Glen Johnson 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF France Lassana Diarra 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Source: Competitions

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