2015–16 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
2015–16 season
Newcastle United vs Chelsea, 26 September 2015 (04).JPG
Chelsea players during the 2–2 draw at Newcastle United, September 2015
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerJosé Mourinho
(until 17 December 2015)
Guus Hiddink (interim,
from 19 December 2015)
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League10th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Diego Costa (12 goals)
All: Diego Costa (16 goals)
Highest home attendance41,642 vs Southampton
(3 October 2015)[1]
Lowest home attendance37,591 vs Paris Saint-Germain
(9 March 2016)[2]
Average home league attendance41,500[3]
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was Chelsea's 102nd competitive season, 27th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 24th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 110th year in existence as a football club.[4] They entered the season as reigning Premier League champions after winning the title for a fifth time in 2014–15, and also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and UEFA Champions League.

The season was the first since 2003-04 without Petr Čech, who joined Arsenal.

Kits[]

Supplier: Adidas[5]/ Sponsor: Yokohama Tyres.[6]

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Month-by-month review[]

June[]

Left winger Gaël Kakuta left the Blues to join La Liga side Sevilla, for a fee of £2.5 million.[7][8][9]

Czech goalkeeper Petr Čech left the club to join London rivals Arsenal on a three-year deal. He played 486 games for the Blues in all competitions, winning four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, two Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League and one UEFA Europa League.[10][11]

July[]

On 3 July, the Blues announced the signing of Radamel Falcao on a season-long loan deal from Monaco.[12][13]

Young central midfielders Josh McEachran and Marco van Ginkel left the Blues. McEachran joined Championship club Brentford on a four-year deal for a reported £750,000,[14][15] while Van Ginkel joined Stoke City on a year-long loan deal.[16][17] Under-21 player Andreas Christensen also left on a season-long loan, joining Borussia Mönchengladbach,[18] while Nathan and Isaiah Brown were loaned to Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem.[19]

On 13 July, the Blues completed the signing of Bosnian goalkeeper Asmir Begović from Stoke City on a four-year deal for a reported £8 million.[20][21] Patrick Bamford extended his contract for another three years and was loaned to Premier League outfit Crystal Palace.[22]

José Mourinho also confirmed that Bertrand Traoré would be a part of his first-team plans for 2015–16, as would Victor Moses. On 28 July, left-back Filipe Luís left the Blues after just one year, moving back to former club Atlético Madrid for a reported £11.1 million.

August[]

Chelsea lost the 2015 FA Community Shield 1–0 to Arsenal thanks to an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain goal in the 24th minute. Diego Costa missed the game through injury, and it was the first time Arsène Wenger defeated José Mourinho in 14 attempts.[23]

On 3 August, Todd Kane signed a new three-year deal at the club, keeping him at the Blues until 2018.[24] Young England forward Dominic Solanke joined fellow Blues players Izzy Brown, Lewis Baker, Nathan and Danilo Pantić on loan at Dutch Eredivisie team Vitesse Arnhem on a season long loan.[25]

On 5 August, Chelsea lost 1–0 to Fiorentina.[26][27]

Mohamed Salah joined Roma on a season-long loan and Todd Kane joined NEC Nijmegen.[28][29] On 7 August, manager José Mourinho has signed a new four-year contract, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until at least 2019.[30] Young centre-back Alex Davey joins Peterborough United on a one-month loan deal.[31]

Chelsea started their Premier League campaign at home against Swansea City. Swansea came from behind twice to draw 2–2 with ten-man Chelsea. Oscar gave the Blues the lead before André Ayew drew Swansea level, yet Chelsea went in 2–1 up at the break thanks to a Federico Fernández own goal. Six minutes into the second half, Thibaut Courtois was sent off for a last-man foul on Bafétimbi Gomis; Gomis converted the resulting penalty to equalise for the Swans.[32][33][34] This match involved an incident in which Eva Caneiro, the Chelsea team doctor, came on to treat Eden Hazard – an action for which she was later criticised by José Mourinho. Caneiro would later take the club to court and eventually won a £5 million settlement. This event, however, signalled the beginning of a downward spiral that would culminate in José Mourinho's sacking.

Oriol Romeu joined Southampton after four years as a Chelsea player in which he made 33 appearances, scoring once from the penalty spot against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2012.[35]

Nathan Aké signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea and will continue his development by spending this season on loan in the Premier League at Watford.[36][37]

Manchester City hammered the Blues 3–0 at the City of Manchester Stadium, goals from Sergio Agüero, Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho condemning José Mourinho to his joint-heaviest defeat whilst in charge of Chelsea.[38] Despite only being the second game of the season, Manchester City move five points ahead of the Blues. Directly after the game, German Bundesliga club FC Augsburg announce that Baba Rahman has signed for Chelsea for a reported fee of £21.7 million.[39][40][41]

The Blues announce the signing of Barcelona winger Pedro for a reported £21.4 million, signing a four-year deal with Chelsea. Pedro has won the World Cup, European Championship, three UEFA Champions Leagues and numerous titles in Spain with Barça.[42][43][44] Pedro will wear the number 17 shirt, which was given to him by Baba Rahman, the latter vacating it to number 6. The number 17 was previously worn by Eden Hazard and Mohamed Salah.[45]

On 23 August, the Blues announced the signing of Kenedy from Fluminense, who will wear the number 16 shirt.[46] Pedro stars on his Chelsea debut as he scores one and assists another as the Blues win their first game of the season against West Bromwich Albion. Thibaut Courtois saved a first half James Morrison penalty before goals from Pedro, Diego Costa and César Azpilicueta sent Chelsea in 3–1 up at the break. Despite having John Terry sent off in the 54th minute, Chelsea held on to claim all three points.[47]

Chelsea are drawn away against Walsall in the Third Round Capital One Cup.[48][49] While Juan Cuadrado signs on a year-long loan deal for Italian Serie A club Juventus.[50][51]

In José Mourinho's 200th Premier League match (and 100th league match at home), Chelsea lost 2–1 to Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. This marked only the second time Mourinho had suffered a home defeat in the league as Chelsea manager, and it was also just his third home defeat in all competitions while in charge of Chelsea. Goals from Bakary Sako and Joel Ward either side of Radamel Falcao's first goal for the Blues sent Chelsea eight points behind leaders Manchester City.[52]

Position at the end of August
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Chelsea 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 4
Source:[citation needed]

September[]

Chelsea players celebrate their goal against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On transfer deadline day, Chelsea announced the signing of Nantes defender Papy Djilobodji for a reported £2.7 million.[53] Victor Moses extends his contract for another four years and is loaned to West Ham United.[54] The Blues also signed Michael Hector for a reported £4 million from Reading; he was immediately loaned back to Reading for the entirety of the season.[55]

First choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is ruled out for up to three months with a knee injury.[56] The Blues' poor form continued as they suffered another defeat, this time away at Everton. A Steven Naismith hat-trick condemned Chelsea to a third defeat after just five games, as many as they suffered in the entire previous season.[57]

Chelsea win their first home game of the season as they defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0. Goals from Willian, Oscar, Diego Costa and Cesc Fàbregas sent the Blues top of Group G after one game.[58] This victory was Chelsea's first clean sheet since the Blues won the title last May 1–0 against Crystal Palace.[59]

Diego Costa eyeballs Arsenal's Gabriel. The latter would be the recipient of a red card later rescinded, while the former was charged with violent conduct.

Goals from Kurt Zouma and a Callum Chambers own goal gave Chelsea a 2–0 victory over nine-man Arsenal. Gabriel and Santi Cazorla were sent off for the Gunners, the former for kicking out at Diego Costa and the latter for receiving two yellow cards. The Blues also keep their first clean sheet of the 2015–16 Premier League season, Zouma's goal was his first in the Premier League for Chelsea.[60] Two days after the game, both Chelsea and Arsenal were charged with failing to control their players and Costa was charged with an act of violent conduct for the incident that started the disturbance, where he slapped Laurent Koscielny in the face, which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video.[61] Costa was given a three-match suspension,[62] while Gabriel had his three-match suspension withdrawn after a "wrongful dismissal claim" from Arsenal and he was available for their next match.[63]

Chelsea came from 2–0 down with ten minutes to play to secure a point away to Newcastle United thanks to late goals from substitutes Ramires and Willian. Ayoze Pérez and Georginio Wijnaldum sent the Magpies ahead before the Brazilian substitutes sent the Blues five points off the top four.[64]

The Blues' last game in September finished in a 2–1 loss at Porto in a hard-fought game. Chelsea failed to claim a draw as goals from André André and Maicon sent Porto one point ahead of Chelsea.[65]

Position at the end of September
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Chelsea 7 2 2 3 11 14 −3 8
Source:[citation needed]

October[]

Chelsea's starting eleven against Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Champions League.

