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2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season

2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season

113th season in existence of Chelsea F.C.


The 2018–19 season was Chelsea's 105th competitive season, 30th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 27th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 113th year in existence as a football club.[1] The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

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Overview

August

Chelsea began the league campaign under new manager Sarri with a "comfortable" 3–0 victory at Huddersfield Town,[2] with new midfielder Jorginho scoring a penalty on his debut, in between goals from N'Golo Kante and Pedro. This was followed by a home clash with Arsenal in the first home match of the season. After Pedro and Alvaro Morata quickly established a firm Chelsea advantage, Arsenal fought back to level before the break before Marcos Alonso won it late for the Blues.[3] Chelsea then made the long trip to Newcastle, and took the lead with fourteen minutes to play with an Eden Hazard penalty. With seven minutes to play, striker Joselu leveled it up, however Chelsea would have the last word, with a DeAndre Yedlin own goal with three minutes left seeing them edge it 2–1.[4]

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September

Chelsea began September by earning their fourth successive league win, courtesy of a 2–0 triumph over Bournemouth after goals from Pedro and Hazard late on.[5] This was followed by a clash with Cardiff City, but Chelsea were silenced after a surprise early goal from Sol Bamba; however two goals in six minutes from Hazard ensured Chelsea took a 2–1 lead, before he completed his hat-trick ten minutes from time. A Willian goal soon afterwards sealed a 4–1 win.[6] This was followed by a trip to Greek outfit PAOK Salonika in the opening group stage contest of that season's UEFA Europa League, with Chelsea playing in the competition for the first time since winning it in 2013.[7] The Blues started off their campaign brightly, scoring after just seven minutes through Willian, but ultimately had to battle to a 1–0 win.[8] However, Chelsea dropped their first points of the campaign against a West Ham team that had been winless at home thus far that season.[9] drawing 0–0.[10] Chelsea followed the point at the London Stadium with a League Cup third-round success at Liverpool. After falling behind on 56 minutes through Daniel Sturridge, Chelsea struck back through Emerson and Hazard to claim a 2–1 win.[11] They then faced a Reds side with a stronger team sheet at Stamford Bridge in the league, but were undone thanks to a late Sturridge stunner, and had to settle for a 1–1 draw.[12] However, with Hazard having scored five league goals in the month, including the hat-trick against Cardiff, he was awarded with the Premier League Player of the Month for September 2018.[13]

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October

October began with a narrow win over Hungarians MOL Vidi in the Europa League, with Morata scoring the game's only goal with twenty minutes to play.[14] Chelsea then turned on the style in a 3–0 league win at Southampton, with Ross Barkley scoring his first of the season in between Hazard and Morata goals.[15] Next up, Jose Mourinho – who had won three Premier League titles with Chelsea – made his return to Stamford Bridge as manager of Manchester United,[16] who were eighth in the league and struggling.[17] Chelsea took a 1–0 lead into half-time after a looping header from Antonio Rudiger, but a quickfire double from Anthony Martial in the second half put United in front; however, a 96th-minute equalizer from Ross Barkley kept Chelsea's unbeaten season intact.[18] Chelsea maintained their perfect Europa League record after a hat-trick for Ruben Loftus-Cheek helped them to a 3–1 win over Belarusian BATE Borisov,[19] before the young English forward scored his first league goal of the season to cap off a "commanding" 4–0 destruction of Burnley at Turf Moor.[20] Chelsea then battled to a 3–2 home win over Derby County in the League Cup last 16, with all five goals coming in an eventful first half, with Fikayo Tomori and Cesc Fabregas (along with a Richard Keogh own goal) on target for the Blues.[21]

