Chelsea F.C. season 2007-08

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Chelsea
Season 2007-08
Manager Flag of Portugal Jose Mourinho (until 20 September 2007)
Flag of Israel Avram Grant
Chairman Flag of the United States Bruce Buck
League Premier League
Final league position 2nd
FA Cup Quarter-finals
Carling Cup Runners-up
Community Shield Runners-up
UEFA Champions League Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Frank Lampard (10)
All:
Frank Lampard (20)
Highest home attendance 41,837 vs Fulham (29 September 2007)
Lowest home attendance 24,973 vs Rosenborg (18 September 2007)

The 2007-08 season is Chelsea Football Club's 16th consecutive season in the Premier League. Manager Jose Mourinho left the club by mutual consent on September 20, 2007[1] following a disappointing 1-1 draw with Rosenborg and was replaced by Israeli Avram Grant.[2]

The 2007-08 Premier League season was decided on the last matchday (38) where Chelsea need to win against Bolton and Manchester United to either draw or lose against Wigan, but the results were, Chelsea 1 - 1 Bolton, and Wigan 0 - 2 Manchester United, thus making Chelsea runners-up for the second consecutive season.

Chelsea played in their first UEFA Champions League final against fellow Premier League rivals Manchester United, making it the first all-English final in the competition as well. After 120 minutes both sides were level with a goal each, Manchester United then won the penalty shootout 6-5 after Van Der Sar saved Anelka's penalty. Having finished the season trophy less for the first time in three years was the impetus that led to Avram Grant being sacked, three days after the Champions League final, on May 24th. [3] Five days later, Chelsea's assistant first-team coach, Henk ten Cate had his contract terminated also, on the 29th May. [4]

Contents

[edit] Team kit

The team kit for the season was produced by Adidas and the shirt sponsor is Samsung Mobile. The home kit was retained from previous seasons. A new yellow away kit with black stripes was introduced replacing the black away kit from the previous season.[5] A new white 3rd kit with blue highlights was also introduced.[6]

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Home
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Away[5]
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Third kit[6]

[edit] Squad

[edit] First-team squad

As of 16 January 2008.
No. Position Player
1 Flag of the Czech Republic GK Petr Čech
2 Flag of Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović
3 Flag of England DF Ashley Cole
4 Flag of France MF Claude Makélélé
5 Flag of Ghana MF Michael Essien
6 Flag of Portugal DF Ricardo Carvalho
7 Flag of Ukraine FW Andriy Shevchenko
8 Flag of England MF Frank Lampard (vice-captain)
9 Flag of England MF Steve Sidwell
10 Flag of England MF Joe Cole
11 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire FW Didier Drogba
12 Flag of Nigeria MF John Obi Mikel
13 Flag of Germany MF Michael Ballack
14 Flag of Peru FW Claudio Pizarro
No. Position Player
15 Flag of France MF Florent Malouda
18 Flag of England DF Wayne Bridge
20 Flag of Portugal DF Paulo Ferreira
21 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire FW Salomon Kalou
22 Flag of Israel DF Tal Ben-Haim
23 Flag of Italy GK Carlo Cudicini
24 Flag of England MF Shaun Wright-Phillips
26 Flag of England DF John Terry (captain)
27 Flag of Argentina FW Franco di Santo
33 Flag of Brazil DF Alex
35 Flag of Brazil DF Juliano Belletti
39 Flag of France FW Nicolas Anelka
40 Flag of Portugal GK Henrique Hilário
Flag of Serbia DF Slobodan Rajković

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

No. Position Player
-- Flag of England MF Jacob Mellis (from Sheffield United, undisclosed [7])
22 Flag of Israel DF Tal Ben Haim (from Bolton, free transfer [8])
-- Flag of England MF Daniel Philliskirk (from Oldham Athletic, undisclosed [9])
14 Flag of Peru FW Claudio Pizarro (from Bayern Munich, free transfer [10])
9 Flag of England MF Steve Sidwell (from Reading, free transfer [11])
15 Flag of France MF Florent Malouda (from Olympique Lyonnais, £13.5m [12])
No. Position Player
33 Flag of Brazil DF Alex (loan return from PSV Eindhoven [13])
35 Flag of Brazil DF Juliano Belletti (from FC Barcelona, 5.5m [14])
39 Flag of France FW Nicolas Anelka (from Bolton Wanderers, £15m [15])
2 Flag of Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović (from FC Lokomotiv Moskva, undisclosed [16])
27 Flag of Argentina FW Franco di Santo (from Audax Italiano, undisclosed [17])
Flag of Portugal DF José Bosingwa (from F.C. Porto, 20m [18])