Chelsea's poor start to the season continued as Southampton came from behind to record a victory at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have taken only eight points from a possible 24 this season and are only four above the relegation zone.[66] After Saturday's home defeat, Chelsea have offered their full support to manager José Mourinho. Meanwhile, Blues captain John Terry says the 52-year-old Portuguese is the best person to help the club recover from their miserable start. "If anyone is going to get us out of this hole it is going to be José Mourinho", said the 34-year-old defender.[67]

The Blues defeat Aston Villa 2–0 at Stamford Bridge, with a Diego Costa goal and an Alan Hutton own goal. José Mourinho dropped Eden Hazard, Nemanja Matić and Gary Cahill and chose to start youngsters Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Baba Rahman.[68] Four days later, Chelsea draw 0–0 with Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, keeping them in third place one point behind the Ukrainian champions.[69]

José Mourinho and Nemanja Matić were sent-off as Chelsea's miserable Premier League campaign continued with a 2–1 defeat at West Ham on 24 October. Mauro Zárate fired the Hammers in front when Chelsea failed to clear a corner. Matić was sent off after being booked twice in nine minutes before the break, and Mourinho joined him after speaking to referee Jon Moss at half-time. Gary Cahill levelled from a corner but Andy Carroll met Aaron Cresswell's cross to send the Hammers to second in the table.[70]

Chelsea crashed out of the League Cup in the fourth round after Jack Butland's penalty shootout heroics earned ten-man Stoke City a 5–4 spot-kick win that increased the pressure on José Mourinho. Jonathan Walters struck a goal worthy of winning any contest to give Stoke the lead early in the second half, before Loïc Rémy's injury-time equaliser took the tie the distance at the Britannia Stadium. After nine out of the first nine spot-kicks were clinically despatched—with the likes of Charlie Adam, Marko Arnautović, Oscar, Rémy and Willian successful—Eden Hazard saw his attempt brilliantly saved by Jack Butland, who earned his side a place in the last eight.[71]

Philippe Coutinho scored twice as Liverpool came from behind to beat Chelsea 3–1 at Stamford Bridge on 31 October to ratchet up the pressure yet further on the beleaguered Mourinho. A Ramires header gave the Premier League champions the lead after just four minutes, but compatriot Coutinho fired Liverpool level in some style just before half-time. Oscar came close with a long-range chip, but chances were few and far between in the second half until another Coutinho effort clipped John Terry and flew past Asmir Begović. Christian Benteke made sure of the points with a composed finish in the closing minutes as Jürgen Klopp secured his first league win since taking charge of Liverpool.[72]

Position at the end of October
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Chelsea 11 3 2 6 16 22 −6 11
Source:[citation needed]

November[]

Oscar with opposite number Ryan Mason in the London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.

Chelsea eased the pressure on manager José Mourinho as Willian's late winner gave them a crucial Champions League victory over Dynamo Kyiv at Stamford Bridge. The win moved the Blues into second place in Group G, three points behind leaders Porto, but now with a two-point cushion to Dynamo.[73]

Premier League-wise, though, Chelsea continued their struggle as they lost in a 1–0 away game at Stoke City. Seeing Norwich City win, this left them 16th in the League and three points above relegation.[74]

Chelsea recorded their first win in four Premier League matches as Diego Costa's first goal in seven games gave them a narrow victory over Norwich. The Blues finally broke through when Costa finished off Cesc Fàbregas' quickly taken free-kick. The home side were denied a second when Kurt Zouma's flick hit the crossbar.[75]

The Blues also secured back to back wins, after defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0. Goals from Gary Cahill, Willian, Oscar and Kurt Zouma sent Chelsea closer to the knockout phase, needing only one point home against Porto.[76]

Tottenham Hotspur extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to a club record 13 games with a 0–0 draw against Chelsea at White Hart Lane. Neither goalkeeper was to beaten before the final whistle, leaving Mourinho's side 14th in the table with one win in their last five Premier League matches.[77]

Position at the end of November
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Chelsea 14 4 3 7 17 23 −6 15
Source:[citation needed]

December[]

The away goalmouth in Chelsea's home defeat to AFC Bournemouth.

Glenn Murray scored a dramatic late winning goal as AFC Bournemouth recorded one of the most famous wins in their history against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The substitute had been on the pitch for just 99 seconds before he bundled home the winner. Mourinho's side, who sit 14th in the table, have now suffered eight defeats in 15 league games and Eden Hazard's goalless streak stretching to 25 games in all competitions.[78]

Chelsea advanced to the Champions League knockout stage with a 2–0 victory, which eliminated opponents Porto and sent the Portuguese side into the Europa League. Costa, on the bench in the Blues' last two games, had a hand in the opening goal when his saved effort rebounded in off Iván Marcano and Willian scored the second goal.[79]

The Blues lost their ninth Premier League game (out of sixteen) of the season, while Leicester City moved to the top of the Premier League, in a 2–1 loss on Monday. This left the defending champions just one point clear of the relegation. Jamie Vardy scored for the sixth consecutive Premier League home match and Riyad Mahrez scored the second goal before Loïc Rémy could halve the deficit with 13 minutes remaining.[80]

Chelsea players in conversation with the referee during their defeat to Leicester City.

On 17 December, after the loss against Leicester City and after losing nine out of sixteen league games, manager José Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea.[81] Former Netherlands boss Guus Hiddink was appointed interim Chelsea manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Mourinho. The Dutchman was to be at Stamford Bridge for Sunderland's match, but Steve Holland took control of team matters for the game alongside Eddie Newton, who now took on the role of assistant first-team coach.[82]

Chelsea began their second post-José Mourinho era by scoring three goals in the Premier League for the first time in nearly four months to beat Sunderland. Fabio Borini pulled one back for Sunderland when he bundled in from close range, but that was not enough to take it to a comeback. The day was marked by fan protests and shows of support for Mourinho.[83]

On Boxing Day, Diego Costa scored twice as Guus Hiddink's second spell as Chelsea boss started with a 2–2 draw against Watford.[84]

On 28 December, keepers David de Gea and Thibaut Courtois were the stars of the show as Manchester United and Chelsea drew 0–0.[85]

Position at the end of December
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Chelsea 19 5 5 9 23 29 −6 20
Source:[citation needed]

January[]

Bryan Oviedo jockeys Pedro in the 3–3 draw against Everton.

Chelsea secured their first victory in Hiddink's second spell as boss to move six points clear of relegation with a win at Crystal Palace. A first-half goal from Oscar gave the Blues the lead at Selhurst Park, before second-half strikes from Willian and Diego Costa secured all three points.[86]

John Swift extended his loan with Championship club Brentford until the end of the season. Additionally, both Patrick Bamford and Christian Atsu returned to the club following their loan spells with Crystal Palace and Bournemouth respectively.[87]

On 10 January, Chelsea advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup, defeating Football League One side Scunthorpe United 2–0. Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored the second goal, the first of his senior career at Chelsea.[88]

On 24 January, Chelsea earned a 1–0 victory over Arsenal after a first-half goal from Diego Costa. With this win, Chelsea moved past West Bromwich Albion into 13th in the league over goal difference with 28 points.[89]

On 31 January, Chelsea rounded out the month with a 5–1 victory over Championship side MK Dons in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Blues will host Manchester City in the fifth round on 21 February.[90]

Position at the end of January
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Chelsea 23 7 7 9 32 34 −2 28
Source:[citation needed]

February[]

Chelsea began the month with back-to-back draws against league opponents Watford and Manchester United, 0–0 and 1–1, respectively.[91][92] The draw against Manchester United was marred by a serious knee injury to Kurt Zouma, which would rule him out until the following season.

