2009–10 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

2009–10 season
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	Carlo Ancelotti
Premier League	1st
FA Cup	Winners
Carling Cup	Fifth round
Community Shield	Winners
UEFA Champions League	First knockout round
Top goalscorer	League: Didier Drogba (29) All: Didier Drogba (37)
Highest home attendance	41,836 (vs. Manchester United, 8 November 2009)
Lowest home attendance	37,781 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 23 September 2009)
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The 2009–10 season was Chelsea Football Club's 95th competitive season, 18th consecutive season in the Premier League, 104th year in existence as a football club and the first season coached by Carlo Ancelotti. Despite disappointment in the Champions League, the club had the most successful season in its history, winning the Premier League after a four year absence and retaining the FA Cup for the first time, therefore becoming the seventh English club to complete the "Double".

Season summary

Chelsea completed the Double for the first time in their history.

2009 Community Shield Winners

Key dates

• 01.06.09: Carlo Ancelotti is appointed as the new Chelsea manager following the departure of temporary first team coach Guus Hiddink, with his tenure set to commence on 1 July.
• 02.07.09: Goalkeeper Ross Turnbull signs a four-year deal on a free transfer from Middlesbrough, along with news that Henrique Hilário has renewed his contract for two more years.
• 03.07.09: Chelsea finalize a four-year deal for striker Daniel Sturridge after his contract with Manchester City expires.
• 07.07.09: Winger Yuri Zhirkov signs for Chelsea from CSKA Moscow on a four-year deal for a reported £18 million.
• 27.07.09: Chelsea wins the inaugural World Football Challenge tournament, beating Internazionale, Milan, and América.
• 28.07.09: Former Chelsea chairman Brian Mears passes away at the age of 78.
• 04.08.09: Striker Franco Di Santo joins Blackburn Rovers on loan until 1 January.
• 06.08.09: Winger Scott Sinclair joins Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal.
• 09.08.09: With their first penalty shootout win in over a decade, Chelsea secure the 2009 Community Shield following a 2–2 draw against Manchester United in normal time. After United's Nani opens the scoring, goals by Ricardo Carvalho and Frank Lampard look to win the game for Chelsea until an injury-time equalizer by Wayne Rooney forces the game to penalties. Chelsea win the shootout 4–1.
• 13.08.09: Michael Mancienne signs a new four-year deal, keeping him at Chelsea until 2013, then signs on loan with Wolves until the end of the season.
• 15.08.09: Chelsea's Premier League campaign kicks off with a difficult 2–1 home victory over a defensively resolute Hull City side. After ex-Reading player Stephen Hunt scores against the run of play, a Didier Drogba free-kick makes things even. Although Chelsea dominate the second half of the game, Hull's tenacity and a lack of quality finishing make it look like the game will end a damaging draw for Chelsea, until Drogba's chipped cross in stoppage time loops over the head of Hull keeper Boaz Myhill and serendipitously falls into the corner of the net.
• 18.08.09: Chelsea sign young Serbian central midfielder Nemanja Matić from MFK Košice for a fee of £1.5 million.
• 27.08.09: Chelsea are grouped with FC Porto, Atlético Madrid and APOEL Nicosia in the UEFA Champions' League group stage draw at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. During the ceremony, John Terry is awarded the UEFA Club Defender of the Year award.
• 29.08.09: Chelsea claim first place in the Premier League for the first time this season with a 3–0 home win over Burnley. In a game characterised by Chelsea's dominance, after Nicolas Anelka breaks the deadlock from close range before half-time, a quick-fire double at the start of the second half via a Michael Ballack header and an Ashley Cole volley secures a comfortable victory. During the match, Chelsea are paired with fellow Londoners Queens Park Rangers in the Carling Cup third round draw.
• 03.09.09: For inducing reserve player Gaël Kakuta into breaching his contract with his previous club Lens, FIFA ban Chelsea from signing any new players nationally or internationally until January 2011, and demand the club to pay Lens £113,500 training compensation. Kakuta is fined £680,000 and banned from playing officially for four months.^[1]
