2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Chelsea Football Club's 100th competitive season, 25th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 22nd consecutive season in the Premier League and 108th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Chelsea participated in the UEFA Champions League this season, having qualified directly for the group stage by virtue of finishing third in the 2012–13 Premier League. It ultimately reached the semi-finals, losing there to Atlético Madrid. Chelsea came third in the Premier League for a second successive season, thus again qualifying for the Champions League group stage. Chelsea ended their 2013–14 campaign without a trophy, a first since the 2010–11 season. Their league performance, however, was the best since the 2009–10 season, with the team amassing 82 points.

Chelsea
2013–14 season
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerJosé Mourinho
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League3rd
FA CupFifth round
League CupFifth round
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
UEFA Super CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Eden Hazard (14)
All: Eden Hazard (17)
Highest home attendance41,623 vs West Bromwich Albion (9 November, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance38,059 vs Basel (18 September, UEFA Champions League)

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June edit

 
José Mourinho returned as Chelsea's manager in June 2013.

On 3 June, Chelsea announced that former manager José Mourinho had been appointed as the new manager for the 2013–14 season. He signed a four-year contract with the Blues, up to the end of the 2016–17 season. He was re-united with former squad members John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, John Obi Mikel, Petr Čech, Henrique Hilário and Michael Essien whom he brought back from his loan spell at Real Madrid. Mourinho also brought three coaching staff members with him to Stamford Bridge in Rui Faria, Silvino Louro—both of whom had worked at Chelsea under Mourinho's previous tenure—and José Morais. Mourinho was officially announced to the media on 10 June and took charge of the team on 1 July for the pre-season.[1] One of Mourinho's first games was against Barcelona rival Pep Guardiola, as he managed 2012–13 UEFA Champions League winners Bayern Munich in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup at the Eden Arena in Prague.[2] In Mourinho's first official interview back, he referred to himself as "The Happy One" in regards to his appointment as the new Chelsea manager, having called himself "The Special One" during his first tenure.[3]

On 13 June, Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen reached an agreement for the transfer of André Schürrle, subject to the completion of legal documentation and related matters, including personal terms and passing a medical.

Following the release of the 2013–14 Premier League fixtures, Mourinho's first match in charge since his return was at home against Hull City. Chelsea then faced a trip to Old Trafford for David Moyes' first home game as Manchester United manager. The Blues will finish their campaign away to Cardiff City. During his first spell in charge at Chelsea, Mourinho was unbeaten in 60 league home games.[4][5]

On 21 June, the club announced a contract extension with Adidas that will see them supply the club kits until 2023.[6] This deal means that Chelsea, along with Arsenal, hold the record for the biggest shirt deal in the history of the Barclays Premier League, valued at £300 million.

Chelsea completed the signing of André Schürrle for a fee of around £18.75 million. Schürrle became Mourinho's first signing since returning to the club, signing a five-year deal. He is the first player to wear the number 14 shirt since Claudio Pizarro in 2007–08.[7][8]

Marko Marin left Chelsea to go on loan at Sevilla for the duration of the season[9] while Todd Kane and George Saville also went on season long and half-season loans to Blackburn Rovers[10] and Brentford, respectively. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will remain on loan at Atlético Madrid for at least another season.[11]

A number of players were released by the club; Yossi Benayoun, Florent Malouda; who joined Trabzonspor in Turkey; Ross Turnbull, who signed for Doncaster Rovers; and several youth prospects that failed to live up to expectation. Paulo Ferreira retired from football after several years at the club and Jeffrey Bruma was sold to PSV for £2.5 million.

July edit

Chelsea signed midfielder Marco van Ginkel from Dutch club Vitesse for an undisclosed fee, but a reported £8 million deal. The 20-year-old signed on a five-year deal and was Chelsea's second signing of the summer. Van Ginkel won the 2012 Dutch Football Talent of the Year.[12][13]

Chelsea also announced the signing of former Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, on a free transfer. After having two bids rejected for Norwich City goalkeeper John Ruddy, Mourinho decided to sign Mark Schwarzer as back up for Petr Čech.[14][15] Oriol Romeu left Chelsea to go on loan at Valencia for the entirety of the season, while West Bromwich Albion youngster Isaiah Brown was signed for around £250,000. Mourinho won his first game back as Chelsea boss after overseeing a 1–0 friendly victory over the Singha All-Stars on 17 July in Chelsea's first leg of their Asian tour in Bangkok. A few days later, on 21 July, Chelsea won the second leg of their Asian tour with a 4–1 victory over a Malaysian XI in Shah Alam. On 23 July, Chelsea announced the signing of Cristián Cuevas from Chilean club O'Higgins.[16]

Chelsea rounded off their Asian tour with an 8–1 demolition of the BNI Indonesia All-Stars in Jakarta on 25 July.

A number of young players were sent on loan to gain first-team experience; Patrick van Aanholt and Gaël Kakuta were both sent on loan to Vitesse for another season, Matej Delač was sent on a season-long loan to Vojvodina in Serbia, whilst Sam Walker and Daniel Pappoe were both loaned to Colchester United for the first half of the season. Additionally, Patrick Bamford, Billy Clifford and Milan Lalkovič were sent on half-season loans to Milton Keynes Dons, Yeovil and Walsall respectively, whilst Eden Hazard's younger brother Thorgan also saw his loan with Zulte-Waregem in Belgium renewed for the season.

August edit

On 1 August, Chelsea announced that senior reserve goalkeeper Henrique Hilário had signed a new one-year deal after his contract had expired in June.[17] Another youngster was signed, teenage Croatian striker Stipe Perica. Eighteen-year-old defender Nathan Aké signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, he made six appearances for the Blues last season.

Chelsea recorded a comfortable 2–0 victory over Inter Milan in Round 1 of prestige exhibition tournament the International Champions Cup on 1 August in Indianapolis. Chelsea registered another win in their Round 2 fixture three days later on 4 August, once again a comfortable 2–0 victory, this time over Internazionale's cross-town rivals Milan in New York City. On 7 August, Chelsea lost their perfect pre-season record after they were defeated in the International Champions Cup final by Real Madrid in Miami, losing 3–1.[18] Chelsea won their final game of pre-season in a 2–1 victory over Roma in Washington, D.C., on 10 August. This marked the end of a largely successful pre-season for Chelsea, registering wins over Italian top flight opposition in Inter, Milan and Roma, while comfortably defeating three Asian sides.

Yet again, more youngsters were sent on loan and in keeping with Chelsea's special relationship with Vitesse, newly signed Chilean youngster Cristián Cuevas and Lucas Piazon were sent on loan to the Dutch side[19] while Jhon Pírez will spend another season out on loan at third division Spanish outfit Leganés. Promising young full-back Wallace was sent on loan to Inter Milan and newly signed striker Stipe Perica joined NAC Breda.

On 18 August, Mourinho won his "second" first competitive game in charge of Chelsea with a 2–0 victory over Hull City. Despite Frank Lampard's early penalty miss, Oscar gave Chelsea the lead, poking the ball under the onrushing Allan McGregor after a sumptuous passing move. A superb 35-yard free kick from Lampard sealed the win before the half-hour. The victory meant that Mourinho's Chelsea were unbeaten at Stamford Bridge in 61 league games.[20] Chelsea continued their strong home form under Mourinho with a narrow 2–1 win over Aston Villa on 21 August. An own goal by Antonio Luna opened the scoring after Brad Guzan's save from an Eden Hazard shot rebounded off of him and into the net. Villa later equalised through a quickfire shot from Christian Benteke inside Petr Čech's near post, but after 73 minutes, Branislav Ivanović connected with Lampard's free kick to head home the winner.[21] On 28 August, it was confirmed that Chelsea had signed Willian for £30 million from Anzhi Makhachkala. It was reported that Roman Abramovich used his Russian connections and called the Anzhi owner to convince him to join, even though he had already completed a medical for Tottenham Hotspur.