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November

Chelsea began November with a 3–1 home win over Crystal Palace, thanks largely to Morata's double.[22] A nervy 1–0 win at BATE followed, with Olivier Giroud scoring his first goal under Maurizio Sarri, sealing a spot in the last 32 of the Europa League.[23] Afterwards, Chelsea extended their unbeaten run of the campaign to eighteen matches after a goalless draw at home with Everton.[24] However, their unbeaten record under Sarri was halted at that figure, with several defensive lapses seeing them fall to a 3–1 loss at Tottenham.[25] Chelsea, however, recovered well by securing top spot in their Europa League group with a dominant 4–0 win over PAOK Salonika, with Giroud scoring twice and Callum Hudson-Odoi getting his first senior goal in a convincing display to cap off November.[26]

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December

Chelsea began December with a routine 2–0 home win over Fulham, thanks to goals from Pedro and Loftus-Cheek.[27] before losing for just the second time that season, away to Wolves. After Ruben Loftus-Cheek gave Chelsea a first-half lead, the hosts struck back with second-half goals from Raul Jiminez and Diogo Jota to claim a 2–1 win.[28] Chelsea were underdogs heading into a clash against a Manchester City team who had not lost domestically since April.[29] However, despite being outplayed for large periods of the contest, a rocket-shot from Kante and a looping header from David Luiz sealed a memorable 2–0 win to ensure Chelsea's return to the top four.[30] Chelsea then completed their Europa League group campaign with a 2–2 draw away to MOL Vidi. After going ahead through Willian, an Ethan Ampadu own goal and Loic Nego's sweet volley put the home side ahead, before a late leveller from Giroud sealed a point.[31] After first-half goals from Pedro and Hazard helped Chelsea battle past a resilient Brighton team,[32] Maurizio Sarri's team set up a League Cup semi-final with London rivals Tottenham after scraping past Bournemouth 1–0 in the quarter-finals.[33] However, this was followed by a frustrating home defeat to Leicester City, with the Foxes becoming the first team to win at Stamford Bridge all year thanks to Jamie Vardy's 51st-minute effort.[34] After goals from either side in first-half stoppage-time, Eden Hazard's penalty won the day at Watford,[35] before 2018 ended on a high for Chelsea after N'Golo Kante scored the only goal at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace.[36]

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January

A disappointing goalless draw at home with Southampton was not the best way possible to start the new year,[37] but Chelsea soon secured their first win of 2019 after beating Nottingham Forest 2–0 in the FA Cup third round.[38] However, a 1–0 reverse to Tottenham in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final followed,[39] before goals from Pedro and Willian earned a 2–1 victory over Newcastle United.[40] Chelsea (in fourth) had the gap to fifth closed to three points after Arsenal won 2–0 in a one-sided London derby,[41] before beating Tottenham 4–2 on penalties after winning 2–1 in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final,[42] to set up a final against holders Manchester City. They then strolled to a 3–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup fourth round,[43] before falling out of the top four after suffering a 4–0 league reverse at Bournemouth.[44]

Chelsea only signed two players in January; the first was Juventus` Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain, who arrived on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy at the end.[45] The second was young American prospect Christian Pulisic, who signed from Borussia Dortmund, though was sent back on loan to Germany for the remainder of the campaign.[46] A host of players departed on loan,[47] among them Alvaro Morata to Spaniards Atletico Madrid and Michy Batshuayi to Fenerbahce.[48][49] Five players also departed permanently, most notably Cesc Fabregas, who joined French side AS Monaco.[47]

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February

Chelsea returned to fourth after walloping Huddersfield Town 5–0 in the Premier League, with January signing Gonzalo Higuain scoring twice on his home debut.[50] However, Chelsea's flaws were exposed after being beaten 6–0 at Manchester City, in their heaviest league defeat since 1992, when they lost 7–0 to Nottingham Forest.[51] After the City drubbing, Chelsea earned a 2–1 win away to Swedish outfit Malmo FF in the first leg of the Europa League last 32.[52] An FA Cup exit to Manchester United was followed by the second leg,[53] which Chelsea won 3–0 to secure passage to the last 16.[54] Chelsea then faced Manchester City in the League Cup final, and put in a solid defensive display to draw 0–0. In extra-time, however, manager Sarri attempted to call goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga off, but the Spanish stopper refused to be substituted,[55] and City went on to win 4–3 on penalties.[56] Chelsea ended February with a critical home match against Tottenham in the league. After taking the lead through Pedro, Chelsea won 2–0 after a Kieran Trippier backpass rolled into his own net.[57]

