2010–11 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

2010–11 season
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Manager	Carlo Ancelotti
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Premier League	2nd
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
FA Community Shield	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Florent Malouda (13) All: Nicolas Anelka (16)
Highest home attendance	41,829 vs Liverpool (6 February 2011)
Lowest home attendance	40,266 vs Žilina (23 November 2010)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 season was Chelsea Football Club's 97th competitive season, 19th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 105th year in existence as a football club. They went into the Premier League as the defending champions, but failed to retain it.

The club was managed by their Double-winning manager Carlo Ancelotti, but his association with the club would be broken off, being sacked at the end of the season. Chelsea started off the season with an amazing five-consecutive-wins run in the Premier League, which was eventually halted by Manchester City when City skipper Carlos Tevez scored to lead his side into a 1–0 triumph over the defending champions. Chelsea were leading the Premier League table for almost half a season, before Manchester United overtook them when Chelsea went through a bad period during the winter saga. Altogether in the Premier League, Chelsea won 21 games, drew 8 and lost 9. They conceded the least amount of goals compared to all the other clubs in the league, sharing this with Manchester City.

In January 2011, on the last day of the transfer window, Chelsea bought Fernando Torres for a club-record-breaking and British-record-breaking fee of £50 million from Liverpool.^[1][2] They also bought defender David Luiz from Benfica, for €25 million plus Nemanja Matić, on the same day.^[3][4]