[edit] Out

No. Position Player
33 Flag of Portugal DF Nuno Morais (to APOEL Nicosia, undisclosed [19])
-- Flag of Switzerland DF Jonas Elmer (to FC Aarau, undisclosed [20])
41 Flag of Belgium GK Yves Makabu-Makalambay (to Hibernian, free [21])
14 Flag of Cameroon MF Geremi Njitap (to Newcastle United, free transfer [22])
No. Position Player
16 Flag of the Netherlands MF Arjen Robben (to Real Madrid, undisclosed [23])
2 Flag of England DF Glen Johnson (to Portsmouth, £4m [24])
19 Flag of France MF Lassana Diarra (to Arsenal, £2m [25])
-- Flag of Argentina MF Juan Sebastián Verón (to Estudiantes de la Plata, free [26])

[edit] Players out on loan

No. Position Player
27 Flag of Israel FW Ben Sahar (at Sheffield Wednesday F.C. until March 2008)
17 Flag of England FW Scott Sinclair (at Crystal Palace F.C. until May 2008)
44 Flag of England DF Michael Mancienne (at QPR until May 2008 [27])
–– Flag of England DF Ryan Bertrand (at Oldham until January 2008 [28])
–– Flag of England MF Jack Cork (at Scunthorpe until January 2008 [29])
No. Position Player
–– Flag of Brazil DF Alcides (at PSV Eindhoven until June 2008 [30])
–– Flag of the Netherlands DF Khalid Boulahrouz (at Sevilla until June 2008 [31])
–– Flag of Argentina FW Hernán Crespo (at Internazionale until June 2008 [26])
–– Flag of Serbia DF Slobodan Rajković (at PSV Eindhoven until June 2008 [32])
 

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Competition overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
FA Community Shield Runner-up 5 Aug 2007
Premier League Runner-up 12 Aug 2007 11 May 2008
UEFA Champions League Group Stage Runner-up 18 Sep 2007 21 May 2008
Football League Cup 3rd round Runner-up 24 Sep 2007 24 Feb 2008
FA Cup 3rd round Quarter-finals 5 Jan 2008 3 Mar 2008

Last updated: March 23, 2008
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

[edit] Appearances and goals

Last updated on 23 May 2008.
No. Nat. Position Player Total Premier League Champions League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Flag of the Czech Republic GK Petr Čech 39 -26 26 -17 9 -6 1 -1 3 -2
2 Flag of Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of England DF Ashley Cole 40 1 27 1 10 0 1 0 2 0
4 Flag of France MF Claude Makélélé 34 0 18 0 13 0 1 0 2 0
5 Flag of Ghana MF Michael Essien 45 6 27 6 12 0 2 0 4 0
6 Flag of Portugal DF Ricardo Carvalho 37 1 21 1 10 0 2 0 4 0
7 Flag of Ukraine FW Andriy Shevchenko 25 8 17 5 5 1 1 0 2 2
8 Flag of England MF Frank Lampard 39 20 24 10 11 4 1 2 3 4
9 Flag of England MF Steve Sidwell 24 1 15 0 1 0 3 0 5 1
10 Flag of England MF Joe Cole 54 10 33 7 13 2 3 0 5 1
11 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire FW Didier Drogba 32 15 19 8 11 6 1 0 1 1
12 Flag of Nigeria MF John Obi Mikel 38 0 29 0 4 0 2 0 3 0
13 Flag of Germany MF Michael Ballack 30 9 18 7 7 2 2 0 3 0
14 Flag of Peru FW Claudio Pizarro 31 2 21 2 2 0 4 0 4 0
15 Flag of France FW Florent Malouda 36 3 21 2 10 1 2 0 3 0
17 Flag of England FW Scott Sinclair 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1
18 Flag of England DF Wayne Bridge 22 0 11 0 3 0 3 0 5 0
20 Flag of Portugal DF Paulo Ferreira 28 0 18 0 5 0 3 0 2 0
21 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire FW Salomon Kalou 48 11 30 7 11 1 3 1 4 2
22 Flag of Israel DF Tal Ben Haim 22 0 13 0 2 0 2 0 5 0
23 Flag of Italy GK Carlo Cudicini 19 -13 10 -7 5 -2 2 -1 2 -3
24 Flag of England MF Shaun Wright-Phillips 40 4 27 2 5 0 3 1 5 1
26 Flag of England DF John Terry 37 1 23 1 10 0 2 0 2 0
33 Flag of Brazil DF Alex 39 3 28 2 6 1 2 0 3 0
35 Flag of Brazil DF Juliano Belletti 38 2 23 2 7 0 2 0 6 0
39 Flag of France FW Nicolas Anelka 24 2 14 1 5 0 3 1 2 0
40 Flag of Portugal GK Henrique Hilário 6 -3 3 -2 1 0 1 0 1 -1