In their final game before their UEFA Super Cup clash with Bayern Munich, Chelsea were held by Manchester United to a dour 0–0 draw at Old Trafford on 26 August. Just before Chelsea were drawn in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage, they announced the signing of Samuel Eto'o from Anzhi in a deal believed to be around £2 million.[22][23] Chelsea were drawn in Group E alongside Schalke 04, Basel and Steaua București. Last season, Chelsea defeated Steaua and Basel on their way to the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League title.

On 30 August, Chelsea were beaten in the UEFA Super Cup by Bayern Munich on penalties at the Eden Arena in Prague. The match was a tense encounter largely dominated by Bayern, but Chelsea were dangerous on the break, opening the scoring through a fantastic strike from Fernando Torres, who was set up by André Schürrle, who had received the ball from Eden Hazard following a mazy run. Bayern equalised through a sweetly struck shot by Franck Ribéry inside Petr Čech's near post. With five minutes left, Ramires was sent off for a second bookable offence leaving Chelsea to face extra-time with ten men.[24] Early in the first half of extra-time, Hazard put Chelsea ahead after beating two Bayern defenders and wrong-footing Manuel Neuer. Chelsea managed to hold on until the final five seconds after spending much of extra-time camped in their own 18-yard box, but Javi Martínez broke their hearts putting the ball past Čech after a deflection carried it into his path. During the penalty shoot-out, all the players on both sides scored their penalties up until Chelsea's final penalty taker, Romelu Lukaku, hit a tame penalty that was saved by Neuer, thus sealing the win for Bayern.[25]

Position at the end of August
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
2 Manchester City 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3 Liverpool 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6
4 Tottenham Hotspur 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6
5 Stoke City 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
Source: [citation needed]

September edit

Chelsea announced the signing of Porto winger Christian Atsu for a reported £3.5 million. The 21-year-old was sent to Chelsea's partner club Vitesse, who have been sent many young Chelsea players for development in recent years, on a season-long loan.[26][27] On the final day of the transfer window, Victor Moses and Romelu Lukaku joined Merseyside clubs Liverpool and Everton, respectively, on season-long loans whilst Ulises Dávila was sent to Córdoba in Spain. Later in the month, young English players Nathaniel Chalobah and Josh McEachran were sent on loan to Nottingham Forest and Watford, respectively, until the turn of the year.[28][29]

On 14 September, Mourinho suffered the first defeat of his "second coming" as Chelsea were defeated 1–0 by Everton through a Steven Naismith header in first-half stoppage time after an impressive defensive display by the Merseyside club at Goodison Park. Four days later, Chelsea suffered a shock defeat by Basel in their opening group game in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea opened the scoring just before the interval through a tidy finish by Oscar from eight yards out, though two quickfire goals for Basel in the last 15 minutes from Mohamed Salah and Marco Streller condemned Chelsea to their first-ever loss in an opening group game of the Champions League.[30]

Chelsea won their following fixture in the Premier League on 21 September after a four-game winless streak and two game losing streak in all competitions against Fulham. The 2–0 victory was secured by two close-range finishes by Oscar and John Obi Mikel respectively, the latter being a staggering surprise, as Mikel had not scored for Chelsea since 2007 and became the source of many jokes between Chelsea fans.

After two well-worked goals from Fernando Torres and Ramires, Chelsea comfortably defeated Swindon Town in their League Cup third round tie on 24 September[31] to set up a trip to the Emirates to face local rivals Arsenal.[32] Four days later, Chelsea faced another local rival in Tottenham. The game ended all square with Tottenham going in front through a Gylfi Sigurðsson goal in the 19th minute, and the Chelsea equaliser coming from a Juan Mata set piece which that headed in by Chelsea captain John Terry in the 65th minute. A controversial moment in this game involving Jan Vertonghen and Fernando Torres resulted in the latter being sent off for a second bookable offence for a perceived elbow into Vertonghen's face, replays suggest there was little, if any contact.

Position at the end of September
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Tottenham Hotspur 6 4 1 1 6 2 +4 13
4 Everton 6 3 3 0 9 6 +3 12
5 Chelsea 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11
6 Southampton 6 3 2 1 5 2 +3 11
7 Manchester City 6 3 1 2 14 7 +7 10
Source: [citation needed]

October edit

On 1 October, Chelsea convincingly defeated Steaua București in Romania 0–4 in their second Champions League group game. The rout was started with a tap-in from Ramires, followed by a saved Samuel Eto'o shot rebounding off a defender's shin for a second. In the second half, Ramires completed a brace with a strong shot into the near post after impressive wing-play by André Schürrle and Frank Lampard finished Steaua off with a trade-mark goal, a low shot from 18 yards skimming in off the base of the far post. Chelsea won their third game in a row by defeating Norwich 1–3 at Carrow Road on 6 October. Chelsea went ahead in the fourth minute through an 18-yard strike from Oscar, though they were pulled back in the 68th minute by an Anthony Pilkington header before Eden Hazard scored the winner from a quick counter-attack, the win was sealed with a spectacular finish from Willian, scoring his first for Chelsea.

Chelsea continued their fine form, beating Cardiff City 4–1 on 19 October, their third consecutive win in all competitions. Cardiff opened the scoring through Jordon Mutch, capitalising on a David Luiz mistake, however Chelsea dominated the game from there on in, with two goals from Eden Hazard and high quality finishes from Samuel Eto'o and Oscar completing the rout. This victory preserved Chelsea's perfect home league record. Three days later, Chelsea earned three valuable points after defeating Schalke 04 3–0 in their third Champions League group game, with Fernando Torres scoring a brace and Eden Hazard scoring late on through an impressive solo effort.

On 27 October, Chelsea faced Manchester City, an important game for both sides looking to continue strong league forms. The match was a tense encounter in which Fernando Torres played superbly, netting a late winner following a defensive mix-up after setting up André Schürrle for Chelsea's first. Manchester City equalised through Sergio Agüero early in the second half, however they could not hold on for a point.

A Chelsea containing ten changes defeated Arsenal in the Fourth round of the League Cup, with a goal in each half from Spaniards César Azpilicueta and Juan Mata.[33] The following day, the Blues were drawn to face either Southampton or Sunderland away in the next round.

Chelsea completed the signing of promising 18-year-old midfielder Bertrand Traoré on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He had previously played for the Blues on the pre-season tour of Asia and scored against the Malaysia XI and the Indonesia All Stars.[34]

Position at the end of October
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arsenal 9 7 1 1 20 9 +11 22
2 Chelsea 9 6 2 1 16 6 +10 20
3 Liverpool 9 6 2 1 17 8 +9 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur 9 6 1 2 9 5 +4 19
5 Southampton 9 5 3 1 10 3 +7 18
Source: [citation needed]

November edit

An underwhelming Chelsea display ended in defeat by Newcastle United on 2 November, with goals from Yoan Gouffran and Loïc Rémy. In a post-match interview, Mourinho expressed his bewilderment at the result: "I am angry, because I don't understand why after a fantastic run of matches, we lose this game"(BBC MOTD). Chelsea continued their strong Champions League form by defeating Schalke 04 3–0 at Stamford Bridge on 6 November in their fourth group game with a brace from Samuel Eto'o and an acrobatic volley from Demba Ba, thus making it three consecutive wins without conceding a goal.

Three days later, Chelsea drew 2–2 with West Brom at home, a last minute Eden Hazard penalty saving the point. On 23 November, Chelsea returned to winning ways following the international break with a 0–3 win against West Ham United at Upton Park. A brace from Frank Lampard either side of a fine finish from Oscar sealed the win for the Blues and moved them up above Southampton to third.[35] Chelsea again displayed inconsistent form, however, later losing 1–0 to Basel on 26 November without registering a shot on target.