Key dates

• 9 June 2010: Chelsea announce that they are to release Joe Cole, Michael Ballack and Juliano Belletti, whose contracts run out at the end of the month.^[5]
• 17 June 2010: Premier League fixtures for the 2010–11 season are announced. Chelsea are to open their defence of the Premier League crown at home to West Bromwich Albion, managed by former Blues midfielder Roberto Di Matteo.
• 2 July 2010: Chelsea make their first signing of the summer as Israeli national team captain Yossi Benayoun joins from Liverpool for £5.5 million on a three-year deal.^[6]
• 7 July 2010: Chelsea sign 17-year-old Czech defender Tomáš Kalas from Sigma Olomouc in a deal worth £5.2 million, though he is immediately loaned back to Sigma Olomouc.^[7]
• 7 August 2010: Deco is allowed to leave Chelsea on compassionate grounds. He joins Brazilian club Fluminense for an undisclosed fee, linking up with former Chelsea teammate Juliano Belletti, who was released earlier in the summer.^[8]
• 8 August 2010: Chelsea are defeated 3–1 at Wembley by Manchester United in the 2010 FA Community Shield. United's Antonio Valencia opens the scoring in the first half, before Javier Hernández doubles their lead in the second. Salomon Kalou nets with seven minutes remaining, but Dimitar Berbatov's lob seals the game for United in added time.
• 9 August 2010: Scott Sinclair joins Championship side Swansea City for an initial fee of £500,000, which could rise to £1 million.^[9][10]
• 10 August 2010: After six years at Chelsea, Ricardo Carvalho joins Real Madrid for a fee of €8 million, where he is reunited with former Chelsea manager José Mourinho.^[11][12]
• 13 August 2010: Chelsea announce the signing of Ramires from Benfica for a fee of €22 million. The Brazilian signs a four-year deal.^[13][14]
• 15 August 2010: Chelsea begin the Premier League season with a resounding 6–0 win over newly promoted West Bromwich Albion. Didier Drogba scores a hat-trick, his second in consecutive matches at Stamford Bridge following his treble in the final weekend of the 2009–10 season. Florent Malouda bags a brace, while Frank Lampard scores one goal.
• 20 August 2010: 21-year-old defender Sam Hutchinson announces his retirement from professional football having suffered a recurrence of the knee injury which blighted his past three seasons. In total, he started one game for the first team and made three substitute appearances.^[15]
• 21 August 2010: Chelsea continue their goalscoring extravaganza as they defeat Wigan Athletic 0–6 at the DW Stadium. Florent Malouda opens the scoring a little after half an hour, while Nicolas Anelka and Salomon Kalou grab braces in the second half. Substitute Yossi Benayoun scores his first Chelsea goal in added time to complete the rout. Following Manchester United's draw with Fulham, Chelsea are the only team left with a 100% record in the Premier League.
• 26 August 2010: Chelsea draw Marseille, Spartak Moscow and Žilina in the group stages of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League.
• 15 September 2010: Chelsea begin their Champions League campaign with a 1–4 away win against Žilina. Michael Essien opens the scoring after 13 minutes, and Nicolas Anelka's quick double puts them 3–0 up after half an hour. Daniel Sturridge scores his first Champions League goal for Chelsea in the second half, before Tomáš Oravec nabs a consolation.
• 22 September 2010: Chelsea suffer their first loss of the season as they crash out in the third round of the League Cup to Newcastle United, who defeat them 3–4 at Stamford Bridge. After Nicolas Anelka scores twice to bring the score from 1–3 to 3–3, Shola Ameobi scores an injury-time winner for the away side.
• 25 September 2010: Chelsea suffer a consecutive loss, their second in four days, as their 100% record in the League comes to an end with a 1–0 loss to Manchester City at Eastlands. Carlos Tevez scores the only goal of the game, on the hour.
• 3 October 2010: Chelsea defeat London rivals Arsenal 2–0 at Stamford Bridge in the first of the traditional "Big Four" clashes of the season. Didier Drogba's flick and Alex's crashing free kick send Chelsea four points clear at the top.
• 16 October 2010: Chelsea go without scoring for the second away league game in succession as they play out a 0–0 stalemate against Aston Villa. However, following Manchester United's earlier draw with West Brom, they maintain their five-point lead at the top of the league.
• 3 November 2010: A 4–1 win against Spartak Moscow ensures Chelsea's place in the knockout stages of the Champions League. With the score locked at 0–0 at the break, Nicolas Anelka opens the scoring in the second half from a tight angle, before Didier Drogba scores a penalty. Branislav Ivanović also scores his first Chelsea goals at Stamford Bridge either side of Nikita Bazhenov's consolation – the first goal conceded at Stamford Bridge for 956 minutes in all competitions.
• 7 November 2010: In the second of the former "Big Four" clashes of the season, Chelsea are defeated 2–0 by Liverpool at Anfield. Fernando Torres scores both goals.
• 11 November 2010: Chelsea part company with assistant manager Ray Wilkins. The former Blues player, who had enjoyed a previous stint at the club as assistant to Gianluca Vialli from 1999 to 2000, leaves again having rejoined for a second time in September 2008.
• 14 November 2010: Chelsea suffer a shock 0–3 defeat to Sunderland at Stamford Bridge, their second league loss in the space of a week. It is their heaviest home league defeat since Manchester United triumphed by a similar scoreline in 2002.
• 18 November 2010: Michael Emenalo is appointed as successor to Ray Wilkins in the role of assistant manager. Emenalo, who joined Chelsea in October 2007, is promoted from his position as head opposition scout.
• 20 November 2010: Chelsea fall to their third league defeat in four games as they lose 0–1 to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's. Lee Bowyer scores the only goal of the game, while Ben Foster makes a string of excellent saves. Following Manchester United's win against Wigan, Chelsea now only lead the table on goal difference.
• 23 November 2010: A 2–1 win over Žilina ensures that Chelsea will be a top seed in the Champions League draw for the knock-out stages. Daniel Sturridge and Florent Malouda score the goals.
• 29 December 2010: Chelsea's last match of 2010 sees them end a horrid run of results without a win as they beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 at Stamford Bridge, their first win in six league games.
• 2 January 2011: Chelsea begin 2011 with a thrilling 3–3 draw at home to Aston Villa. John Terry's 89th-minute goal looks to have sealed the game, only for Ciaran Clark to equalise in injury time.
• 5 January 2011: A 0–1 defeat to bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers leaves Chelsea fifth in the league table.
• 9 January 2011: Chelsea begin their defence of the FA Cup with a resounding 7–0 win over Ipswich Town at Stamford Bridge.
• 24 January 2011: Chelsea triumph 0–4 against Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium, their third consecutive win on the bounce as they look to put their poor run of form behind them.
• 31 January 2011: In a dramatic January transfer deadline day, Chelsea smash the British transfer record as they sign Fernando Torres from Liverpool for £50 million. Meanwhile, Chelsea also secure the signature of Benfica's David Luiz in a deal worth €25 million, with Nemanja Matić to move the other way in the summer.
• 6 February 2011: Chelsea lose 0–1 to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, with Raul Meireles scoring the only goal in the 69th minute.
• 19 February 2011: Chelsea draw 1–1 after extra time to Everton in the FA Cup. Frank Lampard scored early in extra to give Chelsea the lead, but a free kick by Leighton Baines leveled the sides late. The sides went to penalties in which Chelsea were defeated 4–3, ending their two-year run as FA Cup holders.
• 1 March 2011: Chelsea triumph 2–1 against Manchester United to reignite their chances of defending the Premier League title. A strike from David Luiz cancels out Wayne Rooney's goal to level the match at 1–1, before a late Frank Lampard penalty seals the 2–1 win.
• 16 March 2011: Chelsea are held 0–0 by Copenhagen at Stamford Bridge, but progress to the Champions League quarter-finals with an aggregate score of 2–0.
• 20 March 2011: Chelsea defeat Manchester City 2–0 at Stamford Bridge. David Luiz first heads from Didier Drogba's free kick in the 78th minute. Ramires scores the second in the 90th minute, his second Premier League goal for Chelsea. Chelsea advance to third place in the league table, nine points behind Manchester United with a game in hand.
• 12 April 2011: Chelsea are knocked out of the UEFA Champions League quarter finals by rivals Manchester United. Chelsea lost the first leg at Stamford Bridge; Wayne Rooney scoring the only goal on 29 minutes. The second leg at Old Trafford ends 2–1 in Manchester United's favour. Javier Hernández scoring before half-time. Didier Drogba equalises with 15 minutes to go after coming off the bench but is almost instantly cancelled out by Park Ji-sung.
• 21 April 2011: Chelsea move into second in the Premier League table, on goal difference, with a 3–1 win over Birmingham City combined with Arsenal's 3–3 draw at Tottenham Hotspur.
• 24 April 2011: Fernando Torres scores his first goal for Chelsea against West Ham United in between a Frank Lampard strike and a Florent Malouda screamer, the latter provides the assist.
• 30 April 2011: Chelsea come from behind to beat Tottenham 2–1 at Stamford Bridge in controversial fashion.^[16] After Sandro gives Tottenham the lead with a shot from 30 yards, Chelsea equalise before half time when Heurelho Gomes lets Frank Lampard's long range effort through his body and over the line. Replays later appear to indicate that all of the ball had not crossed the line,^[16] but the goal is given. Then substitute Salomon Kalou, with minutes to go, stabs in Didier Drogba's fluffed shot from close range. Replays later show that Kalou was offside when the shot was taken, but again the goal is given.^[16] The result brought Chelsea only three points behind league leaders Manchester United, following their 0–1 defeat to Arsenal – with Man United the next side for Chelsea to play. A victory would take Chelsea top of the league with only two games left to play.
• 8 May 2011: Manchester United beat Chelsea 2–1 to inch closer to the record 19th title. Javier Hernández and Nemanja Vidić put United 2–0 up in the first half. Frank Lampard pulled one back in the second half, but it wasn't enough, as Manchester United kept their defense tight and held on to win the match.
• 22 May 2011: Carlo Ancelotti is sacked after the last match of the season.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Carlo Ancelotti
Assistant managers	Ray Wilkins (until 11 November 2011)
	Bruno Demichelis
	Paul Clement
	Michael Emenalo (from 18 November 2010)
First team fitness coach	Glen Driscoll
Assistant first team fitness coach	Chris Jones
Individual team fitness coach	Giovanni Mauri
Goalkeeping coach	Christophe Lollichon
Head opposition scout	Michael Emenalo (until 18 November 2010)
Senior opposition scout	Mick McGiven
Medical director	Dr. Bryan English
Sporting director	Frank Arnesen
Reserve team manager	Steve Holland
Youth team manager	Dermot Drummy
Academy manager	Neil Bath
Match analyst	James Melbourne

Other information

Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Chief Executive	Ron Gourlay
Director	Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Stamford Bridge (41,841 / 103x67 metres)
Training ground	Cobham Training Centre

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Samsung

Home

Home alt.

2011–12

Away

Third

Third alt.

Goalkeeper 1

Goalkeeper 2

Goalkeeper 3

Kit information

Chelsea released all new home, away, third and goalkeeper kit for this season.

• Home: The new home kit featured red trim on the collar, sleeves, and shorts for the first time in 1994–95 season.^[17]
• Away: The new away kit was black and featured orange trim on the back collar, sleeves and shorts with a gradient effect grey and orange pin striping on the front of the shirt.^[18]
• Third: The new third kit was green with a black and blue stripe down the center of the shirt^[19]
• Keeper: The new goalkeeper kit was known as 'macaw green' with black stripes on kit and black shorts^[17] The fluow/green from last season and orange goalkeeper outfits from 2008–09 season was retained as alternative, should they be needed.

