2008–09 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea F.C.
2008–09 season
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerLuiz Felipe Scolari
(until 9 February 2009)
Ray Wilkins
(caretaker manager)
Guus Hiddink
(interim manager)
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League3rd
FA CupWinners
League CupFourth round
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicolas Anelka (19)
All: Nicolas Anelka (25)
Highest home attendance41,810 v Manchester City
(15 March 2009)
Lowest home attendance37,857 v Barcelona
(6 May 2009)
Away colours
Third colours

The 2008–09 season was Chelsea Football Club's 95th competitive season, 17th consecutive season in the Premier League and 103rd year in existence as a football club.

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Season summary[]

After again finishing second to Manchester United in the Premier League the previous season, Chelsea sacked their manager Avram Grant, replacing him with the Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari, who had managed the Portugal national team at UEFA Euro 2008 that lost in the quarter finals to Germany. The first few months of his management went according to plan, as Scolari's narrow 4–1–4–1 formation, using Ashley Cole and new arrival José Bosingwa as wing-backs, initially took the league by storm, leaving Chelsea top ahead of Liverpool after 13 games.

By the end of November, however, Scolari's Chelsea began to lose their form due to exhaustion. They suffered a 3–1 defeat away to Roma in the Champions League and being eliminated from the League Cup at Stamford Bridge by Championship side Burnley on penalties. In the league, they had a 0–0 draw at home to Newcastle United, (who were later to be relegated). Chelsea lost a home league game for the first time since 2004 (and 86 matches) when they lost to Liverpool, and a second home league defeat to rivals Arsenal dropped Chelsea to second place.

Chelsea qualified for the knock-out stages of the Champions League with a 2–1 victory against Romanian champions CFR Cluj at Stamford Bridge in the final match of the group. During the winter months, they drew against West Ham United, Fulham, Hull City and League One's Southend United in the FA Cup. Chelsea suffered defeats away to Manchester United and Liverpool, which left them in fourth place during February which would mean a Champions League place would not be certain. Long-term injuries to Michael Essien and Joe Cole marked the period while Didier Drogba was not included frequently.

Chelsea sacked Scolari, replacing him with Russia national team manager Guus Hiddink for the remainder of the season. Hiddink's regenerative effect was immediate, with four-straight league wins, including a vital 1–0 victory away to Aston Villa in his first game in charge, moving Chelsea into the top three. Eleven wins in the team's last 13 league games, marked by a 4–1 victory over Arsenal away at the Emirates Stadium, finally secured third place in the league, and Champions League football for a seventh consecutive season.

Although Chelsea's title challenge was already realistically over when he arrived, Hiddink led Chelsea to their fifth Champions League semi-final, knocking out Juventus and Liverpool before they were eliminated by Barcelona on away goals in the semi-final, with the performance of second leg referee Tom Henning Øvrebø proving particularly controversial. Despite the Champions League exit, the season culminated in a trip to Wembley Stadium, with Chelsea's final game of 2008–09 contested against Everton in the 2009 FA Cup Final. Chelsea won 2–1, winning the FA Cup for the fifth time in their history.

Key dates[]