Position at the end of November
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arsenal 13 10 1 2 27 10 +17 31
2 Liverpool 12 7 3 2 24 13 +11 24
3 Chelsea 12 7 3 2 21 10 +11 24
4 Everton 13 6 6 1 21 13 +8 24
5 Newcastle United 13 7 2 4 19 18 +1 23
Source: [citation needed]

December edit

Chelsea started December with a home win against Southampton, continuing their strong home form in the league. The Saints took a shock early lead, Jay Rodriguez finding the back of the net with only 13 seconds on the clock. The Blues came back to win through second half goals from John Terry, Gary Cahill and a late goal from substitute Demba Ba.[36] Chelsea's next match saw them defeat a spirited Sunderland side 3–4 in a thrilling, topsy-turvy encounter at the Stadium of Light; yet again the Blues went behind but were able to fight back to get the win following a mercurial display by Eden Hazard, who scored a brace.[37] After three wins on the trot, Chelsea went to the Britannia Stadium looking to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to one point. Having gone 0–1 up through a solo effort from André Schürrle, things seemed to be going well, but Stoke capitalised on a defensive error to go into the break tied at 1–1. A Stephen Ireland goal put the hosts ahead, but not for long as Schürrle scored his third of the season and second of the match, again from outside the area. A draw was looking likely until Oussama Assaidi gave Stoke the full three points with a curling strike from 20 yards out to send Mourinho's men away empty-handed.[38]

Chelsea finished in first place in their Champions League group after beating Steaua București at Stamford Bridge through a solitary Demba Ba goal.[39] They were then subsequently drawn to play Galatasaray in the first knockout round,[40] meaning former legendary forward Didier Drogba will play Chelsea for the first time since leaving the club after the 2012 Champions League Final.[41] Chelsea edged passed Crystal Palace 2–1 following a sublime Ramires strike,[42] to move two points behind Arsenal after they lost 6–3 to Manchester City.[42]

Chelsea travelled to the Stadium of Light for the second time in a month to face Sunderland in the quarter-final of the League Cup. Despite leading for most of the second half through a scrambled Frank Lampard finish (this goal was the first incident to require the use of hawk-eye technology in League Cup history) and barely being troubled by their opponents' attack, a late equaliser from former Chelsea man Fabio Borini pushed the game into extra time, where a 118th-minute winner from Ki Sung-yueng saw Chelsea dumped out of the Capital One Cup.[43] On 23 December, Chelsea faced a tough trip to Arsenal yet they came through it unscathed, drawing 0–0,[44] keeping their first clean sheet since the 3–0 victory over West Ham.[35] On Boxing Day, an Eden Hazard goal granted Mourinho's team a 1–0 win over Swansea City.[45] Chelsea's final game of 2013 ended in a superb victory over Liverpool. Despite going behind after three minutes, goals from Eden Hazard and Samuel Eto'o moved the Blues four points ahead of Liverpool and two points behind leaders Arsenal.[46]

Position at the end of December
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arsenal 19 13 3 3 37 18 +19 42
2 Manchester City 19 13 2 4 44 11 +33 41
3 Chelsea 19 12 4 3 35 19 +16 40
4 Everton 19 10 7 2 31 18 +13 37
5 Liverpool 19 11 3 5 44 23 +21 36
Source: [citation needed]

January edit

Chelsea kicked off 2014 with an impressively comfortable 0–3 away victory against this season's surprise package Southampton. Southampton kept Chelsea at bay until midway through the second half, when Mourinho made a double substitution, taking André Schürrle and Juan Mata off for Willian and Oscar, the latter of whose deflected cross was tapped by Fernando Torres in the 60th minute, and later scored himself in the 82nd minute following a good strike by Willian.

Unbeknownst to all, this would be Juan Mata's final Chelsea appearance, reacting angrily to his substitution in the 53rd minute following a mostly poor season, spending most of it on the bench. Over the course of two-and-a-half seasons, Mata made 135 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 33 goals and winning both the Champions League and the Europa League alongside the FA Cup following a highly successful spell at the club, winning the Chelsea the Player of the Year award in two consecutive seasons.

Chelsea began their 2014 FA Cup campaign with a comfortable 2–0 win against second-tier side Derby County, managed by former England coach Steve McClaren. Victory came courtesy of a rare John Obi Mikel goal, scoring his second of the season despite not having scored since 2007 before his goal against Fulham in October, followed by an Oscar goal 20 minutes from time that sealed the win. On 11 January, Chelsea won their fourth consecutive league game at the KC Stadium with a 0–2 win over Hull City, with goals from Hazard and Torres.

Chelsea made it five league wins on the trot with an impressive 3–1 home win against Manchester United on 19 January, with a Samuel Eto'o hat-trick making the difference. Chelsea progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 1–0 victory over Stoke City, the winner being a superb Oscar free-kick in the first half. Chelsea, however, failed to complete a perfect January as they drew 0–0 to relegation candidates West Ham. Chelsea had 39 shots throughout the game yet failed to score, the first time since the 2003–04 Premier League season that this has happened.[47]

On the final day of the January Transfer Window, Chelsea signed French youngster Kurt Zouma for a reported £12 million from Saint-Étienne. The defender was imminently loaned back to Saint-Étienne for the remainder of the season.[48]

Position at the end of January
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City 23 17 2 4 58 16 +42 53
2 Arsenal 23 16 4 3 45 21 +24 52
3 Chelsea 23 15 5 3 43 20 +23 50
4 Liverpool 23 14 4 5 57 28 +29 46
5 Tottenham Hotspur 23 13 4 6 30 31 −1 43
Source: [citation needed]

February edit

Chelsea became the first premier league team to defeat Manchester City and the first team to stop them scoring at the Etihad Stadium all season as a Branislav Ivanović scored after 32 minutes.[49] City had scored 42 goals in 11 games and had not fail to score at home since Birmingham City held them to a 0–0 draw in November 2010.[50] Etihad Stadium While becoming the first team to do the double over City since Everton in the 2010–11 season. The win moved Chelsea level on points with City, yet behind on goal difference, +41 to Chelsea's +24.

On 8 February, Chelsea defeated Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge, 3–0. Eden Hazard scored his first hat-trick for Chelsea, which also saw them go to the top of the table.[51] Chelsea's good February form stuttered as they slipped up to a draw away to West Brom[52] and being knocked out of the 2013–14 FA Cup to Manchester City.[53]

Chelsea, however, ended February on a high, as a last minute Frank Lampard free-kick against Everton, 1–0, kept Chelsea top of the table.[54] Additionally, Chelsea finished February in good form as they grabbed a 1–1 draw at 2013 Turkish Champions Galatasaray. Fernando Torres gave Chelsea a vital away goal, before an Aurélien Chedjou goal pulled the Turkish club back into it.[55]

Position at the end of February
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea 27 18 6 3 49 21 +28 60
2 Arsenal 27 18 5 4 52 27 +25 59
3 Manchester City 26 18 3 5 59 17 +42 57
4 Liverpool 27 17 5 5 70 35 +35 56
5 Tottenham Hotspur 27 15 5 7 36 33 +3 50
Source: [citation needed]

March edit

Chelsea started March by defeating West London rivals Fulham 1–3 away at Craven Cottage. In the match, André Schürrle grabbed a second-half hat-trick to move Chelsea four points ahead of both second-placed Liverpool and third-placed Arsenal.[56]

One week later, Chelsea again triumphed in a London derby, defeating Tottenham 4–0 home. First, Samuel Eto'o capitalised on a mistake from Jan Vertonghen before Younès Kaboul fouled the Cameroonian and was subsequently sent off, conceding a penalty that Eden Hazard converted. Spurs played the last 30 minutes with ten men, and in the last five minutes, Demba Ba scored twice to triple his goal tally for the season. The win moved Chelsea seven points ahead of second place with the other teams behind having played fewer games.[57]

