2015–16 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Chelsea Football Club's 102nd competitive season, 27th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 24th consecutive season in the Premier League and 110th year in existence as a football club.[4] They entered the season as reigning Premier League champions after winning the title for a fifth time in 2014–15, and also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup, FA Community Shield and UEFA Champions League.

Chelsea
2015–16 season
Chelsea players during the 2–2 draw at Newcastle United, September 2015
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerJosé Mourinho
(until 17 December 2015)
Guus Hiddink (interim,
from 19 December 2015)
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League10th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Diego Costa (12)

All:
Diego Costa (16)
Highest home attendance41,642 vs Southampton
(3 October 2015)[1]
Lowest home attendance37,591 vs Paris Saint-Germain
(9 March 2016)[2]
Average home league attendance41,500[3]

The season was the first since 2003–04 without Petr Čech, who joined rivals Arsenal.

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June edit

Left winger Gaël Kakuta left the Blues to join La Liga side Sevilla, for a fee of £2.5 million.[7][8][9]

Czech goalkeeper Petr Čech left the club to join London rivals Arsenal on a three-year deal. He played 486 games for the Blues in all competitions, winning four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, two Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League and one UEFA Europa League.[10][11]

July edit

On 3 July, the Blues announced the signing of Radamel Falcao on a season-long loan deal from Monaco.[12][13]

Young central midfielders Josh McEachran and Marco van Ginkel left the Blues. McEachran joined Championship club Brentford on a four-year deal for a reported £750,000,[14][15] while Van Ginkel joined Stoke City on a year-long loan deal.[16][17] Under-21 player Andreas Christensen also left on a season-long loan, joining Borussia Mönchengladbach,[18] while Nathan and Isaiah Brown were loaned to Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem.[19]

On 13 July, the Blues completed the signing of Bosnian goalkeeper Asmir Begović from Stoke City on a four-year deal for a reported £8 million.[20][21] Patrick Bamford extended his contract for another three years and was loaned to Premier League outfit Crystal Palace.[22]

José Mourinho also confirmed that Bertrand Traoré would be a part of his first-team plans for 2015–16, as would Victor Moses. On 28 July, left-back Filipe Luís left the Blues after just one year, moving back to former club Atlético Madrid for a reported £11.1 million.

August edit

Chelsea lost the 2015 FA Community Shield 1–0 to Arsenal thanks to an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain goal in the 24th minute. Diego Costa missed the game through injury, and it was the first time Arsène Wenger defeated José Mourinho in 14 attempts.[23]

On 3 August, Todd Kane signed a new three-year deal at the club, keeping him at the Blues until 2018.[24] Young England forward Dominic Solanke joined fellow Blues players Izzy Brown, Lewis Baker, Nathan and Danilo Pantić on loan at Dutch Eredivisie team Vitesse Arnhem on a season long loan.[25]

On 5 August, Chelsea lost 1–0 to Fiorentina.[26][27]

Mohamed Salah joined Roma on a season-long loan and Todd Kane joined NEC Nijmegen.[28][29] On 7 August, manager José Mourinho has signed a new four-year contract, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until at least 2019.[30] Young centre-back Alex Davey joins Peterborough United on a one-month loan deal.[31]

Chelsea started their Premier League campaign at home against Swansea City. Swansea came from behind twice to draw 2–2 with ten-man Chelsea. Oscar gave the Blues the lead before André Ayew drew Swansea level, yet Chelsea went in 2–1 up at the break thanks to a Federico Fernández own goal. Six minutes into the second half, Thibaut Courtois was sent off for a last-man foul on Bafétimbi Gomis; Gomis converted the resulting penalty to equalise for the Swans.[32][33][34] This match involved an incident in which Eva Carneiro, the Chelsea team doctor, came on to treat Eden Hazard – an action for which she was later criticised by José Mourinho. Carneiro would later take the club to court and eventually won a £5 million settlement. This event, however, signalled the beginning of a downward spiral that would culminate in José Mourinho's sacking.

Oriol Romeu joined Southampton after four years as a Chelsea player in which he made 33 appearances, scoring once from the penalty spot against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2012.[35]

Nathan Aké signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea and will continue his development by spending this season on loan in the Premier League at Watford.[36][37]

Manchester City hammered the Blues 3–0 at the City of Manchester Stadium, goals from Sergio Agüero, Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho condemning José Mourinho to his joint-heaviest defeat whilst in charge of Chelsea.[38] Despite only being the second game of the season, Manchester City move five points ahead of the Blues. Directly after the game, German Bundesliga club FC Augsburg announce that Baba Rahman has signed for Chelsea for a reported fee of £21.7 million.[39][40][41]

The Blues announce the signing of Barcelona winger Pedro for a reported £21.4 million, signing a four-year deal with Chelsea. Pedro has won the World Cup, European Championship, three UEFA Champions Leagues and numerous titles in Spain with Barça.[42][43][44] Pedro will wear the number 17 shirt, which was given to him by Baba Rahman, the latter vacating it to number 6. The number 17 was previously worn by Eden Hazard and Mohamed Salah.[45]

On 23 August, the Blues announced the signing of Kenedy from Fluminense, who will wear the number 16 shirt.[46] Pedro stars on his Chelsea debut as he scores one and assists another as the Blues win their first game of the season against West Bromwich Albion. Thibaut Courtois saved a first half James Morrison penalty before goals from Pedro, Diego Costa and César Azpilicueta sent Chelsea in 3–1 up at the break. Despite having John Terry sent off in the 54th minute, Chelsea held on to claim all three points.[47]

Chelsea are drawn away against Walsall in the Third round Capital One Cup.[48][49] While Juan Cuadrado signs on a year-long loan deal for Italian Serie A club Juventus.[50][51]

In José Mourinho's 200th Premier League match (and 100th league match at home), Chelsea lost 2–1 to Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. This marked only the second time Mourinho had suffered a home defeat in the league as Chelsea manager, and it was also just his third home defeat in all competitions while in charge of Chelsea. Goals from Bakary Sako and Joel Ward either side of Radamel Falcao's first goal for the Blues sent Chelsea eight points behind leaders Manchester City.[52]

Position at the end of August
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Bournemouth 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
12 Aston Villa 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
13 Chelsea 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 4
14 Norwich City 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 4
15 West Bromwich Albion 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
Source: [citation needed]

September edit

 
Chelsea players celebrate their goal against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On transfer deadline day, Chelsea announced the signing of Nantes defender Papy Djilobodji for a reported £2.7 million.[53] Victor Moses extends his contract for another four years and is loaned to West Ham United.[54] The Blues also signed Michael Hector for a reported £4 million from Reading; he was immediately loaned back to Reading for the entirety of the season.[55]

First choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is ruled out for up to three months with a knee injury.[56] The Blues' poor form continued as they suffered another defeat, this time away at Everton. A Steven Naismith hat-trick condemned Chelsea to a third defeat after just five games, as many as they suffered in the entire previous season.[57]

Chelsea win their first home game of the season as they defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0. Goals from Willian, Oscar, Diego Costa and Cesc Fàbregas sent the Blues top of Group G after one game.[58] This victory was Chelsea's first clean sheet since the Blues won the title last May 1–0 against Crystal Palace.[59]

 
Diego Costa eyeballs Arsenal's Gabriel. The latter would be the recipient of a red card later rescinded, while the former was charged with violent conduct.