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March

March began with Higuain scoring his first away goal for Chelsea in a narrow 2–1 success at Fulham,[58] before goals from Pedro, Willian and Hudson-Odoi ensured a 3–0 first leg win over Dynamo Kyiv in the last 16 of the Europa League.[59] A stoppage-time equalizer from Eden Hazard earned them a point against Wolves,[60] before Olivier Giroud's first Chelsea hat-trick ensured a memorable 5–0 win away to Dynamo Kyiv, and an 8–0 aggregate victory.[61] A 2–0 league loss to Everton further dented Chelsea's Champions League qualification hopes,[62] before March ended with a controversial win at Cardiff City,[63] with Cesar Azpilicueta scoring from an offside position and Cardiff having at least "two good penalty shouts."[63] waved away.

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April

Chelsea maintained their 100% league record against Brighton with a 3–0 victory at Stamford Bridge that lifted them to fifth.[64] Eden Hazard scored what would win the Premier League goal of the Month for April with a fantastic solo effort as the forward netted a brace in the 2–0 win over West Ham United.[13][65] A late Marcos Alonso header earned Chelsea a 1–0 away win in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals against Czech Slavia Prague,[66] before second-half goals from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah saw Chelsea lose 2–0 at Liverpool in the league.[67] However, they followed this up with a thrilling 4–3 win against Slavia Prague in the return quarter-final leg of the Europa League, with Chelsea leading 4–1 after 27 minutes.[68] Chelsea then drew with Burnley 2–2, as Kante scored his first goal of 2019 and Higuain adding his fourth for the club. All four goals came in a thrilling opening 24 minutes,[69] before April finished with Alonso cancelling out Juan Mata's opener in a 1–1 draw away with Manchester United.[70]

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(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

May

May began with a tense 1–1 draw away to German Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final, with Pedro lashing home an equalizer just before half-time.[71] Chelsea then secured a top-four finish for the first time since 2017, after second-half goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, David Luiz and Gonzalo Higuain earned a 3–0 home win against Watford.[72] Chelsea then faced Frankfurt in the second leg of the Europa League semi-final and, after taking the lead through Loftus-Cheek, were forced into extra-time after a second-half goal from Luka Jovic. Cesar Azpilicueta had a goal disallowed for a foul on goalie Trapp in the build-up, before Eden Hazard scored the winning penalty in the shootout to send Chelsea to meet Arsenal's 7–3 aggregate winners over Valencia in the final in Baku, Azerbaijan.[73][74][75] Chelsea's final day draw at Leicester secured a third-place league finish,[76] with Chelsea having amassed 72 points from a possible 114.[77] Chelsea collected one individual award for the league campaign, with Eden Hazards 15 assists enough to earn him the Premier League Playmaker Award for the most assists,[78] whilst also collecting the Chelsea Player of the Year, Players` Player of the Year and Goal of the Year.[79] After a 3–0 win away to New England Revolution in a warm-up friendly,[80] Chelsea faced Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League final. After a tense first half of few openings, Olivier Giroud nodded Chelsea in front on 49 minutes,[81] and the team soon were ahead 2–0 after Pedro swept home on the hour mark.[81] Hazard made it 3–0 from the spot before Alex Iwobi pulled on back for Arsenal;[81] however, a second from Hazard sealed the game ensured a 4–1 win as Chelsea won the Europa League for the second time in their history.[81][82]

Final league position

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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).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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Last updated: 30 June 2019.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

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Transfers

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  1. Wallace joined Figueirense on 21 January 2019