  • 24.05.08 – Avram Grant is sacked as Chelsea manager.
  • 29.05.08 – Chelsea terminate assistant manager Henk ten Cate's contract.
  • 11.06.08 – Chelsea name Luiz Felipe Scolari as new manager, with his contract officially starting on 1 July 2008.
  • 03.08.08 – Chelsea thrash Milan 5–0 to take third place in the preseason Russian Railways Cup.
  • 17.08.08 – Chelsea start their 2008–09 Premier League campaign with an emphatic 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth.
  • 15.09.08 – Assistant manager Steve Clarke leaves Chelsea to become number two under Gianfranco Zola at West Ham United.
  • 16.09.08 – Chelsea defeat Bordeaux 4–0 at Stamford Bridge in the opening match of the UEFA Champions League.
  • 18.09.08 – Ray Wilkins is appointed assistant manager of Chelsea, in place of the departed Steve Clarke.
  • 21.09.08 – Exactly four months after the 2008 Champions League final, Chelsea draw 1–1 at home against Manchester United in the Premier League.
  • 24.09.08 – For the third time in a row, Chelsea start a competition with a 4–0 win, beating Portsmouth 4–0 away at Fratton Park in the League Cup.
  • 26.10.08 – Chelsea lose 1–0 against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Chelsea's home unbeaten run ends after an astonishing 4 years, 8 months and 86 games.
  • 12.11.08 – Chelsea lose 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in extra time against Burnley at home in the fourth round of the League Cup.
  • 30.11.08 – Chelsea lose 2–1 against Arsenal at home in the Premier League after a Robin van Persie brace. Replays later show the Dutchman's first goal to be offside.
  • 09.12.08 – Chelsea fight back to win 2–1 against CFR Cluj in the UEFA Champions League at home. With the win, they secure second place in Group A and advance to the First knockout round.
  • 03.01.09 – Chelsea draw 1–1 against Football League One side Southend United in the third round of the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge.
  • 11.01.09 – Chelsea lose 3–0 against Manchester United in the Premier League at Old Trafford, their first away loss in the Premier League this season.
  • 17.01.09 – Chelsea snatch a crucial 2–1 home victory against Stoke City in the Premier League after two last minute goals from Juliano Belletti and Frank Lampard. Lampard also makes his 400th appearance for Chelsea.
  • 01.02.09 – Chelsea lose 2–0 against Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League by way of two late Fernando Torres goals after Frank Lampard is incorrectly sent off in the 60th minute.
  • 09.02.09 – Due to the team's poor run of form, endangering Chelsea's hopes of Champions League qualification for the following season, the Chelsea board dismiss Luiz Felipe Scolari from his position as manager with immediate effect. Ray Wilkins is named as caretaker manager while a suitable replacement for Scolari is found.
  • 11.02.09 – Russian national manager Guus Hiddink is named as temporary Chelsea manager until the end of the season.
  • 14.02.09 – With Ray Wilkins in charge as caretaker manager, a Nicolas Anelka hat trick against Watford at Vicarage Road gives Chelsea a 3–1 victory and a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals against Coventry City. Michael Essien makes his return from the bench after six months out of action due to an ACL injury.
  • 21.02.09 – In Guus Hiddink's first match as manager, a Nicolas Anelka goal and a gritty Chelsea performance bring about a vital 1–0 win against Aston Villa at Villa Park, Chelsea's first Premier League victory there since 1998–99. With it, Chelsea overtake Villa to reclaim third place in the table.
  • 25.02.09 – Chelsea end the first leg of their Champions League first knockout round tie against Juventus with a slight advantage, winning the first ever competitive meeting between the clubs 1–0 by a Didier Drogba goal. The match also marks Petr Čech's 200th appearance for Chelsea.
  • 28.02.09 – A John Terry volley and a late Frank Lampard header seal a 2–1 victory for Chelsea over Wigan Athletic in the Premier League. While Liverpool's 2–0 loss to Middlesbrough at the Riverside returns Chelsea to second place, Michael Mancienne makes his first ever Premier League start at right back, John Terry's goal makes him the highest scoring defender in Chelsea history, and Frank Lampard joins George Mills as Chelsea's joint sixth all-time scorer with 125 goals.
  • 10.03.09 – A tempestuous 2–2 second leg draw at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino against Juventus, with goals scored by Michael Essien in his first start since September and a reborn Didier Drogba, gives Chelsea a 3–2 victory on aggregate in their Champions League first knockout round clash, sending them through to the quarter-finals of the competition.
  • 08.04.09 – Chelsea claim a commanding 3–1 win in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie with Liverpool at Anfield, recovering from an early Fernando Torres goal to score twice from the head of Branislav Ivanović, with a reborn Didier Drogba capping off the scoring. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is notably marked out of the game by Michael Essien.
  • 11.04.09 – Chelsea take a 4–0 lead after 63 minutes against Bolton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, scoring through Michael Ballack, a double from Didier Drogba and a penalty from Frank Lampard, for Bolton to surprisingly surge back into the game, scoring three goals in an eight-minute span. Although Bolton come close to equalising in injury-time, Chelsea just manage to hold off their comeback to scrape a 4–3 victory.
  • 14.04.09 – The second leg of Chelsea's Champions League quarter-final match with Liverpool ends in a stunning 4–4 draw. After a clever Fábio Aurélio free-kick and a Xabi Alonso penalty give Liverpool a 0–2 lead in the first 30 minutes, Chelsea fight back in the second half to make the score 3–2 with goals from Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard sandwiching a trademark Alex cannonball free-kick. Two more goals from Lucas and Dirk Kuyt give Liverpool renewed hope in progression, but a second Lampard strike puts the tie to bed. The tie ends 7–5 to Chelsea on aggregate, leaving them to play a rampant Barcelona in the semi-finals, Chelsea's fifth attendance at this stage in six seasons. Ashley Cole's yellow card in this game rules him out of the first leg of that tie, leaving Chelsea without a recognised left back to field at the Camp Nou.
  • 18.04.09 – A mistake by goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański gifts Didier Drogba an 84th-minute winner in Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final clash against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium, sending Chelsea to a tense 2–1 victory after a goal by Florent Malouda equalises Theo Walcott's early strike. Chelsea consequently reach their ninth FA Cup final, to be contested against Everton on 30 May.
  • 25.04.09 – Petr Čech's save from Mark Noble's penalty secures Chelsea a 1–0 Premier League victory over West Ham United at Upton Park after Salomon Kalou scores his ninth goal of the season before giving away a spot-kick at the other end. Michael Mancienne starts his second Premier League game of the season, while José Bosingwa makes an experimental appearance at left back in preparation for Chelsea's visit to the Camp Nou.
  • 28.4.09 – A masterful defensive display by Chelsea sees them become the first team not to concede a goal at the Camp Nou this season in an intriguing 0–0 draw with Barcelona, the first leg of the clubs' Champions League semi-final tie. Petr Čech shrugs off his recent media criticism with a string of important saves and despite Barcelona's domination on possession, Didier Drogba has an excellent chance to secure an away goal for Chelsea, only to be stopped by a double save from Víctor Valdés at the end of the first half.
  • 02.5.09 – John Terry's 400th game for Chelsea, a West London derby at Stamford Bridge against Fulham in the Premier League, ends in a 3–1 victory to the home side following goals from Gallic trio Nicolas Anelka, Florent Malouda, and Didier Drogba. The asymmetric 4–3–3 formation used by Chelsea in this game, with Anelka playing more like a second striker, was Guus Hiddink's preference for the remainder of the season.
  • 06.5.09 – A controversial 1–1 draw in the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final tie against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge eliminates Chelsea from the competition on the away goals rule, sending Barcelona to the final to play Manchester United in Rome. Essien's brilliant left footed volley early in the game gives Chelsea the lead, but unclinical finishing and four viable penalty appeals turned down by Norwegian referee Tom Henning Øvrebø allow Barcelona to equalise in the ninety-third minute with their only shot on target all game, a strike from outside the penalty area by Andrés Iniesta, despite the earlier sending off of Eric Abidal. Incensed by the referee's terrible performance, Chelsea players surround and criticise Øvrebø after the final whistle, with Didier Drogba controversially labelling the result "a fucking disgrace" on live international television.
  • 10.5.09 – Chelsea shake off their post-Barcelona blues with an emphatic 4–1 victory against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. After surviving an early bout of Arsenal pressure, Chelsea take a 3–0 lead through an Alex header, a long range shot from Nicolas Anelka against his former club, and a Kolo Touré own goal. Nicklas Bendtner pulls one back for the home side, but a tap in from Florent Malouda completes the rout. The result ends the Gunners' 21 game unbeaten run in the league, and is the joint best away result against Arsenal in the league in Chelsea's history. Chelsea will finish the league season in at least third place, securing automatic Champions League qualification for 2009–10.
  • 17.05.09 – Chelsea's last home game of the season against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge ends in a 2–0 victory, with goals scored by Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka. The game is marked by an end-of-season party atmosphere as fans chant repeatedly for Guus Hiddink to remain at the club, criticising the club's apparent pursuit of Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti to replace Hiddink over the summer.
  • 24.05.09 – The last game of Chelsea's 2008–09 season ends in a 3–2 victory against Sunderland away at the Stadium of Light. In preparation for the FA Cup final against Everton the following Sunday, Frank Lampard and Alex are rested, and Sunderland's still uncertain survival in the Premier League leads to a tense first half. Nicolas Anelka's long-range curler early in the second half, his 19th league goal of the season, secures him the Premier League Golden Boot ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. Salomon Kalou replies to Kieran Richardson's equaliser, and, despite Kenwyne Jones' late header, Ashley Cole's first goal of the season wins the game for Chelsea.
  • 30.05.09 – Chelsea win the 2009 FA Cup Final with a 2–1 victory over Merseysiders Everton, who were chasing their first FA Cup since their victory over Manchester United in 1995. A Louis Saha goal after 25 seconds becomes the fastest in FA Cup history, but Chelsea quickly recover with a Florent Malouda cross finding the head of Didier Drogba. Chelsea continue to dominate before finally taking the lead in the 70th minute, after Frank Lampard escapes his marker Phil Neville for the first time in the game and unleashes a shot from 25 yards. A Malouda shot from 40 yards is incorrectly judged not to have crossed the line after rebounding from the crossbar, but Chelsea hold on for a famous victory. Guus Hiddink ends his short tenure as Chelsea manager with silverware.