• 15.09.09: After a hard fought 2–1 win away against Stoke City in the Premier League, a lone Nicolas Anelka goal kicks off Chelsea's Champions League campaign with a tight 1–0 win in Group D over Porto. With mainstays Didier Drogba and José Bosingwa suspended for their protests in last year's semi-final, along with the difficulty caused by constant rainfall on the pitch, the Chelsea performance is unusually sloppy, but a solid performance by goalkeeper Petr Čech guides the team to victory. Atlético Madrid draw 0–0 at home with APOEL, leaving Chelsea two points clear at the top of the group after one game played.
• 20.09.09: With a 3–0 win at home against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur with goals from Ashley Cole, Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba, Chelsea set a new club record of 11 consecutive Premier League victories, surpassing the record of ten games set during the 2005–06 season.
• 23.09.09: Chelsea kick off their Carling Cup challenge with a low-key 1–0 home victory over Queens Park Rangers in the third round. Salomon Kalou notches the only goal, set up by Joe Cole in his first game since January. Yuri Zhirkov, Sam Hutchinson and Fabio Borini all make their first starts for the club.
• 26.09.09: Although Didier Drogba scores his 100th Chelsea goal against Wigan Athletic to briefly equalise, Chelsea look strangely uninspired in a 1–3 loss at the DW Stadium, having gone down to ten men after Petr Čech's sending off six minutes after half time following a penalty-worthy challenge on Hugo Rodallega. Chelsea relinquish their Premier League lead to Manchester United, falling into second place on goals scored.
• 04.10.09: In their first "Big Four" clash of the season, Chelsea edge a typically tight game at Stamford Bridge with a 2–0 Premier League victory over title rivals Liverpool. Didier Drogba sets up both Chelsea goals from wide positions, first from the left for Nicolas Anelka, and then from the right for Florent Malouda to seal the win in stoppage time. Henrique Hilário proves a solid deputy for the suspended Petr Čech, as the goalkeeper produces excellent saves from Albert Riera and Steven Gerrard to keep the clean sheet, assisted by a horrendous miss from Yossi Benayoun towards the end of the game. Manchester United's fortuitous 2–2 draw with Sunderland at Old Trafford the day before means Chelsea return to the top of the league.
• 17.10.09: Chelsea are beaten by Aston Villa 2–1 away at Villa Park. Following Didier Drogba's early strike, James Collins and Richard Dunne score the goals which inflict Chelsea's second successive away defeat under Carlo Ancelotti.
• 24.10.09: Chelsea thrash Blackburn Rovers 5–0 at Stamford Bridge in their most emphatic Premier League victory so far this season, only a few days after humbling Atletico Madrid in the Champions League by one goal less. Joe Cole enjoys a sparkling performance at the top of the midfield diamond in his first league start since January, with a Gaël Givet own goal opening the scoring. A thirty yard Michael Essien drive sandwiches two goals by Frank Lampard, and Didier Drogba completes the rout with a simple header from a corner. The next day, Liverpool break their four game losing streak with a 2–0 victory over Manchester United at Anfield. After losing their lead again the previous week, this result leaves Chelsea two points clear.
• 4.11.09: Chelsea qualify for the Champions League knockout round after sharing the points in a 2–2 draw with Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium that burst into life into the last ten minutes. After Sergio Agüero volleyed home midway through the second half, a quickfire double in the last ten minutes by the in-form Didier Drogba gives Chelsea a perhaps undeserved 2–1 lead, canceled out by a Sergio Agüero free-kick.
• 8.11.09: Chelsea beat Manchester United 1–0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League in a typically tight contest, decided by John Terry's header from an inswinging Frank Lampard free-kick after Darren Fletcher was controversially judged to have bundled over Ashley Cole on the left-hand side. Despite arguably controlling the game with their 4–3–3 formation, a late rally by United could not salvage them a point against a resolute Chelsea defence. Chelsea increase their lead at the top of the league by five points while Arsenal leapfrog United into second place with a game in hand.
• 22.11.09: Despite having key players like Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba missing through injury, Chelsea romp to a comfortable 4–0 victory at home to Wolves in the Premier League with goals from Florent Malouda, Joe Cole and two from a rampant Michael Essien. While Nemanja Matić makes his Chelsea debut from the bench, Gaël Kakuta also makes a flair-filled first appearance for the club.
• 29.11.09: Chelsea continue their 100% record in "Big Four" matches this season with an emphatic 3–0 away win against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. Two goals from Didier Drogba and an own goal from Thomas Vermaelen secure the victory, agreed by many to be the pinnacle of Chelsea's season thus far.