[edit] Disciplinary record

Disciplinary records for 2007–08 league matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
No. Nat. Player Yellow cards Red cards
3 Flag of England Cole, AshleyAshley Cole 4 1
4 Flag of France Makélélé, ClaudeClaude Makélélé 1 0
5 Flag of Ghana Essien, MichaelMichael Essien 5 1
6 Flag of Portugal Carvalho, RicardoRicardo Carvalho 6 1
8 Flag of England Lampard, FrankFrank Lampard 4 1
9 Flag of England Sidwell, SteveSteve Sidwell 1 0
10 Flag of England Cole, JoeJoe Cole 5 0
11 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Drogba, DidierDidier Drogba 6 1
12 Flag of Nigeria Obi Mikel, JonJon Obi Mikel 5 1
13 Flag of Germany Ballack, MichaelMichael Ballack 5 0
14 Flag of Peru Pizarro, ClaudioClaudio Pizarro 1 0
15 Flag of France Malouda, FlorentFlorent Malouda 2 0
20 Flag of Portugal Ferreira, PauloPaulo Ferreira 1 0
21 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Kalou, SalomonSalomon Kalou 1 0
22 Flag of Israel Ben-Haim, TalTal Ben-Haim 2 0
24 Flag of England Wright-Phillips, ShaunShaun Wright-Phillips 2 0
26 Flag of England Terry, JohnJohn Terry 6 0
33 Flag of Brazil , AlexAlex 4 0
35 Flag of Brazil Belletti, JulianoJuliano Belletti 4 0

[edit] Club

[edit] The Management

Position Staff
Manager Flag of Israel Avram Grant*
Assistant Manager Flag of the Netherlands Henk ten Cate**
Assistant Manager Flag of Scotland Steve Clarke
Club Doctor Flag of England Bryan English
Chief Scout Flag of Denmark Frank Arnesen
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of France Christophe Lollichon
Reserve Team Coach Flag of Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers
Opposition Scout Flag of Nigeria Marc Emenalo
Youth Team Coach Flag of England Paul Clement
Academy Coach Flag of England Neil Bath

Last updated: 21 Sep 2007
Source: Chelsea FC
*Grant's contract was terminated on 24 May 2008[33]
**Ten Cate's contract was also terminated on 29 May 2008[34]

[edit] Other Information

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

Source: Chelsea F.C. article on 26 Jul 2007 and Stamford Bridge (stadium) article on 27 Jul 2007


[edit] Pre-season

2007-07-14
02:00
Chelsea Flag of England 2 – 1 Flag of Mexico Club América Stanford Stadium, California
Attendance: 47,329
Referee: Kevin Scott
Malouda Scored after 74 minutes 74'
Terry Scored after 83 minutes 83'
(Report) Mosqueda Scored after 2 minutes 2'

2007-07-17
04:00
Chelsea Flag of England 1 – 0 Flag of South Korea Suwon Bluewings Home Depot Center, California
Attendance: 15,349
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Drogba Scored after 83 minutes 83' (Report)

2007-07-22
02:00
LA Galaxy Flag of the United States 0 – 1 Flag of England Chelsea Home Depot Center, California
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Brian Hall
(Report) Terry Scored after 48 minutes 48'