Squad[]

First-team 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
5 MF Ghana GHA Michael Essien
6 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Carvalho
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard (vice-captain)
9 FW Argentina ARG Franco Di Santo
10 FW England ENG Joe Cole
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Didier Drogba
12 MF Nigeria NGA Mikel John Obi
13 MF Germany GER Michael Ballack
15 MF France FRA Florent Malouda
17 DF Portugal POR José Bosingwa
18 MF Portugal POR Ricardo Quaresma (on loan from Inter Milan)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira
20 MF Portugal POR Deco
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Salomon Kalou
26 DF England ENG John Terry (captain)
27 MF Brazil BRA Mineiro
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 Hilário
42 DF England ENG Michael Mancienne
43 FW Slovakia SVK Miroslav Stoch
50 MF England ENG Jacob Mellis

[1]

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
GK Wales WAL Rhys Taylor
DF England ENG Nana Ofori-Twumasi
DF England ENG Sam Hutchinson
DF England ENG Carl Magnay (On loan at Northampton Town)
DF Netherlands NED Jeffrey Bruma
DF England ENG Michael Mancienne
DF England ENG Ryan Bertrand (On loan at Norwich City)
DF Netherlands NED Patrick van Aanholt
MF England ENG Jack Cork (On loan at Watford)
MF England ENG Liam Bridcutt
MF Portugal POR Ricardo Fernandes
MF England ENG Lee Sawyer (On loan at Wycombe Wanderers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Tom Taiwo
MF England ENG Jacob Mellis
MF England ENG Michael Woods
MF Spain ESP Sergio Tejera (On loan at Real Mallorca)
FW France FRA Gaël Kakuta
FW Portugal POR Fábio Ferreira (On loan at Oldham Athletic)
FW Slovakia SVK Miroslav Stoch
FW England ENG Shaun Cummings (On loan at MK Dons)
FW Israel ISR Ben Sahar (On loan at De Graafschap)
FW Denmark DEN Morten Nielsen
FW England ENG Jimmy Smith (On loan at Leyton Orient)

[2]

Youth 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
GK Germany GER Niclas Heimann
GK Kosovo KVX Aldi Haxhia
GK England ENG Sam Walker
GK Czech Republic CZE Jan Šebek
DF Sri Lanka SRI Nikki Ahamed
DF England ENG Tom Hayden
DF England ENG Jack Saville
DF England ENG Ben Gordon
DF England ENG Billy Joe-King
MF Portugal POR Aliu Djaló
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Ireland EIR Conor Clifford
MF Turkey TUR Gökhan Töre
MF England ENG Danny Philliskirk
MF Italy ITA Jacopo Sala
MF England ENG Jordan Tabor
FW Italy ITA Fabio Borini
FW Sweden SWE Marko Mitrović
FW England ENG Adam Phillip
FW England ENG Frank Nouble
FW Somalia SOM Abdoul Rahmar

[3]

UEFA Champions League 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
5 MF Ghana GHA Michael Essien
6 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Carvalho
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard (vice-captain)
9 FW Argentina ARG Franco Di Santo
10 MF England ENG Joe Cole
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Didier Drogba
12 MF Nigeria NGA Mikel John Obi (from List B)
13 MF Germany GER Michael Ballack
15 MF France FRA Florent Malouda
17 DF Portugal POR José Bosingwa
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira
20 MF Portugal POR Deco
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Salomon Kalou
26 DF England ENG John Terry (captain)
27 MF Brazil BRA Mineiro
30 GK Wales WAL Rhys Taylor (from List B)
33 DF Brazil BRA Alex
35 DF Brazil BRA Juliano Belletti
39 FW France FRA Nicolas Anelka
40 GK Portugal POR Hilário
41 DF England ENG Sam Hutchinson (from List B)
42 DF England ENG Michael Mancienne (from List B)
43 FW Slovakia SVK Miroslav Stoch (from List B)

[4]

Club[]

Coaching staff[]

Position Staff
Manager Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari
(until 9 February 2009)
England Ray Wilkins
(caretaker manager)
Netherlands Guus Hiddink
(interim manager)
Assistant managers Brazil Flávio Murtosa
(until 9 February 2009)
Scotland Steve Clarke
(until 15 September 2008)
England Ray Wilkins
First team fitness coach Brazil Darlan Schneider
(until 9 February 2009)
England Glen Driscoll
Goalkeeping coach France Christophe Lollichon
Brazil Carlos Pracidelli
(until 9 February 2009)
Head scout Nigeria Michael Emenalo
Match observer scout England Mick McGiven
Club doctor England Dr. Bryan English
Chief scout and director of youth development Denmark Frank Arnesen
Reserve team manager Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers
(until December 2008)
England Paul Clement
Youth team manager England Paul Clement
(until December 2008)
England Dermot Drummy
Academy manager England Neil Bath
Match analyst England James Melbourne

Source: Chelsea FC

Other information[]

Owner Russia Roman Abramovich
Chairman United States Bruce Buck
Chief Executive England Peter Kenyon
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (41,841 / 103x67 metres)

Source: Chelsea FC

Transfers[]

In[]

Summer[]

# Pos Player From Fee Date
17 DF Portugal José Bosingwa Portugal Porto £16.2 million[5] 12 May 2008
20 MF Portugal Deco Spain Barcelona £7.9 million[6] 30 June 2008
FW Portugal Fábio Paím Portugal Sporting CP Loan[7] 21 August 2008
27 MF Brazil Mineiro Germany Hertha BSC Free[8] 24 September 2008

Winter[]

# Pos Player From Fee Date
MF Turkey Gökhan Töre Germany Bayer Leverkusen £500,000[9] 30 January 2009
18 MF Portugal Ricardo Quaresma Italy Inter Milan Loan[10] 2 February 2009

Out[]