Goals from Kurt Zouma and a Calum Chambers own goal gave Chelsea a 2–0 victory over nine-man Arsenal. Gabriel and Santi Cazorla were sent off for the Gunners, the former for kicking out at Diego Costa and the latter for receiving two yellow cards. The Blues also keep their first clean sheet of the 2015–16 Premier League season, Zouma's goal was his first in the Premier League for Chelsea.[60] Two days after the game, both Chelsea and Arsenal were charged with failing to control their players and Costa was charged with an act of violent conduct for the incident that started the disturbance, where he slapped Laurent Koscielny in the face, which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video.[61] Costa was given a three-match suspension,[62] while Gabriel had his three-match suspension withdrawn after a "wrongful dismissal claim" from Arsenal and he was available for their next match.[63]

Chelsea came from 2–0 down with ten minutes to play to secure a point away to Newcastle United thanks to late goals from substitutes Ramires and Willian. Ayoze Pérez and Georginio Wijnaldum sent the Magpies ahead before the Brazilian substitutes sent the Blues five points off the top four.[64]

The Blues' last game in September finished in a 2–1 loss at Porto in a hard-fought game. Chelsea failed to claim a draw as goals from André André and Maicon sent Porto one point ahead of Chelsea.[65]

Position at the end of September
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Norwich City 7 2 3 2 11 12 −1 9
13 Watford 7 2 3 2 5 6 −1 9
14 Chelsea 7 2 2 3 11 14 −3 8
15 West Bromwich Albion 7 2 2 3 6 9 −3 8
16 Bournemouth 7 2 1 4 9 11 −2 7
Source: [citation needed]

October edit

 
Chelsea's starting eleven against Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Champions League.

Chelsea's poor start to the season continued as Southampton came from behind to record a victory at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have taken only eight points from a possible 24 this season and are only four above the relegation zone.[66] After Saturday's home defeat, Chelsea have offered their full support to manager José Mourinho. Meanwhile, Blues captain John Terry says the 52-year-old Portuguese is the best person to help the club recover from their miserable start. "If anyone is going to get us out of this hole it is going to be José Mourinho", said the 34-year-old defender.[67]

The Blues defeat Aston Villa 2–0 at Stamford Bridge, with a Diego Costa goal and an Alan Hutton own goal. José Mourinho dropped Eden Hazard, Nemanja Matić and Gary Cahill and chose to start youngsters Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Baba Rahman.[68] Four days later, Chelsea draw 0–0 with Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, keeping them in third place one point behind the Ukrainian champions.[69]

José Mourinho and Nemanja Matić were sent-off as Chelsea's miserable Premier League campaign continued with a 2–1 defeat at West Ham on 24 October. Mauro Zárate fired the Hammers in front when Chelsea failed to clear a corner. Matić was sent off after being booked twice in nine minutes before the break, and Mourinho joined him after speaking to referee Jon Moss at half-time. Gary Cahill levelled from a corner but Andy Carroll met Aaron Cresswell's cross to send the Hammers to second in the table.[70]

Chelsea crashed out of the League Cup in the fourth round after Jack Butland's penalty shootout heroics earned ten-man Stoke City a 5–4 spot-kick win that increased the pressure on José Mourinho. Jonathan Walters struck a goal worthy of winning any contest to give Stoke the lead early in the second half, before Loïc Rémy's injury-time equaliser took the tie the distance at the Britannia Stadium. After nine out of the first nine spot-kicks were clinically despatched—with the likes of Charlie Adam, Marko Arnautović, Oscar, Rémy and Willian successful—Eden Hazard saw his attempt brilliantly saved by Jack Butland, who earned his side a place in the last eight.[71]

Philippe Coutinho scored twice as Liverpool came from behind to beat Chelsea 3–1 at Stamford Bridge on 31 October to ratchet up the pressure yet further on the beleaguered Mourinho. A Ramires header gave the Premier League champions the lead after just four minutes, but compatriot Coutinho fired Liverpool level in some style just before half-time. Oscar came close with a long-range chip, but chances were few and far between in the second half until another Coutinho effort clipped John Terry and flew past Asmir Begović. Christian Benteke made sure of the points with a composed finish in the closing minutes as Jürgen Klopp secured his first league win since taking charge of Liverpool.[72]

Position at the end of October
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Swansea City 11 3 4 4 12 15 −3 13
14 Stoke City 11 3 4 4 9 12 −3 13
15 Chelsea 11 3 2 6 16 22 −6 11
16 Norwich City 11 2 3 6 15 23 −8 9
17 Bournemouth 10 2 2 6 12 22 −10 8
Source: [citation needed]

November edit

 
Oscar with opposite number Ryan Mason in the London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.

Chelsea eased the pressure on manager José Mourinho as Willian's late winner gave them a crucial Champions League victory over Dynamo Kyiv at Stamford Bridge. The win moved the Blues into second place in Group G, three points behind leaders Porto, but now with a two-point cushion to Dynamo.[73]

Premier League-wise, though, Chelsea continued their struggle as they lost in a 1–0 away game at Stoke City. Seeing Norwich City win, this left them 16th in the League and three points above relegation.[74]

Chelsea recorded their first win in four Premier League matches as Diego Costa's first goal in seven games gave them a narrow victory over Norwich. The Blues finally broke through when Costa finished off Cesc Fàbregas' quickly taken free-kick. The home side were denied a second when Kurt Zouma's flick hit the crossbar.[75]

The Blues also secured back to back wins, after defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0. Goals from Gary Cahill, Willian, Oscar and Kurt Zouma sent Chelsea closer to the knockout phase, needing only one point home against Porto.[76]

Tottenham Hotspur extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to a club record 13 games with a 0–0 draw against Chelsea at White Hart Lane. Neither goalkeeper was to beaten before the final whistle, leaving Mourinho's side 14th in the table with one win in their last five Premier League matches.[77]

Position at the end of November
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Stoke City 14 5 4 5 11 14 −3 19
13 West Bromwich Albion 14 5 3 6 13 18 −5 18
14 Chelsea 14 4 3 7 17 23 −6 15
15 Swansea City 14 3 5 6 14 19 −5 14
16 Norwich City 14 3 4 7 17 25 −8 13
Source: [citation needed]

December edit

 
The away goalmouth in Chelsea's home defeat to AFC Bournemouth.

Glenn Murray scored a dramatic late winning goal as AFC Bournemouth recorded one of the most famous wins in their history against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The substitute had been on the pitch for just 99 seconds before he bundled home the winner. Mourinho's side, who sit 14th in the table, have now suffered eight defeats in 15 league games and Eden Hazard's goalless streak stretching to 25 games in all competitions.[78]

Chelsea advanced to the Champions League knockout stage with a 2–0 victory, which eliminated opponents Porto and sent the Portuguese side into the Europa League. Costa, on the bench in the Blues' last two games, had a hand in the opening goal when his saved effort rebounded in off Iván Marcano and Willian scored the second goal.[79]

The Blues lost their ninth Premier League game (out of sixteen) of the season, while Leicester City moved to the top of the Premier League, in a 2–1 loss on Monday. This left the defending champions just one point clear of the relegation. Jamie Vardy scored for the sixth consecutive Premier League home match and Riyad Mahrez scored the second goal before Loïc Rémy could halve the deficit with 13 minutes remaining.[80]

 
Chelsea players in conversation with the referee during their defeat to Leicester City.

On 17 December, after the loss against Leicester City and after losing nine out of sixteen league games, manager José Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea.[81] Former Netherlands boss Guus Hiddink was appointed interim Chelsea manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Mourinho. The Dutchman was to be at Stamford Bridge for Sunderland's match, but Steve Holland took control of team matters for the game alongside Eddie Newton, who now took on the role of assistant first-team coach.[82]

Chelsea began their second post-José Mourinho era by scoring three goals in the Premier League for the first time in nearly four months to beat Sunderland. Fabio Borini pulled one back for Sunderland when he bundled in from close range, but that was not enough to take it to a comeback. The day was marked by fan protests and shows of support for Mourinho.[83]

On Boxing Day, Diego Costa scored twice as Guus Hiddink's second spell as Chelsea boss started with a 2–2 draw against Watford.[84]

On 28 December, keepers David de Gea and Thibaut Courtois were the stars of the show as Manchester United and Chelsea drew 0–0.[85]

Position at the end of December
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Southampton 19 6 6 7 25 22 +3 24
13 West Bromwich Albion 19 6 5 8 18 24 −6 23
14 Chelsea 19 5 5 9 23 29 −6 20
15 Norwich City 19 5 5 9 22 32 −10 20
16 Bournemouth 19 5 5 9 22 34 −12 20
Source: [citation needed]

January edit

 
Bryan Oviedo jockeys Pedro in the 3–3 draw against Everton.

