2008–09 Chelsea F.C. season

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.

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)

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Season summary

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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 were 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, where they were eliminated in controversial circumstances by Barcelona on away goals in the semi-final.

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

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  • 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

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First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CZE Petr Čech
2 DF   SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF   ENG Ashley Cole
5 MF   GHA Michael Essien
6 DF   POR Ricardo Carvalho
8 MF   ENG Frank Lampard (vice-captain)
9 FW   ARG Franco Di Santo
10 FW   ENG Joe Cole
11 FW   CIV Didier Drogba
12 MF   NGA Mikel John Obi
13 MF   GER Michael Ballack
15 MF   FRA Florent Malouda
17 DF   POR José Bosingwa
18 MF   POR Ricardo Quaresma (on loan from Inter Milan)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   POR Paulo Ferreira
20 MF   POR Deco
21 FW   CIV Salomon Kalou
26 DF   ENG John Terry (captain)
27 MF   BRA Mineiro
30 GK   WAL Rhys Taylor
33 DF   BRA Alex
35 DF   BRA Juliano Belletti
39 FW   FRA Nicolas Anelka
40 GK   POR Hilário
42 DF   ENG Michael Mancienne
43 FW   SVK Miroslav Stoch
50 MF   ENG Jacob Mellis

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Reserve squad

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

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

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Youth squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   GER Niclas Heimann
GK   KOS Aldi Haxhia
GK   ENG Sam Walker
GK   CZE Jan Šebek
DF   SRI Nikki Ahamed
DF   ENG Tom Hayden
DF   ENG Jack Saville
DF   ENG Ben Gordon
DF   ENG Billy Joe-King
MF   POR Aliu Djaló
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   IRL Conor Clifford
MF   TUR Gökhan Töre
MF   ENG Danny Philliskirk
MF   ITA Jacopo Sala
MF   ENG Jordan Tabor
FW   ITA Fabio Borini
FW   SWE Marko Mitrović
FW   ENG Adam Phillip
FW   ENG Frank Nouble
FW   SOM Abdoul Rahmar

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UEFA Champions League squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CZE Petr Čech
2 DF   SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF   ENG Ashley Cole
5 MF   GHA Michael Essien
6 DF   POR Ricardo Carvalho
8 MF   ENG Frank Lampard (vice-captain)
9 FW   ARG Franco Di Santo
10 MF   ENG Joe Cole
11 FW   CIV Didier Drogba
12 MF   NGA Mikel John Obi (from List B)
13 MF   GER Michael Ballack
15 MF   FRA Florent Malouda
17 DF   POR José Bosingwa
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   POR Paulo Ferreira
20 MF   POR Deco
21 FW   CIV Salomon Kalou
26 DF   ENG John Terry (captain)
27 MF   BRA Mineiro
30 GK   WAL Rhys Taylor (from List B)
33 DF   BRA Alex
35 DF   BRA Juliano Belletti
39 FW   FRA Nicolas Anelka
40 GK   POR Hilário
41 DF   ENG Sam Hutchinson (from List B)
42 DF   ENG Michael Mancienne (from List B)
43 FW   SVK Miroslav Stoch (from List B)

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Club

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Coaching staff

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

Source: Chelsea FC

Other information

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

Source: Chelsea FC

Transfers

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Summer

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

Winter

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

Summer

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

Winter

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

Loaned out

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

Overall

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Pre-season

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23 July 2008 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical   0–4   Chelsea Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou
13:00 (Report) Kalou   20'
Lampard   51'
Di Santo   79'
Wright-Phillips   87'
Referee:   Zhao Liang
26 July 2008 Chengdu Blades   0–7   Chelsea Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau
13:00 (Report) Anelka   15'
Kalou   31'
Lampard   38'
J. Cole   59', 82'
Di Santo   65'
Wright-Phillips   84'
Referee:   Tou Lap Meng
29 July 2008 Malaysian Select XI   0–2   Chelsea Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor
13:45 (Report) Anelka   26'
A. Cole   53'
Referee:   Subkhiddin Sallehk
3 August 2008 Milan   0–5   Chelsea Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
11:00 (Report) Lampard   3'
Anelka   8', 18', 51', 58'
Referee:   Yuri Baskakov

Competitions

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Overall

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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

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League table

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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) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ 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

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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

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

Matches

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

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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

Knockout phase

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

Football League Cup

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24 September 2008 Third round Portsmouth 0–4 Chelsea Fratton Park, Portsmouth
19:45 Hreiðarsson   35'
Hughes   52'
(Report) Ballack   5'
Lampard   36' (pen.), 49'
Malouda   45'
Kalou   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   27'   27' (Report) Akinbiyi   69',   70'
Eagles   73'
Caldwell   58'   116'
Attendance: 41,369
Referee: Keith Stroud
Penalties
Lampard  
Bridge  
Kalou  
Ferreira  
Malouda  
Mikel  
  Alexander
  Mahon
  Eagles
  McDonald
  Elliott
  Duff