2007-07-25
18:00
Feyenoord Flag of the Netherlands 1 – 1 Flag of England Chelsea Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Ruud Bossen
Hofland Scored after 45 minutes 45' (Report) Lampard Scored after 79 minutes 79'

2007-07-28
15:00
Glasgow Rangers Flag of Scotland 2 – 0 Flag of England Chelsea Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,380
Referee: Stuart Dougal
Novo Scored after 84 minutes 84'
Šebo Scored after 86 minutes 86'
(Report)

2007-07-31
19:10
Brøndby IF Flag of Denmark 0 – 2 Flag of England Chelsea Brøndby Stadium, Copenhagen
(Report) Drogba Scored after 61 minutes 61' Scored after 84 minutes 84'

[edit] FA Community Shield

2007-08-05
15:00
Chelsea 1 – 1
(0 – 3 pen.)
Manchester United Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,731
Referee: Mark Halsey
Malouda Scored after 44 minutes 44' (Report) Giggs Scored after 34 minutes 34'
     
Penalties
Pizarro Missed (saved)
Lampard Missed (saved)
Wright-Phillips Missed (saved)
0 – 3 Penalties
Scored Ferdinand
Scored Carrick
Scored Rooney
 

[edit] Barclays Premier League

[edit] Classification

P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United 38 27 6 5 80 22 58 87 UEFA Champions League 2008-09
Group Stage
2 Chelsea 38 25 10 3 65 26 39 85
3 Arsenal 38 24 11 3 74 31 43 83 UEFA Champions League 2008-09
Third Qualifying Round
4 Liverpool 38 21 13 4 67 28 39 76
5 Everton 38 19 8 11 55 33 22 65 UEFA Cup 2008-09 First Round

Last updated: May 17, 2008
Source: Premier League 2007-08
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Results summary

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

Last updated: May 5, 2008
Source: Barclays Premier League
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

[edit] Results by round

Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ground H A A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H
Result W W D W L D L D W W W W D W W W L W D W W W W W D D W W W D W W W D W W W D

Last updated: May 5, 2008.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.

[edit] Matches

2007-08-12
13:30
Chelsea 3 – 2 Birmingham Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,590
Referee: Steve Bennett
Pizarro Scored after 17 minutes 17'
Malouda Scored after 30 minutes 30'
Essien Scored after 49 minutes 49'
(Report) Forssell Scored after 14 minutes 14'
Kapo Scored after 34 minutes 34'

2007-08-15
20:00
Reading 1 – 2 Chelsea Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 24,031
Referee: Mike Dean
Bikey Scored after 30 minutes 30'
Cissé Booked after 15'Booked again after 71'Sent off after 71' 15', 71'
(Report) Lampard Scored after 47 minutes 47'
Drogba Scored after 50 minutes 50'

2007-08-19
16:00
Liverpool 1 – 1 Chelsea Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 43,924
Referee: Robert Styles
Torres Scored after 15 minutes 15' (Report) Lampard Scored after 62 minutes 62' (pen.)

2007-08-25
15:00
Chelsea 1 – 0 Portsmouth Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,501
Referee: Alan Wiley
Lampard Scored after 30 minutes 30' (Report)

2007-09-02
16:00
Aston Villa 2 – 0 Chelsea Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 31,714
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Knight Scored after 47 minutes 47'
Agbonlahor Scored after 88 minutes 88'
(Report)

2007-09-15
17:15
Chelsea 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,062
Referee: Howard Webb
(Report}

2007-09-23
16:00
Manchester United 2 – 0 Chelsea Old Trafford, Greater Manchester
Attendance: 75,663
Referee: Mike Dean
Tévez Scored after 45+2 minutes 45+2'
Saha Scored after 88 minutes 88' (pen.)
(Report) Mikel Sent off after 32' 32'

2007-09-29
15:00
Chelsea 0 – 0 Fulham Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,837
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Drogba Booked after 34'Booked again after 73'Sent off after 73' 34', 73' (Report)

2007-10-07
15:00
Bolton Wanderers 0 – 1 Chelsea Reebok Stadium, Middlebrook
Attendance: 20,059
Referee: Alan Wiley
(Report) Kalou Scored after 40 minutes 40'