Squads

First team squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Petr Čech		GK	20 May 1982 (aged 29)	Rennes
22	Ross Turnbull		GK	4 January 1985 (aged 26)	Middlesbrough
40	Henrique Hilário		GK	21 October 1975 (aged 35)	Nacional
Defenders
2	Branislav Ivanović		RB / CB	22 February 1984 (aged 27)	Lokomotiv Moscow
3	Ashley Cole		LB	20 December 1980 (aged 30)	Arsenal
4	David Luiz		CB	22 April 1987 (aged 24)	Benfica
17	José Bosingwa		RB / LB	24 August 1982 (aged 28)	Porto
18	Yuri Zhirkov		LB / LM	20 August 1983 (aged 27)	CSKA Moscow
19	Paulo Ferreira		RB / LB	18 January 1979 (aged 32)	Porto
26	John Terry (C)		CB	7 December 1980 (aged 30)	Chelsea Academy
33	Alex		CB	17 June 1982 (aged 28)	Santos
Midfielders
5	Michael Essien		CM / DM	3 December 1982 (aged 28)	Lyon
7	Ramires		CM / RM	24 March 1987 (aged 24)	Benfica
8	Frank Lampard (VC)		CM	20 June 1978 (aged 32)	West Ham United
10	Yossi Benayoun		AM / LW / RW	5 May 1980 (aged 31)	Liverpool
12	John Obi Mikel		DM	22 April 1987 (aged 24)	Lyn Oslo
15	Florent Malouda		LW / CM	13 June 1980 (aged 30)	Lyon
46	Josh McEachran		CM	1 March 1993 (aged 18)	Chelsea Academy
Forwards
9	Fernando Torres		ST	20 March 1984 (aged 27)	Liverpool
11	Didier Drogba		CF / ST	11 March 1978 (aged 33)	Marseille
21	Salomon Kalou		RW / LW / ST	5 August 1985 (aged 25)	Feyenoord
39	Nicolas Anelka		ST / RW	14 March 1979 (aged 32)	Bolton Wanderers

Premier League squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Petr Čech 2 DF Branislav Ivanović 3 DF Ashley Cole ^HG 4 DF David Luiz 5 MF Michael Essien 7 MF Ramires 8 MF Frank Lampard ^HG (Vice-captain) 9 FW Fernando Torres 10 MF Yossi Benayoun 11 FW Didier Drogba 12 MF John Obi Mikel 15 MF Florent Malouda 17 DF José Bosingwa 18 DF Yuri Zhirkov

No. Position Player 19 DF Paulo Ferreira 21 FW Salomon Kalou 22 GK Ross Turnbull ^HG 23 FW Daniel Sturridge ^U21 26 DF John Terry ^HG (Captain) 33 DF Alex 38 DF Patrick van Aanholt ^U21 39 FW Nicolas Anelka 40 GK Henrique Hilário 43 DF Jeffrey Bruma ^U21 44 MF Gaël Kakuta ^U21 45 FW Fabio Borini ^U21 46 MF Josh McEachran ^U21

• HG = Home-grown Player
• U21 = Under 21 Player

Source: 2010–11 Premier League squad

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. Position Player 1 GK Petr Čech 2 DF Branislav Ivanović 3 DF Ashley Cole ^HG^1 5 MF Michael Essien 7 MF Ramires 8 MF Frank Lampard ^HG^1 (Vice-captain) 9 FW Fernando Torres 10 MF Yossi Benayoun 11 FW Didier Drogba 12 MF John Obi Mikel 15 MF Florent Malouda 17 DF José Bosingwa 18 DF Yuri Zhirkov

No. Position Player 19 DF Paulo Ferreira 21 FW Salomon Kalou 22 GK Ross Turnbull ^HG^1 26 DF John Terry ^HG^2 (Captain) 33 DF Alex 38 DF Patrick van Aanholt ^B 39 FW Nicolas Anelka 40 GK Henrique Hilário 43 DF Jeffrey Bruma ^B 44 MF Gaël Kakuta ^B 46 MF Josh McEachran ^B 52 MF Jacob Mellis ^B

• B = List B Player
• HG¹ = Association-trained player
• HG² = Club-trained player

Source: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League squad

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player 54 GK Sam Walker 61 GK Jan Šebek 34 DF Ryan Bertrand 49 DF Aziz Deen-Conteh 51 DF Rohan Ince 62 DF Nathaniel Chalobah DF Carl Magnay DF Daniel Pappoe 47 MF Billy Clifford

No. Position Player 50 MF Aliu Djaló 52 MF Jacob Mellis 55 MF Jacopo Sala 59 MF Michael Woods 60 MF Daniel Philliskirk 63 MF Gökhan Töre 53 FW Marko Mitrović 58 FW Adam Phillip 64 FW Milan Lalkovič

Academy squad

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

No. Position Player GK Jamal Blackman DF Reece Loudon DF Todd Kane DF Archange Nkumu DF Ben Sampayo 50 MF Aliu Djaló 56 MF George Saville

No. Position Player MF James Ashton MF Amin Affane MF Buomesca Tué Na Bangna MF Danny Stenning MF Anton Rodgers FW Bobby Devyne FW Philipp Prosenik

Transfers

In

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
10	MF	Yossi Benayoun	Liverpool	£5.5 million	2 July 2010	[6][20]
—	DF	Tomáš Kalas	Sigma Olomouc	£5.2 million	7 July 2010	[7]
7	MF	Ramires	Benfica	€22 million	13 August 2010	[13][14][21]
—	GK	Matej Delač	Inter Zaprešić	€1 million	20 August 2010	[22][23]

Winter

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
9	FW	Fernando Torres	Liverpool	£50 million	31 January 2011	[1][2]
4	DF	David Luiz	Benfica	€25 million	31 January 2011	[3][4]