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Friendlies

Friendlies

23 July 2018 Perth Glory Australia 0–1 England Chelsea Perth, Australia
19:30 AWST Santalab Yellow card 87' Report Pedro 5'
David Luiz Yellow card 36'
Stadium: Optus Stadium
Attendance: 55,522
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
15 May 2019 New England Revolution United States 0–3 England Chelsea Foxborough, United States
20:10 EDT Report Barkley 3', 62'
Giroud 29'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 27,329
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)

International Champions Cup

Tables

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Source: ICC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal differential; 4) Goals scored; 5) Result against common opponent; 6) Fewer red cards; 7) Fewer yellow cards; 8) Fewer fouls committed; 9) Coin flip.

Matches

28 July 2018 Chelsea England 1–1
(5–4 p)
Italy Internazionale Nice, France
20:05 CEST Pedro 8' Report Gagliardini 49'
D'Ambrosio Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Penalties
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soccer ball with check mark Ranocchia
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1 August 2018 Arsenal England 1–1
(6–5 p)
England Chelsea Dublin, Republic of Ireland
20:05 IST Lacazette 90+3' Report Rüdiger 5' Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 46,002
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)
Penalties
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7 August 2018 Chelsea England 0–0
(5–4 p)
France Lyon London, England
20:05 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 18,457
Referee: Paul Tierney (England)
Penalties
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Competitions

Premier League

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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).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Rodríguez joined Central Córdoba on 27 July 2019
  2. Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results by matchday

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A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Score overview