• 16.12.09: Chelsea end their run of four straight games without a win in all competitions, which began with their penalty shootout elimination by Blackburn away in the Carling Cup fifth round, with a closely fought 2–1 victory over Portsmouth, led by former Chelsea manager Avram Grant, at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. After Nicolas Anelka scores from close-range in the first half, Portsmouth equalize early in the second when a Jamie O'Hara free kick ricochets off two players in the Chelsea wall, falling to Frédéric Piquionne who slots home. This typifies Chelsea's recent problem of conceding from set-pieces. The game is won ten minutes from time when Frank Lampard converts the penalty kick conceded when Marc Wilson takes out Branislav Ivanović in the Portsmouth area.
• 04.01.10: Having ended December with two away draws against West Ham United and Birmingham and a tense 2–1 home victory against Fulham in the west London derby, Chelsea begin the New Year in style with a 5–0 home demolition of Watford in the FA Cup third round, despite losing their African players to the African Cup of Nations. While Daniel Sturridge scores his first two goals for the club, Chelsea also score via a Florent Malouda deflection, a John Eustace own goal and a trademark Frank Lampard piledriver.
• 28.01.10: Chelsea end January on a high after winning all five matches in the month, demolishing Sunderland 7–2 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Following that, they continue to score with a 3–0 win at home over Birmingham before a laboured 2–1 win away at Burnley, with John Terry scoring a late header to win the game amidst his affair scandal. They also progress in the FA Cup thanks to a 2–0 win away at Preston North End.
• 02.02.10: Despite an excellent January, February does not start well with Chelsea succumbing to a 1–1 draw at Hull City. Didier Drogba equalises for Chelsea late in the first-half with a free-kick after Hull's Steven Mouyokolo gave the home side the lead with a header from a corner. Chelsea go two points clear of Manchester United but missed a chance to go four points clear after failing to win their game in hand.
• 04.02.10: FIFA's suspended transfer ban on Chelsea regarding the Gaël Kakuta tapping-up case is lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, along with all other sanctions.^[2]
• 27.02.10: Chelsea lose at home for the first time in the Premier League under Carlo Ancelotti as Manchester City win 4–2. The game is given extra spice as it is the first time that John Terry and Wayne Bridge have come together following allegations of Terry's affair with Bridge's girlfriend Vanessa Perroncel, which leads to him rejecting Terry's outstretched hand in the pre-match handshake. Frank Lampard opens and closes the scoring, but braces from Carlos Tevez and Craig Bellamy in between are enough to secure a Manchester City victory.
• 16.03.10: Chelsea are eliminated from the Champions League before the semi-finals for the first time in four years as a 3–1 aggregate loss to Internazionale in the first knockout round sees them crash out of the tournament. A 2–1 defeat at the San Siro on 24.02.10 is compounded by a 1–0 loss at home in the second leg, with Samuel Eto'o scoring the only goal. The match marks Mourinho's first return to Stamford Bridge as an opposition manager since his departure from Chelsea in September 2007.
• 21.03.10: Chelsea complete a disappointing week with a draw to Blackburn at Ewood Park in the Premier League. After Didier Drogba opens the scoring early on, the game looks to yield a comfortable victory for Chelsea, but a game-ending injury to Branislav Ivanovic proves costly as El Hadji Diouf equalises with twenty minutes to play, beating substitute right back Paulo Ferreira to a header at the far post. The result sees them slip to third place, four points behind Manchester United with a game in hand.
• 27.03.10: After bouncing straight back with a 5–0 victory against Portsmouth at Fratton Park in midweek, Chelsea complete their recovery from the previous week by recording their biggest win of the season with a 7–1 thrashing of Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge. In a game that sees John Terry captain the side for a record 325th time, Frank Lampard scores four times for the second time in his Chelsea career, moving him into third place in the list of Chelsea's all-time highest scorers with 151 goals, above both Peter Osgood and Roy Bentley. Florent Malouda also nets a brace and Salomon Kalou scores his first Premier League goal of the season.