Out

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
10	MF	Joe Cole	Liverpool	Free transfer	1 July 2010	[24][25]
13	MF	Michael Ballack	Bayer Leverkusen	Free transfer	1 July 2010	[26][27]
35	DF	Juliano Belletti	Fluminense	Free transfer	1 July 2010	[28][29]
—	MF	Miroslav Stoch	Fenerbahçe	€5.5 million	1 July 2010	[30][31]
—	MF	Billy Knott	Sunderland	Free transfer	1 July 2010	[32]
—	DF	Nana Ofori-Twumasi	Peterborough United	Free transfer	1 July 2010	[33]
—	DF	Kenny Strickland	Marine	Free transfer	1 July 2010	[33]
—	MF	Liam Bridcutt	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer	1 July 2010	[33][34]
47	DF	Nikki Ahamed	Wealdstone	Free transfer	1 July 2010	[33]
—	GK	Niclas Heimann	Red Bull Salzburg	Free transfer	1 July 2010	[33]
—	GK	Aldi Haxhia	Hayes & Yeading United	Free transfer	1 July 2010	[33]
20	MF	Deco	Fluminense	Undisclosed	7 August 2010	[8]
16	FW	Scott Sinclair	Swansea City	£0.5 million	9 August 2010	[9][10]
6	DF	Ricardo Carvalho	Real Madrid	€8 million	10 August 2010	[11][12]
41	DF	Sam Hutchinson	Retired due to injury	Released	20 August 2010	[15]
9	FW	Franco Di Santo	Wigan Athletic	£2 million	31 August 2010	[35][36]

Loan out

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Source
30	GK	Rhys Taylor	Crewe Alexandra	6 July 2010	31 May 2011	[37][38]
—	DF	Tomáš Kalas	Sigma Olomouc	7 July 2010	31 December 2010	[7]
60	MF	Daniel Philliskirk	Oxford United	2 August 2010	29 August 2010	[39]
34	DF	Ryan Bertrand	Nottingham Forest	5 August 2010	3 January 2011	[40]
—	DF	Ben Gordon	Kilmarnock	5 August 2010	3 January 2011	[40]
—	MF	Jack Cork	Burnley	12 August 2010	31 May 2011	[41]
24	MF	Nemanja Matić	Vitesse Arnhem	24 August 2010	30 June 2011	[42]
—	DF	Slobodan Rajković	Vitesse Arnhem	24 August 2010	30 June 2011	[42]
42	DF	Michael Mancienne	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26 August 2010	31 May 2011	[43]
—	GK	Matej Delač	Vitesse Arnhem	31 August 2010	30 June 2011	[44]
—	MF	Conor Clifford	Plymouth Argyle	22 October 2010	22 December 2010	[45][46]
58	FW	Adam Phillip	Yeovil Town	15 November 2010	15 December 2010	[47]
59	MF	Michael Woods	Notts County	25 November 2010	9 January 2011	[48]
—	DF	Ben Gordon	Scunthorpe United	6 January 2011	31 May 2011	[49]
60	MF	Daniel Philliskirk	Sheffield United	10 January 2011	31 May 2011	[50][51]
38	DF	Patrick van Aanholt	Leicester City	26 January 2011	31 May 2011	[52]
44	MF	Gaël Kakuta	Fulham	26 January 2011	31 May 2011	[53]
52	MF	Jacob Mellis	Barnsley	31 January 2011	8 May 2011	[54]
23	FW	Daniel Sturridge	Bolton Wanderers	31 January 2011	31 May 2011	[55]
43	DF	Jeffrey Bruma	Leicester City	11 February 2011	31 May 2011	[56]
—	MF	Conor Clifford	Notts County	11 February 2011	7 April 2011	[57][58][59]
45	FW	Fabio Borini	Swansea City	17 March 2011	30 May 2011	[60]
54	GK	Sam Walker	Barnet	24 March 2011	7 May 2011	[61]

Overall transfer activity

Spending Summer: £29.8 million Winter: £71.5 million Total: £101.3 million

Income Summer: £13.7 million Winter: £0 Total: £13.7 million

Expenditure Summer: £16.1 million Winter: £71.5 million Total: £87.6 million

Competitions

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
FA Community Shield	Final	Runners-up	8 Aug 2010
Premier League	—	2nd	14 Aug 2010	22 May 2011
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	Quarter-finals	15 Sept 2010	12 April 2011
Football League Cup	3rd round	3rd round	22 Sept 2010
FA Cup	3rd round	4th round	9 Jan 2011	19 Feb 2011

Pre-season

Crystal Palace v Chelsea

17 July 2010	Crystal Palace	0 – 1	Chelsea	Selhurst Park, London[62]
15:00 BST		(Report)	Essien  58'	Attendance: 21,345 Referee: Iain Williamson[63]

Ajax v Chelsea

23 July 2010	Ajax	3 – 1	Chelsea	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam[64]
17:00 BST	Bruma  6' (o.g.) De Jong  26' Suk  90'	(Report)	Sturridge  25'	Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Eintracht Frankfurt v Chelsea

1 August 2010	Eintracht Frankfurt	2 – 1	Chelsea	Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main[65]
15:00 BST	Ochs  24' Altıntop  82' (pen.)	(Report)	Malouda  36' Lampard  63'	Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Felix Brych

Hamburger SV v Chelsea

4 August 2010	Hamburger SV	2 – 1	Chelsea	Imtech Arena, Hamburg[66]
20:00 BST	Petrić  71' Son  86'	(Report)	Lampard  23' Terry  41'	Attendance: 47,440 Referee: Florian Meyer

FA Community Shield

Chelsea v Manchester United

8 August 2010	Chelsea	1 – 3	Manchester United	Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 BST	Kalou  83'	(Report)	Valencia  41' Hernández  76' Berbatov  90+2'	Attendance: 84,623 Referee: Andre Marriner

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester United (C)	38	23	11	4	78	37	+41	80	2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Chelsea	38	21	8	9	69	33	+36	71
3	Manchester City	38	21	8	9	60	33	+27	71
4	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	72	43	+29	68	2011–12 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	16	14	8	55	46	+9	62	2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6	Liverpool	38	17	7	14	59	44	+15	58

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	21	8	9	69	33	+36	71	14	3	2	39	13	+26	7	5	7	30	20	+10

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

Matches

Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion

14 August 2010 1	Chelsea	6 – 0	West Bromwich Albion	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 BST	Malouda  6', 90' Drogba  45+1', 55', 68' Ferreira  56' Lampard  63'	(Report)		Attendance: 41,589 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Wigan Athletic v Chelsea

21 August 2010 2	Wigan Athletic	0 – 6	Chelsea	DW Stadium, Wigan
17:15 BST	Diamé  60'	(Report)	Malouda  34' Ivanović  37' Anelka  48', 52' Terry  61' Kalou  78', 90' Benayoun  90+4'	Attendance: 14,476 Referee: Mike Dean

Chelsea v Stoke City

28 August 2010 3	Chelsea	2 – 0	Stoke City	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 BST	Malouda  31' Drogba  77' (pen.)	(Report)	Whitehead  37' Etherington  45+2'	Attendance: 40,931 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Chelsea