Chelsea returned to their winning ways on 13 February, dominating Newcastle United 5–1 at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea led 2–0 within ten minutes thanks to goals from Diego Costa and Pedro. Costa later set up Willian, who finished to make the lead three goals at the 17 minute mark. In the second half, Pedro added a second goal, and Bertrand Traoré scored his first league goal to make it 5–0. The Magpies got a 90th-minute goal through Andros Townsend, but it was little consolation as the rout ended in favor of the Blues. The only other blemish of the game was a hamstring injury to club captain John Terry, who missed the next match.[93]

Chelsea then faced Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Chelsea were without John Terry and Kurt Zouma, due to injuries, and Nemanja Matić, as he had been suspended for accumulating two yellow cards. Because of this, Chelsea started Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanović at centre back, and Baba Rahman and César Azpilicueta at full-back. The Parisians dominated possession throughout much of the half and eventually capitalized in the 39th minute. Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel conceded a foul just outside the 18-yard box. PSG forward Zlatan Ibrahimović's free kick deflected off Mikel, who was part of the wall, and past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Just a few minutes later, however, Chelsea equalised through Mikel from a stoppage time corner kick. PSG regained their lead late in the game as Edinson Cavani, who had only entered the match moments prior as a substitute, broke through the Chelsea back line and beat Courtois. The lead would hold, with PSG holding a 2–1 lead heading into the second leg.[94]

Five days after the loss in Paris, Chelsea bounced back with a 5–1 win against Manchester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup. City manager Manuel Pellegrini chose to play a weakened squad that featured five youth players making their senior debuts.[95] Chelsea struck first, Diego Costa scoring on a 35th-minute header. However, City immediately responded, with David Faupala scoring on his senior debut and tying the score going to halftime. However, Faupala's goal was the last glimmer of hope, as Chelsea would score four times in the second half. Four different Chelsea players scored in the second half: Willian, Gary Cahill, Eden Hazard, and Bertrand Traoré. The final score was 5–1.[96] Later that day, Chelsea drew Everton as their opponent in the sixth round, to be played on 12 March.

Position at the end of February
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Chelsea 27 9 9 9 40 37 +3 36
Source:[citation needed]

March[]

Cesc Fàbregas helps Paris SG's Ángel Di María to his feet as Chelsea exit the UEFA Champions League.

Chelsea began March with a victory against Norwich City on the first day of the month. Chelsea scored just 39 seconds into the match behind a strike from Kenedy, a natural winger who had lined up as a left back. Having taken the lead in the first minute, Chelsea later doubled it in the final minute of the first half, with Diego Costa scoring in stoppage time. Norwich would cut the Blues' lead to one after a 68th-minute goal from Nathan Redmond. However, Chelsea would manage to hold on to their lead and win. The final score was 2–1.[97]

Four days later, Chelsea faced off with Stoke City. Chelsea scored through Bertrand Traoré in the 39th minute. Chelsea maintained their lead, but Mame Biram Diouf would equalize in the 85th. This score would hold, a 1–1 draw.[98]

On 9 March, Chelsea lost 1–2 (2–4 on aggregate) to PSG in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. Adrien Rabiot put PSG ahead 16 minutes into the match. Chelsea's Diego Costa equalised 11 minutes later, putting the aggregate score 3–2 in favor of PSG. A second Chelsea goal would have forced extra time, and they looked the better side for the remainder of the second half, but failed to score such a goal on several chances. In the 60th minute, Costa went to ground with an injury and had to be replaced by Bertrand Traoré. Seven minutes later, Zlatan Ibrahimović connected with an Ángel Di María cross. This all but ended any chances of a Chelsea comeback, as, due to the away goals rule, would have needed to score three goals in just over 20 minutes. Chelsea failed to score even one, let alone three, and the score ended 1–2 (2–4 on aggregate) in favor of PSG.[99]

On 12 March, Chelsea lost 2–0 away to Everton in the sixth round of the FA Cup. Former Chelsea's player Romelu Lukaku scored both goals for Everton. As of 12 March, Chelsea were eliminated from all knockout competitions and sat 10th in the league.[100]

On 19 March, Chelsea earned a 2–2 draw with London rivals West Ham United at Stamford Bridge. West Ham United opened the scoring with a fantastic long range shot from Manuel Lanzini which sailed past Thibaut Courtois in the 17th minute. However, just before the half time break Spaniard Cesc Fàbregas equalized with a sublime free-kick. West Ham United re-took the lead in the 61st minute courtesy of substitute Andy Carroll. However, Chelsea replied again this time in the 88th minute after Ruben Loftus-Cheek was brought down by Michail Antonio in the penalty area, therefore earning the Blues a penalty with seconds of normal time remaining. Chelsea then found their second equalizer of the match after Cesc Fàbregas converted the penalty comfortably past goalkeeper Adrián.[101]

Position at the end of March
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Chelsea 30 10 11 9 45 41 +4 41
Source:[citation needed]

April[]

Debutant Alexandre Pato scores Chelsea's second of four at Villa Park from the penalty spot.

Chelsea began the month with a 4–0 away victory at Villa Park, beating a struggling Aston Villa side. Matt Miazga, Alexandre Pato and Jake Clarke-Salter all made their first-team debuts for Chelsea. Chelsea took the lead through Ruben Loftus-Cheek after his shot was deflected by Villa defender Joleon Lescott. The Blues then doubled their advantage through an Alexandre Pato penalty, after he was brought down in the area by Aly Cissokho. Pato had replaced the injured Loïc Rémy in the 23rd minute. Chelsea then scored a third through Pedro a minute into the second half. Pedro scored a second after a Pato shot was parried away by Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan and found its way to the feet of the Spaniard.[102]

On 4 April, Chelsea announced that Antonio Conte would become the new first team head coach at the start of the 2016–17 campaign.[103][104]

On 9 April, Chelsea lost 1–0 at Swansea, with the Swans scoring through Gylfi Sigurðsson.[105]

On 16 April, Chelsea lost 3–0 at home to Manchester City, the same scoreline as the previous league meeting between the two sides in August 2015.[106]

On 23 April, Chelsea played away at Bournemouth. Chelsea got on the board early with a goal from Pedro, followed by two Hazard goals and a Willian goal. Hazard scored three goals in the Premier League this season. Fabregas contributed three assists in the win.[107]

Position as of 15 April
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Chelsea 33 11 11 11 49 45 +4 44
Source:[citation needed]

May[]

Chelsea's back five, punctuated by Sunderland man Jan Kirchhoff.

Chelsea went winless throughout the month of May, managing three draws and a loss. Their first game of the month on 2 May was a 2–2 draw to Tottenham Hotspur in which Chelsea came back from being 2–0 down at half time, to secure a point against Tottenham and effectively end their London rival's hopes of obtaining the Premier League title, as Tottenham dropping points meant that they were mathematically unable to surpass Leicester at the top of the table. The opening goals for Tottenham came from Kane in the 35th minute and Son Heung-min's low strike in the 44th minute. The match seemed to be decided until Chelsea returned fire in the second half with Cahill lashing in a goal from distance in the 58th minute, and Hazard then scored a goal in the 83rd minute to continue to regain his form after not having scored until April, and to maintain Chelsea's unbeaten streak at home against Tottenham for the 26th year in a row.[108]

Chelsea's next game was a 3–2 away loss to Sunderland on 7 May, which proved to be crucial for the home side's survival in the top flight of English football, at the time moving Sunderland up to 17th in the table and one point clear of their bitter rivals Newcastle United. Chelsea scored the opening goal with a precise finishing strike from Diego Costa in the 14th minute, giving them the lead until Sunderland equalised with a 41st minute volley from Khazri. Chelsea regained the lead seven minutes later in added time with a goal from Nemanja Matić to put them 2–1 up at half time. Sunderland were to turn the game on its head in the second half with two goals in the span of three minutes from Fabio Borini and Jermain Defoe, scored in the 67th and 70th minute. Chelsea were unable to fight back for a draw as Sunderland held on for the three points which would boost their survival hopes. Chelsea remained 9th in the table following the result, possessing a better goal difference than Stoke City in 10th position.[109]

Former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri–now with newly-crowned champions Leicester–in Guus Hiddink's last match as Blues boss.