Chelsea's 14 Premier League unbeaten run came to an end at Aston Villa in controversial fashion. Willian was sent off after two debatable yellow cards, before Fabian Delph scored a superb winner for the Villains. Ramires, however, was sent off for a poor foul on Karim El Ahmadi and Mourinho was subsequently sent to the stands for protesting the red card. Despite the loss, Chelsea still remained four points ahead of nearest rivals Liverpool in the standings.[58]

Three days later, Chelsea became the first English team to progress in the Round of 16 in the Champions League by defeating Galatasaray at Stamford Bridge. An early goal from Samuel Eto'o and a goal two minutes before half time from Gary Cahill sent the Blues to the next round.[59]

Chelsea finished March in disappointment, as they succumbed to defeat at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace, 1–0. John Terry scored an unfortunate own goal after 52 minutes as Chelsea lost top spot for the first time since the beginning of February.[60]

Position at the end of March
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Chelsea 32 21 6 5 62 24 +38 69 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage
Source: [citation needed]

April edit

Chelsea began April in poor fashion, as they lost 3–1 to Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, leaving their 2013–14 Champions League hopes in the balance. Ezequiel Lavezzi gave PSG the lead after three minutes before Eden Hazard equalised from the penalty spot. An own goal from David Luiz, however, and a last minute goal from Javier Pastore will require of Chelsea to score a minimum of two goals at Stamford Bridge in the home leg.[61]

Chelsea moved back to the top of the table as they defeated Stoke City at Stamford Bridge. Goals from new signing Mohamed Salah, Frank Lampard and Willian gave the Blues all three points. Lampard's goal was his 250th of his career, having scored 210 for Chelsea, 39 for West Ham and one for Swansea.[62]

The second leg of the Champions League quarter-final ended in dramatic fashion, as a last minute goal from Demba Ba sent Chelsea through to the semi-finals at the expense of PSG. Eden Hazard limped off early and was replaced by André Schürrle, who subsequently scored from a long throw-in after 32 minutes before Demba Ba's late goal secured Mourinho's unbeaten record in the Champions League quarter-final stage.[63]

Ba scored his second goal in two games as Chelsea edged past ten-men Swansea 0–1 at the Liberty Stadium.[64]

Mourinho's superb unbeaten home record fell apart on 19 April as Sunderland defeated the Blues 1–2. Despite Samuel Eto'o's early goal, goals from Connor Wickham and a penalty from Fabio Borini left Chelsea five points behind league leaders Liverpool.[65]

Despite a successful 0–0 draw at the Vicente Calderón to Atlético Madrid, major injuries to goalkeeper Petr Čech and captain John Terry meant that Chelsea would finish the season without their captain and second vice-captain.[66]

Ramires was given a four-match suspension for violent conduct during the Sunderland defeat and will subsequently miss the remainder of the season, as well as the first game of the 2014–15 Premier League season.[67]

Chelsea edged closer to Liverpool at the top of the table by defeating them 0–2 at Anfield. Demba Ba capitalised on a Steven Gerrard error to give the Blues the lead in first-half stoppage time before Fernando Torres broke away and set up Willian to send Chelsea two points behind Liverpool.[68]

The Blues crashed out of the Champions League in the second leg of the semi-finals to Atlético, 1–3. Fernando Torres gave Chelsea the lead before goals from Adrián, Diego Costa and Arda Turan gave Mourinho a sixth defeat in eight Champions League semi-final appearances.[69]

Position at the end of April
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Chelsea 36 24 6 6 69 26 +43 78 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage
Source: [citation needed]

May edit

Chelsea all but lost the 2013–14 Premier League title after drawing 0–0 to Norwich in their penultimate game of the season, and their final league season game at home.[70]

Despite a trophyless season for the first team, the Chelsea Youth team won the 2013–14 FA Youth Cup. A late Dominic Solanke brace helped the young Blues come from 3–2 down to defeat Fulham 7–6 on aggregate and secure their third title in five years.[71]

In the last league season game, Chelsea defeated already relegated Cardiff 1–2 at the Cardiff City Stadium, goals from André Schürrle and Fernando Torres helped the Blues come from behind to secure a third-place league finish.[72]

Captain John Terry signed a new one-year with Chelsea, securing his services until the end of the 2014–15 Premier League season.[73]

World Cup News

Chelsea left back Ashley Cole retired from international football as he was subsequently left out of the England squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He been capped 107 times for the Three Lions and has represented his nation at three World Cups.[74] Frank Lampard and Gary Cahill, however, were both selected by Roy Hodgson for the England squad.[75]

While Christian Atsu was called up for the 26-man provisional squad for Ghana[76] and Cameroon captain Samuel Eto'o was also called up.[77] Quartet David Luiz, Oscar, Ramires and Willian were selected for the Brazilian final 23[78] and midfielder André Schürrle was also selected for Germany,[79] which would eventually won the tournament.

Position at the end of May
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Chelsea 38 25 7 6 71 27 +44 82 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage
Source: [citation needed]

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Manager   José Mourinho
Assistant Manager   Steve Holland
  Silvino Louro
  Rui Faria
  José Morais
Technical Director   Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach   Christophe Lollichon
First Team Fitness Coach   Chris Jones
Senior Opposition Scout   Mick McGiven
Medical Director   Paco Biosca
First Team Doctor   Eva Carneiro
Under 21 Team Manager   Dermot Drummy
Youth Team Manager   Adi Viveash
Academy Manager   Neil Bath
Match Analyst   James Melbourne

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Other information edit

Owner   Roman Abramovich
Chairman   Bruce Buck
Chief Executive   Ron Gourlay
Directors     Marina Granovskaia[80]
    Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (41,623 / 103x67 metres)
Training Ground Cobham Training Centre

Source: Chelsea F.C.

First team squad edit

Updated on 23 March 2014.
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Petr Čech   GK 2004 (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 31)   Rennes 470 0
23 Mark Schwarzer   GK 2013 (1972-10-06)6 October 1972 (aged 41)   Fulham 6 0
40 Henrique Hilário   GK 2006 (1975-10-21)21 October 1975 (aged 38)   Nacional 39 0
46 Jamal Blackman   GK 2006 (1993-10-27)27 October 1993 (aged 20) Chelsea Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Branislav Ivanović   RB / CB 2008 (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 30)   Lokomotiv Moscow 257 25
3 Ashley Cole   LB 2006 (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 33)   Arsenal 332 7
4 David Luiz   CB / DM 2011 (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 27)   Benfica 136 12
24 Gary Cahill   CB 2012 (1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 28)   Bolton Wanderers 101 11
26 John Terry (C)   CB 1998 (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 33) Chelsea Academy 609 58
27 Nathan Aké   CB / DM 2012 (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 19) Chelsea Academy 6 0
28 César Azpilicueta   RB / LB 2012 (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 24)   Marseille 79 1
33 Tomáš Kalas   CB / RB 2010 (1993-05-15)15 May 1993 (aged 20)   Sigma Olomouc 2 0
Midfielders
7 Ramires   CM / RM 2010 (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 27)   Benfica 179 26
8 Frank Lampard (VC)   CM / DM 2001 (1978-06-20)20 June 1978 (aged 35)   West Ham United 639 208
11 Oscar   AM / LW / RW 2012 (1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 22)   Internacional 100 23
12 John Obi Mikel   DM / CM 2006 (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 27)   Lyn 303 4
14 André Schürrle   RW / LW 2013 (1990-11-06)6 November 1990 (aged 23)   Bayer Leverkusen 30 7
15 Mohamed Salah   RW / LW 2014 (1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 21)   Basel 4 1
16 Marco van Ginkel   CM / AM 2013 (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 (aged 21)   Vitesse 4 0
17 Eden Hazard   AM / LW / RW 2012 (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 23)   Lille 101 28
21 Nemanja Matić   DM 2014 (1988-08-01)1 August 1988 (aged 25)   Benfica 13 0
22 Willian   AM / LW / RW 2013 (1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 25)   Anzhi Makhachkala 30 2
Strikers
9 Fernando Torres   ST 2011 (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 30)   Liverpool 160 44
19 Demba Ba   ST 2013 (1985-05-25)25 May 1985 (aged 28)   Newcastle United 41 9
29 Samuel Eto'o   ST 2013 (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 33)   Anzhi Makhachkala 30 11