11 September 2010 4	West Ham United	1 – 3	Chelsea	Upton Park, London
15:00 BST	Parker  43',  85' Noble  90'	(Report)	Essien  2', 83' Kalou  18' Cole  40' Ivanović  64'	Attendance: 33,014 Referee: Chris Foy

Chelsea v Blackpool

19 September 2010 5	Chelsea	4 – 0	Blackpool	Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 BST	Kalou  2' Malouda  12', 41' Evatt  30' (o.g.) Drogba  37'	(Report)	Eardley  38' Vaughan  54'	Attendance: 41,761 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Manchester City v Chelsea

25 September 2010 6	Manchester City	1 – 0	Chelsea	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
12:45 BST	Zabaleta  35' Tevez  59' Boyata  77'	(Report)	Mikel  65' Ramires  80' Alex  90+2'	Attendance: 47,203 Referee: Andre Marriner

Chelsea v Arsenal

3 October 2010 7	Chelsea	2 – 0	Arsenal	Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 BST	Drogba  39' Ferreira  80' Alex  85'	(Report)	Koscielny  84'	Attendance: 41,828 Referee: Mike Dean

Aston Villa v Chelsea

16 October 2010 8	Aston Villa	0 – 0	Chelsea	Villa Park, Birmingham
17:30 BST	Warnock  65' Ireland  69' Clark  75' Young  80'	(Report)	Essien  13' Terry  60' McEachran  84'	Attendance: 40,122 Referee: Lee Mason

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers

23 October 2010 9	Chelsea	2 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 BST	Malouda  23' Mikel  73' Kalou  81'	(Report)	Stearman  33' Berra  89'	Attendance: 41,752 Referee: Lee Probert

Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea

30 October 2010 10	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 2	Chelsea	Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Benjani  21' Salgado  33' Nelsen  81'	(Report)	Anelka  39' Drogba  66' Ivanović  80',  84'	Attendance: 25,836 Referee: Peter Walton

Liverpool v Chelsea

7 November 2010 11	Liverpool	2 – 0	Chelsea	Anfield, Liverpool
16:00 GMT	Torres  11', 44'	(Report)	Zhirkov  20' Alex  90'	Attendance: 44,238 Referee: Howard Webb

Chelsea v Fulham

10 November 2010 12	Chelsea	1 – 0	Fulham	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 GMT	Essien  30',  50', 90+4' Cole  76'	(Report)		Attendance: 41,593 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Chelsea v Sunderland

14 November 2010 13	Chelsea	0 – 3	Sunderland	Stamford Bridge, London
16:10 GMT	Ivanović  40'	(Report)	Turner  29' Onuoha  45' Gyan  52' Welbeck  87'	Attendance: 41,072 Referee: Chris Foy

Birmingham City v Chelsea

20 November 2010 14	Birmingham City	1 – 0	Chelsea	St Andrews, Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Bowyer  17' Ridgewell  78' Fahey  85'	(Report)		Attendance: 24,357 Referee: Mark Halsey

Newcastle United v Chelsea

28 November 2010 15	Newcastle United	1 – 1	Chelsea	St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 GMT	Carroll  5' Tioté  85' Guthrie  90'	(Report)	Ramires  21' Kalou  45'	Attendance: 46,469 Referee: Andre Marriner

Chelsea v Everton

5 December 2010 16	Chelsea	1 – 1	Everton	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Drogba  42' (pen.) Terry  76'	(Report)	Neville  29' Howard  41' Coleman  77' Beckford  86' Jagielka  90+2'	Attendance: 41,642 Referee: Lee Probert

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

12 December 2010 17	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 1	Chelsea	White Hart Lane, London
16:00 GMT	Pavlyuchenko  15' Assou-Ekotto  35' Gomes  90+1'	(Report)	Drogba  70',  90+4' Essien  73'	Attendance: 35,787 Referee: Mike Dean

Arsenal v Chelsea

27 December 2010 18	Arsenal	3 – 1	Chelsea	Emirates Stadium, London
20:00 GMT	Van Persie  33' Song  44' Fàbregas  51',  68' Walcott  53'	(Report)	Cole  29' Kalou  39' Ivanović  57' Lampard  59'	Attendance: 60,112 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers

29 December 2010 19	Chelsea	1 – 0	Bolton Wanderers	Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 GMT	Ivanović  26' Malouda  61'	(Report)	Taylor  43'	Attendance: 40,982 Referee: Mike Jones

Chelsea v Aston Villa

2 January 2011 20	Chelsea	3 – 3	Aston Villa	Stamford Bridge, London
14:00 GMT	Lampard  23' (pen.) Ramires  39' Drogba  84' Terry  75'  89'	(Report)	Petrov  20' Collins  22' Friedel  22' Reo-Coker  28' A. Young  41' (pen.) Agbonlahor  42' Heskey  47',  49' Clark  45',  90+1'	Attendance: 41,222 Referee: Lee Mason

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea

5 January 2011 21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 0	Chelsea	Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Bosingwa  5' (o.g.)	(Report)	Ivanović  45+1'	Attendance: 26,432 Referee: Mark Halsey

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

15 January 2011 22	Chelsea	2 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Malouda  50' Ivanović  57' Anelka  76'	(Report)		Attendance: 40,846 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea

24 January 2011 23	Bolton Wanderers	0 – 4	Chelsea	Reebok Stadium, Bolton
20:00 GMT		(Report)	Drogba  11' Malouda  41' Anelka  56' Ramires  74'	Attendance: 22,837 Referee: Chris Foy

Sunderland v Chelsea

1 February 2011 24	Sunderland	2 – 4	Chelsea	Stadium of Light, Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Bardsley  4' Richardson  26',  83'	(Report)	Lampard  15' (pen.) Kalou  23' Drogba  54' Terry  60' Ivanović  83' Anelka  90+3'	Attendance: 37,855 Referee: Mark Halsey

Chelsea v Liverpool

5 February 2011 25	Chelsea	0 – 1	Liverpool	Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 GMT	Mikel  1'	(Report)	Meireles  69' Lucas  74'	Attendance: 41,829 Referee: Andre Marriner

Fulham v Chelsea

14 February 2011 26	Fulham	0 – 0	Chelsea	Craven Cottage, London
20:00 GMT	Sidwell  43' Gera  90+1'	(Report)	Ivanović  38'	Attendance: 25,685 Referee: Mike Dean