Chelsea's penultimate game of the season and their last away fixture was a 1–1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield, on 11 May. After a slow start, Eden Hazard found the net again, continuing an improved run of form with a 32nd minute solo goal to put the Blues in front. The game remained uneventful until Christian Benteke equalised for Liverpool, with a header in the 2nd minute of added time during the second half, claiming a point for the Merseyside club and increasing the team's unbeaten home streak to 12 games.[110]

Chelsea's final game of the 2015–16 Premier League season on 15 May resulted in another 1–1 draw, this time at home to champions Leicester City whom they had failed to defend their title against from the previous season. The game remained goalless until the 66th minute with Cesc Fàbregas scoring a penalty. Leicester responded quickly with a goal from Danny Drinkwater fourteen minutes later, to conclude the campaign with Chelsea finishing 10th due to a win from Stoke City sending the club above Chelsea in the table. Chelsea's tenth-place finish marked the club's lowest finish in the Premier League since the 1995–96 season, in which they finished 11th. It also marked the worst defence of a title in the Premier League's 24-year history, and confirmed the club's absence from European competition in the 2016/17 season.[111]

Final league position
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Chelsea 38 12 14 12 59 53 +6 50
Source:[citation needed]

Club[]

Coaching staff[]

José Mourinho as Chelsea manager. Mourinho was sacked in December 2015.
Position Staff
First-team Manager Netherlands Guus Hiddink
Assistant Manager England Steve Holland
England Eddie Newton
Technical Director Nigeria Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach France Christophe Lollichon
Fitness Coach England Chris Jones
Assistant Fitness Coach Spain Carlos Lalin
Senior Opposition Scout England Mick McGiven
Medical Director Spain Paco Biosca
Head of Youth Development England Neil Bath
Under-21 Team Manager England Adi Viveash
Under-18 Team Manager England Joe Edwards
Head of Match Analysis/Scout England James Melbourne
International Head Coach England Dermot Drummy

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Other information[]

The Bridge
Owner Russia Roman Abramovich
Chairman United States Bruce Buck
Directors Russia Canada Marina Granovskaia
Ukraine Canada Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (41,663 / 103x67 metres)
Training Ground Cobham Training Centre

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Squad information[]

First team squad[]

As of 11 May 2016.[112]
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Asmir Begović HG1 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 28)
13 Thibaut Courtois Belgium GK (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 24)
32 Marco Amelia Italy GK (1982-04-02)2 April 1982 (aged 34)
33 Mitchell Beeney U21 England GK (1995-10-03)3 October 1995 (aged 20)
40 Bradley Collins U21 England GK (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 19)
Defenders
2 Branislav Ivanović Serbia RB / CB (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 32)
5 Kurt Zouma U21 France CB / DM (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 21)
6 Baba Rahman U21 Ghana LB (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 21)
20 Matt Miazga U21 United States CB (1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 20)
24 Gary Cahill HG1 England CB (1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 30)
26 John Terry HG2 England CB (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 35)
28 César Azpilicueta Spain RB / LB (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 26)
34 Ola Aina U21 England CB / RB (1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (aged 19)
37 Jake Clarke-Salter U21 England CB (1997-09-22)22 September 1997 (aged 18)
39 Fankaty Dabo U21 England RB (1995-10-11)11 October 1995 (aged 20)
43 Fikayo Tomori U21 England CB / RB (1997-12-19)19 December 1997 (aged 18)
Midfielders
4 Cesc Fàbregas HG1 Spain CM / AM (1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 29)
8 Oscar Brazil AM / RW / CM (1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 24)
10 Eden Hazard Belgium LW / AM / RW (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 25)
12 John Obi Mikel Nigeria DM / CM (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 29)
14 Bertrand Traoré U21 Burkina Faso RW / LW / CF (1995-09-06)6 September 1995 (aged 20)
16 Kenedy U21 Brazil LW / AM / RW (1996-02-08)8 February 1996 (aged 20)
17 Pedro Spain RW / LW (1987-07-28)28 July 1987 (aged 28)
21 Nemanja Matić Serbia DM / CM (1988-08-01)1 August 1988 (aged 27)
22 Willian Brazil AM / RW (1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 27)
36 Ruben Loftus-Cheek U21 England CM (1996-01-23)23 January 1996 (aged 20)
38 Kasey Palmer U21 England AM (1996-11-09)9 November 1996 (aged 19)
41 Charlie Colkett U21 England CM (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 19)
Strikers
9 Radamel Falcao Colombia CF (1986-02-10)10 February 1986 (aged 30)
11 Alexandre Pato Brazil CF (1989-09-02)2 September 1989 (aged 26)
18 Loïc Rémy France CF (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 29)
19 Diego Costa Spain CF (1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 27)
42 Tammy Abraham U21 England CF (1997-10-02)2 October 1997 (aged 18)
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player
  • U21 = Under-21 player

New contracts[]

No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
— CB Denmark Andreas Christensen 5 years 2020 10 June 2015 [citation needed]
— ST England Patrick Bamford 3 years 2018 21 July 2015 [113][114]
— CB Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas 3 years 2018 23 July 2015 [115]
— RB England Todd Kane 3 years 2018 3 August 2015 [24][116]
— CB Netherlands Nathan Aké 5 years 2020 14 August 2015 [117]
— LW Nigeria Victor Moses 4 years 2019 1 September 2015 [118]
— LW England Izzy Brown 4 years 2019 1 September 2015 [119]
7 CM Brazil Ramires 4 years 2019 29 October 2015 [120]
37 CB England Jake Clarke-Salter 4 years 2019 16 November 2015 [121]
24 CB England Gary Cahill 4 years 2019 2 December 2015 [122]
2 CB Serbia Branislav Ivanović 1 year 2017 22 January 2016 [123]
38 CM England Kasey Palmer 4 years 2020 2 February 2016 [124]
— CM United States Kyle Scott 4 years 2020 2 February 2016 [125]
36 CM England Ruben Loftus-Cheek 5 years 2021 29 February 2016 [126]
— CB England Dion Conroy 2 years 2018 29 February 2016 [126]
41 CM England Charlie Colkett 3 years 2019 22 April 2016 [127]
26 CB England John Terry 1 year 2017 18 May 2016 [128]

Transfers[]

In[]

Summer[]

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
— AM Brazil Nathan Brazil Atlético Paranaense £4,500,000 1 July 2015 [129][130]
— DM Sweden Joseph Colley Sweden Brommapojkarna Undisclosed 1 July 2015 [131][132]
1 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović England Stoke City £8,000,000 13 July 2015 [133][134][135]
— CM Serbia Danilo Pantić Serbia Partizan £1,250,000 23 July 2015 [136][137][138]
6 LB Ghana Baba Rahman Germany Augsburg £14,000,000 17 August 2015 [139][140][141]
17 RW Spain Pedro Spain Barcelona £21,400,000 20 August 2015 [44][142]
16 AM Brazil Kenedy Brazil Fluminense £6,300,000 23 August 2015 [143][144][145]
15 CB Senegal Papy Djilobodji France Nantes £2,700,000 1 September 2015 [146][147]
— CB Jamaica Michael Hector England Reading £4,000,000 1 September 2015 [148]
32 GK Italy Marco Amelia Italy Lupa Castelli Romani Free 8 October 2015 [149]

Winter[]

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
20 CB United States Matt Miazga United States New York Red Bulls £3,500,000 30 January 2016 [150]

Out[]

Summer[]

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
— AM Belgium Thorgan Hazard Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach £5,850,000 1 July 2015 [151][152]
— CB England George Brady England Sunderland Free 1 July 2015 [153]
— LW France Gaël Kakuta Spain Sevilla £2,500,000 1 July 2015 [7][8][9]
1 GK Czech Republic Petr Čech England Arsenal £10,000,000 1 July 2015 [10][11]
20 CM England Josh McEachran England Brentford £750,000 10 July 2015 [154][155]
11 ST Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Canada Montreal Impact Free 27 July 2015 [156][157][158]
3 LB Brazil Filipe Luís Spain Atlético Madrid £11,100,000 28 July 2015 [22][159]
— DM Spain Oriol Romeu England Southampton £5,000,000 13 August 2015 [160][161]
— AM England Dan Kemp England West Ham United Free 11 November 2015 [162][163]
— AM Mexico Ulises Dávila Mexico Santos Laguna Undisclosed 5 December 2015 [164][165]

Winter[]

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
— AM Poland Hubert Adamczyk Poland KS Cracovia Free 14 January 2016 [166][167][168]
7 CM Brazil Ramires China Jiangsu Suning £25,000,000 27 January 2016 [169][170]
— RW Brunei Faiq Bolkiah England Leicester City Free 15 March 2016 [171]
— AM Portugal Domingos Quina England West Ham United Free 23 April 2016 [172][173]

Loan in[]

Summer[]

No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source
9 ST Colombia Radamel Falcao France Monaco 3 July 2015 30 June 2016 [174]

Winter[]

No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source
11 ST Brazil Alexandre Pato Brazil Corinthians 29 January 2016 30 June 2016 [175]

Loan out[]

Chelsea have had 37 players spend time out on loan in 2015–16, with five playing for two different clubs. Stipe Perica had signed a deal to spend the entire season out on loan prior to the 2015–16 season, while a further 29 exited for the entire season by the end of the summer transfer window. Six would return prematurely prior to or during the winter window, but by its close four of that group had exited on new deals to the end of the campaign. John Swift, who joined Brentford on 1 October ultimately had his loan extended to the end of the season, while two further players exited on new season-long deals in January.