Source: Chelsea FC website

Premier League squad edit

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   CZE Petr Čech
2 DF   SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF   ENG Ashley ColeHG1
4 DF   BRA David Luiz
7 MF   BRA Ramires
8 MF   ENG Frank LampardHG1
9 FW   ESP Fernando Torres
11 MF   BRA Oscar
12 MF   NGA John Obi Mikel
14 MF   GER André Schürrle
15 MF   EGY Mohamed Salah
16 MF   NED Marco van Ginkel U21
17 MF   BEL Eden Hazard
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   SEN Demba Ba
21 MF   SRB Nemanja Matić
22 MF   BRA Willian
23 GK   AUS Mark Schwarzer
24 DF   ENG Gary Cahill HG1
26 DF   ENG John Terry HG2 (Captain)
27 DF   NED Nathan AkéU21
28 DF   ESP César Azpilicueta
29 FW   CMR Samuel Eto'o
33 DF   CZE Tomáš KalasU21
40 GK   POR Henrique Hilário
46 GK   ENG Jamal BlackmanU21
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player
  • U21 = Under 21 Player

Source: 2013–14 Premier League Squad

UEFA Champions League squad edit

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   CZE Petr Čech
2 DF   SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF   ENG Ashley Cole HG1
4 DF   BRA David Luiz
7 MF   BRA Ramires
8 MF   ENG Frank Lampard HG1 (Vice-Captain)
9 FW   ESP Fernando Torres
11 MF   BRA Oscar
12 MF   NGA John Obi Mikel
14 MF   GER André Schürrle
16 MF   NED Marco van Ginkel
17 MF   BEL Eden Hazard
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   SEN Demba Ba
22 MF   BRA Willian
23 GK   AUS Mark Schwarzer
24 DF   ENG Gary Cahill HG1
26 DF   ENG John Terry HG2 (Captain)
28 DF   ESP César Azpilicueta
29 FW   CMR Samuel Eto'o
33 DF   CZE Tomáš Kalas
40 GK   POR Henrique Hilário
46 GK   ENG Jamal Blackman B
48 GK   ENG Mitchell Beeney B
  • B = List B Player
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player

Source: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League squad

Transfers and loans edit

In edit

Summer edit

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
MF   Kasey Palmer   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 1 March 2013 [81]
14 MF   André Schürrle   Bayer Leverkusen £18.7 million 1 July 2013 [7][8]
MF   Josimar Quintero   Barcelona Undisclosed 1 July 2013 [82]
16 MF   Marco van Ginkel   Vitesse £8 million 5 July 2013 [12][13]
FW   Isaiah Brown   West Bromwich Albion Tribunal 8 July 2013 [83]
23 GK   Mark Schwarzer   Fulham Free transfer 9 July 2013 [14][15]
DF   Cristián Cuevas   O'Higgins £1.7 million 23 July 2013 [16][84]
FW   Stipe Perica   Zadar Undisclosed 1 August 2013 [85]
22 MF   Willian   Anzhi Makhachkala £30 million 28 August 2013 [86][87]
29 FW   Samuel Eto'o   Anzhi Makhachkala £2 million 29 August 2013 [22][23]
MF   Christian Atsu   Porto £3.5 million 1 September 2013 [26][27]

Winter edit

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
MF   Bertrand Traoré   Jeunes Espoirs Undisclosed 1 January 2014 [88]
21 MF   Nemanja Matić   Benfica £21 million 15 January 2014 [89]
15 MF   Mohamed Salah   Basel £11 million 26 January 2014 [90]
DF   Kurt Zouma   Saint-Étienne £12.5 million 31 January 2014 [91]
MF   Mario Pašalić   Hajduk Split Undisclosed 31 January 2014 [92]

Out edit

Summer edit

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
72 MF   Samuel Bangura   Marlow Released 30 June 2013 [93]
FW   Walter Figueira   Platanias Released 30 June 2013 [94]
MF   Tom Howard   Merstham Released 30 June 2013 [93]
DF   Nortei Nortey   Maidenhead United Released 30 June 2013 [93]
MF   Ismail Seremba   Akron Zips Released 30 June 2013 [93]
19 DF   Paulo Ferreira Retired Released 30 June 2013 [95]
MF   Amin Affane   Energie Cottbus Free transfer 1 July 2013 [96]
57 DF   Archange Nkumu   Concord Rangers Free transfer 1 July 2013 [97][98]
15 MF   Florent Malouda   Trabzonspor Free transfer 1 July 2013 [99][100]
22 GK   Ross Turnbull   Doncaster Rovers Free transfer 1 July 2013 [101][102]
30 MF   Yossi Benayoun   Queens Park Rangers Free transfer 1 July 2013 [103][104]
49 DF   Aziz Deen-Conteh   Ergotelis Free transfer 1 July 2013 [97][105]
43 DF   Jeffrey Bruma   PSV £2.5 million 13 July 2013 [106]
MF   Jesse Starkey   Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed 29 August 2013 [107]
MF   Anjur Osmanović   Lärje-Angered IF Free transfer 1 September 2013
GK   Ben Killip   Norwich City Free transfer 18 November 2013 [108]

Winter edit

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
15 MF   Kevin De Bruyne   VfL Wolfsburg £16.5 million 18 January 2014 [109][110]
52 GK   Sam Walker   Colchester United Undisclosed 20 January 2014 [111][112]
10 MF   Juan Mata   Manchester United £37.1 million 25 January 2014 [113]
5 MF   Michael Essien   Milan Free transfer 27 January 2014 [114]
DF   Jonathan Muleba   AFC Bournemouth Undisclosed 30 January 2014 [115]
48 MF   Lamisha Musonda   Mechelen Free transfer 30 January 2014 [116]

Loan out edit

Summer edit

Squad # Position Player Loaned To Start End Source
GK   Thibaut Courtois   Atlético Madrid 22 June 2013 30 June 2014 [117]
54 DF   Todd Kane   Blackburn Rovers 25 June 2013 30 June 2014 [10]
MF   Marko Marin   Sevilla 28 June 2013 30 June 2014 [9]
56 MF   George Saville   Brentford 28 June 2013 30 June 2014 [11]
36 FW   Patrick Bamford   Milton Keynes Dons 28 June 2013 5 January 2014 [118]
GK   Matej Delac   Vojvodina 8 July 2013 30 June 2014 [119]
6 MF   Oriol Romeu   Valencia 12 July 2013 30 June 2014 [120]
64 FW   Milan Lalkovič   Walsall 16 July 2013 30 June 2014 [121]
38 DF   Patrick van Aanholt   Vitesse 24 July 2013 30 June 2014 [122]
MF   Thorgan Hazard   Zulte Waregem 24 July 2013 30 June 2014 [122]
DF   Cristián Cuevas   Vitesse 7 August 2013 30 June 2014 [19]
FW   Jhon Pírez   Leganés 9 August 2013 30 June 2014 [123]
30 MF   Lucas Piazon   Vitesse 9 August 2013 30 June 2014 [124]
32 DF   Wallace   Inter Milan 13 August 2013 30 June 2014 [125]
FW   Stipe Perica   NAC Breda 19 August 2013 30 June 2014 [126]
MF   Christian Atsu   Vitesse 1 September 2013 30 June 2014 [27]
13 MF   Victor Moses   Liverpool 2 September 2013 30 June 2014 [127]
MF   Ulises Dávila   Córdoba 2 September 2013 30 June 2014 [128]
18 FW   Romelu Lukaku   Everton 2 September 2013 30 June 2014 [29]
45 MF   Nathaniel Chalobah   Nottingham Forest 19 September 2013 15 January 2014 [129]