Chelsea v Manchester United

1 March 2011 27	Chelsea	2 – 1	Manchester United	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 GMT	Ramires  13' David Luiz  54',  61' Essien  74' Lampard  79' (pen.)	(Report)	Rooney  30' Vidić  45', 90+3'    Giggs  90+2'	Attendance: 41,825 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Blackpool v Chelsea

7 March 2011 28	Blackpool	1 – 3	Chelsea	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
20:00 GMT	Puncheon  86'	(Report)	Terry  20' Lampard  63' (pen.), 66'	Attendance: 15,584 Referee: Mike Dean

Chelsea v Manchester City

20 March 2011 29	Chelsea	2 – 0	Manchester City	Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 GMT	Ramires  68',  90+2' David Luiz  79',  90+3'	(Report)	Milner  25' De Jong  58' Džeko  70' Barry  82' Kolarov  90'	Attendance: 41,741 Referee: Chris Foy

Stoke City v Chelsea

2 April 2011 30	Stoke City	1 – 1	Chelsea	Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Walters  8',  55'	(Report)	Drogba  33' Bosingwa  58' Cole  64'	Attendance: 27,508 Referee: Peter Walton

Chelsea v Wigan Athletic

9 April 2011 31	Chelsea	1 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	David Luiz  55' Malouda  67'	(Report)	Boyce  42' Figueroa  90+2'	Attendance: 40,734 Referee: Howard Webb

West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea

16 April 2011 32	West Bromwich Albion	1 – 3	Chelsea	The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Odemwingie  17' Méïté  34'	(Report)	Drogba  22' Kalou  26' Lampard  45'	Attendance: 25,163 Referee: Lee Probert

Chelsea v Birmingham City

20 April 2011 33	Chelsea	3 – 1	Birmingham City	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 GMT	Malouda  3', 62' Kalou  26'	(Report)	Parnaby  50' Larsson  77' (pen.)	Attendance: 40,848 Referee: Mike Jones

Chelsea v West Ham United

23 April 2011 34	Chelsea	3 – 0	West Ham United	Stamford Bridge, London
17:30 GMT	Ivanović  29' Lampard  44' Torres  84' Malouda  90+3'	(Report)	Hitzlsperger  7' Ba  81'	Attendance: 41,656 Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

30 April 2011 35	Chelsea	2 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Stamford Bridge, London
17:30 GMT	Ivanović  38' Lampard  45+1' Drogba  49' Kalou  89'	(Report)	Sandro  19' Pavlyuchenko  57'	Attendance: 41,681 Referee: Andre Marriner

Manchester United v Chelsea

8 May 2011 36	Manchester United	2 – 1	Chelsea	Old Trafford, Manchester
16:10 GMT	Hernández  1' Vidić  23' Rooney  39' Giggs  83'	(Report)	Ivanović  12' Essien  43' Lampard  69' Ramires  86' Drogba  90'	Attendance: 75,445 Referee: Howard Webb

Chelsea v Newcastle United

15 May 2011 37	Chelsea	2 – 2	Newcastle United	Stamford Bridge, London
13:30 GMT	Ivanović  2',  60' Terry  9' Ramires  45+1' Lampard  57' Alex  83'	(Report)	Gutiérrez  10' Simpson  73' José Enrique  82' S. Taylor  90+2',  90+2'	Attendance: 41,739 Referee: Lee Mason

Everton v Chelsea

22 May 2011 38	Everton	1 – 0	Chelsea	Goodison Park, Liverpool
16:00 GMT	Heitinga  26' Coleman  46', 53' Baines  50' Beckford  74'	(Report)	Alex  51' Torres  90+3'	Attendance: 38,712 Referee: Peter Walton

UEFA Champions League

Chelsea's starting XI v Spartak Moscow at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 19 October 2010

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2010 in Monaco. Chelsea was paired with 2009–10 French Ligue 1 champions Marseille, as well as Russian Premier League's, Spartak Moscow and Žilina of the Slovakian Corgoň Liga.

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chelsea	6	5	0	1	14	4	+10	15
Marseille	6	4	0	2	12	3	+9	12
Spartak Moscow	6	3	0	3	7	10	−3	9
Žilina	6	0	0	6	3	19	−16	0

Žilina v Chelsea

15 September 2010 1	Žilina	1 – 4	Chelsea	Žilina, Slovakia
19:45 BST	Oravec  55'	(Report)	Essien  13' Anelka  24', 28' Sturridge  48'	Stadium: Stadium Pod Dubňom Attendance: 11,181 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Chelsea v Marseille

28 September 2010 2	Chelsea	2 – 0	Marseille	London, England
19:45 BST	Terry  7' Anelka  28' (pen.) Mikel  82'	(Report)	Mbia  27' Heinze  28'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,675 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Spartak Moscow v Chelsea

19 October 2010 3	Spartak Moscow	0 – 2	Chelsea	Moscow, Russia
17:30 BST	Suchý  56'	(Report)	Zhirkov  24',  88' Anelka  43'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Chelsea v Spartak Moscow

3 November 2010 4	Chelsea	4 – 1	Spartak Moscow	London, England
19:45 BST	Mikel  38' Anelka  49' Drogba  62' (pen.) Ivanović  66', 90+2'	(Report)	Kombarov  43' Ivanov  66' Bazhenov  86'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,477 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Chelsea v Žilina

23 November 2010 5	Chelsea	2 – 1	Žilina	London, England
19:45 GMT	Sturridge  51' Ramires  80' Malouda  86'	(Report)	Bello  19'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,266 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

Marseille v Chelsea

8 December 2010 6	Marseille	1 – 0	Chelsea	Marseille, France
19:45 GMT	Brandão  81' A. Ayew  82'	(Report)		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,604 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

Copenhagen v Chelsea

22 February 2011 First leg	Copenhagen	0 – 2	Chelsea	Copenhagen, Denmark
19:45 GMT	Zanka  7' Pospěch  70'	(Report)	Anelka  17', 54' Torres  35' Malouda  84' Terry  86'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Chelsea v Copenhagen

16 March 2011 Second leg	Chelsea	0 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.)	Copenhagen	London, England
19:45 GMT	Drogba  54'	(Report)	Claudemir  69' Bolaños  83'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 36,454 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Quarter-finals

Chelsea v Manchester United

6 April 2011 First leg	Chelsea	0 – 1	Manchester United	London, England
19:45 GMT	Zhirkov  36' Ramires  60' Essien  66' Torres  90+3'	(Report)	Rooney  24' Vidić  74' Van der Sar  80'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,915 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Manchester United v Chelsea