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Matches

11 August 2018 1 Huddersfield Town 0–3 Chelsea Huddersfield
15:00 BST Schindler Yellow card 44'
Kongolo Yellow card 83'
Report Kanté 34'
Jorginho 45' (pen.)
David Luiz Yellow card 69'
Pedro 80'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 24,121
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
18 August 2018 2 Chelsea 3–2 Arsenal London
17:30 BST Pedro 9'
Morata 20'
Alonso 81'
Report Xhaka Yellow card 27'
Mkhitaryan 37'
Iwobi 41'
Mustafi Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,491
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 August 2018 3 Newcastle United 1–2 Chelsea Newcastle
16:00 BST Schär Yellow card 65'
Fernández Yellow card 68'
Ritchie Yellow card 70'
Joselu 83'
Report Kovačić Yellow card 40'
Hazard 76' (pen.)
Yedlin 87' (o.g.)
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,791
Referee: Paul Tierney
1 September 2018 4 Chelsea 2–0 Bournemouth London
15:00 BST Alonso Yellow card 33'
Kanté Yellow card 55'
Pedro 72'
Hazard 85'
Report Gosling Yellow card 20'
Lerma Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,178
Referee: Lee Mason
15 September 2018 5 Chelsea 4–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 BST Hazard 37', 44', 80' (pen.)
Willian 83'
Report Bamba 16' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,499
Referee: Jon Moss
23 September 2018 6 West Ham United 0–0 Chelsea London
13:30 BST Felipe Anderson Yellow card 52'
Snodgrass Yellow card 90+3'
Report Kanté Yellow card 50' Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 56,875
Referee: Mike Dean
29 September 2018 7 Chelsea 1–1 Liverpool London
17:30 BST Hazard 25' Report Mané Yellow card 39'
Milner Yellow card 77'
Sturridge 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,625
Referee: Andre Marriner
7 October 2018 8 Southampton 0–3 Chelsea Southampton
14:15 BST Bertrand Yellow card 45+2'
Lemina Yellow card 54'
Cédric Yellow card 59'
Romeu Yellow card 61'
Højbjerg Yellow card 66'
Ings Yellow card 90'
Report Hazard 30'
Barkley 57'
Morata 90+3'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,077
Referee: Craig Pawson
20 October 2018 9 Chelsea 2–2 Manchester United London
12:30 BST Rüdiger 21', Yellow card 30'
Hazard Yellow card 34'
Barkley 90+6'
Report Matić Yellow card 13'
Young Yellow card 27'
Martial 55', 73'
Mata Yellow card 67'
Sánchez Yellow card 90+4'
Pereira Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,721
Referee: Mike Dean
28 October 2018 10 Burnley 0–4 Chelsea Burnley
13:30 GMT Tarkowski Yellow card 43'
Hendrick Yellow card 48'
Brady Yellow card 61'
Guðmundsson Yellow card 64'
Report Morata 22', Yellow card 43'
Willian Yellow card 45', 62'
Barkley 57'
Loftus-Cheek 90+2'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,430
Referee: Craig Pawson
4 November 2018 11 Chelsea 3–1 Crystal Palace London
16:00 GMT Morata 32', 65'
Pedro 70'
Report Townsend 53'
Milivojević Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,407
Referee: Michael Oliver
11 November 2018 12 Chelsea 0–0 Everton London
14:15 GMT Jorginho Yellow card 28'
Kanté Yellow card 33'
Rüdiger Yellow card 45+2'
Morata Yellow card 87'
Report Mina Yellow card 22'
Bernard Yellow card 45+2'
Pickford Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,345
Referee: Kevin Friend
24 November 2018 13 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Chelsea London
17:30 GMT Alli 8'
Kane 16'
Son 54'
Report Rüdiger Yellow card 19'
Hazard Yellow card 45+3'
Jorginho Yellow card 72'
Giroud 85'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 55,465
Referee: Martin Atkinson
2 December 2018 14 Chelsea 2–0 Fulham London
12:00 GMT Pedro 4'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 69'
Loftus-Cheek 82'
Morata Yellow card 83'
Report Odoi Yellow card 54' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,551
Referee: Craig Pawson
5 December 2018 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Chelsea Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Saïss Yellow card 37'
Moutinho Yellow card 54'
Jiménez 59'
Coady Yellow card 61'
Jota 63'
Vinagre Yellow card 68'
Report Loftus-Cheek 18'
Fàbregas Yellow card 64'
Giroud Yellow card 86'
Alonso Yellow card 90+1'
Christensen Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 31,300
Referee: Jon Moss
8 December 2018 16 Chelsea 2–0 Manchester City London
17:30 GMT Kanté 45'
Jorginho Yellow card 63'
David Luiz 78'
Pedro Yellow card 80'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,571
Referee: Michael Oliver
16 December 2018 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Chelsea Falmer
13:30 GMT Dunk Yellow card 55'
March 66'
Andone Yellow card 69'
Report Pedro 17'
Hazard 33'
Alonso Yellow card 87'
Arrizabalaga Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 30,645
Referee: Stuart Attwell
22 December 2018 18 Chelsea 0–1 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Report Ndidi Yellow card 31'