Chelsea secured their first victory in Hiddink's second spell as boss to move six points clear of relegation with a win at Crystal Palace. A first-half goal from Oscar gave the Blues the lead at Selhurst Park, before second-half strikes from Willian and Diego Costa secured all three points.[86]

John Swift extended his loan with Championship club Brentford until the end of the season. Additionally, both Patrick Bamford and Christian Atsu returned to the club following their loan spells with Crystal Palace and Bournemouth respectively.[87]

On 10 January, Chelsea advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup, defeating Football League One side Scunthorpe United 2–0. Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored the second goal, the first of his senior career at Chelsea.[88]

On 24 January, Chelsea earned a 1–0 victory over Arsenal after a first-half goal from Diego Costa. With this win, Chelsea moved past West Bromwich Albion into 13th in the league over goal difference with 28 points.[89]

On 31 January, Chelsea rounded out the month with a 5–1 victory over Championship side MK Dons in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Blues will host Manchester City in the fifth round on 21 February.[90]

Position at the end of January
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Crystal Palace 23 9 4 10 24 27 −3 31
12 Everton 23 6 11 6 40 34 +6 29
13 Chelsea 23 7 7 9 32 34 −2 28
14 West Bromwich Albion 23 7 7 9 22 30 −8 28
15 Swansea City 23 6 7 10 22 31 −9 25
Source: [citation needed]

February edit

Chelsea began the month with back-to-back draws against league opponents Watford and Manchester United, 0–0 and 1–1, respectively.[91][92] The draw against Manchester United was marred by a serious knee injury to Kurt Zouma, which would rule him out until the following season.

Chelsea returned to their winning ways on 13 February, dominating Newcastle United 5–1 at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea led 2–0 within ten minutes thanks to goals from Diego Costa and Pedro. Costa later set up Willian, who finished to make the lead three goals at the 17 minute mark. In the second half, Pedro added a second goal, and Bertrand Traoré scored his first league goal to make it 5–0. The Magpies got a 90th-minute goal through Andros Townsend, but it was little consolation as the rout ended in favor of the Blues. The only other blemish of the game was a hamstring injury to club captain John Terry, who missed the next match.[93]

Chelsea then faced Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Chelsea were without John Terry and Kurt Zouma, due to injuries, and Nemanja Matić, as he had been suspended for accumulating two yellow cards. Because of this, Chelsea started Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanović at centre back, and Baba Rahman and César Azpilicueta at full-back. The Parisians dominated possession throughout much of the half and eventually capitalized in the 39th minute. Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel conceded a foul just outside the 18-yard box. PSG forward Zlatan Ibrahimović's free kick deflected off Mikel, who was part of the wall, and past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Just a few minutes later, however, Chelsea equalised through Mikel from a stoppage time corner kick. PSG regained their lead late in the game as Edinson Cavani, who had only entered the match moments prior as a substitute, broke through the Chelsea back line and beat Courtois. The lead would hold, with PSG holding a 2–1 lead heading into the second leg.[94]

Five days after the loss in Paris, Chelsea bounced back with a 5–1 win against Manchester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup. City manager Manuel Pellegrini chose to play a weakened squad that featured five youth players making their senior debuts.[95] Chelsea struck first, Diego Costa scoring on a 35th-minute header. However, City immediately responded, with David Faupala scoring on his senior debut and tying the score going to halftime. However, Faupala's goal was the last glimmer of hope, as Chelsea would score four times in the second half. Four different Chelsea players scored in the second half: Willian, Gary Cahill, Eden Hazard, and Bertrand Traoré. The final score was 5–1.[96] Later that day, Chelsea drew Everton as their opponent in the sixth round, to be played on 12 March.

Position at the end of February
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Liverpool 26 10 8 8 30 28 +2 38
10 Watford 27 10 7 10 29 28 +1 37
11 Chelsea 27 9 9 9 40 37 +3 36
12 Everton 26 8 11 7 46 35 +11 35
13 West Bromwich Albion 27 9 8 10 27 34 −7 35
Source: [citation needed]

March edit

 
Cesc Fàbregas helps Paris SG's Ángel Di María to his feet as Chelsea exit the UEFA Champions League.

Chelsea began March with a victory against Norwich City on the first day of the month. Chelsea scored just 39 seconds into the match behind a strike from Kenedy, a natural winger who had lined up as a left back. Having taken the lead in the first minute, Chelsea later doubled it in the final minute of the first half, with Diego Costa scoring in stoppage time. Norwich would cut the Blues' lead to one after a 68th-minute goal from Nathan Redmond. However, Chelsea would manage to hold on to their lead and win. The final score was 2–1.[97]

Four days later, Chelsea faced off with Stoke City. Chelsea scored through Bertrand Traoré in the 39th minute. Chelsea maintained their lead, but Mame Biram Diouf would equalize in the 85th. This score would hold, a 1–1 draw.[98]

On 9 March, Chelsea lost 1–2 (2–4 on aggregate) to PSG in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. Adrien Rabiot put PSG ahead 16 minutes into the match. Chelsea's Diego Costa equalised 11 minutes later, putting the aggregate score 3–2 in favor of PSG. A second Chelsea goal would have forced extra time, and they looked the better side for the remainder of the second half, but failed to score such a goal on several chances. In the 60th minute, Costa went to ground with an injury and had to be replaced by Bertrand Traoré. Seven minutes later, Zlatan Ibrahimović connected with an Ángel Di María cross. This all but ended any chances of a Chelsea comeback, as, due to the away goals rule, would have needed to score three goals in just over 20 minutes. Chelsea failed to score even one, let alone three, and the score ended 1–2 (2–4 on aggregate) in favor of PSG.[99]

On 12 March, Chelsea lost 2–0 away to Everton in the sixth round of the FA Cup. Former Chelsea's player Romelu Lukaku scored both goals for Everton. As of 12 March, Chelsea were eliminated from all knockout competitions and sat 10th in the league.[100]

On 19 March, Chelsea earned a 2–2 draw with London rivals West Ham United at Stamford Bridge. West Ham United opened the scoring with a fantastic long range shot from Manuel Lanzini which sailed past Thibaut Courtois in the 17th minute. However, just before the half time break Spaniard Cesc Fàbregas equalized with a sublime free-kick. West Ham United re-took the lead in the 61st minute courtesy of substitute Andy Carroll. However, Chelsea replied again this time in the 88th minute after Ruben Loftus-Cheek was brought down by Michail Antonio in the penalty area, therefore earning the Blues a penalty with seconds of normal time remaining. Chelsea then found their second equalizer of the match after Cesc Fàbregas converted the penalty comfortably past goalkeeper Adrián.[101]

Position at the end of March
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Stoke City 31 13 7 11 34 37 −3 46
9 Liverpool 29 12 8 9 37 32 +5 44
10 Chelsea 30 10 11 9 45 41 +4 41
11 West Bromwich Albion 30 10 9 11 30 37 −7 39
12 Everton 29 9 11 9 51 41 +10 38
Source: [citation needed]

April edit

 
Debutant Alexandre Pato scores Chelsea's second of four at Villa Park from the penalty spot.

Chelsea began the month with a 4–0 away victory at Villa Park, beating a struggling Aston Villa side. Matt Miazga, Alexandre Pato and Jake Clarke-Salter all made their first-team debuts for Chelsea. Chelsea took the lead through Ruben Loftus-Cheek after his shot was deflected by Villa defender Joleon Lescott. The Blues then doubled their advantage through an Alexandre Pato penalty, after he was brought down in the area by Aly Cissokho. Pato had replaced the injured Loïc Rémy in the 23rd minute. Chelsea then scored a third through Pedro a minute into the second half. Pedro scored a second after a Pato shot was parried away by Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan and found its way to the feet of the Spaniard.[102]

On 4 April, Chelsea announced that Antonio Conte would become the new first team head coach at the start of the 2016–17 campaign.[103][104]

On 9 April, Chelsea lost 1–0 at Swansea, with the Swans scoring through Gylfi Sigurðsson.[105]

On 16 April, Chelsea lost 3–0 at home to Manchester City, the same scoreline as the previous league meeting between the two sides in August 2015.[106]

On 23 April, Chelsea played away at Bournemouth. Chelsea got on the board early with a goal from Pedro, followed by two Hazard goals and a Willian goal. Hazard scored three goals in the Premier League this season. Fabregas contributed three assists in the win.[107]

Position at the end of April
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Southampton 35 15 9 11 49 37 +12 54
9 Stoke City 36 13 9 14 38 52 −14 48
10 Chelsea 34 12 11 11 53 46 +7 47
11 Everton 35 10 14 11 55 49 +6 44
12 Watford 35 12 8 15 36 42 −6 44
Source: [citation needed]

May edit

 
Chelsea's back five, punctuated by Sunderland man Jan Kirchhoff.