2007-10-20
15:00
Middlesbrough 0 – 2 Chelsea Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 27,669
Referee: Mark Halsey
(Report) Drogba Scored after 8 minutes 8'
Alex Scored after 52 minutes 52'

2007-10-27
15:00
Chelsea 6 – 0 Manchester City Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,832
Referee: Mike Riley
Essien Scored after 17 minutes 17'
Drogba Scored after 30 minutes 30' Scored after 55 minutes 55'
J. Cole Scored after 60 minutes 60'
Kalou Scored after 75 minutes 75'
Shevchenko Scored after 90 minutes 90'
(Report)

2007-11-03
15:00
Wigan Athletic 0 – 2 Chelsea JJB Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 19,011
Referee: Steve Bennett
(Report) Lampard Scored after 10 minutes 10'
Belletti Scored after 17 minutes 17'

2007-11-11
14:00
Chelsea 1 – 1 Everton Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,683
Referee: Alan Wiley
Drogba Scored after 70 minutes 70' (Report) Cahill Scored after 88 minutes 88'

2007-11-24
17:15
Derby County 0 – 2 Chelsea Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Attendance: 32,789
Referee: Andre Marriner
(Report) Kalou Scored after 16 minutes 16'
Wright-Phillips Scored after 72 minutes 72'
Essien Sent off after 90+2' 90+2'

2007-12-01
12:45
Chelsea 1 – 0 West Ham United Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,830
Referee: Howard Webb
J. Cole Scored after 76 minutes 76' (Report)

2007-12-08
15:00
Chelsea 2 – 0 Sunderland Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,707
Referee: Peter Walton
Shevchenko Scored after 22 minutes 22'
Lampard Scored after 74 minutes 74' (pen.)
(Report)

2007-12-16
16:00
Arsenal 1 – 0 Chelsea Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 60,139
Referee: Alan Wiley
Gallas Scored after 45+2 minutes 45+2' (Report)

2007-12-23
16:10
Blackburn Rovers 0 – 1 Chelsea Ewood Park, Blackburn
Attendance: 23,966
Referee: Steve Bennett
(Report) J. Cole Scored after 21 minutes 21'

2007-12-26
13:00
Chelsea 4 – 4 Aston Villa Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,686
Referee: Phil Dowd
Shevchenko Scored after 45+4 minutes 45+4' (pen.) Scored after 49 minutes 49'
Alex Scored after 65 minutes 65'
Carvalho Sent off after 78' 78'
Ballack Scored after 87 minutes 87'
A. Cole Sent off after 90+1' 90+1'
(Report) Maloney Scored after 13 minutes 13' Scored after 43 minutes 43'
Knight Sent off after 45+2' 45+2'
Laursen Scored after 71 minutes 71'
Barry Scored after 90+2 minutes 90+2' (pen.)

2007-12-29
15:00
Chelsea 2 – 1 Newcastle United Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,751
Referee: Mike Riley
Essien Scored after 28 minutes 28'
Kalou Scored after 87 minutes 87'
(Report) Butt Scored after 56 minutes 56'

2008-01-01
12:45
Fulham 1 – 2 Chelsea Craven Cottage, Hammersmith and Fulham
Attendance: 25,357
Referee: Mark Halsey
Murphy Scored after 9 minutes 9' (pen.) (Report) Kalou Scored after 53 minutes 53'
Ballack Scored after 61 minutes 61' (pen.)

2008-01-12
15:00
Chelsea 2 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,777
Referee: Alan Wiley
Belletti Scored after 18 minutes 18'
Wright-Phillips Scored after 80 minutes 80'
(Report)

2008-01-19
15:00
Birmingham 0 – 1 Chelsea St. Andrews, Birmingham
Attendance: 26,567
Referee: Robert Styles
(Report) Pizarro Scored after 78 minutes 78'

2008-01-30
19:45
Chelsea 1 – 0 Reading Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,171
Referee: Mike Dean
Ballack Scored after 31 minutes 31' (Report)

2008-02-02
15:00
Portsmouth 1 – 1 Chelsea Fratton Park, Hampshire
Attendance: 20,488
Referee: Howard Webb
Defoe Scored after 62 minutes 62' (Report) Anelka Scored after 54 minutes 54'