Winter edit

Squad # Position Player Loaned To Start End Source
37 MF   Bertrand Traoré   Vitesse 2 January 2014 30 June 2014 [130]
36 FW   Patrick Bamford   Derby County 5 January 2014 30 June 2014 [118]
59 DF   Kenneth Omeruo   Middlesbrough 6 January 2014 30 June 2014 [131]
45 MF   Nathaniel Chalobah   Middlesbrough 16 January 2014 30 June 2014
34 DF   Ryan Bertrand   Aston Villa 17 January 2014 30 June 2014 [132]
20 MF   Josh McEachran   Wigan Athletic 23 January 2014 30 June 2014 [133]
GK   Matej Delac   Sarajevo 29 January 2014 30 June 2014 [134]
47 MF   Billy Clifford   Royal Antwerp 30 January 2014 30 June 2014 [135]
DF   Kurt Zouma   Saint-Étienne 31 January 2014 30 June 2014 [91]
31 FW   Gaël Kakuta   Lazio 31 January 2014 30 June 2014 [136]

Overall transfer activity edit

Pre-season edit

Friendlies edit

17 July 2013 Friendly Singha All-Stars   0–1   Chelsea Bangkok, Thailand
20:00 UTC+07:00 Hussein   60' Report Lukaku   34' (pen.) Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
21 July 2013 Friendly Malaysia XI   1–4   Chelsea Shah Alam, Malaysia
21:45 UTC+08:00 Fadhli   90+1' Report Traoré   6'
De Bruyne   29'
Lukaku   45+4'
Moses   89'
Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Nagor Amir Bin Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)
25 July 2013 Friendly BNI Indonesia All-Stars   1–8   Chelsea Jakarta, Indonesia
20:30 UTC+07:00 Kalas   69' (o.g.)
Gatra   75'
Report Hazard   22' (pen.)
Ramires   30', 57'
Ba   32'
Terry   45+1'
Traoré   51'
Lukaku   52', 66'
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 80,106
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
11 August 2013 Friendly Chelsea   2–1   Roma Washington, D.C., United States
20:00 EDT Lampard   61'
Lukaku   89'
Report Lamela   21' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 45,615
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

International Champions Cup edit

1 August 2013 Round 1 Chelsea   2–0   Internazionale Indianapolis, United States
20:00 EDT Oscar   13'
Hazard   29' (pen.),   54'
Ivanović   42'
Ramires   75'
Report Guarín   28'
Cambiasso   44'
Campagnaro   58'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 41,983
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
4 August 2013 Round 2 Milan   0–2   Chelsea New York City, United States
19:30 EDT Antonini   41'
Silvestre   67'
Report Ivanović   18'
De Bruyne   29'
Schürrle   90+2'
Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 39,764
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivera (United States)
7 August 2013 Final Real Madrid   3–1   Chelsea Miami Gardens, United States
22:00 EDT Marcelo   14'
Ronaldo   31', 57'
Arbeloa   43'
Report Ramires   16'
Lampard   37'
Cahill   58'
Stadium: Sun Life Stadium
Attendance: 67,273
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)

Competitions edit

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 3rd 18 August 2013 11 May 2014
FA Cup 3rd round 5th round 5 January 2014 15 February 2014
League Cup 3rd round 5th round 24 September 2013 17 December 2013
UEFA Champions League Group stage Semi-finals 18 September 2013 30 April 2014
UEFA Super Cup Final Runners-up 30 August 2013

Updated to match played 11 May 2014
Source: Competitions

UEFA Super Cup edit

30 August 2013 Final Bayern Munich   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
  Chelsea Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CEST Ribéry   23'   48'
Boateng   84'
Martínez   120+1'
Report Torres   8'   89'
Cahill   42'
Ramires   64'   85'
David Luiz   66'
Hazard   93'
Lukaku   99'
Cole   118'
Ivanović   120'
Stadium: Eden Arena
Attendance: 17,686
Referee: Jonas Eriksson[137]
Penalties
Alaba  
Kroos  
Lahm  
Ribéry  
Shaqiri  
  David Luiz
  Oscar
  Lampard
  Cole
  Lukaku

Premier League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 27 5 6 102 37 +65 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 38 26 6 6 101 50 +51 84
3 Chelsea 38 25 7 6 71 27 +44 82
4 Arsenal 38 24 7 7 68 41 +27 79 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Everton 38 21 9 8 61 39 +22 72 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[138]
(C) Champions

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 25 7 6 71 27  +44 82 15 3 1 43 11  +32 10 4 5 28 16  +12

Last updated: 11 May 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHHAAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDLWDWWWLDWWWLWDWWWWWDWWDWWWLWLWWLWDW
Position31262332224322324333133311111111122233
Points367710111417202021242730303334374043464950535657606366666969727575787982
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