Chelsea went winless throughout the month of May, managing three draws and a loss. Their first game of the month was against Tottenham Hotspur on 2 May and this match has since become known as the 'Battle of the Bridge'.[108] The game ended in a 2–2 in which Chelsea came back from being 2–0 down at half time, to secure a point against Tottenham and effectively end their London rival's hopes of obtaining the Premier League title, as Tottenham dropping points meant that they were mathematically unable to surpass Leicester at the top of the table. The opening goals for Tottenham came from Kane in the 35th minute and Son Heung-min's low strike in the 44th minute. The match seemed to be decided until Chelsea returned fire in the second half with Cahill lashing in a goal from distance in the 58th minute, and Hazard then scored a goal in the 83rd minute to continue to regain his form after not having scored until April, and to maintain Chelsea's unbeaten streak at home against Tottenham for the 26th year in a row.[109]

Chelsea's next game was a 3–2 away loss to Sunderland on 7 May, which proved to be crucial for the home side's survival in the top flight of English football, at the time moving Sunderland up to 17th in the table and one point clear of their bitter rivals Newcastle United. Chelsea scored the opening goal with a precise finishing strike from Diego Costa in the 14th minute, giving them the lead until Sunderland equalised with a 41st minute volley from Khazri. Chelsea regained the lead seven minutes later in added time with a goal from Nemanja Matić to put them 2–1 up at half time. Sunderland were to turn the game on its head in the second half with two goals in the span of three minutes from Fabio Borini and Jermain Defoe, scored in the 67th and 70th minute. Chelsea were unable to fight back for a draw as Sunderland held on for the three points which would boost their survival hopes. Chelsea remained 9th in the table following the result, possessing a better goal difference than Stoke City in 10th position.[110]

 
Former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri–now with newly crowned champions Leicester–in Guus Hiddink's last match as Blues boss.

Chelsea's penultimate game of the season and their last away fixture was a 1–1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield, on 11 May. After a slow start, Eden Hazard found the net again, continuing an improved run of form with a 32nd minute solo goal to put the Blues in front. The game remained uneventful until Christian Benteke equalised for Liverpool, with a header in the 2nd minute of added time during the second half, claiming a point for the Merseyside club and increasing the team's unbeaten home streak to 12 games.[111]

Chelsea's final game of the 2015–16 Premier League season on 15 May resulted in another 1–1 draw, this time at home to champions Leicester City whom they had failed to defend their title against from the previous season. The game remained goalless until the 66th minute with Cesc Fàbregas scoring a penalty. Leicester responded quickly with a goal from Danny Drinkwater fourteen minutes later, to conclude the campaign with Chelsea finishing 10th due to a win from Stoke City sending the club above Chelsea in the table. Chelsea's tenth-place finish marked the club's lowest finish in the Premier League since the 1995–96 season, in which they finished 11th. It also marked the worst defence of a title in the Premier League's 24-year history, and confirmed the club's absence from European competition in the 2016/17 season.[112]

Final league position edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Liverpool 38 16 12 10 63 50 +13 60
9 Stoke City 38 14 9 15 41 55 −14 51
10 Chelsea 38 12 14 12 59 53 +6 50
11 Everton 38 11 14 13 59 55 +4 47
12 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 42 52 −10 47
Source: 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).[113]

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

 
José Mourinho as Chelsea manager. Mourinho was sacked in December 2015.
Position Staff
First-team Manager   Guus Hiddink
Assistant Manager   Steve Holland
  Eddie Newton
Technical Director   Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach   Christophe Lollichon
Fitness Coach   Chris Jones
Assistant Fitness Coach   Carlos Lalin
Senior Opposition Scout   Mick McGiven
Medical Director   Paco Biosca
Head of Youth Development   Neil Bath
Under-21 Team Manager   Adi Viveash
Under-18 Team Manager   Joe Edwards
Head of Match Analysis/Scout   James Melbourne
International Head Coach   Dermot Drummy

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Other information edit

 
The Bridge
Owner   Roman Abramovich
Chairman   Bruce Buck
Directors     Marina Granovskaia
    Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (41,663 / 103x67 metres)
Training Ground Cobham Training Centre

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Squad information edit

First team squad edit

As of 11 May 2016.[114]
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Asmir Begović HG1   GK (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 28)
13 Thibaut Courtois   GK (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 24)
32 Marco Amelia   GK (1982-04-02)2 April 1982 (aged 34)
33 Mitchell Beeney U21   GK (1995-10-03)3 October 1995 (aged 20)
40 Bradley Collins U21   GK (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 19)
Defenders
2 Branislav Ivanović   RB / CB (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 32)
5 Kurt Zouma U21   CB / DM (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 21)
6 Baba Rahman U21   LB (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 21)
20 Matt Miazga U21   CB (1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 20)
24 Gary Cahill HG1   CB (1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 30)
26 John Terry HG2   CB (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 35)
28 César Azpilicueta   RB / LB (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 26)
34 Ola Aina U21   CB / RB (1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (aged 19)
37 Jake Clarke-Salter U21   CB (1997-09-22)22 September 1997 (aged 18)
39 Fankaty Dabo U21   RB (1995-10-11)11 October 1995 (aged 20)
43 Fikayo Tomori U21   CB / RB (1997-12-19)19 December 1997 (aged 18)
Midfielders
4 Cesc Fàbregas HG1   CM / AM (1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 29)
8 Oscar   AM / RW / CM (1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 24)
10 Eden Hazard   LW / AM / RW (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 25)
12 John Obi Mikel   DM / CM (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 29)
14 Bertrand Traoré U21   RW / LW / CF (1995-09-06)6 September 1995 (aged 20)
16 Kenedy U21   LW / AM / RW (1996-02-08)8 February 1996 (aged 20)
17 Pedro   RW / LW (1987-07-28)28 July 1987 (aged 28)
21 Nemanja Matić   DM / CM (1988-08-01)1 August 1988 (aged 27)
22 Willian   AM / RW (1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 27)
36 Ruben Loftus-Cheek U21   CM (1996-01-23)23 January 1996 (aged 20)
38 Kasey Palmer U21   AM (1996-11-09)9 November 1996 (aged 19)
41 Charlie Colkett U21   CM (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 19)
Strikers
9 Radamel Falcao   CF (1986-02-10)10 February 1986 (aged 30)
11 Alexandre Pato   CF (1989-09-02)2 September 1989 (aged 26)
18 Loïc Rémy   CF (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 29)
19 Diego Costa   CF (1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 27)
42 Tammy Abraham U21   CF (1997-10-02)2 October 1997 (aged 18)
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player
  • U21 = Under-21 player

New contracts edit

No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
CB   Andreas Christensen 5 years 2020 10 June 2015 [citation needed]
ST   Patrick Bamford 3 years 2018 21 July 2015 [115][116]
CB   Tomáš Kalas 3 years 2018 23 July 2015 [117]
RB   Todd Kane 3 years 2018 3 August 2015 [24][118]
CB   Nathan Aké 5 years 2020 14 August 2015 [119]
LW   Victor Moses 4 years 2019 1 September 2015 [120]
LW   Izzy Brown 4 years 2019 1 September 2015 [121]
7 CM   Ramires 4 years 2019 29 October 2015 [122]
37 CB   Jake Clarke-Salter 4 years 2019 16 November 2015 [123]
24 CB   Gary Cahill 4 years 2019 2 December 2015 [124]
2 CB   Branislav Ivanović 1 year 2017 22 January 2016 [125]
38 CM   Kasey Palmer 4 years 2020 2 February 2016 [126]
CM   Kyle Scott 4 years 2020 2 February 2016 [127]
36 CM   Ruben Loftus-Cheek 5 years 2021 29 February 2016 [128]
CB   Dion Conroy 2 years 2018 29 February 2016 [128]
41 CM   Charlie Colkett 3 years 2019 22 April 2016 [129]
26 CB   John Terry 1 year 2017 18 May 2016 [130]

