2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season

106th season in existence of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 2011–12 football season
Chelsea
2011–12 season
Chelsea F.C. celebrating winning the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerAndré Villas-Boas
(until 4 March 2012)
Roberto Di Matteo
(caretaker manager)
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League6th
FA CupWinners
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank Lampard
Daniel Sturridge (11)
All: Frank Lampard (16)
Highest home attendance41,830 vs Tottenham Hotspur (24 March 2012)
Lowest home attendance33,820 vs Bayer Leverkusen (13 September 2011)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2011–12 season was Chelsea Football Club's 98th competitive season, their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football (20th in the Premier League), and their 106th year in existence as a football club. While their sixth place in the league was their lowest domestic finish since 2001–02, they completed a cup double by winning their seventh FA Cup and their first UEFA Champions League.

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Goalkeeper 2012–13

Key dates

  • 22 June 2011: André Villas-Boas is appointed as the new manager on a three-year contract, with immediate effect.[1][2]
  • 7 July 2011: Villas-Boas and the rest of the first team squad have their first training of the season together.[citation needed]
  • 13 July 2011: Chelsea win their first friendly match against Wycombe Wanderers.
  • 26 July 2011: Chelsea confirm Thibaut Courtois, a Belgian goalkeeper, as Villas-Boas' first signing. He is immediately loaned out to Atlético Madrid of La Liga.[3]
  • 14 August 2011: Chelsea draw first match of the Premier League season away to Stoke City. It finishes 0–0 on Villas-Boas's debut as Chelsea manager.
  • 20 August 2011: Villas-Boas wins his first competitive match as a Chelsea manager after Chelsea defeat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 at Stamford Bridge.
  • 22 August 2011: Chelsea and Valencia agree a deal for Juan Mata, who signs for Chelsea for a fee rumoured to be £23.5 million.[4]
  • 27 August 2011: Juan Mata scores on his debut match in a 3–1 home victory against Norwich City.
  • 27 August 2011: Chelsea and Guadalajara agree a deal for Ulises Dávila. He joins Chelsea on a five-year contract.[5]
  • 31 August 2011: The transfer deadline day sees Raul Meireles join from Liverpool, whilst Yossi Benayoun and Patrick van Aanholt depart on seasonal loan deals. France Under-20 international Gaël Kakuta joins Bolton Wanderers on loan until 1 January 2012.
  • 18 September 2011: Chelsea suffer their first defeat of the season, losing 1–3 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Fernando Torres scored Chelsea's goal.
  • 29 November 2011: Liverpool knock Chelsea out of the League Cup at the Quarter Final stage, winning 2–0 at Stamford Bridge. The loss is Chelsea's third in four games, and sixth of the season overall.
  • 3 December 2011: Manager André Villas-Boas confirms that Nicolas Anelka and Alex have been transfer listed, and banned from training with the first team, after handing in transfer requests to the club. Both will be allowed to resume full training if the transfer does not happen in the January transfer window. The announcement is made after the away match against Newcastle United, which Chelsea win 3–0.
  • 6 December 2011: Chelsea win their final Champions League group game against Valencia 3–0 to secure progress to the knockout stages. Racing Genk's 1–1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen means that Chelsea top Group E.
  • 12 December 2011: Chelsea become the first team in the 2011–12 edition of the Premier League to defeat leaders Manchester City. Chelsea come from behind in a fiery encounter by goals from Raul Meireles and a late penalty by Frank Lampard to turn the deficit into a victory.
  • 4 March 2012: Villas-Boas is sacked and removed of his duties by the director's board following a 0–1 defeat against West Bromwich Albion.[6] Italian first team assistant manager Roberto Di Matteo Is officially appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
  • 14 March 2012: Chelsea win their second match in the round of 16 of the UEFA champions league against Napoli with a 5–4 aggregate victory. Branislav Ivanović scores the winner in extra time to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. Following defeat of Arsenal by Milan and defeats of the Manchester clubs in their respective Europa League ties, Chelsea becomes the only remaining English representative in all European competitions.
  • 18 March 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup semi-finals for a fifth time in seven years after beating Leicester City 5–2 at Stamford Bridge. Fernando Torres was the man of the match with two goals and two assists.
  • 4 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth time in the past nine seasons after beating Benfica 3–1 on aggregate.
  • 15 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup final for the third time in four seasons, courtesy of a 5–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur. Controversy over Chelsea's second goal by Juan Mata adds to calls for goal-line technology.
  • 24 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League final in spectacular fashion, drawing 2–2 with Barcelona at Camp Nou despite playing with ten men for more than two-thirds of the game. Chelsea win 3–2 on aggregate.
  • 28 April 2012: Chelsea agree personal terms with Werder Bremen's Marko Marin. He is set to join in the summer.[7]
  • 5 May 2012: Chelsea win the FA Cup for the seventh time after beating Liverpool 2–1 in the Final. Didier Drogba scores in his fourth FA Cup Final – a new record.
  • 19 May 2012: Chelsea win their first Champions League title, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the Final. In doing so, Chelsea becomes the 22nd club to win the European Cup, the fifth English team and the first team from London to win the trophy.

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Portugal Andre Villas Boas
(until 4 March 2012)
Caretaker manager Italy Roberto Di Matteo
(from 4 March 2012)
Assistant manager England Steve Holland
Italy Roberto Di Matteo
(until 4 March 2012)
England Eddie Newton
(from 5 March 2012)
Technical Director Nigeria Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach France Christophe Lollichon
First Team Fitness Coach Portugal Jose Mario Rocha
(until 4 March 2012)
Assistant First Team Fitness Coach England Chris Jones
Head Opposition Scout Portugal Daniel Sousa
(until 4 March 2012)
Senior Opposition Scout England Mick McGiven
Medical Director Spain Paco Biosca
First team doctor Gibraltar Eva Carneiro
Reserve Team Manager England Dermot Drummy
Youth Team Manager England Adi Viveash
Academy Manager England Neil Bath
Match Analyst England James Melbourne

Other information

Owner Russia Roman Abramovich
Chairman United States Bruce Buck
Chief Executive England Ron Gourlay
Director Ukraine Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (41,837 / 103x67 metres)
Training ground Cobham Training Centre