Summer[]

# Pos Player To Fee Date
MF Denmark Per Weihrauch N/A Retired April 2008
FW Philippines Phil Younghusband Unattached Released Summer 2008
FW The Gambia Momoudou Ceesay Belgium Westerlo Free Summer 2008
MF England James Simmonds Unattatched Released Summer 2008
DF England Harry Worley England Leicester City Free[11] 8 May 2008
DF England Adrian Pettigrew Unattached Released 31 May 2008
FW Argentina Hernán Crespo Italy Inter Milan Free[12] 3 July 2008
9 MF England Steve Sidwell England Aston Villa £5.0 million[13] 10 July 2008
4 MF France Claude Makélélé France Paris Saint-Germain Free[14] 21 July 2008
DF Netherlands Khalid Boulahrouz Germany VfB Stuttgart £3.9 million[15] 21 July 2008
22 DF Israel Tal Ben Haim England Manchester City £5.0 million[16] 30 July 2008
31 MF England Anthony Grant England Southend United Free[17] 7 August 2008
24 MF England Shaun Wright-Phillips England Manchester City £9.0 million[18] 28 August 2008

Winter[]

# Pos Player To Fee Date
18 DF England Wayne Bridge England Manchester City £12.0 million[19] 3 January 2009
GK England Stuart Searle England Watford Free 23 January 2009
23 GK Italy Carlo Cudicini England Tottenham Hotspur Free[20] 26 January 2009

Loaned out[]

# Pos Player To Start End
FW Israel Ben Sahar England Portsmouth 1 July 2008 1 January 2009[21]
MF England Jimmy Smith England Sheffield Wednesday 2 July 2008 1 January 2009[22]
DF England Ryan Bertrand England Norwich City 5 July 2008 31 May 2009[23][24]
DF Serbia Slobodan Rajković Netherlands Twente 9 July 2008 1 July 2009[25]
FW England Shaun Cummings England Milton Keynes Dons 4 August 2008 3 May 2009[26][27]
14 FW Peru Claudio Pizarro Germany Werder Bremen 15 August 2008 30 June 2009[28]
MF England Lee Sawyer England Southend United 18 August 2008 18 November 2008[29]
DF England Jack Cork England Southampton 21 August 2008 1 November 2008[30]
7 FW Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Italy Milan 25 August 2008 1 July 2009[31]
42 DF England Michael Mancienne England Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 October 2008 29 December 2008[32]
MF England Liam Bridcutt England Watford 27 November 2008 31 January 2009[33][34]
DF England Jack Cork England Watford 2 January 2009 1 July 2009[35]
FW Israel Ben Sahar Netherlands De Graafschap 3 January 2009 1 July 2009[36]
16 MF England Scott Sinclair England Birmingham City 6 January 2009 3 February 2009[37]
MF England Lee Sawyer England Coventry City 26 January 2009 22 February 2009[38]
DF Northern Ireland Carl Magnay England Milton Keynes Dons 30 January 2009 30 February 2009[39]
MF England Jimmy Smith England Leyton Orient 1 February 2009 1 July 2009[40]
MF Spain Sergio Tejera Spain Mallorca 2 February 2009 1 July 2009[41]
FW Portugal Fábio Ferreira England Oldham Athletic 20 February 2009 20 March 2009[42]
DF Northern Ireland Carl Magnay England Northampton Town 9 March 2009 9 April 2009[43]
MF England Lee Sawyer England Wycombe Wanderers 19 March 2009 1 July 2009[44]

Overall[]

Pre-season[]

23 July 2008 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical China 0–4 England Chelsea Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou
13:00 (Report) Kalou Goal 20'
Lampard Goal 51'
Di Santo Goal 79'
Wright-Phillips Goal 87'
Referee: China Zhao Liang
26 July 2008 Chengdu Blades China 0–7 England Chelsea Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau
13:00 (Report) Anelka Goal 15'
Kalou Goal 31'
Lampard Goal 38'
J. Cole Goal 59'82'
Di Santo Goal 65'
Wright-Phillips Goal 84'
Referee: Macau Tou Lap Meng
29 July 2008 Malaysian Select XI Malaysia 0–2 England Chelsea Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor
13:45 (Report) Anelka Goal 26'
A. Cole Goal 53'
Referee: Malaysia Subkhiddin Sallehk
1 August 2008 Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 1–1
(5–4 p)
England Chelsea Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
18:05 Kambolov Goal 84' (Report) Essien Goal 26' Referee: Switzerland Massimo Busacca
Penalties
Bilyaletdinov Penalty missed
Spahić Penalty scored
Glushakov Penalty scored
Cociș Penalty scored
Mujiri Penalty scored
Kambolov Penalty scored
Penalty scored Lampard
Penalty scored Deco
Penalty scored Wright-Phillips
Penalty scored Essien
Penalty missed Bridge
Penalty missed Shevchenko
3 August 2008 Milan Italy 0–5 England Chelsea Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
11:00 (Report) Lampard Goal 3'
Anelka Goal 8'18'51'58'
Referee: Russia Yuri Baskakov

Competitions[]

Overall[]

2009 FA Cup Winners
Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 3rd 17 August 2008 24 May 2009
Champions League Group stage Semi-finals 16 September 2008 6 May 2009
Football League Cup 3rd round 4th round 24 September 2008 12 November 2008
FA Cup 3rd round Winners 3 January 2009 30 May 2009

Source: Competitions

Premier League[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 28 6 4 68 24 +44 90 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
2 Liverpool 38 25 11 2 77 27 +50 86
3 Chelsea 38 25 8 5 68 24 +44 83
4 Arsenal 38 20 12 6 68 37 +31 72 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Everton 38 17 12 9 55 37 +18 63 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Chelsea and Everton) and the League Cup winners (Manchester United) qualified for the European competitions based on their league position, the sixth-placed team (Aston Villa) received a berth in the Europa League play-off round and the seventh-placed team (Fulham) received a berth in the Europa League third qualifying round.