Vardy 51'
Mendy Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,558
Referee: Lee Probert
26 December 2018 19 Watford 1–2 Chelsea Watford
19:30 GMT Pereyra 45+3'
Foster Yellow card 58'
Report Hazard 45+1', 58' (pen.) Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,415
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 December 2018 20 Crystal Palace 0–1 Chelsea London
12:00 GMT Report Alonso Yellow card 10'
Kanté 51'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,781
Referee: Craig Pawson
2 January 2019 21 Chelsea 0–0 Southampton London
19:45 GMT Rüdiger Yellow card 74' Report Bednarek Yellow card 30'
Romeu Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,668
Referee: Jon Moss
12 January 2019 22 Chelsea 2–1 Newcastle United London
17:30 GMT Pedro 9'
Willian 57'
Jorginho Yellow card 63'
Report Ritchie Yellow card 24'
Clark 40'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,491
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
19 January 2019 23 Arsenal 2–0 Chelsea London
17:30 GMT Lacazette 14'
Koscielny 39'
Report David Luiz Yellow card 37'
Barkley Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,979
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 January 2019 24 Bournemouth 4–0 Chelsea Bournemouth
19:45 GMT King 47', 74'
Brooks 63'
Surman Yellow card 72'
Daniels 90+5'
Report Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 10,227
Referee: Roger East
2 February 2019 25 Chelsea 5–0 Huddersfield Town London
15:00 GMT Higuaín 16', 69'
Hazard 45+1' (pen.), 66'
David Luiz 86'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,626
Referee: Paul Tierney
10 February 2019 26 Manchester City 6–0 Chelsea Manchester
16:00 GMT Sterling 4', 80'
Agüero 13', 19', 56' (pen.)
Gündoğan 25', Yellow card 77'
Report Jorginho Yellow card 60'
Alonso Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 54,452
Referee: Mike Dean
27 February 2019 28 Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
20:00 GMT Pedro 57'
Trippier 84' (o.g.)
David Luiz Yellow card 90+4'
Report Kane Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,542
Referee: Andre Marriner
3 March 2019 29 Fulham 1–2 Chelsea London
14:05 GMT Chambers Yellow card 22', 27'
McDonald Yellow card 51'
Report Higuaín 20'
Jorginho 31', Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,900
Referee: Graham Scott
10 March 2019 30 Chelsea 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
14:05 GMT Rüdiger Yellow card 78'
Hazard 90+2'
Report Doherty Yellow card 37'
Jiménez 56'
Saïss Yellow card 66'
Boly Yellow card 75'
Jota Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,692
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 March 2019 31 Everton 2–0 Chelsea Liverpool
16:30 GMT Richarlison 49'
Gomes Yellow card 59'
Sigurðsson 72'
Report Alonso Yellow card 36'
Rüdiger Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,356
Referee: Anthony Taylor
31 March 2019 32 Cardiff City 1–2 Chelsea Cardiff
14:05 BST Camarasa 46'
Arter Yellow card 54'
Gunnarsson Yellow card 86'
Report Jorginho Yellow card 26'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 61', 84'
Rüdiger Yellow card 87'
Loftus-Cheek 90+1'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 32,657
Referee: Craig Pawson
3 April 2019 27 Chelsea 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion London
19:45 BST Giroud 38'
Hazard 60'
Loftus-Cheek 63'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,593
Referee: Graham Scott
8 April 2019 33 Chelsea 2–0 West Ham United London
20:00 BST Hazard 24', 90'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 82'
Arrizabalaga Yellow card 84'
Report Ogbonna Yellow card 11' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,537
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
14 April 2019 34 Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea Liverpool
16:30 BST Mané 51'
Salah 53'
Report Azpilicueta Yellow card 44' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,279
Referee: Michael Oliver
22 April 2019 35 Chelsea 2–2 Burnley London
20:00 BST Kanté 12'
Higuaín 14'
Pedro Yellow card 90+2'
Kovačić Yellow card 90+4'
Report Hendrick 8'
Barnes 24'
Heaton Yellow card 32'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,642
Referee: Kevin Friend
28 April 2019 36 Manchester United 1–1 Chelsea Manchester
16:30 BST Mata 11'
Herrera Yellow card 43'
Rojo Yellow card 80'
Young Yellow card 89'
Report Alonso 43'
Willian Yellow card 52'
Kovačić Yellow card 54'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,526
Referee: Martin Atkinson
5 May 2019 37 Chelsea 3–0 Watford London
14:00 BST Loftus-Cheek 48'
David Luiz 51'
Higuaín 75'
Report Doucouré Yellow card 90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,650
Referee: Paul Tierney
12 May 2019 38 Leicester City 0–0 Chelsea Leicester
15:00 BST Report Jorginho Yellow card 30' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,140
Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup

5 January 2019 Third round Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest London
15:00 GMT Barkley Yellow card 41'
Morata 49', 59'
Report Colback Yellow card 67' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,544
Referee: Andrew Madley
27 January 2019 Fourth round Chelsea 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday London
18:00 GMT Willian 26' (pen.), 83'
Hudson-Odoi 64'
Report Fox Yellow card 38' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,433
Referee: Andre Marriner
18 February 2019 Fifth round Chelsea 0–2 Manchester United London
19:30 GMT Rüdiger Yellow card 60'
Kanté Yellow card 65'
Report Matić Yellow card 15'
Young Yellow card 21'
Herrera 31'
Pogba 45'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,562
Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup

26 September 2018 Third round Liverpool 1–2 Chelsea Liverpool
19:45 BST Milner Yellow card 21'
Matip Yellow card 26'
Fabinho Yellow card 56'
Sturridge 58'
Keïta Yellow card 78'
Henderson Yellow card 90'
Report Kovačić Yellow card 50'
Emerson 79'
Hazard 85'
Moses Yellow card 90+1'
Morata Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 45,503
Referee: Kevin Friend
31 October 2018 Fourth round Chelsea 3–2 Derby County London
19:45 GMT Tomori 5' (o.g.)
Keogh 21' (o.g.)
Fàbregas 41'
Emerson Yellow card 84'
Report Marriott 9'
Waghorn 27'
Keogh Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,564
Referee: Jon Moss
19 December 2018 Quarter-finals Chelsea 1–0 Bournemouth London
19:45 GMT Fàbregas Yellow card 60'
Hazard 84'
Report Stanislas Yellow card 57'
Simpson Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,432
Referee: Anthony Taylor
8 January 2019 Semi-finals first leg Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Chelsea London
20:00 GMT Kane 26' (pen.)
Winks Yellow card 29'
Sánchez Yellow card 59'
Lamela Yellow card 82'
Report Arrizabalaga Yellow card 25' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 44,371
Referee: Michael Oliver
24 January 2019 Semi-finals second leg Chelsea 2–1
(2–2 agg.)
(4–2 p)
Tottenham Hotspur London
19:45 GMT Kanté 27', Yellow card 56'
Hazard 38'
Jorginho Yellow card 53'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 66'
Report Llorente 50'
Sissoko Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,610
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Penalties
Willian soccer ball with check mark
Azpilicueta soccer ball with check mark
Jorginho soccer ball with check mark
David Luiz soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Eriksen
soccer ball with check mark Lamela
soccer ball with red X Dier
soccer ball with red X Lucas
24 February 2019 Final Chelsea 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Manchester City London
16:30 GMT David Luiz Yellow card 30'
Rüdiger Yellow card 72'
Jorginho Yellow card 88'
Report Fernandinho Yellow card 58'
Otamendi Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 81,775
Referee: Jon Moss
Penalties
Jorginho soccer ball with red X
Azpilicueta soccer ball with check mark
Emerson soccer ball with check mark
David Luiz soccer ball with red X
Hazard soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Gündoğan
soccer ball with check mark Agüero
soccer ball with red X Sané
soccer ball with check mark B. Silva
soccer ball with check mark Sterling

FA Community Shield

5 August 2018 Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City London
15:00 BST Report Agüero 13', 58' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 72,724
Referee: Jon Moss

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Tables

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Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

20 September 2018 1 PAOK Greece 0–1 England Chelsea Thessaloniki, Greece
19:55 EEST Wernbloom Yellow card 88'
Warda Yellow card 90+2'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 90+3'
Report Willian 7'
Barkley Yellow card 90'
Rüdiger Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 24,310
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
4 October 2018 2 Chelsea England 1–0 Hungary MOL Vidi London, England
20:00 BST Morata Yellow card 66', 70' Report Nego Yellow card 14'
Huszti Yellow card 44'
Milanov Yellow card 56'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,925
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
25 October 2018 3 Chelsea England 3–1 Belarus BATE Borisov London, England
20:00 BST Loftus-Cheek 2', 8', 54' Report Hleb Yellow card 34'
Rios 80'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,799
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
8 November 2018 4 BATE Borisov Belarus 0–1 England Chelsea Barysaw, Belarus
20:55 FET Report Giroud 53' Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 13,141
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
29 November 2018 5 Chelsea England 4–0 Greece PAOK London, England
20:00 GMT Giroud 27', 37'
Cahill Yellow card 54'
Hudson-Odoi 60'
Morata 78'
Report Khacheridi Red card 7'
Wernbloom Yellow card 50'
Pelkas Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,933
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
13 December 2018 6 MOL Vidi Hungary 2–2 England Chelsea Budapest, Hungary
18:55 CET Ampadu 32' (o.g.)
Nego 56', Yellow card 76'
Juhász Yellow card 66'
Huszti Yellow card 69'
Vinícius Yellow card 74'
Report Willian 30'
Giroud 75'
Loftus-Cheek Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 19,242
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