Squads

First team squad

No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Petr Čech Czech Republic GK (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 30) France Rennes
22 Ross Turnbull England GK (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 27) England Middlesbrough
40 Henrique Hilário Portugal GK (1975-10-21)21 October 1975 (aged 36) Portugal Nacional
Defenders
2 Branislav Ivanović Serbia RB / CB (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 28) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
3 Ashley Cole England LB (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 31) England Arsenal
4 David Luiz Brazil CB (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 25) Portugal Benfica
17 José Bosingwa Portugal RB / LB (1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 29) Portugal Porto
19 Paulo Ferreira Portugal RB / LB (1979-01-18)18 January 1979 (aged 33) Portugal Porto
24 Gary Cahill England CB (1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 26) England Bolton Wanderers
26 John Terry (C) England CB (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 31) England Chelsea Academy
27 Sam Hutchinson England RB / CB (1989-08-03)3 August 1989 (aged 22) England Chelsea Academy
34 Ryan Bertrand England LB / LW (1989-08-05)5 August 1989 (aged 22) England Chelsea Academy
Midfielders
5 Michael Essien Ghana CM / DM (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 29) France Lyon
6 Oriol Romeu Spain DM / CM (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 20) Spain Barcelona
7 Ramires Brazil CM / RM (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 25) Portugal Benfica
8 Frank Lampard (VC) England CM (1978-06-20)20 June 1978 (aged 33) England West Ham United
10 Juan Mata Spain LW / RW / AM (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 24) Spain Valencia
12 Mikel John Obi Nigeria DM / CM (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 25) Norway Lyn
15 Florent Malouda France LW / CM (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 31) France Lyon
16 Raul Meireles Portugal CM / DM (1983-03-17)17 March 1983 (aged 29) England Liverpool
20 Josh McEachran England CM (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 19) England Chelsea Academy
Forwards
9 Fernando Torres Spain ST (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 28) England Liverpool
11 Didier Drogba Ivory Coast ST (1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 34) France Marseille
18 Romelu Lukaku Belgium ST (1993-05-13)13 May 1993 (aged 19) Belgium Anderlecht
21 Salomon Kalou Ivory Coast RW / LW / ST (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 26) Netherlands Feyenoord
23 Daniel Sturridge England RW / LW / ST (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 22) England Manchester City

Premier League squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech
2 DF Serbia SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF England ENG Ashley Cole HG
4 DF Brazil BRA David Luiz
5 MF Ghana GHA Michael Essien
6 MF Spain ESP Oriol Romeu U21
7 MF Brazil BRA Ramires
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard HG
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Torres
10 MF Spain ESP Juan Mata
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Didier Drogba
12 MF Nigeria NGA Mikel John Obi
15 MF France FRA Florent Malouda
16 MF Portugal POR Raul Meireles
17 DF Portugal POR José Bosingwa
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Belgium BEL Romelu Lukaku U21
19 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira
20 MF England ENG Josh McEachran U21
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Salomon Kalou
22 GK England ENG Ross Turnbull HG
23 FW England ENG Daniel Sturridge HG
24 DF England ENG Gary Cahill HG
26 DF England ENG John Terry HG (Captain)
27 DF England ENG Sam Hutchinson HG
34 DF England ENG Ryan Bertrand HG
35 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Piazon U21
40 GK Portugal POR Henrique Hilário
45 DF England ENG Nathaniel Chalobah U21
46 GK England ENG Jamal Blackman U21
  • HG = Home Grown Player
  • U21 = Under 21 Player

Source: 2011–12 Premier League squad

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF England ENG Sam Hutchinson
35 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Piazon
45 DF England ENG Nathaniel Chalobah
47 DF England ENG Billy Clifford
48 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Clifford
49 DF England ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh
No. Pos. Nation Player
51 DF England ENG Rohan Ince
53 FW Sweden SWE Marko Mitrović
54 DF England ENG Todd Kane
56 MF England ENG George Saville
58 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Pappoe
– FW England ENG Adam Phillip

UEFA Champions League squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech
2 DF Serbia SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF England ENG Ashley Cole HG1
4 DF Brazil BRA David Luiz
5 MF Ghana GHA Michael Essien
6 MF Spain ESP Oriol Romeu
7 MF Brazil BRA Ramires
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard HG1 (Vice-Captain)
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Torres
10 MF Spain ESP Juan Mata
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Didier Drogba
12 MF Nigeria NGA Mikel John Obi
15 MF France FRA Florent Malouda
16 MF Portugal POR Raul Meireles
17 DF Portugal POR José Bosingwa
19 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira
20 MF England ENG Josh McEachran B
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Salomon Kalou
22 GK England ENG Ross Turnbull HG1
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW England ENG Daniel Sturridge HG1
24 DF England ENG Gary Cahill HG1
26 DF England ENG John Terry HG2 (Captain)
34 DF England ENG Ryan Bertrand HG2
40 GK Portugal POR Henrique Hilário
45 DF England ENG Nathaniel Chalobah B
46 GK England ENG Jamal Blackman B
47 DF England ENG Billy Clifford B
48 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Clifford B
49 DF England ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh B
51 DF England ENG Rohan Ince B
53 MF Sweden SWE Marko Mitrović B
54 DF England ENG Todd Kane B
55 MF England ENG James Ashton B
56 MF England ENG George Saville B
57 DF England ENG Archange Nkumu B
58 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Pappoe B
60 GK Wales WAL Rhys Taylor B
  • B = List B Player
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player

Source: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League squad

Transfers

In

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
— GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois Belgium Genk €9 million 26 July 2011 [8][9]
6 MF Spain Oriol Romeu Spain Barcelona €5 million 4 August 2011 [10][11]
18 FW Belgium Romelu Lukaku Belgium Anderlecht €12 million 18 August 2011 [12][13]
10 MF Spain Juan Mata Spain Valencia £23.5 million 22 August 2011 [14][15]
— MF Mexico Ulises Dávila Mexico Guadalajara £1.75 million 27 August 2011 [5][16]
16 MF Portugal Raul Meireles England Liverpool £12 million 31 August 2011 [17][18]