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 8 5 68 24  +44 83 11 6 2 33 12  +21 14 2 3 35 12  +23

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultWWDWDWWWLWWWWDLWDDWDLWWLDWWWWLWWDWWWWW
Position11112111221111222222332343222333333333
Points3671011141720202326293233333637384142424548484952555861616467687174778083
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

17 August 2008 1 Chelsea 4–0 Portsmouth Stamford Bridge, London
13:30 J. Cole Goal 12'
Anelka Goal 26'
Lampard Goal 45+1' (pen.)
Deco Goal 88'
(Report) James Yellow card 45+1' Attendance: 41,468
Referee: Mike Dean
24 August 2008 2 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Chelsea JJB Stadium, Wigan
13:30 Cattermole Yellow card 49' (Report) Deco Goal 4'
Terry Yellow card 14'
Carvalho Yellow card 74'
Attendance: 18,139
Referee: Alan Wiley
31 August 2008 3 Chelsea 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Stamford Bridge, London
13:30 Deco Yellow card 10'
Belletti Goal 27'
J. Cole Yellow card 45'
Bosingwa Yellow card 86'
(Report) Bent Goal 45' Attendance: 41,790
Referee: Howard Webb
13 September 2008 4 Manchester City 1–3 Chelsea City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
17:30 Robinho Goal 13' (Report) Carvalho Goal 16'
Mikel Yellow card 45'
Lampard Goal 53'
Anelka Goal 69'
Terry Red card 77' (suspension withdrawn)
Attendance: 47,331
Referee: Mark Halsey
21 September 2008 5 Chelsea 1–1 Manchester United Stamford Bridge, London
14:00 Mikel Yellow card 68'
Kalou Goal 80'
(Report) Park Goal 18'
Scholes Yellow card 36'
Ferdinand Yellow card 41'
Neville Yellow card 58'
Berbatov Yellow card 60'
Rooney Yellow card 80'
Evra Yellow card 86'
Ronaldo Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 41,760
Referee: Mike Riley
27 September 2008 6 Stoke City 0–2 Chelsea Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 Griffin Yellow card 55'
Cresswell Yellow card 66'
(Report) Bosingwa Goal 36'
Malouda Yellow card 55'
Anelka Goal 76'
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Martin Atkinson
5 October 2008 7 Chelsea 2–0 Aston Villa Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 J. Cole Goal 21'
Anelka Goal 43'
(Report) Cuéllar Yellow card 68'
Petrov Yellow card 78'
Shorey Yellow card 85'
Attendance: 41,593
Referee: Chris Foy
18 October 2008 8 Middlesbrough 0–5 Chelsea Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
12:45 O'Neil Yellow card 25'
Alves Yellow card 77'
(Report) Kalou Goal 14'
Belletti Goal 51'
Wheater Goal 53' (o.g.)
Lampard Goal 63'
Malouda Goal 67'
Attendance: 29,221
Referee: Phil Dowd
26 October 2008 9 Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London
13:30 Malouda Yellow card 53'
A. Cole Yellow card 56'
Deco Yellow card 79'
(Report) Alonso Goal 10'
Riera Yellow card 22'
Gerrard Yellow card 39'
Mascherano Yellow card 65'
Attendance: 41,705
Referee: Howard Webb
29 October 2008 10 Hull City 0–3 Chelsea KC Stadium, Hull
19:45 (Report) Lampard Goal 3'
J. Cole Yellow card 11'
Anelka Goal 50'
Deco Yellow card 59'
Malouda Goal 75'
Attendance: 24,906
Referee: Andre Marriner
1 November 2008 11 Chelsea 5–0 Sunderland Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Alex Goal 27'
Anelka Goal 30'45'53'
Lampard Goal 51'
(Report) Tainio Yellow card 39' Attendance: 41,693
Referee: Martin Atkinson
9 November 2008 12 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Chelsea Ewood Park, Blackburn
13:30 Warnock Yellow card 62'
Simpson Yellow card 80'
(Report) Anelka Goal 40'68'
Malouda Yellow card 85'
Attendance: 20,670
Referee: Chris Foy
15 November 2008 13 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 Chelsea The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
17:30 (Report) Bosingwa Goal 34', Yellow card 57'
Anelka Goal 38'45'
Terry Yellow card 51'
Ivanović Yellow card 78'
Attendance: 26,322
Referee: Steve Bennett
22 November 2008 14 Chelsea 0–0 Newcastle United Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 (Report) Gutiérrez Yellow card 50'
Guthrie Yellow card 86'
Attendance: 41,660
Referee: Phil Dowd
30 November 2008 15 Chelsea 1–2 Arsenal Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 Djourou Goal 31' (o.g.)
Terry Yellow card 61'
Ivanović Yellow card 85'
(Report) Van Persie Goal 59'62' Attendance: 41,760
Referee: Mike Dean
6 December 2008 16 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Chelsea Reebok Stadium, Horwich
15:00 Davies Yellow card 18'
O'Brien Yellow card 65'
(Report) Anelka Goal 9'
Deco Goal 21'
Ballack Yellow card 81'
Attendance: 22,023
Referee: Howard Webb
14 December 2008 17 Chelsea 1–1 West Ham United Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 Mikel Yellow card 21'
Ballack Yellow card 33'
A. Cole Yellow card 37'
Anelka Goal 51'
(Report) Bellamy Goal 33' Yellow card 45+1'
Cole Yellow card 40'
Attendance: 41,675
Referee: Mike Riley
22 December 2008 18 Everton 0–0 Chelsea Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00 (Report) Terry Red card 35'
Lampard Yellow card 43'
A. Cole Yellow card 43'
Ballack Yellow card 68'
Attendance: 35,655
Referee: Phil Dowd
26 December 2008 19 Chelsea 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Stamford Bridge, London
13:00 Drogba Goal 3'
Lampard Goal 45+1'
Ballack Yellow card 74'
(Report) Attendance: 41,417
Referee: Rob Styles
28 December 2008 20 Fulham 2–2 Chelsea Craven Cottage, London
14:00 Dempsey Goal 10'90', Yellow card 90+1' (Report) Lampard Goal 50'72'
Drogba Yellow card 82'
Bosingwa Yellow card 90+1'
Attendance: 25,462
Referee: Andre Marriner
11 January 2009 21 Manchester United 3–0 Chelsea Old Trafford, Manchester
16:00 Ronaldo Yellow card 28'
Vidić Goal 45+2'
Rooney Goal 63' Yellow card 66'
Park Yellow card 68'
Berbatov Goal 87'
(Report) Lampard Yellow card 4'
Bosingwa Yellow card 27'
Carvalho Yellow card 28'
Terry Yellow card 81'
Belletti Yellow card 87'
Attendance: 75,455
Referee: Howard Webb
17 January 2009 22 Chelsea 2–1 Stoke City Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Belletti Goal 88'
Lampard Goal 90+3'
(Report)
(Highlight)
Faye Yellow card 15'
Delap Goal 60'
Kitson Yellow card 89'
Whelan Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 41,788
Referee: Peter Walton
28 January 2009 23 Chelsea 2–0 Middlesbrough Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 Kalou Goal 58'81' (Report) Shawky Yellow card 10'
Riggott Yellow card 56'
Attendance: 40,280
Referee: Lee Probert
1 February 2009 24 Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea Anfield, Liverpool
16:00 Mascherano Yellow card 21'
Alonso Yellow card 46'
Gerrard Yellow card 70'
Torres Goal 89'90+4'
(Report) A. Cole Yellow card 22'
Mikel Yellow card 53'
Lampard Red card 60'[45]
Terry Yellow card 61'
Attendance: 44,174
Referee: Mike Riley
Note: Lampard's red card was rescinded after the match.
7 February 2009 25 Chelsea 0–0 Hull City Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Mikel Yellow card 26' (Report) Ashbee Yellow card 48'
Garcia Yellow card 80'
Attendance: 41,802
Referee: Lee Mason
21 February 2009 26 Aston Villa 0–1 Chelsea Villa Park, Birmingham
12:45 Cuéllar Yellow card 53' (Report) Anelka Goal 19'
Ballack Yellow card 84'
Bosingwa Yellow card 84'
Terry Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 42,585
Referee: Mark Halsey
28 February 2009 27 Chelsea 2–1 Wigan Athletic Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Alex Yellow card 10'
Terry Yellow card 19', Goal 25'
Mancienne Yellow card 77'
Lampard Goal 90+1'
(Report) N'Zogbia Yellow card 24'
Cattermole Yellow card 29'
Kapo Goal 82'
Attendance: 40,714
Referee: Lee Probert
3 March 2009 28 Portsmouth 0–1 Chelsea Fratton Park, Portsmouth
19:45 (Report) Drogba Goal 79' Attendance: 20,326
Referee: Phil Dowd
15 March 2009 29 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City Stamford Bridge, London
13:30 Essien Goal 18' (Report) Elano Yellow card 29'
Evans Yellow card 75'
Attendance: 41,810
Referee: Mike Riley
21 March 2009 30 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Chelsea White Hart Lane, London
15:30 Modrić Goal 50' (Report) Belletti Yellow card 45'
Ballack Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 36,034
Referee: Mike Dean
4 April 2009 31 Newcastle United 0–2 Chelsea St James' Park, Newcastle
15:00 (Report) Lampard Yellow card 38', Goal 56'
Mikel Yellow card 45+3'
Malouda Goal 65'
Attendance: 52,112
Referee: Rob Styles
11 April 2009 32 Chelsea 4–3 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Ballack Goal 40'
Drogba Goal 48'63'
Lampard Goal 60' (pen.)
(Report) O'Brien Goal 70'
Basham Goal 74'
Taylor Goal 78'
Attendance: 41,096
Referee: Peter Walton
22 April 2009 33 Chelsea 0–0 Everton Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 (Report) Neville Yellow card 14' Attendance: 41,556
Referee: Mark Halsey
25 April 2009 34 West Ham United 0–1 Chelsea Upton Park, London
15:00 Stanislas Yellow card 72' (Report) Kalou Goal 55' Attendance: 34,749
Referee: Mike Dean
2 May 2009 35 Chelsea 3–1 Fulham Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Anelka Goal 1'
Malouda Goal 10'
Drogba Goal 53'
(Report) Nevland Goal 4'
Murphy Yellow card 90+1'
Attendance: 41,801
Referee: Alan Wiley
10 May 2009 36 Arsenal 1–4 Chelsea Emirates Stadium, London
16:00 Fàbregas Yellow card 27'
Bendtner Goal 70'
(Report) Alex Goal 28'
Anelka Goal 39'
Touré Goal 49' (o.g.)
Malouda Goal 86'
Attendance: 60,075
Referee: Phil Dowd
17 May 2009 37 Chelsea 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 Malouda Goal 4'
Bosingwa Yellow card 27'
Anelka Goal 59'
(Report) Doran Yellow card 64'
Khizanishvili Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 40,804 (245 away)
Referee: Rob Styles
24 May 2009 38 Sunderland 2–3 Chelsea Stadium of Light, Sunderland
16:00 Bardsley Yellow card 39'
Richardson Goal 53'
Jones Goal 90'
(Report)
(Highlight)
A. Cole Yellow card 34', Goal 86'
Anelka Goal 47'
Kalou Goal 74'
Attendance: 42,468
Referee: Mark Halsey