12 April 2011 Second leg	Manchester United	2 – 1 (3 – 1 agg.)	Chelsea	Manchester, England
19:45 GMT	O'Shea  19' Hernández  43' Evra  59' Park  77'	(Report)	Malouda  37' Terry  41' Ramires  33', 70' Drogba  76'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,672 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

League Cup

Chelsea v Newcastle United

22 September 2010 Third round	Chelsea	3 – 4	Newcastle United	London
19:45 BST	Van Aanholt  6' Bruma  32' Anelka  70', 87' (pen.)	(Report)	Ranger  27' R. Taylor  11'  32' Ameobi  43',  49', 90' Tioté  86'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,511 Referee: Phil Dowd

FA Cup

Chelsea v Ipswich Town

9 January 2011 Third round	Chelsea	7 – 0	Ipswich Town	London
15:00 GMT	Kalou  33' Sturridge  33', 52' Edwards  41' (o.g.) Anelka  49' Lampard  78', 79'	(Report)	Norris  41'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,654 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Everton v Chelsea

29 January 2011 Fourth round	Everton	1 – 1	Chelsea	Liverpool
12:30 GMT	Saha  62'	(Report)	Kalou  75'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 28,376 Referee: Howard Webb

Chelsea v Everton

19 February 2011 Replay	Chelsea	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p)	Everton	London
12:30 GMT	Malouda  43' Ramires  45+1' Lampard  104'	(Report)	Baines  51',  119' Coleman  53' Distin  60'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,113 Referee: Phil Dowd
		Penalties
	Lampard Drogba Anelka Essien Cole		Baines Jagielka Arteta Heitinga Neville

Statistics

Appearances

As of end of season^[67]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Community Shield	Champions League	Total
1	GK	1	Petr Čech	38	3	0	0	9	50
	MF	15	Florent Malouda	33+5	2	0	1	7+2	50
3	DF	3	Ashley Cole	38	2	0	1	7	48
	DF	2	Branislav Ivanović	32+2	3	0	1	10	48
5	FW	11	Didier Drogba	30+6	2	0	0+1	5+2	46
	DF	26	John Terry	33	3	1	1	8	46
	FW	39	Nicolas Anelka	27+5	2+1	1	1	7+2	46
8	MF	5	Michael Essien	32+1	1+1	0	1	7+1	44
9	FW	21	Salomon Kalou	16+15	2+1	0+1	1	3+3	42
10	MF	7	Ramires	22+7	3	1	—	7+1	41
11	MF	12	John Obi Mikel	28	1+1	0	1	5+1	37
12	MF	8	Frank Lampard	23+1	3	0	1	4	32
13	DF	19	Paulo Ferreira	12+9	1	1	0+1	4+1	29
14	DF	17	José Bosingwa	13+7	2	0	0	4	26
15	DF	18	Yuri Zhirkov	6+6	0+1	1	0+1	6+1	22
16	FW	23	Daniel Sturridge	0+13	1	1	0+1	2+3	21
17	DF	33	Alex	12+3	0	0+1	0	4	20
18	FW	9	Fernando Torres	8+6	—			3+1	18
19	MF	46	Josh McEachran	1+8	1	0+1	0	2+4	17
20	DF	4	David Luiz	11+1	—				12
	MF	44	Gaël Kakuta	1+4	0+1	1	0	2+3	12
22	MF	10	Yossi Benayoun	1+6	0	1	0+1	1	10
23	DF	43	Jeffrey Bruma	1+1	0+1	1	0+1	1+1	7
24	DF	38	Patrick van Aanholt	0	1	1	0	1+3	6
25	GK	22	Ross Turnbull	0	0	1	0	1	2
26	DF	34	Ryan Bertrand	0+1	0	0	0	0	1
	GK	40	Henrique Hilário	0	0	0	1	0	1
	MF	52	Jacob Mellis	0	0	0	0	0+1	1

Goalscorers

As of end of season^[67]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Community Shield	Champions League	Total
1	FW	39	Nicolas Anelka	6	1	2	0	7	16
2	MF	15	Florent Malouda	13	0	0	0	1	14
3	MF	8	Frank Lampard	10	3	0	0	0	13
	FW	11	Didier Drogba	11	0	0	0	2	13
	FW	21	Salomon Kalou	10	2	0	1	0	13
6	DF	2	Branislav Ivanović	4	0	0	0	2	6
7	MF	5	Michael Essien	3	0	0	0	1	4
	FW	23	Daniel Sturridge	0	2	0	0	2	4
	DF	26	John Terry	3	0	0	0	1	4
10	DF	4	David Luiz	2	—				2
	MF	7	Ramires	1	0	0	—	0	1
	DF	33	Alex	1	0	0	0	0	1
13	FW	9	Fernando Torres	1	—			0	1
	MF	10	Yossi Benayoun	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	18	Yuri Zhirkov	0	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	38	Patrick van Aanholt	0	0	1	0	0	1
—	Own Goals			1	1	0	0	0	2
TOTALS				69	9	3	1	17	99

Clean sheets

As of end of season^[67]

No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Community Shield	Champions League	Total
1	Petr Čech	15	1	0	0	4	20
TOTALS		15	1	0	0	4	20

Disciplinary record

As of end of season^[67]

Rnk	Pos.	No.	Player	PL		CL		League Cup		FA Cup		Total (FA Total)
1	MF	7	Ramires	7	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	10 (8)	1 (0)	0
2	DF	2	Branislav Ivanović	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12 (12)	0	0
3	MF	5	Michael Essien	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6 (5)	0	1 (1)
4	FW	11	Didier Drogba	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7 (6)	0	0
	DF	26	John Terry	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7 (5)	0	0
6	MF	12	John Obi Mikel	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5 (3)	0	0
7	DF	3	Ashley Cole	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4 (4)	0	0
	MF	15	Florent Malouda	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4 (2)	0	0
9	DF	4	David Luiz	3	0	—						3 (3)	0	0
	FW	9	Fernando Torres	1	0	2	0	—				3 (1)	0	0
	DF	18	Yuri Zhirkov	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3 (1)	0	0
	DF	33	Alex	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 (3)	0	0
13	MF	8	Frank Lampard	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 (2)	0	0
	DF	19	Paulo Ferreira	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 (2)	0	0
15	DF	17	José Bosingwa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0
	FW	21	Salomon Kalou	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0
	DF	43	Jeffrey Bruma	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0
	MF	46	Josh McEachran	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0
TOTALS				59	1	14	1	1	0	2	0	76 (62)	1 (0)	1 (1)

Overall

As of end of season^[67]