Winter

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
27 DF England Sam Hutchinson Comeback Free transfer 1 December 2011 [19][20]
— DF Nigeria Kenneth Omeruo Belgium Standard Liège Undisclosed 6 January 2012 [21]
24 DF England Gary Cahill England Bolton Wanderers £7 million 16 January 2012 [22][23]
35 MF Brazil Lucas Piazon Brazil São Paulo €7.5 million 20 January 2012 [24][25]
— FW England Patrick Bamford England Nottingham Forest £1 million 31 January 2012 [26]
— MF Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Belgium Genk £6.7 million 31 January 2012 [27][28]

Out

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
— FW England Bobby Devyne England Chesham United Free transfer 30 June 2011 [29][30][31]
45 FW Italy Fabio Borini Italy Parma €360,000 1 July 2011 [32]
42 DF England Michael Mancienne Germany Hamburger SV £3 million 1 July 2011 [33][34]
24 MF Serbia Nemanja Matić Portugal Benfica Free transfer* 1 July 2011 [35]
60 MF England Danny Philliskirk England Sheffield United Free transfer 1 July 2011 [36]
— MF Republic of Ireland Anton Rodgers England Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer 1 July 2011 [29][30]
55 MF Italy Jacopo Sala Germany Hamburger SV €100,000 1 July 2011 [37]
— DF England Ben Sampayo England Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer 1 July 2011 [29][30]
61 GK Czech Republic Jan Šebek Czech Republic Baumit Jablonec Free transfer 1 July 2011 [38][39]
63 MF Turkey Gökhan Töre Germany Hamburger SV €1.3 million 1 July 2011 [40][41]
59 MF England Michael Woods England Yeovil Town Free transfer 1 July 2011 [38]
— MF England Jack Cork England Southampton £750,000 7 July 2011 [42][43]
18 MF Russia Yuri Zhirkov Russia Anzhi Makhachkala €15 million 6 August 2011 [44][45]
— DF Serbia Slobodan Rajković Germany Hamburger SV £1.75 million 24 August 2011 [46]

Winter

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
— MF Portugal Mesca England Fulham Free transfer 20 September 2011 [47][48]
39 FW France Nicolas Anelka China Shanghai Shenhua Undisclosed 1 January 2012 [49][50]
— DF Northern Ireland Carl Magnay England Gateshead Free transfer 1 January 2012 [51]
33 DF Brazil Alex France Paris Saint-Germain £4.2 million 27 January 2012 [52][53]
50 MF Portugal Kaby Cyprus AEL Limassol Free transfer 27 January 2012 [54]
59 FW Austria Philipp Prosenik Italy Milan Undisclosed 31 January 2012 [55]
52 MF England Jacob Mellis England Barnsley Free transfer 20 March 2012 [56]

Loan out

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Loan Fee Source
43 DF Netherlands Jeffrey Bruma Germany Hamburger SV 1 July 2011 30 June 2012 €500,000 [57]
54 GK England Sam Walker England Northampton Town 11 July 2011 23 December 2011 Free [58][59]
— GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Atlético Madrid 26 July 2011 30 June 2012 Free [3]
— DF England Ben Gordon England Peterborough United 17 August 2011 24 September 2011 Free [60][61]
64 FW Slovakia Milan Lalkovič England Doncaster Rovers 18 August 2011 15 October 2011 Free [62][63]
— DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas Netherlands Vitesse 22 August 2011 30 June 2012 Free [64]
— FW Mexico Ulises Dávila Netherlands Vitesse 30 August 2011 30 June 2012 Free [65]
30 MF Israel Yossi Benayoun England Arsenal 31 August 2011 31 May 2012 Free [66]
44 FW France Gaël Kakuta England Bolton Wanderers 31 August 2011 1 January 2012 Free [67]
38 DF Netherlands Patrick van Aanholt England Wigan Athletic 31 August 2011 6 January 2012 Free [68][69]
— GK Croatia Matej Delač Czech Republic České Budějovice 13 September 2011 30 June 2012 Free [70]
48 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford England Yeovil Town 4 November 2011 3 January 2012 Free [71][72]
60 GK Wales Rhys Taylor England Rotherham United 2 January 2012 5 May 2012 Free [54][73]
— DF Nigeria Kenneth Omeruo Netherlands ADO Den Haag 7 January 2012 30 June 2013 Free [21]
— DF England Ben Gordon Scotland Kilmarnock 11 January 2012 31 May 2012 Free [74]
44 FW France Gaël Kakuta France Dijon 11 January 2012 30 June 2012 Free [75]
20 MF England Josh McEachran Wales Swansea City 15 January 2012 31 May 2012 Free [76]
38 DF Netherlands Patrick van Aanholt Netherlands Vitesse 16 January 2012 30 June 2012 Free [77]
— GK England Sam Walker England Yeovil Town 19 January 2012 31 May 2012 Free [78]
— MF Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Belgium Genk 31 January 2012 30 June 2012 Free [27]
64 FW Slovakia Milan Lalkovič Netherlands ADO Den Haag 31 January 2012 11 April 2012 Free [79][80]

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: Decrease £60 million

Winter: Decrease £21.2+ million

Total: Decrease £81.2 million


Income

Summer: Increase £20.65 million

Winter: Increase £4.2+ million

Total: Increase £24.85 million


Expenditure

Summer: Decrease £39.35 million

Winter: Decrease £17 million

Total: Decrease £56.35 million

Competitions

Overview

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Premier League — 6th 14 August 2011 13 May 2012
FA Cup 3rd round Winners 8 January 2012 5 May 2012
Football League Cup 3rd round Quarterfinal 21 September 2011 29 November 2011
UEFA Champions League Group stage Winners 13 September 2011 19 May 2012