UEFA Champions League[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Roma 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 England Chelsea 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11
3 France Bordeaux 6 2 1 3 5 11 −6 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Romania CFR Cluj 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4
Source: RSSSF
16 September 2008 1 Chelsea England 4–0 France Bordeaux London, England
19:45 Lampard Goal 14'
J. Cole Goal 30'
Deco Yellow card 58'
Malouda Goal 82'
Anelka Goal 90+2'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,635
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
1 October 2008 2 CFR Cluj Romania 0–0 England Chelsea Cluj-Napoca, Romania
19:45 Pereira Yellow card 71'
Dani Yellow card 90'
Report Alex Yellow card 40'
Anelka Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 20,320
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
22 October 2008 3 Chelsea England 1–0 Italy Roma London, England
19:45 Malouda Yellow card 30'
Terry Yellow card 72', Goal 77'
Report Mexès Yellow card 22'
Panucci Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,002
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
4 November 2008 4 Roma Italy 3–1 England Chelsea Rome, Italy
19:45 Panucci Goal 34'
Vučinić Goal 48'58'
Perrotta Yellow card 67'
Report Terry Goal 75'
Deco Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 81'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 35,038
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
26 November 2008 5 Bordeaux France 1–1 England Chelsea Bordeaux, France
19:45 Gourcuff Yellow card 22'
Jurietti Yellow card 55'
Diarra Goal 83'
Chamakh Yellow card 84'
Report Terry Yellow card 22'
A. Cole Yellow card 30'
Anelka Goal 60'
J. Cole Yellow card 68'
Lampard Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 86'
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 32,486
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
9 December 2008 6 Chelsea England 2–1 Romania CFR Cluj London, England
19:45 Kalou Goal 40'
Drogba Goal 71'
Belletti Yellow card 76'
Mikel Yellow card 81'
Report Trică Yellow card 40'
Koné Goal 55'
Culio Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,060
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Knockout phase[]