Transfers edit

In edit

Summer edit

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
AM   Nathan   Atlético Paranaense £4,500,000 1 July 2015 [131][132]
DM   Joseph Colley   Brommapojkarna Undisclosed 1 July 2015 [133][134]
1 GK   Asmir Begović   Stoke City £8,000,000 13 July 2015 [135][136][137]
CM   Danilo Pantić   Partizan £1,250,000 23 July 2015 [138][139][140]
6 LB   Baba Rahman   Augsburg £14,000,000 17 August 2015 [141][142][143]
17 RW   Pedro   Barcelona £21,400,000 20 August 2015 [44][144]
16 AM   Kenedy   Fluminense £6,300,000 23 August 2015 [145][146][147]
15 CB   Papy Djilobodji   Nantes £2,700,000 1 September 2015 [148][149]
CB   Michael Hector   Reading £4,000,000 1 September 2015 [150]
32 GK   Marco Amelia   Lupa Castelli Romani Free 8 October 2015 [151]

Winter edit

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
20 CB   Matt Miazga   New York Red Bulls £3,500,000 30 January 2016 [152]

Out edit

Summer edit

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
AM   Thorgan Hazard   Borussia Mönchengladbach £5,850,000 1 July 2015 [153][154]
CB   George Brady   Sunderland Free 1 July 2015 [155]
LW   Gaël Kakuta   Sevilla £2,500,000 1 July 2015 [7][8][9]
1 GK   Petr Čech   Arsenal £10,000,000 1 July 2015 [10][11]
20 CM   Josh McEachran   Brentford £750,000 10 July 2015 [156][157]
11 ST   Didier Drogba   Montreal Impact Free 27 July 2015 [158][159][160]
3 LB   Filipe Luís   Atlético Madrid £11,100,000 28 July 2015 [22][161]
DM   Oriol Romeu   Southampton £5,000,000 13 August 2015 [162][163]
AM   Dan Kemp   West Ham United Free 11 November 2015 [164][165]
AM   Ulises Dávila   Santos Laguna Undisclosed 5 December 2015 [166][167]

Winter edit

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
AM   Hubert Adamczyk   KS Cracovia Free 14 January 2016 [168][169][170]
7 CM   Ramires   Jiangsu Suning £25,000,000 27 January 2016 [171][172]
RW   Faiq Bolkiah   Leicester City Free 15 March 2016 [173]
AM   Domingos Quina   West Ham United Free 23 April 2016 [174][175]

Loan in edit

Summer edit

No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source
9 ST   Radamel Falcao   Monaco 3 July 2015 30 June 2016 [176]

Winter edit

No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source
11 ST   Alexandre Pato   Corinthians 29 January 2016 30 June 2016 [177]

Loan out edit

Chelsea have had 37 players spend time out on loan in 2015–16, with five playing for two different clubs. Stipe Perica had signed a deal to spend the entire season out on loan prior to the 2015–16 season, while a further 29 exited for the entire season by the end of the summer transfer window. Six would return prematurely prior to or during the winter window, but by its close four of that group had exited on new deals to the end of the campaign. John Swift, who joined Brentford on 1 October ultimately had his loan extended to the end of the season, while two further players exited on new season-long deals in January.

Summer edit

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
ST   Stipe Perica   Udinese 2 February 2015 30 June 2016 [178]
LW   Christian Atsu   Bournemouth 1 July 2015 4 January 2016 [179][180]
AM   Lewis Baker   Vitesse Arnhem 1 July 2015 30 June 2016 [181]
CM   Mario Pašalić   Monaco 3 July 2015 30 June 2016 [182]
CB   Andreas Christensen   Borussia Mönchengladbach 10 July 2015 30 June 2016 [18]
LW   Izzy Brown   Vitesse Arnhem 10 July 2015 30 June 2016 [19]
AM   Nathan   Vitesse Arnhem 10 July 2015 30 June 2016 [183]
CM   Marco van Ginkel   Stoke City 10 July 2015 1 February 2016 [17][184]
AM   Victorien Angban   Sint-Truiden 14 July 2015 30 June 2016 [185]
CB   Tomáš Kalas   Middlesbrough 17 July 2015 30 June 2016 [186]
DM   Jordan Houghton   Gillingham 20 July 2015 3 January 2016 [187]
CB   Kenneth Omeruo   Kasımpaşa 21 July 2015 30 June 2016 [188]
ST   Patrick Bamford   Crystal Palace 21 July 2015 4 January 2016 [115][180]
RB   Wallace   Carpi 22 July 2015 7 January 2016 [189][190]
CM   Danilo Pantić   Vitesse Arnhem 23 July 2015 30 June 2016 [140]
AM   Ulises Dávila   Vitória 3 August 2015 5 December 2015 [166][191]
ST   Dominic Solanke   Vitesse Arnhem 4 August 2015 30 June 2016 [192]
ST   Joao Rodríguez   Sint-Truiden 4 August 2015 30 June 2016 [193]
RB   Todd Kane   NEC Nijmegen 6 August 2015 30 June 2016 [29]
RW   Mohamed Salah   Roma 6 August 2015 30 June 2016 [194]
GK   Matej Delač   Sarajevo 7 August 2015 30 June 2016 [195]
CB   Alex Davey   Peterborough United 8 August 2015 2 January 2016 [196][197]
LM   Cristián Cuevas   Sint-Truiden 10 August 2015 30 June 2016 [198]
CB   Nathan Aké   Watford 14 August 2015 30 June 2016 [119]
RW   Juan Cuadrado   Juventus 25 August 2015 30 June 2016 [50]
LW   Marko Marin   Trabzonspor 25 August 2015 30 June 2016 [199]
AM   Jérémie Boga   Stade Rennais 31 August 2015 30 June 2016 [200]
AM   Lucas Piazon   Reading 31 August 2015 28 April 2016 [201][202]
LW   Victor Moses   West Ham United 1 September 2015 30 June 2016 [203]
ST   Islam Feruz   Hibernian 1 September 2015 16 January 2016 [204][205]
CB   Michael Hector   Reading 1 September 2015 28 April 2016 [202][206]
DM   Nathaniel Chalobah   Napoli 1 September 2015 30 June 2016 [207]
CM   John Swift   Brentford 1 October 2015 30 June 2016 [180][208][209]

Winter edit

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
RB   Wallace   Grêmio 7 January 2016 30 June 2017 [190][210]
33 GK   Mitchell Beeney   Newport County 15 January 2016 25 February 2016 [168][211][212]
15 CB   Papy Djilobodji   Werder Bremen 21 January 2016 30 June 2016 [213]
RW   Alex Kiwomya   Fleetwood Town 21 January 2016 20 February 2016 [214]
RW   Christian Atsu   Málaga 25 January 2016 30 June 2016 [215]
AM   Charly Musonda   Real Betis 29 January 2016 30 June 2016 [216]
ST   Patrick Bamford   Norwich City 30 January 2016 30 June 2016 [217]
CM   Marco van Ginkel   PSV 1 February 2016 30 June 2016 [184]
CM   Jordan Houghton   Plymouth Argyle 10 March 2016 30 June 2016 [218]
CB   Alex Davey   Stabæk 15 March 2016 22 July 2016 [219]
27 GK   Jamal Blackman   Östersunds FK 18 March 2016 31 May 2016 [220][221]

Overall transfer activity edit

Pre-season edit

On 28 April 2015, the schedule for the 2015 International Champions Cup was announced that Chelsea would play New York Red Bulls, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Fiorentina.[222]