18 August 2013 1 Chelsea 2–0 Hull City London
16:00 BST Oscar   13'
Lampard   25'
Report Meyler   40' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,374
Referee: Jonathan Moss
21 August 2013 2 Chelsea 2–1 Aston Villa London
19:45 BST Luna   6' (o.g.)
Ivanović   71',   73'
Report Benteke   45+3'   76'
El Ahmadi   65'
Westwood   72'
Guzan   90+3'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,527
Referee: Kevin Friend
26 August 2013 3 Manchester United 0–0 Chelsea Manchester
20:00 BST Report De Bruyne   32'
Torres   80'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,032
Referee: Martin Atkinson
14 September 2013 4 Everton 1–0 Chelsea Liverpool
17:30 BST Naismith   45+1' Report Ivanović   65'
Hazard   79'
David Luiz   82'
Mikel   86'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,034
Referee: Howard Webb
21 September 2013 5 Chelsea 2–0 Fulham London
17:30 BST Oscar   52'
Mikel   84'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,608
Referee: Andre Marriner
28 September 2013 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Chelsea London
12:45 BST Sigurðsson   19'
Townsend   43'
Eriksen   45+2'
Vertonghen   64'
Dawson   75'
Dembélé   78'
Report Torres   51'   81'
Ivanović   57'
Terry   65'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,857
Referee: Mike Dean
6 October 2013 7 Norwich City 1–3 Chelsea Norwich
13:30 BST Pilkington   68'
Tettey   69'
Report Oscar   4',   62'
Hazard   85'
Willian   86'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,840
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
19 October 2013 8 Chelsea 4–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 BST Hazard   33', 82'
David Luiz   40'
Eto'o   66'
Oscar   78'
Report Mutch   10'
Cowie   45'
Marshall   54'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,475
Referee: Anthony Taylor
27 October 2013 9 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City London
16:00 GMT Schürrle   33'
Lampard   22'
Ramires   51'
Torres   90'
Report Zabaleta   27'
Nastasić   31'
Agüero   49'
García   60'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,495
Referee: Howard Webb
2 November 2013 10 Newcastle United 2–0 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45 GMT Sissoko   41'
Gouffran   68'
Rémy   88',   89'
Report David Luiz   74'
Ramires   77'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,674
Referee: Lee Mason
9 November 2013 11 Chelsea 2–2 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 GMT Lampard   15'
Eto'o   45',   45'
Hazard   90+5' (pen.)
Ivanović   90+7'
Report Yacob   28'
Long   45+3',   60'
Sessègnon   68'
Amalfitano   83'
Brunt   90+5'
McAuley   90+5'
Ridgewell   90+5'
Olsson   90+7'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,623
Referee: Andre Marriner
23 November 2013 12 West Ham United 0–3 Chelsea London
17:30 GMT Report Lampard   21' (pen.), 83'
Oscar   34'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Chris Foy
1 December 2013 13 Chelsea 3–1 Southampton London
16:10 GMT Essien   32'
Cahill   55'
Terry   62'
Ba   90'
Report Rodriguez   1',   71'
Lallana   52'
Schneiderlin   64'
Osvaldo   85'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,568
Referee: Michael Oliver
4 December 2013 14 Sunderland 3–4 Chelsea Sunderland
19:45 GMT Altidore   14',   90+5'
Dossena   39'
O'Shea   50'
Colback   50'
Bardsley   45+1',   86'
Report Lampard   17'
Hazard   36', 62',   62'
Ramires   47'
Bardsley   84' (o.g.)
Willian   89'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,652
Referee: Phil Dowd
7 December 2013 15 Stoke City 3–2 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Crouch   42',   80'
Ireland   50',   90'
Walters   82'
Assaidi   90',   90'
Report Schürrle   9', 52'
Terry   85'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 25,154
Referee: Jonathan Moss
14 December 2013 16 Chelsea 2–1 Crystal Palace London
15:00 GMT Torres   16'
Ramires   35'
Essien   58'
Ivanović   69'
Report Chamakh   29',   43' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,608
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
23 December 2013 17 Arsenal 0–0 Chelsea London
20:00 GMT Walcott   65'
Rosický   70'
Report Ramires   63' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,039
Referee: Mike Dean
26 December 2013 18 Chelsea 1–0 Swansea City London
15:00 GMT Hazard   29'
Ramires   86'
Report Amat   86' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,111
Referee: Mike Jones
29 December 2013 19 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT Hazard   17'
Eto'o   34'
Terry   47'
David Luiz   49'
Cahill   79'
Oscar   90+4'
Report Škrtel   4'
Johnson   40'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,614
Referee: Howard Webb
1 January 2014 20 Southampton 0–3 Chelsea Southampton
15:00 GMT Ramírez   46'
Cork   52'
Lovren   63'
Report Torres   60'
Willian   71'
Oscar   55',   82'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,271
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 January 2014 21 Hull City 0–2 Chelsea Hull
12:45 GMT Livermore   69'
Figueroa   81'
Report Hazard   56'
Cahill   65'
Torres   87'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,924
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
19 January 2014 22 Chelsea 3–1 Manchester United London
16:00 GMT Eto'o   17', 45', 49'
David Luiz   19'
Report Young   35'
Valencia   55'
Hernández   78'
Vidić   90+1'
Rafael   90+5'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,615
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 January 2014 23 Chelsea 0–0 West Ham United London
19:45 GMT Ramires   84' Report O'Brien   58'
Taylor   60'
Nolan   74'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,376
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
3 February 2014 24 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea Manchester
20:00 GMT Demichelis   37'
Kolarov   42'
Nastasić   87'
Report Ivanović   32',   33'
Matić   40'
Willian   90+2'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,364
Referee: Mike Dean
8 February 2014 25 Chelsea 3–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 GMT Hazard   27', 34', 63' (pen.) Report Sa. Ameobi   49'
Yanga-Mbiwa   61'
Sissoko   90'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,387
Referee: Howard Webb
11 February 2014 26 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Chelsea West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Amalfitano   41'
Yacob   50'
Anichebe   87',   88'
Report Ivanović   45+3',   76'
Willian   67'
David Luiz   81'
Matić   89'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,327
Referee: Anthony Taylor
22 February 2014 27 Chelsea 1–0 Everton London
12:45 GMT Oscar   9'
Lampard   90+3'
Report Barry   82'
Jagielka   90+2'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,580
Referee: Lee Probert
1 March 2014 28 Fulham 1–3 Chelsea London
15:00 GMT Dejagah   35'
Kasami   48'
Heitinga   74'
Report Ramires   50'
Schürrle   52', 65', 68'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,577
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
8 March 2014 29 Chelsea 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
17:30 GMT Lampard   40'
Eto'o   56'
Hazard   60' (pen.)
Azpilicueta   86'
Ba   88', 89'
Report Bentaleb   9'
Naughton   53'
Sandro   54'
Kaboul   59'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,598
Referee: Michael Oliver
15 March 2014 30 Aston Villa 1–0 Chelsea Birmingham
17:30 GMT Baker   5'
Bennett   45'
Benteke   67'
Vlaar   77'
Delph   82'
Report Willian   25'   68'
Ramires   90',   90+4'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,084
Referee: Chris Foy
22 March 2014 31 Chelsea 6–0 Arsenal London
12:45 GMT Eto'o   5'
Schürrle   7'
Hazard   17' (pen.)
Oscar   42', 66'
Salah   71'
Report Gibbs   15'[139]
Rosický   52'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,614
Referee: Andre Marriner
29 March 2014 32 Crystal Palace 1–0 Chelsea London
15:00 GMT Bolasie   13'
Puncheon   20'
Terry   52' (o.g.)
Dann   77'
Mariappa   90'
Report Terry   32' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,166
Referee: Lee Mason
5 April 2014 33 Chelsea 3–0 Stoke City London
17:30 GMT Salah   32'
Lampard   61',   61'
Willian   72'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,168
Referee: Lee Probert
13 April 2014 34 Swansea City 0–1 Chelsea Swansea
16:07 GMT Flores   14'   16' Report Schürrle   45'
Ba   68'
Mikel   86'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,761
Referee: Phil Dowd
19 April 2014 35 Chelsea 1–2 Sunderland London
17:30 GMT Eto'o   12'
Torres   90+2'
Report Wickham   18'
Cattermole   56'
Brown   73'
Borini   82' (pen.)
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,210
Referee: Mike Dean
27 April 2014 36 Liverpool 0–2 Chelsea Liverpool
14:05 GMT Report Salah   21'
Lampard   43'
Ba   45+3'
Cole   90+3'
Torres   90+3'
Willian   90+4'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,726
Referee: Martin Atkinson
4 May 2014 37 Chelsea 0–0 Norwich City London
16:00 GMT Ivanović   57' Report Bennett   60'
Turner   87'
Olsson   90+3'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,602
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
11 May 2014 38 Cardiff City 1–2 Chelsea Cardiff
15:00 GMT Azpilicueta   15' (o.g.)
Whittingham   51'
Report Mikel   33'
Schürrle   72'
Torres   75'
Matić   88'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 27,716
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup edit

5 January 2014 Third round Derby County 0–2 Chelsea Derby
14:15 GMT Eustace   30'
Hughes   60'
Report Mikel   66'
Ramires   69'
Oscar   71'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 32,110
Referee: Andre Marriner
26 January 2014 Fourth round Chelsea 1–0 Stoke City London
15:30 GMT Oscar   27' Report Cameron   32'
Wilson   45+1'
Pieters   83'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,845
Referee: Chris Foy
15 February 2014 Fifth round Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea Manchester
17:15 GMT Jovetić   16',   57'
Kompany   39'
Touré   62'
Nasri   67'
García   84'
Report David Luiz   44'
Matić   89'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,013
Referee: Phil Dowd

League Cup edit

24 September 2013 Third round Swindon Town 0–2 Chelsea Swindon
19:45 BST Thompson   77' Report Torres   29'
Ramires   35'
Azpilicueta   43'
Essien   53'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,924
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 October 2013 Fourth round Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea London
19:45 GMT Report Azpilicueta   25'
Mikel   29'
Mata   66'
Essien   75'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,455
Referee: Phil Dowd
17 December 2013 Fifth round Sunderland 2–1 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Sunderland
19:45 GMT Dossena   28'
Borini   88'
Ki   118',   119'
Report David Luiz   25'
Lampard   46'
Essien   110'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 20,731
Referee: Anthony Taylor