2008-02-10
16:00
Chelsea 0 – 0 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,788
Referee: Mike Riley
(Report)

2008-03-01
15:00
West Ham United 0 – 4 Chelsea Upton Park, London
Attendance: 34,969
Referee: Peter Walton
(Report) Lampard Scored after 16 minutes 16' (pen.)
J. Cole Scored after 19 minutes 19'
Ballack Scored after 21 minutes 21'
Lampard Sent off after 34' 34'
A. Cole Scored after 63 minutes 63'

2008-03-12
20:00
Chelsea 6 – 1 Derby County Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 39,447
Referee: Chris Foy
Lampard Scored after 27 minutes 27' (pen.) Scored after 56 minutes 56' Scored after 65 minutes 65' Scored after 71 minutes 71'
Kalou Scored after 42 minutes 42'
J. Cole Scored after 63 minutes 63'
(Report) Jones Scored after 72 minutes 72'

2008-03-15
15:00
Sunderland 0 – 1 Chelsea Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Attendance: 44,679
Referee: Mike Dean
(Report) Terry Scored after 9 minutes 9'

2008-03-18
20:00
Tottenham Hotspur 4 – 4 Chelsea White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 36,178
Referee: Mike Riley
Woodgate Scored after 12 minutes 12'
Berbatov Scored after 60 minutes 60'
Huddlestone Scored after 74 minutes 74'
Keane Scored after 87 minutes 87'
(Report) Drogba Scored after 2 minutes 2'
Essien Scored after 19 minutes 19'
J. Cole Scored after 51 minutes 51' Scored after 79 minutes 79'

2008-03-23
16:00
Chelsea 2 – 1 Arsenal Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,824
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Drogba Scored after 73 minutes 73' Scored after 81 minutes 81' (Report) Sagna Scored after 59 minutes 59'

2008-03-30
16:00
Chelsea 1 – 0 Middlesbrough Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 39,993
Referee: Phil Dowd
Carvalho Scored after 4 minutes 4' (Report)

2008-04-05
15:00
Manchester City 0 – 2 Chelsea City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 42,594
Referee: Chris Foy
(Report) Dunne Scored after 5 minutes 5' (o.g.)
Kalou Scored after 54 minutes 54'

2008-04-14
20:00
Chelsea 1 – 1 Wigan Athletic Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 40,487
Referee: Andre Marriner
Essien Scored after 54 minutes 54' (Report) Heskey Scored after 90+1 minutes 90+1'

2008-04-17
20:00
Everton 0 – 1 Chelsea Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,411
Referee: Martin Atkinson
(Report) Essien Scored after 40 minutes 40'

2008-04-26
12:45
Chelsea 2 – 1 Manchester United Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,828
Referee: Alan Wiley
Ballack Scored after 45 minutes 45' Scored after 86 minutes 86' (pen.) (Report) Rooney Scored after 57 minutes 57'

2008-05-05
16:00
Newcastle United 0 – 2 Chelsea St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Attendance: 52,305
Referee: Steve Bennett
(Report) Ballack Scored after 61 minutes 61'
Malouda Scored after 82 minutes 82'

2008-05-11
15:00
Chelsea 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,755
Referee: Chris Foy
Shevchenko Scored after 61 minutes 61' (Report) Taylor Scored after 90+2 minutes 90+2'

[edit] UEFA Champions League

[edit] Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of England Chelsea 6 3 3 0 9 2 +7 12
Flag of Germany Schalke 04 6 2 2 2 5 4 -1 8
Flag of Norway Rosenborg 6 2 1 3 6 9 -3 7
Flag of Spain Valencia 6 1 2 3 2 6 -4 5
2007-09-18
19:45
Chelsea Flag of England 1 – 1 Flag of Norway Rosenborg Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 24,973
Referee: Laurent Duhamel Flag of France
Shevchenko Scored after 53 minutes 53' (Report) Koppinen Scored after 24 minutes 24'

2007-10-03
19:45
Valencia Flag of Spain 1 – 2 Flag of England Chelsea Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti Flag of Italy
Villa Scored after 9 minutes 9' (Report) J. Cole Scored after 21 minutes 21'
Drogba Scored after 71 minutes 71'