Pre-season and friendlies

Chelsea v Wycombe Wanderers
12 July 2011 Chelsea 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers Cobham[81]
Benayoun 4'
Torres 52'
Rajković 56'		 Report Stadium: Cobham Training Centre
Attendance: None (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Phil Dowd
Portsmouth v Chelsea
16 July 2011 Portsmouth 0–1 Chelsea Portsmouth[82]
15:00 BST Report Ben Haim 7' (o.g.)
Hilário Yellow card 60'
Benayoun Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,345
Referee: Keith Stroud
Malaysia XI Malaysia v England Chelsea
21 July 2011 Malaysia XI Malaysia 0–1 England Chelsea Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[83]
13:45 BST Report Drogba 81' Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium
Attendance: 84,980
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
Thailand XI Thailand v England Chelsea
24 July 2011 Thailand XI Thailand 0–4 England Chelsea Bangkok, Thailand[84]
11:45 BST Florent Yellow card 88' (Report) Lampard 37'
Bosingwa 49'
Ivanović 51'
Malouda 72'		 Stadium: Rajamangala National Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Apisit Aonrak
Rangers Scotland v England Chelsea
6 August 2011 Rangers Scotland 1–3 England Chelsea Glasgow, Scotland[85]
15:00 BST Jelavić 6' Report Sturridge 21', 29'
Malouda 71'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,379
Referee: Craig Thomson

Barclays Asia Trophy

Kitchee Hong Kong v England Chelsea
27 July 2011 Semi-Final Kitchee Hong Kong 0–4 England Chelsea Hong Kong[86]
13:30 BST Report Lampard 38' (pen.)
Luzardo 50' (o.g.)
Drogba 61'
Sturridge 78'		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 33,967
Referee: Phil Dowd
Chelsea England v England Aston Villa
30 July 2011 Final Chelsea England 2–0 England Aston Villa Hong Kong[86]
13:30 BST McEachran 1'
Torres 59'
Malouda Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Albrighton Yellow card 28' Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 38,911
Referee: Mike Dean

Premier League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 20 9 9 66 41 +25 69 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Newcastle United 38 19 8 11 56 51 +5 65 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
6 Chelsea 38 18 10 10 65 46 +19 64 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
7 Everton 38 15 11 12 50 40 +10 56
8 Liverpool 38 14 10 14 47 40 +7 52 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Chelsea won the Champions League and thus qualified for the group stage as defending champions, forfeiting their spot in the Europa League as the FA Cup winners. This meant that Tottenham were to compete in the Europa League group stage, since, pursuant to the rules, only four clubs from the Premier League could play in the Champions League.
  2. ^ Liverpool won the League Cup and thus qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 18 10 10 65 46  +19 64 12 3 4 41 24  +17 6 7 6 24 22  +2