Summer[]

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
— ST Croatia Stipe Perica Italy Udinese 2 February 2015 30 June 2016 [176]
— LW Ghana Christian Atsu England Bournemouth 1 July 2015 4 January 2016 [177][178]
— AM England Lewis Baker Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 1 July 2015 30 June 2016 [179]
— CM Croatia Mario Pašalić France Monaco 3 July 2015 30 June 2016 [180]
— CB Denmark Andreas Christensen Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 10 July 2015 30 June 2016 [18]
— LW England Izzy Brown Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 10 July 2015 30 June 2016 [19]
— AM Brazil Nathan Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 10 July 2015 30 June 2016 [181]
— CM Netherlands Marco van Ginkel England Stoke City 10 July 2015 1 February 2016 [17][182]
— AM Ivory Coast Victorien Angban Belgium Sint-Truiden 14 July 2015 30 June 2016 [183]
— CB Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas England Middlesbrough 17 July 2015 30 June 2016 [184]
— DM England Jordan Houghton England Gillingham 20 July 2015 3 January 2016 [185]
— CB Nigeria Kenneth Omeruo Turkey Kasımpaşa 21 July 2015 30 June 2016 [186]
— ST England Patrick Bamford England Crystal Palace 21 July 2015 4 January 2016 [113][178]
— RB Brazil Wallace Italy Carpi 22 July 2015 7 January 2016 [187][188]
— CM Serbia Danilo Pantić Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 23 July 2015 30 June 2016 [138]
— AM Mexico Ulises Dávila Portugal Vitória 3 August 2015 5 December 2015 [164][189]
— ST England Dominic Solanke Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 4 August 2015 30 June 2016 [190]
— ST Colombia Joao Rodríguez Belgium Sint-Truiden 4 August 2015 30 June 2016 [191]
— RB England Todd Kane Netherlands NEC Nijmegen 6 August 2015 30 June 2016 [29]
— RW Egypt Mohamed Salah Italy Roma 6 August 2015 30 June 2016 [192]
— GK Croatia Matej Delač Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 7 August 2015 30 June 2016 [193]
— CB Scotland Alex Davey England Peterborough United 8 August 2015 2 January 2016 [194][195]
— LM Chile Cristián Cuevas Belgium Sint-Truiden 10 August 2015 30 June 2016 [196]
— CB Netherlands Nathan Aké England Watford 14 August 2015 30 June 2016 [117]
— RW Colombia Juan Cuadrado Italy Juventus 25 August 2015 30 June 2016 [50]
— LW Germany Marko Marin Turkey Trabzonspor 25 August 2015 30 June 2016 [197]
— AM France Jérémie Boga France Stade Rennais 31 August 2015 30 June 2016 [198]
— AM Brazil Lucas Piazon England Reading 31 August 2015 28 April 2016 [199][200]
— LW Nigeria Victor Moses England West Ham United 1 September 2015 30 June 2016 [201]
— ST Scotland Islam Feruz Scotland Hibernian 1 September 2015 16 January 2016 [202][203]
— CB Jamaica Michael Hector England Reading 1 September 2015 28 April 2016 [200][204]
— DM England Nathaniel Chalobah Italy Napoli 1 September 2015 30 June 2016 [205]
— CM England John Swift England Brentford 1 October 2015 30 June 2016 [178][206][207]

Winter[]

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
— RB Brazil Wallace Brazil Grêmio 7 January 2016 30 June 2017 [188][208]
33 GK England Mitchell Beeney Wales Newport County 15 January 2016 25 February 2016 [166][209][210]
15 CB Senegal Papy Djilobodji Germany Werder Bremen 21 January 2016 30 June 2016 [211]
— RW England Alex Kiwomya England Fleetwood Town 21 January 2016 20 February 2016 [212]
— RW Ghana Christian Atsu Spain Málaga 25 January 2016 30 June 2016 [213]
— AM Belgium Charly Musonda Spain Real Betis 29 January 2016 30 June 2016 [214]
— ST England Patrick Bamford England Norwich City 30 January 2016 30 June 2016 [215]
— CM Netherlands Marco van Ginkel Netherlands PSV 1 February 2016 30 June 2016 [182]
— CM England Jordan Houghton England Plymouth Argyle 10 March 2016 30 June 2016 [216]
— CB Scotland Alex Davey Norway Stabæk 15 March 2016 22 July 2016 [217]
27 GK England Jamal Blackman Sweden Östersunds FK 18 March 2016 31 May 2016 [218][219]

Overall transfer activity[]

Pre-season[]

Main article: 2015 International Champions Cup

On 28 April 2015, the schedule for the 2015 International Champions Cup was announced that Chelsea would play New York Red Bulls, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Fiorentina.[220]

22 July 2015 International Champions Cup New York Red Bulls 4–2 Chelsea Harrison, New Jersey, USA
20:00 EDT Davis Yellow card 20', Goal 73', 77'
Castellanos Goal 51'
Miller Yellow card 62'
Adams Goal 70'		 Report Rémy Goal 26'
Hazard Goal 75'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 24,076
Referee: Robert Sibiga
25 July 2015 International Champions Cup Paris Saint-Germain 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Chelsea Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
18:00 EDT Ibrahimović Goal 25'
Rabiot Yellow card 52'
Aurier Yellow card 59'		 Report Azpilicueta Yellow card 34'
Moses Goal 65'		 Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 61,224
Referee: Ted Unkel
Penalties
Motta Penalty scored
Rabiot Penalty scored
Ongenda Penalty scored
Bahebeck Penalty missed
Cavani Penalty scored
Marquinhos Penalty scored
Silva Penalty missed		 Penalty scored Falcao
Penalty scored Azpilicueta
Penalty missed Cuadrado
Penalty scored Rémy
Penalty scored Oscar
Penalty scored Willian
Penalty scored Courtois
28 July 2015 International Champions Cup Chelsea 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Barcelona Landover, Maryland, USA
20:00 EDT Hazard Goal 10'
Cahill Goal 86'		 Report Mathieu Yellow card 42'
Suárez Goal 52'
Sandro Goal 66'
Alba Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: FedExField
Attendance: 78,914
Referee: Allen Chapman
Penalties
Falcao Penalty scored
Moses Penalty scored
Ramires Penalty scored
Rémy Penalty scored		 Penalty scored Iniesta
Penalty missed Halilović
Penalty missed Piqué
Penalty scored Sandro
5 August 2015 International Champions Cup Chelsea 0–1 Fiorentina London, England
20:00 BST Zouma Yellow card 90+2'
Matić Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Rodríguez Goal 34'
Roncaglia Yellow card 52'
Hegazy Yellow card 83'
Joaquín Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,435
Referee: David Coote

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Premier League — 10th 8 August 2015 15 May 2016
FA Cup Third round Sixth round 10 January 2016 12 March 2016
League Cup Third round Fourth round 23 September 2015 27 October 2015
UEFA Champions League Group stage Round of 16 16 September 2015 9 March 2016
FA Community Shield Final Runners-up 2 August 2015

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview[]

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 12 14 12 59 53 +6 031.58
FA Cup 4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 075.00
League Cup 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 050.00
Champions League 8 4 1 3 15 7 +8 050.00
FA Community Shield 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 53 20 16 17 91 67 +24 037.74

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

FA Community Shield[]

Main article: 2015 FA Community Shield
2 August 2015 Final Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Oxlade-Chamberlain Goal 24'
Coquelin Yellow card 67'		 Report Azpilicueta Yellow card 65' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,437
Referee: Anthony Taylor

Premier League[]

Main article: 2015–16 Premier League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Liverpool 38 16 12 10 63 50 +13 60
9 Stoke City 38 14 9 15 41 55 −14 51
10 Chelsea 38 12 14 12 59 53 +6 50
11 Everton 38 11 14 13 59 55 +4 47
12 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 42 52 −10 47
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[221]


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 12 14 12 59 53  +6 50 5 9 5 32 30  +2 7 5 7 27 23  +4