2007-11-06
19:45
Chelsea Flag of England 2 – 0 Flag of Germany Schalke 04 Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 40,910
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt Flag of Sweden
Malouda Scored after 4 minutes 4'
Drogba Scored after 47 minutes 47'
(Report)

2007-10-24
19:45
Schalke 04 Flag of Germany 0 – 0 Flag of England Chelsea Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 53,951
Referee: Massimo Busacca Flag of Switzerland
(Report)

2007-11-28
19:45
Rosenborg Flag of Norway 0 – 4 Flag of England Chelsea Lerkendal stadion, Trondheim
Attendance: 21,582
Referee: Olegário Benquerença Flag of Portugal
(Report) Drogba Scored after 8 minutes 8' Scored after 20 minutes 20'
Alex Scored after 40 minutes 40'
J. Cole Scored after 73 minutes 73'

2007-12-11
19:45
Chelsea Flag of England 0 – 0 Flag of Spain Valencia Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,439
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski Flag of Poland
(Report)

[edit] First knockout round

[edit] First leg

2008-02-19
20:45
Olympiacos Flag of Greece 0 – 0 Flag of England Chelsea Geórgios Karaïskákis Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 31,302
Referee: Konrad Plautz Flag of Austria
(Report)

[edit] Second leg

2008-02-19
20:45
Chelsea Flag of England 3 – 0 Flag of Greece Olympiacos Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 37,721
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González Flag of Spain
Ballack Scored after 5 minutes 5'
Lampard Scored after 25 minutes 25'
Kalou Scored after 48 minutes 48'
(Report)

[edit] Quarter-finals

[edit] First leg

2008-04-02
20:45
Fenerbahçe Flag of Turkey 2 – 1 Flag of England Chelsea Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 49,055
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen Flag of Denmark
Kazim-Richards Scored after 65 minutes 65'
Deivid Scored after 81 minutes 81'
(Report) Deivid Scored after 13 minutes 13' (o.g.)

[edit] Second leg

2008-04-08
20:45
Chelsea Flag of England 2 – 0 Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 38,369
Referee: Herbert Fandel Flag of Germany
Ballack Scored after 4 minutes 4'
Lampard Scored after 87 minutes 87'
(Report)

[edit] Semi-finals

[edit] First leg

2008-04-22
20:45
Liverpool Flag of England 1 – 1 Flag of England Chelsea Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 42,180
Referee: Konrad Plautz Flag of Austria
Kuyt Scored after 43 minutes 43' (Report) Riise Scored after 90+5 minutes 90+5' (o.g.)

[edit] Second leg

2008-04-30
20:45
Chelsea Flag of England 3 – 2
(a.e.t.)
Flag of England Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 38,900
Referee: Roberto Rosetti Flag of Italy
Drogba Scored after 33 minutes 33' Scored after 105 minutes 105'
Lampard Scored after 98 minutes 98' (pen.)
(Report) Torres Scored after 64 minutes 64'
Babel Scored after 117 minutes 117'

[edit] Final

2008-05-21
20:45 CEST
Manchester United Flag of England 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Flag of England Chelsea Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)[35]
Ronaldo Scored after 26 minutes 26' (Report) Lampard Scored after 45 minutes 45'
     
Penalties
Carlos Tévez Scored
Michael Carrick Scored
Cristiano Ronaldo Missed
Owen Hargreaves Scored
Nani Scored
Anderson Scored
Ryan Giggs Scored
6 – 5 Penalties
Scored Michael Ballack
Scored Juliano Belletti
Scored Frank Lampard
Scored Ashley Cole
Missed John Terry
Scored Salomon Kalou
Missed Nicolas Anelka
 

[edit] Disciplinary record

No. Nat. Player Yellow cards Red cards
3 Flag of England Cole, AshleyAshley Cole 1 0
4 Flag of France Makélélé, ClaudeClaude Makélélé 2 0
5 Flag of Ghana Essien, MichaelMichael Essien 4 0
6 Flag of Portugal Carvalho, RicardoRicardo Carvalho 2 0
8 Flag of England Lampard, FrankFrank Lampard 1 0
13 Flag of Germany Ballack, MichaelMichael Ballack 1 0
20 Flag of Portugal Ferreira, PauloPaulo Ferreira 1 0
26 Flag of England Terry, JohnJohn Terry 2 0
33 Flag of Brazil , AlexAlex 2 0
35 Flag of Brazil Belletti, JulianoJuliano Belletti 1 0
11 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Drogba, DidierDidier Drogba 0 1