Results by round

Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Stoke City v Chelsea
14 August 2011 1 Stoke City 0–0 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
13:30 BST Shawcross Yellow card 10'
Wilson Yellow card 80'		 Report Yellow card 66' Cole
Yellow card 88' Lampard		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,412
Referee: Mark Halsey
Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion
20 August 2011 2 Chelsea 2–1 West Bromwich Albion London
17:30 BST Lampard Yellow card 23'
Anelka 53'
Malouda 83'
Terry Yellow card 90'		 Report 4' Long
Yellow card 7' Tamaș
Yellow card 45' Mulumbu
Yellow card 60' Olsson
Yellow card 90+2' Odemwingie		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,091
Referee: Lee Mason
Chelsea v Norwich City
27 August 2011 3 Chelsea 3–1 Norwich City London
15:00 BST Bosingwa 6', Yellow card 35'
Torres Yellow card 56'
Lampard 82' (pen.)
Mata 90+11'		 Report Yellow card 41' Crofts
Yellow card 59' Naughton
63' Holt
Red card 80' Ruddy		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,765
Referee: Jones
Sunderland v Chelsea
10 September 2011 4 Sunderland 1–2 Chelsea Sunderland
15:00 BST Colback Yellow card 23'
Ji 90+1'		 Report 18' Terry
51' Sturridge
Yellow card 90+2' Bosingwa		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 36,699
Referee: Lee Probert
Manchester United v Chelsea
18 September 2011 5 Manchester United 3–1 Chelsea Manchester
16:00 BST Smalling 8'
Nani 37'
Rooney 45'
Valencia Yellow card 80'
Fletcher Yellow card 85'		 Report 46' Torres
Yellow card 49' Ramires
Yellow card 56' Terry
Yellow card 78' Cole		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,455
Referee: Phil Dowd
Chelsea v Swansea City
24 September 2011 6 Chelsea 4–1 Swansea City London
15:00 BST Torres 29', Red card 38'
Mata Yellow card 32'
Ramires 35', 76'
Cole Yellow card 85'
Mikel Yellow card 90+3'
Drogba 90+3'		 Report Yellow card 53' Dyer
85' Williams
Yellow card 88' Taylor		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,800
Referee: Mike Dean
Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea
2 October 2011 7 Bolton Wanderers 1–5 Chelsea Bolton
13:30 BST N'Gog Yellow card 10'
Boyata 46'		 Report 2', 25' Sturridge
15', 27', 59' Lampard
Yellow card 61' David Luiz
Yellow card 78' Terry		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 24,657
Referee: Peter Walton
Chelsea v Everton
15 October 2011 8 Chelsea 3–1 Everton London
17:30 BST Sturridge 31' Yellow card 70'
Cole Yellow card 37'
Terry 45+2'
Ramires 61'		 Report Yellow card 16' Fellaini
Yellow card 42' Baines
81' Vellios		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,789
Referee: Mike Jones
Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea
23 October 2011 9 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Chelsea London
16:00 BST Helguson 10' (pen.)
Derry Yellow card 52'
Barton Yellow card 59'		 Report Red card 32' Bosingwa
Red card 41' Drogba
Yellow card 50' Mikel
Yellow card 52' Lampard
Yellow card 58' Ivanović
Yellow card 70' David Luiz
Yellow card 72' Meireles
Yellow card 76' Cole
Yellow card 90' Terry		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,050
Referee: Chris Foy
Chelsea v Arsenal
29 October 2011 10 Chelsea 3–5 Arsenal London
12:45 BST Lampard 14'
Terry 44'
Ivanović Yellow card 79'
Mata 80'
Meireles Yellow card 90+2'		 Report 36', 85', 90+2' Yellow card 78' Van Persie
49' Santos
Yellow card 50' Szczęsny
55' Walcott
Yellow card 90+1' Song		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,801
Referee: Andre Marriner
Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea
5 November 2011 11 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Chelsea Blackburn
15:00 GMT Lowe Yellow card 55'
Hanley Yellow card 70'
Givet Yellow card 76'
Pedersen Yellow card 79'		 Report 51' Lampard
Yellow card 76' Sturridge
Yellow card 89' Meireles		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,985
Referee: Mike Dean
Chelsea v Liverpool
20 November 2011 12 Chelsea 1–2 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT David Luiz Yellow card 41'
Sturridge 54'
Ramires Yellow card 62'
Ivanović Yellow card 79'		 Report Yellow card 29' Lucas
33' Rodríguez
Yellow card 64' Kuyt
87' G. Johnson		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,820
Referee: Lee Probert
Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers
26 November 2011 13 Chelsea 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Terry 7', Yellow card 89'
Sturridge 29'
Mata 45'		 Report Yellow card 16' Edwards
Yellow card 34' Henry		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,648
Referee: Lee Mason
Newcastle United v Chelsea
3 December 2011 14 Newcastle United 0–3 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45 GMT Simpson Yellow card 89'
R. Taylor Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Yellow card 4' David Luiz
38' Drogba
Yellow card 85', 90+2' Sturridge
89' Kalou
Yellow card 90+4' Terry		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,305
Referee: Mike Dean
Chelsea v Manchester City
12 December 2011 15 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City London
20:00 GMT Meireles 34', Yellow card 36'
Romeu Yellow card 64'
Ramires Yellow card 75'
Drogba Yellow card 78'
Lampard 82' (pen.)		 Report 2' Balotelli
Yellow card 41' Kompany
Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 58' Clichy		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,730
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Wigan Athletic v Chelsea
17 December 2011 16 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Chelsea Wigan
17:30 GMT Gómez 88' Report 59' Sturridge Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 18,320
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
22 December 2011 17 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Chelsea London
20:00 GMT Adebayor 8', Yellow card 19'
Bale Yellow card 70'		 Report Yellow card 12' Ivanović
23' Sturridge
Yellow card 42' Ramires		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,141
Referee: Howard Webb
Chelsea v Fulham
26 December 2011 18 Chelsea 1–1 Fulham London
13:00 GMT Mata 47'
Bosingwa Yellow card 68'		 Report Yellow card 7', 56' Dempsey Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,548
Referee: Kevin Friend
Chelsea v Aston Villa
31 December 2011 19 Chelsea 1–3 Aston Villa London
15:00 GMT Drogba 23' (pen.)
Terry Yellow card 32'		 Report 28' Ireland
Yellow card 67' Cuéllar
83' Petrov
85' Bent		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,332
Referee: Mark Halsey
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea
2 January 2012 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Chelsea Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Hammill Yellow card 26'
Henry Yellow card 27'
Doyle Yellow card 31'
Ward 84'		 Report Lampard Yellow card 25', 89'
Romeu Yellow card 33'
Ramires 54'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,289
Referee: Peter Walton
Chelsea v Sunderland
14 January 2012 21 Chelsea 1–0 Sunderland London
15:00 GMT David Luiz Yellow card 8'
Lampard 13'
Torres Yellow card 66'
Meireles Yellow card 73'		 Report Cattermole Yellow card 59' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,696
Referee: Phil Dowd
Norwich City v Chelsea
21 January 2012 22 Norwich City 0–0 Chelsea Norwich
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,792
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Swansea City v Chelsea
31 January 2012 23 Swansea City 1–1 Chelsea Swansea
19:45 GMT Taylor Yellow card 14'
Sinclair 40'
Rangel Yellow card 48'		 Report Malouda Yellow card 45+2'
Cole Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 86'
   Meireles Yellow card 87'
   Taylor 90+3' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,526
Referee: André Marriner
Chelsea v Manchester United
5 February 2012 24 Chelsea 3–3 Manchester United London
16:00 GMT Torres Yellow card 31'
Evans 36' (o.g.)
Ivanović Yellow card 45+1'
Mata 46'
David Luiz 50'		 Report Evra Yellow card 50'
Rooney 58' (pen.), 69' (pen.)
Hernández 84'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,668
Referee: Howard Webb
Everton v Chelsea
11 February 2012 25 Everton 2–0 Chelsea Liverpool
15:00 GMT Pienaar 5'
Stracqualursi 71'		 Report Meireles Yellow card 42'
Bosingwa Yellow card 52'
Torres Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,924
Referee: Mike Jones
Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers
25 February 2012 26 Chelsea 3–0 Bolton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT David Luiz 48'
Drogba 61'
Lampard 79'		 Report Pratley Yellow card 43' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,999
Referee: Michael Oliver
West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea
3 March 2012 27 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Chelsea West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Ridgewell Yellow card 66'
Andrews Yellow card 79'
McAuley 82'		 Report Cole Yellow card 85' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,838
Referee: Phil Dowd
Chelsea v Stoke City
10 March 2012 28 Chelsea 1–0 Stoke City London
15:00 GMT Mikel Yellow card 18'
Drogba 67'		 Report Diao Yellow card 13'
Fuller Red card 24'
Wilson Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,945
Referee: Andre Marriner
Manchester City v Chelsea
21 March 2012 29 Manchester City 2–1 Chelsea Manchester
19:45 GMT Agüero 78' (pen.)
Nasri 85', Yellow card 88'		 Report Mata Yellow card 44'
Lampard Yellow card 58'
Cahill 60'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,324
Referee: Mike Dean
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
24 March 2012 30 Chelsea 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
12:30 GMT Essien Yellow card 50' Report Assou-Ekotto Yellow card 65'
Sandro Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,830
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Aston Villa v Chelsea
31 March 2012 31 Aston Villa 2–4 Chelsea Birmingham
15:00 GMT Warnock Yellow card 44'
Collins 77'
Lichaj 80'		 Report Sturridge 9'
Ivanović 51', 83'
Torres 90+4'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,740
Referee: Lee Mason
Chelsea v Wigan Athletic
7 April 2012 32 Chelsea 2–1 Wigan Athletic London
15:00 BST Essien Yellow card 22'
Malouda Yellow card 53'
Ivanović 62'
Mata 90'		 Report Maloney Yellow card 61'
Figueroa Yellow card 65'
Diame 82'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,651
Referee: Mike Jones
Fulham v Chelsea
9 April 2012 33 Fulham 1–1 Chelsea London
20:00 BST Murphy Yellow card 63'
Dempsey 82'		 Report Yellow card 24' Meireles
Yellow card 41' Cahill
45' (pen.) Lampard
Yellow card 58' Mikel		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,697
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Arsenal v Chelsea
21 April 2012 34 Arsenal 0–0 Chelsea London
12:45 BST Rosický Yellow card 30'
Van Persie Yellow card 50'
Diaby Yellow card 76'		 Report Yellow card 49' Malouda
Yellow card 54' Cahill
Yellow card 72' Bosingwa
Yellow card 81' Cole		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,111
Referee: Dean
Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers
29 April 2012 35 Chelsea 6–1 Queens Park Rangers London
13:30 BST Sturridge 1'
Terry 13'
Torres 19', 25', 64'
Malouda 80'		 Report Yellow card 61' Barton
84' Cissé		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,675
Referee: Howard Webb
Chelsea v Newcastle United
2 May 2012 36 Chelsea 0–2 Newcastle United London
19:45 BST Report Yellow card 4' Tioté
19', 90+2' Cissé
Yellow card 56' Cabaye
Yellow card 90+1' Krul		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,559
Referee: Mark Halsey
Liverpool v Chelsea
8 May 2012 37 Liverpool 4–1 Chelsea Liverpool
20:00 BST Essien 19' (o.g.)
Henderson 25', Yellow card 65'
Agger 28', Yellow card 70'
Shelvey 61'		 Report Yellow card 15' Ferreira
Yellow card 22' Terry
Yellow card 44' Essien
Yellow card 45' Ivanović
50' Ramires		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,721
Referee: Kevin Friend
Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers
13 May 2012 38 Chelsea 2–1 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 BST Terry 31'
Meireles 34'
Bertrand Yellow card 90'		 Report 60' Yakubu Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,742
Referee: Lee Mason