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAAH
ResultDLWLLWDLWLLLWDLLWDDWDDWDDWWWDDWLLWDLDD
Position516913161315161115151615141416151514141414131313121181010101010999910
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Score overview[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Aggregate score Double
Arsenal 2–0 1–0 3–0 Yes
Aston Villa 2–0 4–0 6–0 Yes
Bournemouth 0–1 4–1 4–2 No
Crystal Palace 1–2 3–0 4–2 No
Everton 3–3 1–3 4–6 No
Leicester City 1–1 1–2 2–3 No
Liverpool 1–3 1–1 2–4 No
Manchester City 0–3 0–3 0–6 No
Manchester United 1–1 0–0 1–1 No
Newcastle United 5–1 2–2 7–3 No
Norwich City 1–0 2–1 3–1 Yes
Southampton 1–3 2–1 3–4 No
Stoke City 1–1 0–1 1–2 No
Sunderland 3–1 2–3 5–4 No
Swansea City 2–2 0–1 2–3 No
Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 0–0 2–2 No
Watford 2–2 0–0 2–2 No
West Bromwich Albion 2–2 3–2 5–4 No
West Ham United 2–2 1–2 2–3 No

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

The fixtures for the 2015–16 season were announced on 17 June 2015 at 9am.[222][223]

8 August 2015 1 Chelsea 2–2 Swansea City London
17:30 BST Oscar Goal 23'
Fernández Goal 30' (o.g.)
Courtois Red card 52'
Terry Yellow card 53'		 Report Shelvey Yellow card 18'
Ayew Goal 29'
Cork Yellow card 45+2'
Gomis Goal 55' (pen.)
Williams Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,232
Referee: Michael Oliver
16 August 2015 2 Manchester City 3–0 Chelsea Manchester
16:00 BST Agüero Goal 32'
Kompany Yellow card 33', Goal 79'
Fernandinho Yellow card 45+1', Goal 85'
Touré Yellow card 51'
Mangala Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Ivanović Yellow card 48'
Hazard Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 54,331
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 August 2015 3 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Chelsea West Bromwich
13:30 BST Morrison Penalty missed 14', Goal 35', 59'
McClean Yellow card 37'
McManaman Yellow card 71'		 Report Matić Yellow card 17'
Pedro Goal 20'
Costa Goal 30'
Azpilicueta Goal 42'
Terry Red card 54'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,256
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
29 August 2015 4 Chelsea 1–2 Crystal Palace London
15:00 BST Cahill Yellow card 71'
Falcao Goal 79'		 Report Sako Goal 65'
Cabaye Yellow card 73'
Ward Goal 81'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,581
Referee: Craig Pawson
12 September 2015 5 Everton 3–1 Chelsea Liverpool
12:45 BST Naismith Goal 17', 22', 82'
Galloway Yellow card 65'
Stones Yellow card 87'		 Report Matić Goal 36'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 88'
Costa Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,311
Referee: Andre Marriner
19 September 2015 6 Chelsea 2–0 Arsenal London
12:45 BST Costa Yellow card 45+1'
Ivanović Yellow card 49'
Zouma Goal 53'
Oscar Yellow card 64'
Chambers Goal 90+1' (o.g.)		 Report Gabriel Yellow card 45' Red card 45+1'
Chambers Yellow card 72'
Cazorla Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 79'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,584
Referee: Mike Dean
26 September 2015 7 Newcastle United 2–2 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 BST Colback Yellow card 34'
Pérez Goal 42'
Wijnaldum Goal 60'		 Report Ivanović Yellow card 68'
Ramires Goal 79'
Willian Goal 86'
Pedro Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,682
Referee: Martin Atkinson
3 October 2015 8 Chelsea 1–3 Southampton London
17:30 BST Willian Goal 10'
Ramires Yellow card 43'
Falcao Yellow card 57'		 Report Romeu Yellow card 9'
Bertrand Yellow card 26'
Mané Yellow card 34', Goal 60'
Davis Goal 43'
Pellè Goal 72', Yellow card 86'
Ward-Prowse Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,642
Referee: Robert Madley
17 October 2015 9 Chelsea 2–0 Aston Villa London
15:00 BST Costa Goal 34'
Hutton Goal 54' (o.g.)
Willian Yellow card 74'		 Report Ayew Yellow card 49'
Richardson Yellow card 62'
Grealish Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,596
Referee: Roger East
24 October 2015 10 West Ham United 2–1 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Zárate Goal 17'
Kouyaté Yellow card 74'
Carroll Goal 79'		 Report Azpilicueta Yellow card 24'
Matić Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 44'
Costa Yellow card 45'
Fàbregas Yellow card 45'
Cahill Goal 56'
Willian Yellow card 81'
Mikel Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Jonathan Moss
31 October 2015 11 Chelsea 1–3 Liverpool London
12:45 GMT Ramires Goal 4'
Mikel Yellow card 66'		 Report Coutinho Yellow card 23', Goal 45+3', 74'
Lucas Yellow card 58'
Can Yellow card 65'
Benteke Goal 83', Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,577
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
7 November 2015 12 Stoke City 1–0 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
17:30 GMT Whelan Yellow card 44'
Arnautović Goal 53'
Shawcross Yellow card 57'
Johnson Yellow card 90'		 Report Rahman Yellow card 45+2' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,550
Referee: Anthony Taylor
21 November 2015 13 Chelsea 1–0 Norwich City London
15:00 GMT Willian Yellow card 35'
Costa Goal 64'		 Report Mulumbu Yellow card 31'
O'Neil Yellow card 47'
Bassong Yellow card 61'
Olsson Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,582
Referee: Craig Pawson
29 November 2015 14 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Chelsea London
12:00 GMT Rose Yellow card 32'
Kane Yellow card 40'
Walker Yellow card 45+1'
Vertonghen Yellow card 53'		 Report Matić Yellow card 59'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,639
Referee: Michael Oliver
5 December 2015 15 Chelsea 0–1 Bournemouth London
17:30 GMT Pedro Yellow card 21'
Costa Yellow card 63'		 Report Surman Yellow card 23'
Murray Goal 82'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,631
Referee: Mike Jones
14 December 2015 16 Leicester City 2–1 Chelsea Leicester
20:00 GMT Vardy Goal 34', Yellow card 46'
Mahrez Goal 48'
Huth Yellow card 50'		 Report Rémy Goal 77' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,054
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
19 December 2015 17 Chelsea 3–1 Sunderland London
15:00 GMT Ivanović Goal 5'
Pedro Goal 13'
Oscar Goal 50' (pen.)
Matić Yellow card 88'		 Report Pantilimon Yellow card 48'
Borini Goal 53'
Rodwell Yellow card 62'
O'Shea Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,562
Referee: Roger East
26 December 2015 18 Chelsea 2–2 Watford London
15:00 GMT Costa Goal 32', 65', Yellow card 88' Report Deeney Goal 42' (pen.)
Britos Yellow card 44'
Cathcart Yellow card 49'
Ighalo Goal 56'
Holebas Yellow card 81'
Behrami Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,620
Referee: Andre Marriner
28 December 2015 19 Manchester United 0–0 Chelsea Greater Manchester
17:30 GMT Schneiderlin Yellow card 30'
Smalling Yellow card 39'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 81'
Rooney Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Mikel Yellow card 27'
Hazard Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,275
Referee: Martin Atkinson
3 January 2016 20 Crystal Palace 0–3 Chelsea London
13:30 GMT Delaney Yellow card 13'
Jedinak Yellow card 57'
Dann Yellow card 80'		 Report Oscar Goal 29'
Willian Goal 60'
Costa Goal 66'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,854
Referee: Kevin Friend
13 January 2016 21 Chelsea 2–2 West Bromwich Albion London
19:45 GMT Azpilicueta Goal 20', Yellow card 85'
Costa Yellow card 49'
Courtois Yellow card 70'
McAuley Goal 73' (o.g.)		 Report Yacob Yellow card 25'
Gardner Goal 33'
Myhill Yellow card 68'
McClean Yellow card 70', Goal 86'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,945
Referee: Anthony Taylor
16 January 2016 22 Chelsea 3–3 Everton London
15:00 GMT Costa Goal 64'
Fàbregas Goal 66'
Terry Goal 90+8', Yellow card 90+9'		 Report Terry Goal 50' (o.g.)
Mirallas Goal 56'
Funes Mori Goal 90+1', Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,633
Referee: Mike Jones
24 January 2016 23 Arsenal 0–1 Chelsea London
16:00 GMT Mertesacker Red card 18'
Flamini Yellow card 45'		 Report Oscar Yellow card 11'
Costa Goal 23'
Matić Yellow card 60'
Mikel Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,072
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
3 February 2016 24 Watford 0–0 Chelsea Watford
19:45 GMT Prödl Yellow card 19'
Paredes Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Costa Yellow card 45+2' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,910
Referee: Mike Dean
7 February 2016 25 Chelsea 1–1 Manchester United London
16:00 GMT Costa Goal 90+1' Report Lingard Goal 61', Yellow card 79'
Blind Yellow card 63'
Smalling Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,434
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 February 2016 26 Chelsea 5–1 Newcastle United London
17:30 GMT Costa Goal 5'
Pedro Goal 9', 59'
Willian Goal 17'
Traoré Goal 83'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 19'
Shelvey Yellow card 61'
Townsend Goal 90'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,622
Referee: Roger East
27 February 2016 27 Southampton 1–2 Chelsea Southampton
15:00 GMT Davis Yellow card 19'
Long Goal 42'
Bertrand Yellow card 64'
Clasie Yellow card 65'		 Report Costa Yellow card 63'
Fàbregas Goal 75'
Ivanović Goal 89'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,688
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 March 2016 28 Norwich City 1–2 Chelsea Norwich
19:45 GMT Howson Yellow card 13'
Bennett Yellow card 39'
Redmond Goal 68'
Klose Yellow card 76'		 Report Kenedy Goal 1'
Oscar Yellow card 44'
Costa Goal 45+1'
Fàbregas Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,091
Referee: Lee Mason
5 March 2016 29 Chelsea 1–1 Stoke City London
15:00 GMT Traoré Goal 39'
Oscar Yellow card 45'		 Report Pieters Yellow card 53'
Whelan Yellow card 73'
Diouf Goal 85'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,381
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
19 March 2016 30 Chelsea 2–2 West Ham United London
15:00 GMT Ivanović Yellow card 16'
Fàbregas Goal 45+3', 89' (pen.), Yellow card 90+1'
Willian Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Lanzini Goal 17'
Reid Yellow card 45+2'
Ogbonna Yellow card 45+3'
Carroll Goal 61'
Kouyaté Yellow card 64'
Antonio Yellow card 88'
Adrián Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,623
Referee: Robert Madley
2 April 2016 31 Aston Villa 0–4 Chelsea Birmingham
12:45 BST Gueye Yellow card 28'
Cissokho Yellow card 45+2'
Sánchez Yellow card 61'
Hutton Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 85'
Westwood Yellow card 87'		 Report Loftus-Cheek Goal 26'
Fàbregas Yellow card 29'
Pato Goal 45+3' (pen.)
Pedro Goal 46', 59'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,120
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
9 April 2016 32 Swansea City 1–0 Chelsea Swansea
15:00 BST Sigurðsson Goal 25'
Rangel Yellow card 30'
Taylor Yellow card 43'
Paloschi Yellow card 70'
Fer Yellow card 79'		 Report Azpilicueta Yellow card 36'
Miazga Yellow card 40'
Pedro Yellow card 71'
Fàbregas Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,966
Referee: Andre Marriner
16 April 2016 33 Chelsea 0–3 Manchester City London
17:30 BST Azpilicueta Yellow card 62'
Mikel Yellow card 72'
Courtois Red card 78'		 Report Zabaleta Yellow card 29'
Agüero Goal 33', 54', 80' (pen.)
Otamendi Yellow card 45+1'
Nasri Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,212
Referee: Mike Dean
23 April 2016 34 Bournemouth 1–4 Chelsea Bournemouth
15:00 BST Elphick Goal 36'
Ritchie Yellow card 89'		 Report Pedro Goal 5'
Hazard Goal 34', 90+1'
Willian Goal 71'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,365
Referee: Roger East
2 May 2016 35 Chelsea 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur London
20:00 BST Willian Yellow card 45+1'
Cahill Goal 58'
Ivanović Yellow card 71'
Hazard Goal 83'
Mikel Yellow card 87'		 Report Walker Yellow card 27'
Kane Goal 35', Yellow card 90+5'
Vertonghen Yellow card 38'
Son Goal 44'
Rose Yellow card 45+1'
Lamela Yellow card 51'
Ériksen Yellow card 70'
Dier Yellow card 87'
Dembélé Yellow card 90+5'
Mason Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,545
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
7 May 2016 36 Sunderland 3–2 Chelsea Sunderland
15:00 BST Khazri Goal 41'
Cattermole Yellow card 52'
Borini Goal 67'
Defoe Yellow card 70', Goal 70'
Kaboul Yellow card 87'
Larsson Yellow card 88'		 Report Cahill Yellow card 1'
Costa Goal 14'
Matić Goal 45+3'
Terry Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 90+5'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,050
Referee: Mike Jones
11 May 2016 37 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool
20:00 BST Can Yellow card 44'
Touré Yellow card 48'
Milner Yellow card 73'
Benteke Goal 90+2'		 Report Hazard Goal 32'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,210
Referee: Michael Oliver
15 May 2016 38 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Fàbregas Goal 66' (pen.) Report Drinkwater Goal 82' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,494
Referee: Craig Pawson