[edit] Football League Cup

[edit] Round 3

2007-09-26
19:45
Hull City 0 – 4 Chelsea KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
Attendance: 23,543
Referee: Chris Foy
(Report) Sinclair Scored after 36 minutes 36'
Kalou Scored after 47 minutes 47' Scored after 80 minutes 80'
Sidwell Scored after 51 minutes 51'

[edit] Round 4

2007-10-31
19:45
Chelsea 4 – 3 Leicester City Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 40,037
Referee: Phil Dowd
Lampard Scored after 20 minutes 20' Scored after 28 minutes 28' Scored after 90+2 minutes 90+2'
Shevchenko Scored after 85 minutes 85'
(Report) McAuley Scored after 6 minutes 6'
Campbell Scored after 67 minutes 67'
Cort Scored after 73 minutes 73'

[edit] Quarter-finals

2007-12-19
19:45
Chelsea 2 – 0 Liverpool Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,366
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Lampard Scored after 58 minutes 58'
Shevchenko Scored after 89 minutes 89'
(Report) Crouch Sent off after 59' 59'

[edit] Semi-finals

[edit] First leg

2008-01-08
19:45
Chelsea 2 – 1 Everton Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,178
Referee: Peter Walton
Wright-Phillips Scored after 25 minutes 25'
Mikel Sent off after 54' 54'
Lescott Scored after 90+2 minutes 90+2' (o.g.)
(Report) Yakubu Scored after 63 minutes 63'

[edit] Second leg

2008-01-23
19:45
Everton 0 – 1 Chelsea Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,086
Referee: Steve Bennett
(Report) Cole Scored after 69 minutes 69'
Chelsea win 3-1 on aggregate

[edit] Final

2007-12-24
15:00
Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 1
(a.e.t.)
Chelsea Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 87,660
Referee: Mark Halsey
Berbatov Scored after 69 minutes 69' (pen.)
Woodgate Scored after 93 minutes 93'
(Report) Drogba Scored after 39 minutes 39'

[edit] Disciplinary record

No. Nat. Player Yellow cards Red cards
4 Flag of France Makélélé, ClaudeClaude Makélélé 1 0
6 Flag of Portugal Carvalho, RicardoRicardo Carvalho 1 0
9 Flag of England Sidwell, SteveSteve Sidwell 1 0
10 Flag of England Cole, JoeJoe Cole 1 0
12 Flag of Nigeria Obi Mikel, JonJon Obi Mikel 1 0
22 Flag of Israel Ben-Haim, TalTal Ben-Haim 1 0
35 Flag of Brazil Belletti, JulianoJuliano Belletti 2 0

[edit] FA Cup

[edit] Round 3

2008-01-05
15:00
Chelsea 1 – 0 Queens Park Rangers Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,289
Referee: Mike Dean
Camp Scored after 28 minutes 28' (o.g.) (Report)

[edit] Round 4

2008-01-26
17:15
Wigan Athletic 1 – 2 Chelsea JJB Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 14,116
Referee: Uriah Rennie
Sibierski Scored after 87 minutes 87' (Report) Anelka Scored after 53 minutes 53'
Wright-Phillips Scored after 82 minutes 82'

[edit] Round 5

2008-02-16
15:00
Chelsea 3 – 1 Huddersfield Town Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,324
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Lampard Scored after 17 minutes 17' Scored after 60 minutes 60'
Kalou Scored after 71 minutes 71'
(Report) Collins Scored after 45+1 minutes 45+1'

[edit] Quarter-finals

2008-03-08
17:30
Barnsley 1 – 0 Chelsea Oakwell, Yorkshire
Attendance: 22,410
Referee: Steve Bennett
Odejayi Scored after 66 minutes 66' (Report)

[edit] Disciplinary record

No. Nat. Player Yellow cards Red cards
6 Flag of Portugal Carvalho, RicardoRicardo Carvalho 1 0

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