22 July 2015 International Champions Cup New York Red Bulls 4–2 Chelsea Harrison, New Jersey, USA
20:00 EDT Davis   20',   73', 77'
Castellanos   51'
Miller   62'
Adams   70'
Report Rémy   26'
Hazard   75'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 24,076
Referee: Robert Sibiga
28 July 2015 International Champions Cup Chelsea 2–2
(4–2 p)
Barcelona Landover, Maryland, USA
20:00 EDT Hazard   10'
Cahill   86'
Report Mathieu   42'
Suárez   52'
Sandro   66'
Alba   74'
Stadium: FedExField
Attendance: 78,914
Referee: Allen Chapman
Penalties
Falcao  
Moses  
Ramires  
Rémy  
  Iniesta
  Halilović
  Piqué
  Sandro
5 August 2015 International Champions Cup Chelsea 0–1 Fiorentina London, England
20:00 BST Zouma   90+2'
Matić   90+2'
Report Rodríguez   34'
Roncaglia   52'
Hegazy   83'
Joaquín   90+3'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,435
Referee: David Coote

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 10th 8 August 2015 15 May 2016
FA Cup Third round Sixth round 10 January 2016 12 March 2016
League Cup Third round Fourth round 23 September 2015 27 October 2015
UEFA Champions League Group stage Round of 16 16 September 2015 9 March 2016
FA Community Shield Final Runners-up 2 August 2015

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview edit

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 12 14 12 59 53 +6 031.58
FA Cup 4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 075.00
League Cup 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 050.00
Champions League 8 4 1 3 15 7 +8 050.00
FA Community Shield 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 53 20 16 17 91 67 +24 037.74

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

FA Community Shield edit

2 August 2015 Final Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Oxlade-Chamberlain   24'
Coquelin   67'
Report Azpilicueta   65' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,437
Referee: Anthony Taylor

Premier League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Liverpool 38 16 12 10 63 50 +13 60
9 Stoke City 38 14 9 15 41 55 −14 51
10 Chelsea 38 12 14 12 59 53 +6 50
11 Everton 38 11 14 13 59 55 +4 47
12 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 42 52 −10 47
Source: 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).[223]

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 12 14 12 59 53  +6 50 5 9 5 32 30  +2 7 5 7 27 23  +4

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAAH
ResultDLWLLWDLWLLLWDLLWDDWDDWDDWWWDDWLLWDLDD
Position516913161315161115151615141416151514141414131313121181010101010999910
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Score overview edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Aggregate score Double
Arsenal 2–0 1–0 3–0  
Aston Villa 2–0 4–0 6–0  
Bournemouth 0–1 4–1 4–2  
Crystal Palace 1–2 3–0 4–2  
Everton 3–3 1–3 4–6  
Leicester City 1–1 1–2 2–3  
Liverpool 1–3 1–1 2–4  
Manchester City 0–3 0–3 0–6  
Manchester United 1–1 0–0 1–1  
Newcastle United 5–1 2–2 7–3  
Norwich City 1–0 2–1 3–1  
Southampton 1–3 2–1 3–4  
Stoke City 1–1 0–1 1–2  
Sunderland 3–1 2–3 5–4  
Swansea City 2–2 0–1 2–3  
Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 0–0 2–2  
Watford 2–2 0–0 2–2  
West Bromwich Albion 2–2 3–2 5–4  
West Ham United 2–2 1–2 2–3  

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

The fixtures for the 2015–16 season were announced on 17 June 2015 at 9 am.[224][225]