Knockout phase

Round of 32
14 February 2019 First leg Malmö FF Sweden 1–2 England Chelsea Malmö, Sweden
21:00 CET Christiansen 80' Report Barkley 30'
Giroud 58'
Stadium: Malmö New Stadion
Attendance: 20,312
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
21 February 2019 Second leg Chelsea England 3–0
(5–1 agg.)
Sweden Malmö FF London, England
20:00 GMT Barkley Yellow card 18', 74'
Giroud 55'
Hudson-Odoi 84'
Report Safari Yellow card 31'
Rosenberg Yellow card 44'
Christiansen Yellow card 51'
Bengtsson Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 73'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,813
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Round of 16
7 March 2019 First leg Chelsea England 3–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv London, England
20:00 GMT Pedro 17'
Willian 65'
Hudson-Odoi 90'
Report Shepelyev Yellow card 9'
Buyalskyi Yellow card 42'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,280
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
14 March 2019 Second leg Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–5
(0–8 agg.)
England Chelsea Kyiv, Ukraine
19:55 EET Mykolenko Yellow card 61' Report Giroud 5', 33', 59'
Alonso 45+1'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 73'
Hudson-Odoi 78'
Stadium: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
Attendance: 64,830
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Quarter-finals
11 April 2019 First leg Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–1 England Chelsea Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST Coufal Yellow card 83' Report Alonso 86' Stadium: Eden Arena
Attendance: 17,484
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
18 April 2019 Second leg Chelsea England 4–3
(5–3 agg.)
Czech Republic Slavia Prague London, England
20:00 BST Pedro 5', 27'
Deli 10' (o.g.)
Giroud 17'
Kanté Yellow card 34'
Emerson Yellow card 75'
Arrizabalaga Yellow card 83'
David Luiz Yellow card 90'
Report Souček 26', Yellow card 53'
Ševčík 51', 55'
Kúdela Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,326
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Semi-finals
2 May 2019 First leg Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–1 England Chelsea Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 CEST Jović 23'
Hasebe Yellow card 58'
Fernandes Yellow card 61'
Report Christensen Yellow card 19'
Pedro 45'
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
9 May 2019 Second leg Chelsea England 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(4–3 p)
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt London, England
20:00 BST Loftus-Cheek 28'
Kovačić Yellow card 52'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 83'
Zappacosta Yellow card 120+1'
Report Falette Yellow card 38'
Rode Yellow card 40'
Jović 49'
Abraham Yellow card 90+1'
De Guzmán Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,070
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Penalties
Barkley soccer ball with check mark
Azpilicueta soccer ball with red X
Jorginho soccer ball with check mark
David Luiz soccer ball with check mark
Hazard soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Haller
soccer ball with check mark Jović
soccer ball with check mark De Guzmán
soccer ball with red X Hinteregger
soccer ball with red X Paciência
Final
29 May 2019 Final Chelsea England 4–1 England Arsenal Baku, Azerbaijan
23:00 AZT Giroud 49'
Pedro Yellow card 56', 60'
Hazard 65' (pen.), 72'
Christensen Yellow card 68'
Report Iwobi 69' Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 51,370
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Source: Competitions

Top scorers

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Source: Competitions

Top assists

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Source: Competitions

Clean sheets

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Discipline

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Summary

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Awards

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