Games played	53 (38 Premier League, 10 UEFA Champions League, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Community Shield)
Games won	28 (21 Premier League, 6 UEFA Champions League, 1 FA Cup)
Games drawn	11 (8 Premier League, 1 UEFA Champions League, 2 FA Cup)
Games lost	14 (9 Premier League, 3 UEFA Champions League, 1 League Cup, 1 Community Shield)
Goals scored	99 (69 Premier League, 17 UEFA Champions League, 9 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 1 Community Shield)
Goals conceded	49 (33 Premier League, 7 UEFA Champions League, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 Community Shield)
Goal difference	+50 (+36 Premier League, +10 UEFA Champions League, +7 FA Cup, -1 League Cup, -2 Community Shield)
Clean sheets	20 (15 Premier League, 4 UEFA Champions League, 1 FA Cup)
Yellow cards	76 (59 Premier League, 14 UEFA Champions League, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Red cards	2 (1 Premier League, 1 UEFA Champions League)
Worst discipline	Ramires 10 1
Best result(s)	W 7 – 0 (H) v Ipswich Town – FA Cup – 9 January 2011
Worst result(s)	L 0 – 3 (H) v Sunderland – Premier League – 14 November 2010
Most appearances	Petr Čech & Florent Malouda (50 appearances)
Top scorer	Nicolas Anelka (16 goals)
Top assister	Didier Drogba (20 assists)
Points	Overall: 94/159 (59.12%)

Awards

No.	Name	Country	Award
44	Gaël Kakuta	France	2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Golden Player[68]
—	Carlo Ancelotti	Italy	Manager of the Month (August 2010, March 2011 & April 2011)
1	Petr Čech	Czech Republic	2010 & 2011 Golden Ball (Czech Republic)[69]
4	David Luiz	Brazil	Player of the Month (March 2011)
3	Ashley Cole	England	In the 2010–11 Premier League Team of the Year
Chelsea FC			Barclays Premier League Fair Play Award

References

1. "Torres joins Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
2. "Torres makes record move from Liverpool to Chelsea". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
3. "David Luiz signs". Chelsea F.C. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
4. "Chelsea complete £21.3m Luiz signing". ESPN Soccernet. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
5. "Chelsea confirm Joe Cole, Michael Ballack and Juliano Belletti will leave club". The Daily Telegraph. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
6. "Yossi Benayoun Signs". Chelsea F.C. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
7. "Chelsea sign teenage Czech defender Tomas Kalas". BBC Sport. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
8. "Deco Joins Fluminense". Chelsea F.C. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
9. "Sinclair to Swansea". Chelsea F.C. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
10. "Swans sign Chelsea's Scott Sinclair on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
11. "Carvalho deal agreed". Chelsea F.C. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
12. "Ricardo Carvalho joins Real Madrid from Chelsea in €8m deal". The Guardian. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
13. "Ramires signs for Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
14. "Chelsea aim to push through £18m signing of Brazil midfielder Ramires". The Guardian. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
15. "Hutchinson Retires". Chelsea F.C. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
16. "Chelsea 2–1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
17. "New Home Kit Revealed". Chelsea F.C. 15 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
18. "New Away Kit Available Today". Chelsea F.C. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
19. "New Third Kit Revealed". Chelsea F.C. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
20. "Yossi revels in Chelsea move". Sky Sports. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
21. "Chelsea complete signing of Brazil midfielder Ramires". BBC Sport. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
22. "Matej Delac looking forward to Chelsea move". Chelsea F.C. 29 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
23. "Matej Delač potpisao za Chelsea!" [Matej Delač signed for Chelsea!]. Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 11 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
24. "Joe Cole to leave Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
25. "Liverpool sign Joe Cole on four-year deal". The Daily Telegraph. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
26. "Michael Ballack to leave Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
27. "Michael Ballack rejoins Bayer Leverkusen". BBC Sport. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
28. "Belletti to leave". Chelsea F.C. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
29. "Belletti agrees terms with Fluminense". FIFA.com. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
30. "Stoch joins Fenerbahce". Chelsea F.C. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
31. "Stoch Hakkinda" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
32. "Billy Knott". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
33. "New And Departing Professionals". Chelsea F.C. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
34. "Former Chelsea midfielder signs". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 28 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
35. "Di Santo sold to Wigan". Chelsea F.C. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
36. "Wigan complete £2m signing of Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo". Daily Mail. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
37. "Taylor signs on loan for two months". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
38. "Crewe Alexandra extend Rhys Taylor loan from Chelsea". BBC Sport. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
39. "Philliskirk to Oxford". Chelsea F.C. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 August 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
40. "Bertrand to Forest, Gordon to Scotland". Chelsea F.C. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
41. "Cork loan to Burnley". Chelsea F.C. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
42. "Serbian pair go Dutch". Chelsea F.C. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
43. "Mancienne back to Wolves". Chelsea F.C. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
44. "Delac signed on and loaned out". Chelsea F.C. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
45. "Conor Clifford loan deal". Chelsea F.C. 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
46. "Clifford back to the Bridge". Chelsea F.C. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
47. "Yeovil sign Chelsea striker Adam Phillip on loan deal". BBC Sport. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
48. "Loan move for Woods". Chelsea F.C. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
49. "New loan for reserve defender". Chelsea F.C. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
50. "Loan move for reserve midfielder". Chelsea F.C. 10 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
51. "Loan lengthened for Philliskirk". Chelsea F.C. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
52. "Van Aanholt to Leicester". Chelsea F.C. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
53. "Kakuta loan deal done". Chelsea F.C. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
54. "Mellis loaned out". Chelsea F.C. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
55. "Sturridge loan to Bolton". Chelsea F.C. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
56. "Bruma Leicester loan". Chelsea F.C. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
57. "Conor Clifford Notts County loan". Chelsea F.C. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
58. "Clifford extends Magpies loan". Chelsea F.C. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
59. "Clifford returns to Chelsea". Notts County F.C. 7 April 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
60. "Borini loan switch to south Wales". Chelsea F.C. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
61. "Young keeper Walker out on loan". Chelsea F.C. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
62. "Two More Pre-Season Friendlies Announced". Crystal Palace F.C. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
63. "Team News". Crystal Palace F.C. 17 June 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
64. "Ajax to play Chelsea". AFC Ajax. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
65. "Eintracht Frankfurt trifft auf Chelsea FC" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
66. "Der Sommerfahrplan des Hamburger SV" (in German). Hamburger SV. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
67. "Post-Season Briefing 2010/11". Chelsea F.C. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
68. "2010: Gaël Kakuta". UEFA.com 2 August 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
69. "Cech is Czech's best". Chelsea F.C. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

External links

• Official website