8 August 2015 1 Chelsea 2–2 Swansea City London
17:30 BST Oscar   23'
Fernández   30' (o.g.)
Courtois   52'
Terry   53'
Report Shelvey   18'
Ayew   29'
Cork   45+2'
Gomis   55' (pen.)
Williams   90+3'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,232
Referee: Michael Oliver
16 August 2015 2 Manchester City 3–0 Chelsea Manchester
16:00 BST Agüero   32'
Kompany   33',   79'
Fernandinho   45+1',   85'
Touré   51'
Mangala   90+1'
Report Ivanović   48'
Hazard   81'
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 54,331
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 August 2015 3 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Chelsea West Bromwich
13:30 BST Morrison   14',   35', 59'
McClean   37'
McManaman   71'
Report Matić   17'
Pedro   20'
Costa   30'
Azpilicueta   42'
Terry   54'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,256
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
29 August 2015 4 Chelsea 1–2 Crystal Palace London
15:00 BST Cahill   71'
Falcao   79'
Report Sako   65'
Cabaye   73'
Ward   81'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,581
Referee: Craig Pawson
12 September 2015 5 Everton 3–1 Chelsea Liverpool
12:45 BST Naismith   17', 22', 82'
Galloway   65'
Stones   87'
Report Matić   36'
Azpilicueta   88'
Costa   90+3'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,311
Referee: Andre Marriner
19 September 2015 6 Chelsea 2–0 Arsenal London
12:45 BST Costa   45+1'
Ivanović   49'
Zouma   53'
Oscar   64'
Chambers   90+1' (o.g.)
Report Gabriel   45'   45+1'
Chambers   72'
Cazorla   30'   79'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,584
Referee: Mike Dean
26 September 2015 7 Newcastle United 2–2 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 BST Colback   34'
Pérez   42'
Wijnaldum   60'
Report Ivanović   68'
Ramires   79'
Willian   86'
Pedro   90+7'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,682
Referee: Martin Atkinson
3 October 2015 8 Chelsea 1–3 Southampton London
17:30 BST Willian   10'
Ramires   43'
Falcao   57'
Report Romeu   9'
Bertrand   26'
Mané   34',   60'
Davis   43'
Pellè   72',   86'
Ward-Prowse   77'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,642
Referee: Robert Madley
17 October 2015 9 Chelsea 2–0 Aston Villa London
15:00 BST Costa   34'
Hutton   54' (o.g.)
Willian   74'
Report Ayew   49'
Richardson   62'
Grealish   85'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,596
Referee: Roger East
24 October 2015 10 West Ham United 2–1 Chelsea London
15:00 BST Zárate   17'
Kouyaté   74'
Carroll   79'
Report Azpilicueta   24'
Matić   35'   44'
Costa   45'
Fàbregas   45'
Cahill   56'
Willian   81'
Mikel   90+5'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Jonathan Moss
31 October 2015 11 Chelsea 1–3 Liverpool London
12:45 GMT Ramires   4'
Mikel   66'
Report Coutinho   23',   45+3', 74'
Lucas   58'
Can   65'
Benteke   83',   86'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,577
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
7 November 2015 12 Stoke City 1–0 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
17:30 GMT Whelan   44'
Arnautović   53'
Shawcross   57'
Johnson   90'
Report Rahman   45+2' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,550
Referee: Anthony Taylor
21 November 2015 13 Chelsea 1–0 Norwich City London
15:00 GMT Willian   35'
Costa   64'
Report Mulumbu   31'
O'Neil   47'
Bassong   61'
Olsson   69'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,582
Referee: Craig Pawson
29 November 2015 14 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Chelsea London
12:00 GMT Rose   32'
Kane   40'
Walker   45+1'
Vertonghen   53'
Report Matić   59'
Azpilicueta   90+5'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,639
Referee: Michael Oliver
5 December 2015 15 Chelsea 0–1 Bournemouth London
17:30 GMT Pedro   21'
Costa   63'
Report Surman   23'
Murray   82'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,631
Referee: Mike Jones
14 December 2015 16 Leicester City 2–1 Chelsea Leicester
20:00 GMT Vardy   34',   46'
Mahrez   48'
Huth   50'
Report Rémy   77' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,054
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
19 December 2015 17 Chelsea 3–1 Sunderland London
15:00 GMT Ivanović   5'
Pedro   13'
Oscar   50' (pen.)
Matić   88'
Report Pantilimon   48'
Borini   53'
Rodwell   62'
O'Shea   89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,562
Referee: Roger East
26 December 2015 18 Chelsea 2–2 Watford London
15:00 GMT Costa   32', 65',   88' Report Deeney   42' (pen.)
Britos   44'
Cathcart   49'
Ighalo   56'
Holebas   81'
Behrami   83'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,620
Referee: Andre Marriner
28 December 2015 19 Manchester United 0–0 Chelsea Greater Manchester
17:30 GMT Schneiderlin   30'
Smalling   39'
Schweinsteiger   81'
Rooney   90+1'
Report Mikel   27'
Hazard   72'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,275
Referee: Martin Atkinson
3 January 2016 20 Crystal Palace 0–3 Chelsea London
13:30 GMT Delaney   13'
Jedinak   57'
Dann   80'
Report Oscar   29'
Willian   60'
Costa   66'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,854
Referee: Kevin Friend
13 January 2016 21 Chelsea 2–2 West Bromwich Albion London
19:45 GMT Azpilicueta   20',   85'
Costa   49'
Courtois   70'
McAuley   73' (o.g.)
Report Yacob   25'
Gardner   33'
Myhill   68'
McClean   70',   86'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,945
Referee: Anthony Taylor
16 January 2016 22 Chelsea 3–3 Everton London
15:00 GMT Costa   64'
Fàbregas   66'
Terry   90+8',   90+9'
Report Terry   50' (o.g.)
Mirallas   56'
Funes Mori   90+1',   90+2'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,633
Referee: Mike Jones
24 January 2016 23 Arsenal 0–1 Chelsea London
16:00 GMT Mertesacker   18'
Flamini   45'
Report Oscar   11'
Costa   23'
Matić   60'
Mikel   72'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,072
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
3 February 2016 24 Watford 0–0 Chelsea Watford
19:45 GMT Prödl   19'
Paredes   45+2'
Report Costa   45+2' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,910
Referee: Mike Dean
7 February 2016 25 Chelsea 1–1 Manchester United London
16:00 GMT Costa   90+1' Report Lingard   61',   79'
Blind   63'
Smalling   83'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,434
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 February 2016 26 Chelsea 5–1 Newcastle United London
17:30 GMT Costa   5'
Pedro   9', 59'
Willian   17'
Traoré   83'
Report Taylor   19'
Shelvey   61'
Townsend   90'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,622
Referee: Roger East
27 February 2016 27 Southampton 1–2 Chelsea Southampton
15:00 GMT Davis   19'
Long   42'
Bertrand   64'
Clasie   65'
Report Costa   63'
Fàbregas   75'
Ivanović   89'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,688
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 March 2016 28 Norwich City 1–2 Chelsea Norwich
19:45 GMT Howson   13'
Bennett   39'
Redmond   68'
Klose   76'
Report Kenedy   1'
Oscar   44'
Costa   45+1'
Fàbregas   73'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,091
Referee: Lee Mason
5 March 2016 29 Chelsea 1–1 Stoke City London
15:00 GMT Traoré   39'
Oscar   45'
Report Pieters   53'
Whelan   73'
Diouf   85'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,381
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
19 March 2016 30 Chelsea 2–2 West Ham United London
15:00 GMT Ivanović   16'
Fàbregas   45+3', 89' (pen.),   90+1'
Willian   90+1'
Report Lanzini   17'
Reid   45+2'
Ogbonna   45+3'
Carroll   61'
Kouyaté   64'
Antonio   88'
Adrián   89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,623
Referee: Robert Madley
2 April 2016 31 Aston Villa 0–4 Chelsea Birmingham
12:45 BST Gueye   28'
Cissokho   45+2'
Sánchez   61'
Hutton   78'   85'
Westwood   87'
Report Loftus-Cheek   26'
Fàbregas   29'
Pato   45+3' (pen.)
Pedro   46', 59'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,120
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
9 April 2016 32 Swansea City 1–0 Chelsea Swansea
15:00 BST Sigurðsson   25'
Rangel   30'
Taylor   43'
Paloschi   70'
Fer   79'
Report Azpilicueta   36'
Miazga   40'
Pedro   71'
Fàbregas   76'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,966
Referee: Andre Marriner
16 April 2016 33 Chelsea 0–3 Manchester City London
17:30 BST Azpilicueta   62'
Mikel   72'
Courtois   78'
Report Zabaleta   29'
Agüero   33', 54', 80' (pen.)
Otamendi   45+1'
Nasri   47'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,212
Referee: Mike Dean
23 April 2016 34 Bournemouth 1–4 Chelsea Bournemouth
15:00 BST Elphick   36'
Ritchie   89'
Report Pedro   5'
Hazard   34', 90+1'
Willian   71'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,365
Referee: Roger East
2 May 2016 35 Chelsea 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur London
20:00 BST Willian   45+1'
Cahill   58'
Ivanović   71'
Hazard   83'
Mikel   87'
Report Walker   27'
Kane   35',   90+5'
Vertonghen   38'
Son   44'
Rose   45+1'
Lamela   51'
Ériksen   70'
Dier   87'
Dembélé   90+5'
Mason   90+6'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,545
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
7 May 2016 36 Sunderland 3–2 Chelsea Sunderland
15:00 BST Khazri   41'
Cattermole   52'
Borini   67'
Defoe   70',   70'
Kaboul   87'
Larsson   88'
Report Cahill   1'
Costa   14'
Matić   45+3'
Terry   87'   90+5'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,050
Referee: Mike Jones
11 May 2016 37 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool
20:00 BST Can   44'
Touré   48'
Milner   73'
Benteke   90+2'
Report Hazard   32'
Azpilicueta   87'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,210
Referee: Michael Oliver
15 May 2016 38 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Fàbregas   66' (pen.) Report Drinkwater   82' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,494
Referee: Craig Pawson

FA Cup edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 January 2016 Third round Chelsea 2–0 Scunthorpe United London
14:00 GMT Costa   13'
Ivanović   66'
Loftus-Cheek   68'
Report Dawson   63' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,625
Referee: Craig Pawson
31 January 2016 Fourth round Milton Keynes Dons 1–5 Chelsea Milton Keynes
16:00 GMT Potter   21'
Walsh   74'
Spence   80'
Report Oscar   15', 32', 44'
Terry   31'
Hazard   55' (pen.)
Traoré   62'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 28,127
Referee: Jonathan Moss
21 February 2016 Fifth round Chelsea 5–1 Manchester City London
16:00 GMT Costa   35'
Willian   48'
Cahill   53'
Hazard   67'
Traoré   89'
Report Faupala   37'
Demichelis   65'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,594
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 March 2016 Sixth round Everton 2–0 Chelsea Liverpool
17:30 GMT Jagielka   42'
Lukaku   77', 82'
Barry   84'   87'
Report Costa   11'   84'
Fàbregas   62'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,283
Referee: Michael Oliver

League Cup edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 September 2015 Third round Walsall 1–4 Chelsea Walsall
19:45 BST O'Connor   45+1'
Chambers   59'
Forde   83'
Report Ramires   10'
Mikel   39'
Rémy   41'
Terry   52'
Kenedy   52'
Pedro   90+2'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Lee Mason
27 October 2015 Fourth round Stoke City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Bardsley   17'   90+3'
Walters   52'
Wilson   81'
Report Rahman   36'
Rémy   90+1'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 24,886
Referee: Kevin Friend
Penalties
Adam  
Odemwingie  
Shaqiri  
Wilson  
Arnautović  
  Willian
  Oscar
  Rémy
  Zouma
  Hazard

UEFA Champions League edit

Chelsea qualified for the Group Stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2014–15 Premier League. Having previously been seeded in pot 1 for the Champions League drew as one of the top eight ranked teams in UEFA, Chelsea would remain staying in pot 1 despite the changes to UEFA qualification rules, where pot 1 for group stage draws would now consist of the Champions League holders and the champions of the seven highest ranked associations. The group stage draw was made on 27 August 2015 in Monaco, France. Chelsea were to face Porto, Dynamo Kyiv and Maccabi Tel Aviv.[226] Scoring a total of 13 points, Chelsea advanced to the knockout stage as group winners by winning against Porto, and sending the Portuguese side to the Europa League, in the last round.[227]