• 03.04.10: Chelsea gain a crucial victory in the Premier League title race by defeating top-of-the-table Manchester United 2–1 at Old Trafford, returning to first place by two points with five games to play. The victory ensures that Chelsea maintain their 100% record in "Big Four" matches this season. After Joe Cole caps off a comfortable Chelsea first half with a clever near-post back-heel from Florent Malouda's cross to open the scoring, United begin to gain a foothold in the game in the second half. Didier Drogba comes off the bench to score the winning goal late on from an offside position, but Federico Macheda's disputedly handball goal for United minutes later sets up a nervy finish. In a game marked by a poor performance by referee Mike Dean, ignoring plausible penalty shouts by both sides, Chelsea hold on for three emphatic points.
• 10.04.10: Chelsea defeat Aston Villa at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final to book a place in their third FA Cup Final in four years. After referee Howard Webb turns down a strong penalty appeal from Gabriel Agbonlahor in the first half following a trip from John Obi Mikel, Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda and Frank Lampard score in the second half to secure a 3–0 victory.
• 17.04.10: A 2–1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur sees Chelsea's lead in the Premiership cut to one point with Manchester United securing a late winner against Manchester City. Despite losing, Chelsea become the first English team to qualify for the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League.
• 24.04.10: Chelsea defeat Stoke City 7–0 at Stamford Bridge to record their biggest home win of the season thus far. Salomon Kalou scores his first hat-trick in English football, and a brace from Frank Lampard, coupled with goals from Florent Malouda and Daniel Sturridge, ensure the Blues cruise comfortable.
• 02.05.10: Chelsea defeat Liverpool 2–0 at Anfield in the penultimate week of the season. Didier Drogba opens the scoring following a sloppy backpass from Steven Gerrard in the first half, and Frank Lampard doubles the lead after the interval. The win ensures that Chelsea end their season with a 100% record against "Big Four" opponents, and means that victory over Wigan on the final day of the season will guarantee Premier League success.
• 06.05.10: Chelsea FC's Player of the Year Award goes to Didier Drogba, who claims the gong for the first time in his Chelsea career. Florent Malouda picks up the Samsung Players' Player Award, while the Young Player of the Year is awarded to the entire Chelsea U18 team after their triumph in the FA Cup Youth Final. Ashley Cole's goal against Sunderland earns him the Goal of the Season Award.
• 09.05.10: Chelsea trounce Wigan 8–0 in their final game of the season, setting a new club record for their biggest ever League win in the process as well as breaking numerous scoring records. They end the league campaign having scored 103 goals, the most in the club's history, the first Premier League side to score 100 goals in a season and the first team since Tottenham Hotspur in 1961 to score 100 goals in the top flight. They also become the first team in English football history to score seven goals or more in a game on four occasions in a league season. They also finish with an English record goal difference of +71, beating Liverpool's +69 set in 1979. Didier Drogba's second half hat-trick ensures he finishes the season with the Premier League Golden Boot, having scored 29 goals, three more than the 26 scored by second-placed Wayne Rooney. Nicolas Anelka bags a brace while Frank Lampard, Salomon Kalou and Ashley Cole grab the other goals. Most significantly, the win means that Chelsea finish the season as Premier League champions with a total of 86 points, one point more than Manchester United, who finish runners-up.
• 15.05.10: In their final game of the season, Chelsea face relegated Portsmouth in an entertaining 2010 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Despite their stark difference in position in the end-of-season table and extended Chelsea pressure, with Chelsea hitting the woodwork five times in the first half, the two sides go in level at half-time. Soon after Portsmouth's Kevin-Prince Boateng's penalty is saved by Petr Čech early in the second half, Chelsea finally make their pressure count when Didier Drogba fires in a 59th minute free-kick, his 37th goal of the season. Although Frank Lampard uncharacteristically squanders a penalty of his own late on, Chelsea remain superior, the game eventually ending 1–0. Chelsea consequently end their season as only the seventh club to complete the Double, making it the most successful season in Chelsea history.