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 6 3 2 1 13 4 +9 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10
3 Spain Valencia 6 2 2 2 12 7 +5 8 Transfer to Europa League
4 Belgium Genk 6 0 3 3 2 16 −14 3
Source: Soccerway
Chelsea England v Germany Bayer Leverkusen
13 September 2011 1 Chelsea England 2–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen London, England
19:45 BST Torres Yellow card 9'
David Luiz Yellow card 59' 67'
Mata 90+3'		 Report Gastro Yellow card 38'
Bender Yellow card 72'
Derdiyok Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,820
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Valencia Spain v England Chelsea
28 September 2011 2 Valencia Spain 1–1 England Chelsea Valencia, Spain
19:45 BST Ruiz Yellow card 13'
Albelda Yellow card 48'
Soldado 87' (pen.)		 Report Lampard 56'
Kalou Yellow card 86'
Malouda Yellow card 90+3'
Mata Yellow card 90+4'
Cole Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 33,791
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Chelsea England v Belgium Genk
19 October 2011 3 Chelsea England 5–0 Belgium Genk London, England
19:45 BST Meireles 8'
Torres 11', 27'
David Luiz Yellow card 18'
Ivanović 42'
Kalou 72'		 Report Hyland Yellow card 15'
Pudil Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,518
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)
Genk Belgium v England Chelsea
1 November 2011 4 Genk Belgium 1–1 England Chelsea Genk, Belgium
19:45 GMT Vossen 61'
De Bruyne Yellow card 76'		 Report Ramires 25'
Meireles Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Cristal Arena
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Bayer Leverkusen Germany v England Chelsea
23 November 2011 5 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 2–1 England Chelsea Leverkusen, Germany
19:45 GMT Kießling Yellow card 36'
Kadlec Yellow card 39'
Ballack Yellow card 44'
Derdiyok 73'
M. Friedrich 90+1'		 Report Drogba 48'
Ivanović Yellow card 55'
Meireles Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,551
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Chelsea England v Spain Valencia
6 December 2011 6 Chelsea England 3–0 Spain Valencia London, England
19:45 GMT Drogba 3', 76'
Ramires 22'
Romeu Yellow card 67'		 Report T. Costa Yellow card 68' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,109
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Napoli Italy v England Chelsea
21 February 2012 First leg Napoli Italy 3–1 England Chelsea Naples, Italy
19:45 GMT Lavezzi 37', 65'
Cavani Yellow card 39', 45+2'		 Report Mata 27'
Meireles Yellow card 41'
Cahill Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Chelsea England v Italy Napoli
14 March 2012 Second leg Chelsea England 4–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 agg.)		 Italy Napoli London, England
19:45 GMT Drogba 29'
Lampard Yellow card 43', 75' (pen.)
Terry 47'
Cole Yellow card 98'
Ivanović 105+1'		 Report Cannavaro Yellow card 53'
Inler 55', Yellow card 112'
Dossena Yellow card 68'
Campagnaro Yellow card 115'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,784
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Quarter-finals
Benfica Portugal v England Chelsea
27 March 2012 First leg Benfica Portugal 0–1 England Chelsea Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 GMT Bruno César Yellow card 26'
Luisão Yellow card 67'
García Yellow card 75'		 Report Meireles Yellow card 18'
Kalou 75'		 Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,830
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
Chelsea England v Portugal Benfica
4 April 2012 Second leg Chelsea England 2–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Portugal Benfica London, England
19:45 GMT Lampard 21' (pen.)
Ivanović Yellow card 38'
Ramires Yellow card 44'
Mikel Yellow card 79'
Meireles 90+2'		 Report Cardozo Yellow card 19'
Pereira Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 40'
Bruno César Yellow card 20'
Aimar Yellow card 27'
García 85'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,264
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Semi-finals
Chelsea England v Spain Barcelona
18 April 2012 First leg Chelsea England 1–0 Spain Barcelona London, England
19:45 BST Drogba 45+2', Yellow card 86'
Ramires Yellow card 69'		 Report Pedro Yellow card 71'
Busquets Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,039
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Barcelona Spain v England Chelsea
24 April 2012 Second leg Barcelona Spain 2–2
(2–3 agg.)		 England Chelsea Barcelona, Spain
19:45 BST Busquets 35'
Iniesta 43', Yellow card 50'
Messi soccer ball with red X 49' Yellow card 71'		 Report Mikel Yellow card 32'
Terry Red card 37'
Ramires Yellow card 45', 45+1'
Ivanović Yellow card 49'
Čech Yellow card 59'
Lampard Yellow card 72'
Meireles Yellow card 89'
Torres 90+2'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 95,845
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Final
Bayern Munich Germany v England Chelsea
19 May 2012 Final Bayern Munich Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 England Chelsea Munich, Germany
20:45 CEST Schweinsteiger Yellow card 2'
Müller 83'
Robben soccer ball with red X 95'		 Report Cole Yellow card 81'
David Luiz Yellow card 86'
Drogba 88', Yellow card 93'
Torres Yellow card 120'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Man of the Match: Didier Drogba[87]
Penalties
Lahm soccer ball with check mark
Gómez soccer ball with check mark
Neuer soccer ball with check mark
Olić soccer ball with red X
Schweinsteiger soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with red X Mata
soccer ball with check mark David Luiz
soccer ball with check mark Lampard
soccer ball with check mark Cole
soccer ball with check mark Drogba