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 January 2016 Third round Chelsea 2–0 Scunthorpe United London
14:00 GMT Costa Goal 13'
Ivanović Yellow card 66'
Loftus-Cheek Goal 68'		 Report Dawson Yellow card 63' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,625
Referee: Craig Pawson
31 January 2016 Fourth round Milton Keynes Dons 1–5 Chelsea Milton Keynes
16:00 GMT Potter Goal 21'
Walsh Yellow card 74'
Spence Yellow card 80'		 Report Oscar Goal 15', 32', 44'
Terry Yellow card 31'
Hazard Goal 55' (pen.)
Traoré Goal 62'		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 28,127
Referee: Jonathan Moss
21 February 2016 Fifth round Chelsea 5–1 Manchester City London
16:00 GMT Costa Goal 35'
Willian Goal 48'
Cahill Goal 53'
Hazard Goal 67'
Traoré Goal 89'		 Report Faupala Goal 37'
Demichelis Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,594
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 March 2016 Sixth round Everton 2–0 Chelsea Liverpool
17:30 GMT Jagielka Yellow card 42'
Lukaku Goal 77', 82'
Barry Yellow card 84' Red card 87'		 Report Costa Yellow card 11' Red card 84'
Fàbregas Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,283
Referee: Michael Oliver

League Cup[]

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 September 2015 Third round Walsall 1–4 Chelsea Walsall
19:45 BST O'Connor Goal 45+1'
Chambers Yellow card 59'
Forde Yellow card 83'		 Report Ramires Goal 10'
Mikel Yellow card 39'
Rémy Goal 41'
Terry Yellow card 52'
Kenedy Goal 52'
Pedro Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Lee Mason
27 October 2015 Fourth round Stoke City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Bardsley Yellow card 17' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Walters Goal 52'
Wilson Yellow card 81'		 Report Rahman Yellow card 36'
Rémy Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 24,886
Referee: Kevin Friend
Penalties
Adam Penalty scored
Odemwingie Penalty scored
Shaqiri Penalty scored
Wilson Penalty scored
Arnautović Penalty scored		 Penalty scored Willian
Penalty scored Oscar
Penalty scored Rémy
Penalty scored Zouma
Penalty missed Hazard

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Chelsea qualified for the Group Stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2014–15 Premier League. Having previously been seeded in pot 1 for the Champions League drew as one of the top eight ranked teams in UEFA, Chelsea would remain staying in pot 1 despite the changes to UEFA qualification rules, where pot 1 for group stage draws would now consist of the Champions League holders and the champions of the seven highest ranked associations. The group stage draw was made on 27 August 2015 in Monaco, France. Chelsea were to face Porto, Dynamo Kyiv and Maccabi Tel Aviv.[224] Scoring a total of 13 points, Chelsea advanced to the knockout stage as group winners by winning against Porto, and sending the Portuguese side to the Europa League, in the last round.[225]