Round of 16[]
25 February 2009 First leg Chelsea England 1–0 Italy Juventus London, England
19:45 Drogba Goal 12'
Ballack Yellow card 58'
Report Molinaro Yellow card 52'
Sissoko Yellow card 82'
Marchisio Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,079
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
10 March 2009 Second leg Juventus Italy 2–2
(2–3 agg.)
England Chelsea Turin, Italy
19:45 Iaquinta Goal 19'
Salihamidžić Yellow card 45+2'
Chiellini Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 70'
Del Piero Goal 74' (pen.) Yellow card 90+2'
Report Essien Goal 45+1'
Čech Yellow card 63'
Drogba Yellow card 69', Goal 83'
A. Cole Yellow card 88'
Anelka Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 27,319
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Quarter-finals[]
8 April 2009 First leg Liverpool England 1–3 England Chelsea Liverpool, England
19:45 Torres Goal 6'
Aurélio Yellow card 74'
Report Kalou Yellow card 31'
Ivanović Goal 39'62', Yellow card 60'
Drogba Goal 67'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,543
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
14 April 2009 Second leg Chelsea England 4–4
(7–5 agg.)
England Liverpool London, England
19:45 Ivanović Yellow card 28'
Drogba Goal 51'
Alex Goal 57'
Carvalho Yellow card 58'
A. Cole Yellow card 65'
Lampard Goal 76'89'
Report Aurélio Goal 19'
Alonso Goal 28' (pen.)
Benayoun Yellow card 41'
Arbeloa Yellow card 74'
Lucas Goal 81'
Kuyt Goal 83'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,286
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Semi-finals[]
28 April 2009 First leg Barcelona Spain 0–0 England Chelsea Barcelona, Spain
19:45 Y. Touré Yellow card 37'
Puyol Yellow card 74'
Report Alex Yellow card 25'
Ballack Yellow card 29'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
6 May 2009 Second leg Chelsea England 1–1
(1 – 1a agg.)
Spain Barcelona London, England
20:45 Essien Goal 9'
Alex Yellow card 77'
Ballack Yellow card 90+6'
Drogba Yellow card 90+8'
Report Alves Yellow card 30'
Abidal Red card 66'
Éto'o Yellow card 90'
Iniesta Goal 90+3', Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,857
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Football League Cup[]

24 September 2008 Third round Portsmouth 0–4 Chelsea Fratton Park, Portsmouth
19:45 Hreiðarsson Yellow card 35'
Hughes Yellow card 52'
(Report) Ballack Yellow card 5'
Lampard Goal 36' (pen.)49'
Malouda Goal 45'
Kalou Goal 64'
Attendance: 15,339
Referee: Steve Bennett
12 November 2008 Fourth round Chelsea 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Burnley Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 Drogba Goal 27' Yellow card 27' (Report) Akinbiyi Goal 69', Yellow card 70'
Eagles Yellow card 73'
Caldwell Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 116'
Attendance: 41,369
Referee: Keith Stroud
Penalties
Lampard Penalty scored
Bridge Penalty missed
Kalou Penalty scored
Ferreira Penalty scored
Malouda Penalty scored
Mikel Penalty missed
Penalty scored Alexander
Penalty scored Mahon
Penalty scored Eagles
Penalty scored McDonald
Penalty missed Elliott
Penalty scored Duff

FA Cup[]

3 January 2009 Third round Chelsea 1–1 Southend United Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Kalou Goal 31'
Mikel Yellow card 56'
Carvalho Yellow card 90+4'
(Report) McCormack Yellow card 51'
Grant Yellow card 89'
Clarke Goal 90'
Attendance: 41,090
Referee: Stuart Attwell
14 January 2009 Replay Southend United 1–4 Chelsea Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
20:10 Barrett Goal 16' (Report) Mikel Yellow card 39'
Ballack Goal 45'
Kalou Goal 60'
Anelka Goal 78'
Lampard Goal 90'
Attendance: 11,314
Referee: Chris Foy
24 January 2009 Fourth round Chelsea 3–1 Ipswich Town Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 Ballack Goal 16'59'
Lampard Goal 85'
(Report) Bruce Yellow card 18', Goal 34'
Garvan Yellow card 59'
Attendance: 41,137
Referee: Alan Wiley
14 February 2009 Fifth round Watford 1–3 Chelsea Vicarage Road. Watford
17:30 Priskin Goal 69' (Report) A. Cole Yellow card 18'
Anelka Goal 75'77'90'
Attendance: 16,851
Referee: Mike Dean
7 March 2009 Quarter-final Coventry City 0–2 Chelsea Ricoh Arena, Coventry
12:30 Beuzelin Yellow card 78' (Report) Drogba Goal 15'
Alex Goal 72'
Attendance: 31,407
Referee: Steve Bennett
18 April 2009 Semi-final Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea Wembley Stadium, London
17:15 Walcott Goal 17'
Denílson Yellow card 73'
Touré Yellow card 88'
(Report) Malouda Goal 33'
Ivanović Yellow card 38'
Ballack Yellow card 44'
Drogba Goal 84', Yellow card 85'
Attendance: 88,103
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 May 2009 Final Chelsea 2–1 Everton Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 Drogba Goal 21'
Mikel Yellow card 63'
Lampard Goal 72' Yellow card 83'
(Report) Saha Goal 1'
Hibbert Yellow card 8'
Neville Yellow card 48'
Baines Yellow card 90+2'
Attendance: 89,391
Referee: Howard Webb

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Champions League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Czech Republic Petr Čech 55 -44 36 -25 12 -13 6 -6 1 0
2 DF Serbia Branislav Ivanović 27 2 12+5 0 4 2 3+1 0 2 0
3 DF England Ashley Cole 50 1 33+1 1 9 0 7 0 0 0
5 MF Ghana Michael Essien 20 3 11+1 1 5 2 2+1 0 0 0
6 DF Portugal Ricardo Carvalho 18 1 11+1 1 3+1 0 2 0 0 0
8 MF England Frank Lampard 57 20 37 12 11 3 7 3 1+1 2
9 FW Argentina Franco Di Santo 16 0 0+8 0 0+3 0 0+3 0 0+2 0
10 MF England Joe Cole 20 3 14 2 4 1 2 0 0+0 0
11 FW Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 42 14 15+9 5 7+3 5 5+1 3 2 1
12 MF Nigeria Mikel John Obi 50 0 34+1 0 9 0 5 0 0+1 0
13 MF Germany Michael Ballack 46 4 22+7 1 9+1 0 5+1 3 1 0
15 MF France Florent Malouda 48 9 25+7 6 9+1 1 4 1 2 1
16 FW England Scott Sinclair 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 DF Portugal José Bosingwa 48 2 34 2 10 0 4 0 0 0
18 DF England Wayne Bridge 12 0 3+3 0 3+1 0 0 0 2 0
18 MF Portugal Ricardo Quaresma 5 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
19 DF Portugal Paulo Ferreira 12 0 1+6 0 0+2 0 1 0 1+1 0
20 MF Portugal Deco 30 3 17+7 3 4 0 0+1 0 1 0
21 FW Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou 43 10 17+10 6 6+2 1 5+1 2 2 1
23 GK Italy Carlo Cudicini 4 -2 2 0 0 0 1 -1 1 -1
24 MF England Shaun Wright-Phillips 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England John Terry 51 3 35 1 11 2 4 0 1 0
27 MF Brazil Mineiro 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Brazil Alex 40 4 22+1 2 9 1 6 1 2 0
35 DF Brazil Juliano Belletti 33 3 5+14 3 0+8 0 2+2 0 2 0
39 FW France Nicolas Anelka 54 25 33+4 19 8+4 2 5 4 0 0
40 GK Portugal Hilário 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF England Michael Mancienne 6 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
43 FW Slovakia Miroslav Stoch 5 0 0+4 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