League Cup

Chelsea v Fulham
21 September 2011 Third round Chelsea 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Fulham London
19:45 BST Alex Red card 47'
Lampard Yellow card 120'		 Report Frei Yellow card 98' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,632
Referee: Chris Foy
Penalties
Lampard soccer ball with red X
David Luiz soccer ball with check mark
Terry soccer ball with check mark
Kalou soccer ball with check mark
Malouda soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Zamora
soccer ball with check mark Sidwell
soccer ball with red X Dembélé
soccer ball with check mark Baird
soccer ball with red X Ruiz
Everton v Chelsea
26 October 2011 Fourth round Everton 1–2 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Liverpool
20:00 BST Fellaini Yellow card 20'
Baines soccer ball with red X 61'
Saha 83'
Drenthe Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card 107'		 Report Anelka soccer ball with red X 16'
Alex Yellow card 23'
Kalou 38'
Turnbull Red card 58'
Mikel Yellow card 76'
Sturridge 116'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 23,170
Referee: Lee Mason
Chelsea v Liverpool
29 November 2011 Quarter-finals Chelsea 0–2 Liverpool London
19:45 GMT David Luiz Yellow card 3'
Alex Yellow card 21'
Malouda Yellow card 34'
Lukaku[88] Yellow card 44'
Ramires Yellow card 66'		 Report Coates Yellow card 54'
Rodríguez 58'
Kelly 63'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,511
Referee: Phil Dowd

FA Cup

Chelsea v Portsmouth
8 January 2012 Third round Chelsea 4–0 Portsmouth London
15:00 GMT Malouda Yellow card 40'
Mata 48'
Terry Yellow card 75'
Ramires 85', 87'
Meireles Yellow card 90+2'
Lampard 90+3'		 Report Yellow card 37' Pearce
Yellow card 44' Halford
Yellow card 76' Williams
Yellow card 81' Kitson		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,529
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea
28 January 2012 Fourth round Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Chelsea London
12:00 GMT Wright-Phillips Yellow card 29'
Hall Yellow card 47'		 Report 62' (pen.) Mata
Yellow card 73' Cole
Yellow card 90' Romeu		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,728
Referee: Mike Dean
Chelsea v Birmingham City
18 February 2012 Fifth round Chelsea 1–1 Birmingham City London
12:30 GMT Mata soccer ball with red X 23'
Cahill Yellow card 55'
Sturridge 62'
David Luiz Yellow card 90+2'		 Report 20' Murphy
Yellow card 34' Mutch		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,870
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Birmingham City v Chelsea
6 March 2012 Replay Birmingham City 0–2 Chelsea Birmingham
19:45 GMT Žigić Yellow card 28' Report 54', soccer ball with red X 68' Mata
60' Meireles
Yellow card 63' Torres		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,822
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Chelsea v Leicester City
18 March 2012 Quarter-finals Chelsea 5–2 Leicester City London
14:05 GMT Cahill 12'
Kalou 18'
Torres 67', 85'
Meireles 90+1'		 Report 77' Beckford
88' Marshall		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,276
Referee: Lee Probert
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
15 April 2012 Semi-finals Tottenham Hotspur 1–5 Chelsea London
18:00 BST Bale 56'
Gallas Yellow card 80'
Adebayor Yellow card 90+1'
Parker Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Yellow card 16', 43' Drogba
49' Mata
77' Ramires
81' Lampard
Yellow card 90+3' Mikel
90+4' Malouda		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,731
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Chelsea v Liverpool
5 May 2012 Final Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool London
17:15 BST Ramires 11'
Mikel Yellow card 37'
Drogba 52'		 Report Yellow card 45' Agger
64' Carroll
Yellow card 82' Suárez		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 89,102
Referee: Phil Dowd
Man of the Match: Juan Mata[citation needed]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of end of season[89]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech 56 0 34 0 7 0 1+1 0 13 0
2 DF Serbia SRB Branislav Ivanović 45 5 26+3 3 5 0 1 0 10 2
3 DF England ENG Ashley Cole 48 0 31+1 0 4 0 0 0 11+1 0
4 DF Brazil BRA David Luiz 40 3 18+2 2 5+1 0 3 0 11 1
5 MF Ghana GHA Michael Essien 19 0 10+4 0 0+3 0 0 0 1+1 0
6 MF Spain ESP Oriol Romeu 24 0 11+5 0 0+2 0 3 0 3 0
7 MF Brazil BRA Ramires 47 12 28+2 5 6 4 0+1 0 10 3
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard 49 16 26+4 11 3+2 2 1+1 0 8+4 3
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Torres 49 11 20+12 6 5+1 2 1 0 6+4 3
10 MF Spain ESP Juan Mata 54 12 29+5 6 7 4 0+1 0 11+1 2
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Didier Drogba 35 13 16+8 5 2+1 2 0 0 7+1 6
12 MF Nigeria NGA Mikel John Obi 37 0 15+7 0 5 0 0+1 0 7+2 0
15 MF France FRA Florent Malouda 43 3 11+15 2 2+3 1 3 0 5+4 0
16 MF Portugal POR Raul Meireles 45 6 23+5 2 5+1 2 0 0 9+2 2
17 DF Portugal POR José Bosingwa 43 1 24+3 1 4 0 1 0 7+4 0
18 FW Belgium BEL Romelu Lukaku 12 0 1+7 0 0+1 0 3 0 0 0
19 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira 9 0 3+3 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Salomon Kalou 26 5 7+5 1 4+1 1 2 1 3+4 2
22 GK England ENG Ross Turnbull 5 0 2 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
23 FW England ENG Daniel Sturridge 43 13 28+2 11 3+1 1 1+1 1 5+2 0
24 DF England ENG Gary Cahill 19 2 9+1 1 3+1 1 0 0 4+1 0
26 DF England ENG John Terry 44 7 31 6 4 0 0+1 0 8 1
27 DF England ENG Sam Hutchinson 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF England ENG Ryan Bertrand 15 0 6+1 0 3+1 0 3 0 1 0
35 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Piazon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Portugal POR Henrique Hilário 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 DF England ENG Nathaniel Chalobah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who spent the season/part of the season out on loan, or left the club in January transfer window
20 MF England ENG Josh McEachran 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
30 MF Israel ISR Yossi Benayoun 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Brazil BRA Alex 9 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0+3 0
39 FW France FRA Nicolas Anelka 15 1 3+6 1 0 0 1+1 0 2+2 0