Group stage[]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHL DKV POR MTA
1 England Chelsea 6 4 1 1 13 3 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 2–0 4–0
2 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 0–0 — 2–2 1–0
3 Portugal Porto 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 Transfer to Europa League 2–1 0–2 — 2–0
4 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 0 0 6 1 16 −15 0 0–4 0–2 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 September 2015 1 Chelsea England 4–0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv London, England
19:45 BST Loftus-Cheek Yellow card 1'
Willian Goal 15'
Oscar Goal 45+4' (pen.)
Costa Goal 58'
Fàbregas Goal 78'		 Report Rajković Yellow card 5'
Nosa Yellow card 33'
Ben Haim Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,684
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
29 September 2015 2 Porto Portugal 2–1 England Chelsea Porto, Portugal
19:45 BST Martins Indi Yellow card 19'
Marcano Yellow card 25'
André Goal 39'
Maicon Goal 52'
D. Pereira Yellow card 82'
Imbula Yellow card 89'		 Report Cahill Yellow card 41'
Willian Goal 45+2'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 66'
Matić Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 46,120
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
20 October 2015 3 Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–0 England Chelsea Kyiv, Ukraine
19:45 BST Buyalskyi Yellow card 65' Report Zouma Yellow card 67' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 60,291
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
4 November 2015 4 Chelsea England 2–1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv London, England
19:45 GMT Dragović Goal 34' (o.g.)
Willian Goal 83'		 Report González Yellow card 26'
Antunes Yellow card 59'
Buyalskyi Yellow card 72'
Dragović Goal 77'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,241
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
24 November 2015 5 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 0–4 England Chelsea Haifa, Israel
19:45 GMT Ben Haim Red card 40' Report Cahill Goal 20'
Matić Yellow card 59'
Willian Goal 73'
Oscar Goal 77'
Fàbregas Yellow card 83'
Zouma Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 29,121
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
9 December 2015 6 Chelsea England 2–0 Portugal Porto London, England
19:45 GMT Marcano Goal 13' (o.g.)
Costa Yellow card 20'
Matić Yellow card 31'
Willian Goal 52'
Ivanović Yellow card 74'		 Report M. Pereira Yellow card 34'
D. Pereira Yellow card 41'
Martins Indi Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,096
Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey)

Knockout phase[]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16[]
16 February 2016 First leg Paris Saint-Germain France 2–1 England Chelsea Paris, France
19:45 GMT Ibrahimović Yellow card 19', Goal 39'
Lucas Yellow card 70'
David Luiz Yellow card 70'
Cavani Goal 78'		 Report Mikel Yellow card 38', Goal 45+1'
Pedro Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,505
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
9 March 2016 Second leg Chelsea England 1–2
(2–4 agg.)		 France Paris Saint-Germain London, England
19:45 GMT Costa Goal 27'
Fàbregas Yellow card 45'
Mikel Yellow card 53'
Ivanović Yellow card 90'		 Report Rabiot Goal 16', Yellow card 34'
Motta Yellow card 41'
Ibrahimović Goal 67'
Matuidi Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,591
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Statistics[]

Appearances[]

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović 15 (2) 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 23 (2) 0 0 0
2 DF Serbia Branislav Ivanović 33 2 4 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 43 2 8 0
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas 33 (4) 5 4 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 44 (4) 6 7 0
5 DF France Kurt Zouma 21 (2) 1 1 0 1 0 5 (1) 1 0 (1) 0 28 (4) 2 1 0
6 DF Ghana Baba Rahman 11 (4) 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 19 (4) 0 2 0
8 MF Brazil Oscar 20 (7) 3 3 (1) 3 1 0 4 (3) 2 0 (1) 0 28 (12) 9 4 0
9 FW Colombia Radamel Falcao 1 (9) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 (10) 1 1 0
10 MF Belgium Eden Hazard 25 (6) 5 2 2 1 0 6 (2) 0 1 0 35 (8) 7 2 0
11 FW Brazil Alexandre Pato 1 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 1 0 0
12 MF Nigeria John Obi Mikel 19 (6) 0 2 0 2 0 3 (1) 1 0 0 26 (7) 1 8 0
13 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois 23 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 30 0 0 2
14 MF Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré 4 (6) 2 0 (3) 2 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 4 (12) 4 0 0
16 MF Brazil Kenedy 4 (10) 1 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 1 1 (1) 0 0 0 7 (13) 2 0 0
17 MF Spain Pedro 24 (5) 7 3 (1) 0 0 (1) 1 3 (3) 0 0 0 30 (10) 8 4 0
18 FW France Loïc Rémy 3 (10) 1 0 (1) 0 1 (1) 2 1 (2) 0 1 0 6 (14) 3 0 0
19 FW Spain Diego Costa 27 (1) 12 4 2 1 0 7 (1) 2 0 0 38 (2) 16 10 1
20 DF United States Matt Miazga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
21 MF Serbia Nemanja Matić 28 (5) 2 2 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 4 (1) 0 1 0 35 (8) 2 7 1
22 MF Brazil Willian 32 (3) 5 3 (1) 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 45 (4) 11 5 0
24 DF England Gary Cahill 21 (2) 2 4 1 2 0 6 (1) 1 1 0 34 (2) 4 3 0
26 DF England John Terry 24 1 1 (1) 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 32 (1) 1 5 2
28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta 36 (1) 2 3 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 48 (1) 2 9 0
32 GK Italy Marco Amelia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF England Ola Aina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF England Ruben Loftus-Cheek 4 (9) 1 1 (1) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 (10) 2 1 0
37 DF England Jake Clarke-Salter 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
38 MF England Kasey Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF England Charlie Colkett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW England Tammy Abraham 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0
43 DF Canada Fikayo Tomori 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
7 MF Brazil Ramires 7 (5) 2 1 0 2 1 4 (1) 0 1 0 15 (6) 3 1 0
15 DF Senegal Papy Djilobodji 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
27 GK England Jamal Blackman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Nigeria Victor Moses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
— MF Colombia Juan Cuadrado 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Top scorers[]

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
1 FW 19 Spain Diego Costa 12 2 0 2 0 16
2 MF 22 Brazil Willian 5 1 0 5 0 11
3 MF 8 Brazil Oscar 3 3 0 2 0 8
MF 17 Spain Pedro 7 0 1 0 0 8
5 MF 4 Spain Cesc Fàbregas 5 0 0 1 0 6
MF 10 Belgium Eden Hazard 5 2 0 0 0 7
7 FW 14 Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré 2 2 0 0 0 4
DF 24 England Gary Cahill 2 1 0 1 0 4
9 MF 7 Brazil Ramires 2 0 1 0 0 3
FW 18 France Loïc Rémy 1 0 2 0 0 3
11 DF 2 Serbia Branislav Ivanović 2 0 0 0 0 2
DF 5 France Kurt Zouma 1 0 0 1 0 2
MF 16 Brazil Kenedy 1 0 1 0 0 2
MF 21 Serbia Nemanja Matić 2 0 0 0 0 2
DF 28 Spain César Azpilicueta 2 0 0 0 0 2
MF 36 England Ruben Loftus-Cheek 1 1 0 0 0 2
17 FW 9 Colombia Radamel Falcao 1 0 0 0 0 1
FW 11 Brazil Alexandre Pato 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 12 Nigeria John Obi Mikel 0 0 0 1 0 1
DF 26 England John Terry 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 2 0 5
Total 59 12 5 15 0 91

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Clean sheets[]

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
1 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović 4 1 0 3 0 8
2 13 Belgium Thibaut Courtois 5 0 0 1 0 6
Total 9 1 0 4 0 14

Last updated: 2 April 2016.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Summary[]

Games played 53 (38 Premier League) (2 League Cup) (8 Champions League) (1 Community Shield) (4 FA Cup)
Games won 20 (12 Premier League) (1 League Cup) (4 Champions League) (3 FA Cup)
Games drawn 16 (14 Premier League) (1 League Cup) (1 Champions League)
Games lost 17 (12 Premier League) (3 Champions League) (1 Community Shield) (1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 91 (58 Premier League) (5 League Cup) (15 Champions League) (12 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 67 (53 Premier League) (2 League Cup) (7 Champions League) (1 Community Shield) (4 FA Cup)
Goal difference 24 (+6 Premier League) (+3 League Cup) (+8 Champions League) (−1 Community Shield) (+8 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 14 (9 Premier League) (4 Champions League) (1 FA Cup)
Yellow cards 81 (57 Premier League) (3 League Cup) (15 Champions League) (1 Community Shield) (5 FA Cup)
Red cards 6 (5 Premier League) (1 FA Cup)
Most appearances SpainCésar Azpilicueta & BrazilWillian (49 appearances)
Top scorer SpainDiego Costa (16 goals)
Winning Percentage Overall: 20/53 (37.74%)

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Awards[]

Player[]

No. Player Award Month Source
36 England Ruben Loftus-Cheek Chelsea Young Player of the Year May [226]
10 Belgium Eden Hazard Chelsea Goal of the Year
43 Canada Fikayo Tomori Academy Player of the Year
22 Brazil Willian Chelsea Players' Player of the Year
Chelsea Player of the Year

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