Start formations[]

Qnt Formation Match(es)
27 4–1–4–1 1–18 and 21 Premier League, 1–6 UEFA Champions League & 1–2 League Cup
25 4–3–3 19–20, 22–32, 34–35 and 38 Premier League, 7–10 UEFA Champions League & 1–5 FA Cup
7 4–2–3–1 33 and 36–37 Premier League, 6–7 FA Cup and 11–12 UEFA Champions League
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Top scorers[]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Position Nation Number Name Premier League Champions League League Cup FA Cup Total
1 France 39 Nicolas Anelka 19 2 0 4 25
2 England 8 Frank Lampard 12 3 2 3 20
3 Ivory Coast 11 Didier Drogba 5 5 1 3 14
4 Ivory Coast 21 Salomon Kalou 6 1 1 2 10
5 France 15 Florent Malouda 6 1 1 1 9
6 Germany 13 Michael Ballack 1 0 0 3 4
= Brazil 33 Alex 2 1 0 1 4
8 Portugal 20 Deco 3 0 0 0 3
= Ghana 5 Michael Essien 1 2 0 0 3
= England 10 Joe Cole 2 1 0 0 3
= England 26 John Terry 1 2 0 0 3
= Brazil 35 Juliano Belletti 3 0 0 0 3
13 Serbia 2 Branislav Ivanović 0 2 0 0 2
= Portugal 17 José Bosingwa 2 0 0 0 2
15 England 3 Ashley Cole 1 0 0 0 1
= Portugal 6 Ricardo Carvalho 1 0 0 0 1
/ / / Own Goals 3 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 68 20 5 17 110

Disciplinary record[]

Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

Position Nation Number Name Premier League Champions League League Cup FA Cup Total (FA Total)
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
GK Czech Republic 1 Petr Čech 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 0
DF Serbia 2 Branislav Ivanović 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 (3) 0
DF England 3 Ashley Cole 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 (6) 0
MF Ghana 5 Michael Essien 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 0
DF Portugal 6 Ricardo Carvalho 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 (3) 0
MF England 8 Frank Lampard 3 1* 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 (4) 2* (1*)
MF England 10 Joe Cole 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 (2) 0
FW Ivory Coast 11 Didier Drogba 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 (3) 0
MF Nigeria 12 Mikel John Obi 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 11 (10) 0
MF Germany 13 Michael Ballack 6 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 11 (8) 0
FW France 15 Florent Malouda 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 (3) 0
DF Portugal 17 José Bosingwa 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (6) 0
MF Portugal 20 Deco 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 (3) 1 (0)
MF Ivory Coast 21 Salomon Kalou 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 0 (0)
DF England 26 John Terry 7 2* 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 (7) 2* (2*)
DF Brazil 33 Alex 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 0
DF Brazil 35 Juliano Belletti 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 (2) 0
FW France 39 Nicolas Anelka 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 (0) 0
DF England 42 Michael Mancienne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
TOTALS 50 3** 30 2 2 0 9 0 91 (61) 5** (3**)

* = 1 suspension withdrawn
** = 2 suspensions withdrawn

Overall[]

Games played 59 (38 Premier League, 12 UEFA Champions League, 7 FA Cup and 2 League Cup)
Games won 37 (25 Premier League, 5 UEFA Champions League, 6 FA Cup and 1 League Cup)
Games drawn 15 (8 Premier League, 6 UEFA Champions League and 1 FA Cup)
Games lost 7 (5 Premier League, 1 UEFA Champions League and 1 League Cup)
Goals scored 110
Goals conceded 44
Goal difference +66
Yellow cards 91
Red cards 5 (2 withdrawn)
Worst discipline England John Terry (10 Yellow card, 2 Red card(1 withdrawn))
Best result 5–0 (A) v MiddlesbroughPremier League – 2008.10.18
5–0 (H) v SunderlandPremier League – 2008.11.01
Worst result 0–3 (A) v Manchester UnitedPremier League – 2009.01.11
Most appearances England Frank Lampard (57 appearances)
Top scorer France Nicolas Anelka (25 goals)
Points 126/177 (71.2%)

Source: Chelsea FC

Honours[]

Individuals[]

Name Number Country Award
Petr Čech 1 Czech Republic Czech Republic UEFA European Club Goalkeeper of the Year (2008), Czech Golden Ball (2008)
Ashley Cole 3 England England Samsung Players' Player of the Year (2008–09)
Michael Essien 5 Ghana Ghana Goal of the Season (2008–09) v Barcelona (UEFA Champions League Semi finals) 6 May 2009
Frank Lampard 8 England England UEFA European Club Midfielder of the Year (2008), October Premier League Player of the Month (2008), Chelsea Player of the Year (2008–09)
Deco 20 Portugal Portugal August Premier League Player of the Month (2008)
Salomon Kalou 21 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast CAF Young Player of the Year (2008)
John Terry 26 England England UEFA European Club Defender of the Year (2008), FIFPro World XI (2007–08), UEFA Team of the Year (2008) Special Commitment Award (2008–09) for his 10 years of first team service.
Nicolas Anelka 39 France France November Premier League Player of the Month (2008), Barclays Golden Boot (2008–09), PFA Team of the Year (2009)
Michael Mancienne 42 England England Chelsea Young Player of the Year (2008–09)

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