Goalscorers

As of end of season.[89]

Rnk No. Pos Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total
1 8 MF England Lampard 11 2 0 3 16
2 11 FW Ivory Coast Drogba 5 2 0 6 13
23 FW England Sturridge 11 1 1 0 13
4 7 MF Brazil Ramires 5 4 0 3 12
10 MF Spain Mata 6 4 0 2 12
6 9 FW Spain Torres 6 2 0 3 11
7 26 DF England Terry 6 0 0 1 7
8 16 MF Portugal Meireles 2 2 — 2 6
9 2 DF Serbia Ivanović 3 0 0 2 5
21 FW Ivory Coast Kalou 1 1 1 2 5
11 4 DF Brazil David Luiz 2 0 0 1 3
15 MF France Malouda 2 1 0 0 3
13 24 DF England Cahill 1 1 — 0 2
14 17 DF Portugal Bosingwa 1 0 0 0 1
39 FW France Anelka 1 — 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 65 20 2 25 112

Clean sheets

As of end of season.[89]

Rnk No. Pos Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total
1 1 GK Czech Republic Čech 10 3 1 5 19
2 22 GK England Turnbull 0 0 0+1 0 1
TOTALS 10 3 1 5 20

Disciplinary record

As of end of season.[89]

Rnk Pos. No. Player PL FA Cup League Cup CL Total (FA Total)
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 DF 3 England Ashley Cole 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 (8) 1 (1) 0
2 MF 16 Portugal Raul Meireles 8 0 0 1 0 0 — 5 0 0 14 (9) 0 0
3 DF 26 England John Terry 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 (9) 0 1 (0)
4 DF 4 Brazil David Luiz 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 10 (7) 0 0
5 DF 2 Serbia Branislav Ivanović 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 (6) 0 0
MF 12 Nigeria Mikel John Obi 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 (7) 0 0
7 FW 9 Spain Fernando Torres 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 (5) 0 1 (1)
8 MF 7 Brazil Ramires 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 8 (5) 0 0
MF 8 England Frank Lampard 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 (6) 0 0
10 DF 17 Portugal José Bosingwa 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (5) 0 1 (1)
11 MF 15 France Florent Malouda 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 (5) 0 0
12 FW 11 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 (2) 0 1 (1)
13 MF 6 Spain Oriol Romeu 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 (3) 0 0
DF 24 England Gary Cahill 2 0 0 1 0 0 — 1 0 0 4 (3) 0 0
15 DF 33 Brazil Alex 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 (2) 0 1 (1)
16 MF 5 Ghana Michael Essien 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (3) 0 0
MF 10 Spain Juan Mata 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 (2) 0 0
FW 23 England Daniel Sturridge 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (3) 0 0
19 GK 22 England Ross Turnbull 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1)
20 GK 1 Czech Republic Petr Čech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 (0) 0 0
FW 18 Belgium Romelu Lukaku 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0
DF 19 Portugal Paulo Ferreira 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0
FW 21 Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 (0) 0 0
DF 34 England Ryan Bertrand 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0
TOTALS 74 1 3 11 0 0 8 0 2 31 0 1 124 1 6

Overall

As of end of season.[89]

Games played 61 (38 Premier League, 13 UEFA Champions League, 3 Football League Cup, 7 FA Cup)
Games won 32 (18 Premier League, 7 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup, 6 FA Cup)
Games drawn 16 (10 Premier League, 4 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Games lost 13 (10 Premier League, 2 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup)
Goals scored 112 (65 Premier League, 25 UEFA Champions League, 2 Football League Cup, 20 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 66 (46 Premier League 12 UEFA Champions League, 3 Football League Cup, 5 FA Cup)
Goal difference +46 (+19 Premier League, +13 UEFA Champions League, −1 Football League Cup, +15 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 19 (10 Premier League, 1 Football League Cup, 5 UEFA Champions League, 3 FA Cup)
Yellow cards 124 (74 Premier League, 31 UEFA Champions League, 8 Football League Cup, 11 FA Cup)
Red cards 7 (4 Premier League, 1 UEFA Champions League, 2 Football League Cup)
Worst discipline England Ashley Cole (11 Yellow card, 1 Yellow card Yellow-red card)
Best result(s) W 6–1 (H) v Queens Park Rangers – Premier League – 29 April 2012
Worst result(s) L 4–1 (A) v Liverpool – Premier League – 8 May 2012
Most appearances Czech Republic Petr Čech with 56 appearances
Top scorer(s) England Frank Lampard (16 goals)
Top assister(s) Spain Juan Mata (20 assists)

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