UEFA Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Chelsea 6 4 0 2 12 3 +9 12 Advance to knockout phase
2   Schalke 04 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10
3   Basel 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 Transfer to Europa League
4   Steaua București 6 0 3 3 2 10 −8 3
Source: [citation needed]
18 September 2013 1 Chelsea   1–2   Basel London, England
19:45 BST Van Ginkel   42'
Oscar   45'
Report Díaz   64'
Salah   71'
Streller   81'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
1 October 2013 2 Steaua București   0–4   Chelsea Bucharest, Romania
21:45 EEST Report Ramires   20', 55'
Lampard   33',   90'
Georgievski   44' (o.g.)
Cole   50'
Stadium: National Arena
Attendance: 36,713
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
22 October 2013 3 Schalke 04   0–3   Chelsea Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:45 BST Jones   48'
Neustädter   67'
Report Torres   5', 68'
Cahill   54'
Hazard   87'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 54,442
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
6 November 2013 4 Chelsea   3–0   Schalke 04 London, England
19:45 GMT Eto'o   31', 54'
Ba   83'
Report Draxler   19'
Jones   72'
Uchida   76'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,194
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
26 November 2013 5 Basel   1–0   Chelsea Basel, Switzerland
19:45 GMT Xhaka   37'
Dié   63'
Salah   87'
Report Mikel   65'
Ramires   76'
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 35,208
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
11 December 2013 6 Chelsea   1–0   Steaua București London, England
19:45 GMT Ba   10'
Mikel   20'
Ivanović   48'
Report Georgievski   51'
Latovlevici   78'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,181
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Knockout phase edit

Round of 16 edit
26 February 2014 First leg Galatasaray   1–1   Chelsea Istanbul, Turkey
19:45 GMT Selçuk   57'
Chedjou   64'
Report Torres   9'
Terry   42'
Schürrle   57'
Ramires   58'
Čech   61'
Stadium: Türk Telekom Arena
Attendance: 49,194
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
18 March 2014 Second leg Chelsea   2–0
(3–1 agg.)
  Galatasaray London, England
19:45 GMT Eto'o   4'
Oscar   40'
Cahill   42'
Ivanović   58'
Report Melo   19'
Drogba   67'
İnan   90+1'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,038
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Quarter-finals edit
2 April 2014 First leg Paris Saint-Germain   3–1   Chelsea Paris, France
19:45 GMT Lavezzi   3'
Alex   20'
David Luiz   61' (o.g.)
Motta   82'
Cavani   86'
Pastore   90+3'
Report Ramires   12'
Hazard   27' (pen.)
Willian   32'
David Luiz   86'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,517
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
8 April 2014 Second leg Chelsea   2–0
(3a–3 agg.)
  Paris Saint-Germain London, England
19:45 GMT Willian   23'
Schürrle   32'
Lampard   41'
Ivanović   55'
David Luiz   82'
Ba   87'
Report Verratti   27'
Cavani   40'
Moura   52'
Maxwell   79'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,080
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Semi-finals edit
22 April 2014 First leg Atlético Madrid   0–0   Chelsea Madrid, Spain
19:45 GMT Gabi   74'
Miranda   88'
Report Lampard   63'
Mikel   74'
Ba   90+4'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 52,560
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
30 April 2014 Second leg Chelsea   1–3
(1–3 agg.)
  Atlético Madrid London, England
19:45 GMT Cahill   31'
Torres   36'
Report Adrián   44',   65'
Costa   60',   60' (pen.)
Turan   72'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,918
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

Last updated on 11 May. The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1 DF 2   Ivanović 36 2 0 11 1 50
2 MF 17   Hazard 35 3 1 9 1 49
3 MF 11   Oscar 33 3 0 10 1 47
DF 26   Terry 34 0 1 11 1 47
5 GK 1   Čech 34 1 0 10 1 46
MF 7   Ramires 30 3 2 10 1 46
DF 24   Cahill 29 3 3 10 1 46
8 DF 28   Azpilicueta 29 2 3 10 0 44
9 MF 14   Schürrle 30 1 1 10 1 43
10 MF 22   Willian 25 3 3 11 0 42
11 FW 9   Torres 28 2 1 9 1 41
12 MF 8   Lampard 26 1 1 11 1 40
13 MF 12   Mikel 24 2 2 7 1 36
14 FW 29   Eto'o 21 3 2 9 0 35
15 DF 4   David Luiz 19 3 3 8 1 34
16 MF 19   Ba 19 1 3 6 0 29
17 DF 3   Cole 17 2 1 5 1 26
18 MF 21   Matić 17 2 0 0 0 19
19 MF 10   Mata 13 0 2 2 0 17
20 GK 23   Schwarzer 4 2 3 3 0 12
21 MF 15   Salah 10 1 0 0 0 11
22 MF 5   Essien 5 1 3 0 0 9
MF   De Bruyne 3 0 3 3 0 9
24 MF 16   Van Ginkel 2 0 1 1 0 4
DF 33   Kalas 2 0 1 1 0 4
26 FW 18   Lukaku 2 0 0 0 1 3
DF 34   Bertrand 1 0 2 0 0 3
28 DF 27   Aké 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 47   Baker 0 1 0 0 0 1
MF 49   Swift 1 0 0 0 0 1

Goalscorers edit

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 11 May
Rank Pos. No. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League UEFA Super Cup Total
1 MF 17   Hazard 14 0 0 2 1 17
2 FW 29   Eto'o 9 0 0 3 0 12
3 FW 9   Torres 5 0 1 4 1 11
MF 11   Oscar 8 2 0 1 0 11
5 MF 14   Schürrle 8 0 0 1 0 9
6 MF 8   Lampard 6 0 1 1 0 8
FW 19   Ba 5 0 0 3 0 8
8 MF 7   Ramires 1 0 1 2 0 4
MF 22   Willian 4 0 0 0 0 4
10 DF 2   Ivanović 3 0 0 0 0 3
Own Goals 2 0 0 1 0 3
12 MF 12   Mikel 1 1 0 0 0 2
MF 15   Salah 2 0 0 0 0 2
DF 24   Cahill 1 0 0 1 0 2
DF 26   Terry 2 0 0 0 0 2
16 MF 10   Mata 0 0 1 0 0 1
DF 28   Azpilicueta 0 0 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 71 3 5 19 2 100

Clean sheets edit

Last updated on 11 May 2013

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1 GK 1   Čech 16 0 0 5 0 21
2 GK 23   Schwarzer 2 2 2 2 0 8
TOTALS 18 2 2 7 0 29

Summary edit

Games played 57 (38 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 12 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup)
Games won 35 (25 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 6 UEFA Champions League)
Games drawn 10 (7 Premier League, 2 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup)
Games lost 12 (6 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 4 UEFA Champions League)
Goals scored 100 (71 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 19 UEFA Champions League, 2 UEFA Super Cup)
Goals conceded 43 (27 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 10 UEFA Champions League, 2 UEFA Super Cup)
Goal difference +57 (+44 Premier League, +1 FA Cup, +3 League Cup, +9 UEFA Champions League, 0 UEFA Super Cup)
Clean sheets 29 (18 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 7 UEFA Champions League)
Most appearances   B. Ivanović (50 Appearances)
Top scorer   E. Hazard (17 goals)
Points Overall: 35/57 (61.4%)

Awards edit

Player edit

No. Player Award Month Source
1   Petr Čech Czech Footballer of the Year February 2014 [140]
PFA Team of the Year April 2014 [141]
24   Gary Cahill [141]
17   Eden Hazard [141]
PFA Young Player of the Year [141]
14   André Schürrle German Football Ambassador May 2014 [142]
1   Petr Čech Premier League Golden Glove May 2014
47   Lewis Baker Chelsea 2013–14 Goal of the Season May 2014 [143][144]
Chelsea 2013–14 Young Player of the Year May 2014 [145]
28   César Azpilicueta Chelsea Player's Player Award May 2014 [145]
17   Eden Hazard Chelsea Player of the Year Award May 2014 [145]

Team edit

LMA Performance of the Week

Against Result Date Source
Manchester City 0–1 3 February 2014 [49][146]
Arsenal 6–0 22 March 2014 [146][147]
Liverpool 0–2 27 April 2014 [68][148]

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