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHL DKV POR MTA
1   Chelsea 6 4 1 1 13 3 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 2–0 4–0
2   Dynamo Kyiv 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 0–0 2–2 1–0
3   Porto 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 Transfer to Europa League 2–1 0–2 2–0
4   Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 0 0 6 1 16 −15 0 0–4 0–2 1–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 September 2015 1 Chelsea   4–0   Maccabi Tel Aviv London, England
19:45 BST Loftus-Cheek   1'
Willian   15'
Oscar   45+4' (pen.)
Costa   58'
Fàbregas   78'
Report Rajković   5'
Nosa   33'
Ben Haim   45+2'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,684
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
29 September 2015 2 Porto   2–1   Chelsea Porto, Portugal
19:45 BST Martins Indi   19'
Marcano   25'
André   39'
Maicon   52'
D. Pereira   82'
Imbula   89'
Report Cahill   41'
Willian   45+2'
Azpilicueta   66'
Matić   79'
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 46,120
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
20 October 2015 3 Dynamo Kyiv   0–0   Chelsea Kyiv, Ukraine
19:45 BST Buyalskyi   65' Report Zouma   67' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 60,291
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
4 November 2015 4 Chelsea   2–1   Dynamo Kyiv London, England
19:45 GMT Dragović   34' (o.g.)
Willian   83'
Report González   26'
Antunes   59'
Buyalskyi   72'
Dragović   77'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,241
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
24 November 2015 5 Maccabi Tel Aviv   0–4   Chelsea Haifa, Israel
19:45 GMT Ben Haim   40' Report Cahill   20'
Matić   59'
Willian   73'
Oscar   77'
Fàbregas   83'
Zouma   90+1'
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Attendance: 29,121
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
9 December 2015 6 Chelsea   2–0   Porto London, England
19:45 GMT Marcano   13' (o.g.)
Costa   20'
Matić   31'
Willian   52'
Ivanović   74'
Report M. Pereira   34'
D. Pereira   41'
Martins Indi   43'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,096
Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey)

Knockout phase edit

Round of 16 edit
16 February 2016 First leg Paris Saint-Germain   2–1   Chelsea Paris, France
19:45 GMT Ibrahimović   19',   39'
Lucas   70'
David Luiz   70'
Cavani   78'
Report Mikel   38',   45+1'
Pedro   67'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,505
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
9 March 2016 Second leg Chelsea   1–2
(2–4 agg.)
  Paris Saint-Germain London, England
19:45 GMT Costa   27'
Fàbregas   45'
Mikel   53'
Ivanović   90'
Report Rabiot   16',   34'
Motta   41'
Ibrahimović   67'
Matuidi   86'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,591
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Asmir Begović 15 (2) 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 23 (2) 0 0 0
2 DF   Branislav Ivanović 33 2 4 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 43 2 8 0
4 MF   Cesc Fàbregas 33 (4) 5 4 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 44 (4) 6 7 0
5 DF   Kurt Zouma 21 (2) 1 1 0 1 0 5 (1) 1 0 (1) 0 28 (4) 2 1 0
6 DF   Baba Rahman 11 (4) 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 19 (4) 0 2 0
8 MF   Oscar 20 (7) 3 3 (1) 3 1 0 4 (3) 2 0 (1) 0 28 (12) 9 4 0
9 FW   Radamel Falcao 1 (9) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 (10) 1 1 0
10 MF   Eden Hazard 25 (6) 4 2 2 1 0 6 (2) 0 1 0 35 (8) 6 2 0
11 FW   Alexandre Pato 1 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 1 0 0
12 MF   John Obi Mikel 19 (6) 0 2 0 2 0 3 (1) 1 0 0 26 (7) 1 8 0
13 GK   Thibaut Courtois 23 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 30 0 0 2
14 MF   Bertrand Traoré 4 (6) 2 0 (3) 2 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 4 (12) 4 0 0
16 MF   Kenedy 4 (10) 1 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 1 1 (1) 0 0 0 7 (13) 2 0 0
17 MF   Pedro 24 (5) 7 3 (1) 0 0 (1) 1 3 (3) 0 0 0 30 (10) 8 4 0
18 FW   Loïc Rémy 3 (10) 1 0 (1) 0 1 (1) 2 1 (2) 0 1 0 6 (14) 3 0 0
19 FW   Diego Costa 27 (1) 12 4 2 1 0 7 (1) 2 0 0 38 (2) 16 10 1
20 DF   Matt Miazga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
21 MF   Nemanja Matić 28 (5) 2 2 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 4 (1) 0 1 0 35 (8) 2 7 1
22 MF   Willian 32 (3) 5 3 (1) 1 1 0 8 5 1 0 45 (4) 11 5 0
24 DF   Gary Cahill 21 (2) 2 4 1 2 0 6 (1) 1 1 0 34 (2) 4 3 0
26 DF   John Terry 24 1 1 (1) 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 32 (1) 1 5 2
28 DF   César Azpilicueta 36 (1) 2 3 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 48 (1) 2 9 0
32 GK   Marco Amelia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   Ola Aina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF   Ruben Loftus-Cheek 4 (9) 1 1 (1) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 (10) 2 1 0
37 DF   Jake Clarke-Salter 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
38 MF   Kasey Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF   Charlie Colkett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW   Tammy Abraham 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0
43 DF   Fikayo Tomori 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
7 MF   Ramires 7 (5) 2 1 0 2 1 4 (1) 0 1 0 15 (6) 3 1 0
15 DF   Papy Djilobodji 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
27 GK   Jamal Blackman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   Victor Moses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
MF   Juan Cuadrado 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Top scorers edit

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
1 FW 19   Diego Costa 12 2 0 2 0 16
2 MF 22   Willian 5 1 0 5 0 11
3 MF 8   Oscar 3 3 0 2 0 8
MF 17   Pedro 7 0 1 0 0 8
5 MF 4   Cesc Fàbregas 5 0 0 1 0 6
MF 10   Eden Hazard 4 2 0 0 0 6
7 FW 14   Bertrand Traoré 2 2 0 0 0 4
DF 24   Gary Cahill 2 1 0 1 0 4
9 MF 7   Ramires 2 0 1 0 0 3
FW 18   Loïc Rémy 1 0 2 0 0 3
11 DF 2   Branislav Ivanović 2 0 0 0 0 2
DF 5   Kurt Zouma 1 0 0 1 0 2
MF 16   Kenedy 1 0 1 0 0 2
MF 21   Nemanja Matić 2 0 0 0 0 2
DF 28   César Azpilicueta 2 0 0 0 0 2
MF 36   Ruben Loftus-Cheek 1 1 0 0 0 2
17 FW 9   Radamel Falcao 1 0 0 0 0 1
FW 11   Alexandre Pato 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 12   John Obi Mikel 0 0 0 1 0 1
DF 26   John Terry 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 2 0 5
Total 58 12 5 15 0 90

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Clean sheets edit

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
1 1   Asmir Begović 4 1 0 3 0 8
2 13   Thibaut Courtois 5 0 0 1 0 6
Total 9 1 0 4 0 14

Last updated: 2 April 2016.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Summary edit

Games played 53 (38 Premier League) (2 League Cup) (8 Champions League) (1 Community Shield) (4 FA Cup)
Games won 20 (12 Premier League) (1 League Cup) (4 Champions League) (3 FA Cup)
Games drawn 16 (14 Premier League) (1 League Cup) (1 Champions League)
Games lost 17 (12 Premier League) (3 Champions League) (1 Community Shield) (1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 91 (58 Premier League) (5 League Cup) (15 Champions League) (12 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 67 (53 Premier League) (2 League Cup) (7 Champions League) (1 Community Shield) (4 FA Cup)
Goal difference 24 (+6 Premier League) (+3 League Cup) (+8 Champions League) (−1 Community Shield) (+8 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 14 (9 Premier League) (4 Champions League) (1 FA Cup)
Yellow cards 81 (57 Premier League) (3 League Cup) (15 Champions League) (1 Community Shield) (5 FA Cup)
Red cards 6 (5 Premier League) (1 FA Cup)
Most appearances  César Azpilicueta &  Willian (49 appearances)
Top scorer  Diego Costa (16 goals)
Winning Percentage Overall: 20/53 (37.74%)

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Awards edit

Player edit

No. Player Award Month Source
36   Ruben Loftus-Cheek Chelsea Young Player of the Year May [228]
10   Eden Hazard Chelsea Goal of the Year
43   Fikayo Tomori Academy Player of the Year
22   Willian Chelsea Players' Player of the Year
Chelsea Player of the Year

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