FA Cup

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

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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   CZE Petr Čech 55 -44 36 -25 12 -13 6 -6 1 0
2 DF   SRB Branislav Ivanović 27 2 12 5 0 4 2 3 1 0 2 0
3 DF   ENG Ashley Cole 50 1 33 1 1 9 0 7 0 0 0
5 MF   GHA Michael Essien 20 3 11 1 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0
6 DF   POR Ricardo Carvalho 18 1 11 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Frank Lampard 57 20 37 12 11 3 7 3 1 1 2
9 FW   ARG Franco Di Santo 16 0 0 8 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 0
10 MF   ENG Joe Cole 20 3 14 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0
11 FW   CIV Didier Drogba 42 14 15 9 5 7 3 5 5 1 3 2 1
12 MF   NGA Mikel John Obi 50 0 34 1 0 9 0 5 0 0 1 0
13 MF   GER Michael Ballack 46 4 22 7 1 9 1 0 5 1 3 1 0
15 MF   FRA Florent Malouda 48 9 25 7 6 9 1 1 4 1 2 1
16 FW   ENG Scott Sinclair 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
17 DF   POR José Bosingwa 48 2 34 2 10 0 4 0 0 0
18 DF   ENG Wayne Bridge 12 0 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0
18 MF   POR Ricardo Quaresma 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 DF   POR Paulo Ferreira 12 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0
20 MF   POR Deco 30 3 17 7 3 4 0 0 1 0 1 0
21 FW   CIV Salomon Kalou 43 10 17 10 6 6 2 1 5 1 2 2 1
23 GK   ITA Carlo Cudicini 4 -2 2 0 0 0 1 -1 1 -1
24 MF   ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   ENG John Terry 51 3 35 1 11 2 4 0 1 0
27 MF   BRA Mineiro 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF   BRA Alex 40 4 22 1 2 9 1 6 1 2 0
35 DF   BRA Juliano Belletti 33 3 5 14 3 0 8 0 2 2 0 2 0
39 FW   FRA Nicolas Anelka 54 25 33 4 19 8 4 2 5 4 0 0
40 GK   POR Hilário 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF   ENG Michael Mancienne 6 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
43 FW   SVK Miroslav Stoch 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Start formations

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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

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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   39 Nicolas Anelka 19 2 0 4 25
2   8 Frank Lampard 12 3 2 3 20
3   11 Didier Drogba 5 5 1 3 14
4   21 Salomon Kalou 6 1 1 2 10
5   15 Florent Malouda 6 1 1 1 9
6   13 Michael Ballack 1 0 0 3 4
=   33 Alex 2 1 0 1 4
8   20 Deco 3 0 0 0 3
=   5 Michael Essien 1 2 0 0 3
=   10 Joe Cole 2 1 0 0 3
=   26 John Terry 1 2 0 0 3
=   35 Juliano Belletti 3 0 0 0 3
13   2 Branislav Ivanović 0 2 0 0 2
=   17 José Bosingwa 2 0 0 0 2
15   3 Ashley Cole 1 0 0 0 1
=   6 Ricardo Carvalho 1 0 0 0 1
/ / / Own Goals 3 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 68 20 5 17 110

Disciplinary record

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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)
                   
GK   1 Petr Čech 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 0
DF   2 Branislav Ivanović 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 (3) 0
DF   3 Ashley Cole 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 (6) 0
MF   5 Michael Essien 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 0
DF   6 Ricardo Carvalho 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 (3) 0
MF   8 Frank Lampard 3 1* 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 (4) 2* (1*)
MF   10 Joe Cole 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 (2) 0
FW   11 Didier Drogba 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 (3) 0
MF   12 Mikel John Obi 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 11 (10) 0
MF   13 Michael Ballack 6 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 11 (8) 0
FW   15 Florent Malouda 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 (3) 0
DF   17 José Bosingwa 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (6) 0
MF   20 Deco 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 (3) 1 (0)
MF   21 Salomon Kalou 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0) 0 (0)
DF   26 John Terry 7 2* 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 (7) 2* (2*)
DF   33 Alex 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 0
DF   35 Juliano Belletti 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 (2) 0
FW   39 Nicolas Anelka 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 (0) 0
DF   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

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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   John Terry (10  , 2  (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   Frank Lampard (57 appearances)
Top scorer   Nicolas Anelka (25 goals)
Points 126/177 (71.2%)

Source: Chelsea FC

Honours

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Individuals

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Name Number Country Award
Petr Čech 1   Czech Republic UEFA European Club Goalkeeper of the Year (2008), Czech Golden Ball (2008)
Ashley Cole 3   England Samsung Players' Player of the Year (2008–09)
Michael Essien 5   Ghana Goal of the Season (2008–09) v Barcelona (UEFA Champions League Semi finals) 6 May 2009
Frank Lampard 8   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 August Premier League Player of the Month (2008)
Salomon Kalou 21   Ivory Coast CAF Young Player of the Year (2008)
John Terry 26   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 November Premier League Player of the Month (2008), Barclays Golden Boot (2008–09), PFA Team of the Year (2009)
Michael Mancienne 42   England Chelsea Young Player of the Year (2008–09)

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