Team kit

The team kits for the 2009–10 season are produced by Adidas and the shirt sponsor is Samsung. The home kit was revealed at Chelsea's website on 1 May. The kit was first worn against Blackburn Rovers in the second to last Premier League game of the 2008–09 season. The away kit which was revealed at Chelsea's website on 25 June uses a tonal hoop design in dark navy and new navy with neon yellow highlights. The third kit is white with horizontal grey pin stripes and dark blue, almost black accents. They also wore the third kit with dark navy shorts. A new goalkeeper kit was brought in which was navy blue with fluro green accents. The fluro orange from the previous season stays on as the away goalkeeper shirt for this season. Chelsea will wear their 2010–11 home kit in the FA Cup final.

Home

Away

Third

Goalkeeper home

Goalkeeper away

Squad

First team squad

As of 1 January 2010.

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Petr Čech 2 DF Branislav Ivanović 3 DF Ashley Cole 5 MF Michael Essien 6 DF Ricardo Carvalho 8 MF Frank Lampard (vice-captain) 10 MF Joe Cole (2nd vice-captain) 11 FW Didier Drogba 12 MF John Obi Mikel 13 MF Michael Ballack 15 MF Florent Malouda 17 DF José Bosingwa 18 MF Yuri Zhirkov 19 DF Paulo Ferreira 20 MF Deco

No. Position Player 21 FW Salomon Kalou 22 GK Ross Turnbull 23 FW Daniel Sturridge 24 MF Nemanja Matić 26 DF John Terry (captain) 33 DF Alex 35 DF Juliano Belletti 39 FW Nicolas Anelka 40 GK Henrique Hilário 41 DF Sam Hutchinson 43 DF Jeffrey Bruma 44 FW Gaël Kakuta 45 FW Fabio Borini 46 MF Jacopo Sala 50 GK Jan Šebek

Reserve squad^[3]

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

No. Position Player GK Rhys Taylor GK Niclas Heimann DF Nana Ofori-Twumasi DF Carl Magnay DF Jeffrey Bruma DF Ben Gordon DF Ryan Bertrand (on loan at Reading) DF Patrick van Aanholt MF Jack Cork (on loan at Burnley)

No. Position Player MF Liam Bridcutt MF Conor Clifford MF Jacob Mellis MF Michael Woods MF Jacopo Sala MF Danny Philliskirk FW Gaël Kakuta FW Miroslav Stoch (on loan at Twente) FW Fabio Borini

Youth squad^[4]

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

No. Position Player GK Aldi Haxhia GK Sam Walker GK Jan Šebek DF Nikki Ahamed DF Tom Hayden DF Daniel Mills Pappoe DF Aziz Deen-Conteh DF George Saville DF Nathaniel Chalobah DF Ben Sampayo DF Kenny Strickland DF Billy-Joe King MF Aliu Djaló

No. Position Player MF Billy Clifford MF James Ashton MF Gökhan Töre MF Anton Rodgers MF Billy Knott MF Josh McEachran MF Jacopo Sala MF Jordan Tabor FW Philipp Prosenik FW Milan Lalkovič FW Marko Mitrović FW Bobby Devyne FW Adam Phillip

UEFA Champions League squad^[5]

As of 14 September 2009.

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Petr Čech 2 DF Branislav Ivanović 3 DF Ashley Cole 5 MF Michael Essien 6 DF Ricardo Carvalho 8 MF Frank Lampard (vice-captain) 10 MF Joe Cole (2nd vice-captain) 11 FW Didier Drogba 12 MF Mikel John Obi 13 MF Michael Ballack 15 MF Florent Malouda 17 DF José Bosingwa 18 MF Yuri Zhirkov 20 MF Deco

No. Position Player 21 FW Salomon Kalou 22 GK Ross Turnbull 23 FW Daniel Sturridge 26 DF John Terry (captain) 33 DF Alex 35 DF Juliano Belletti 39 FW Nicolas Anelka 40 GK Henrique Hilário 41 DF Sam Hutchinson 43 DF Jeffrey Bruma (from List B) 44 FW Gaël Kakuta (from List B) 45 FW Fabio Borini (from List B) 47 DF Nikki Ahamed (from List B) 48 MF Danny Philliskirk (from List B)

Transfers

In

Summer

Num	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
22	1 !GK	Turnbull, Ross ! Ross Turnbull	Middlesbrough	00 !Free	02009-07-022 July 2009[6]
23	4 !FW	Sturridge, Daniel ! Daniel Sturridge	Manchester City	03.5 !£3.5–6.5M[7]	02009-07-033 July 2009[8]
18	3 !MF	Zhirkov, Yuri ! Yuri Zhirkov	CSKA Moscow	18 !£18M	02009-07-077 July 2009[9]
24	3 !MF	Matic, Nemanja ! Nemanja Matić	MFK Košice	01.5 !£1.5M	02009-08-1818 August 2009[10]

Winter

No transfers were completed in the winter transfer window.

Out

Summer

Num	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
	4 !FW	Sahar, Ben ! Ben Sahar	Espanyol	£850,000	02009-06-2222 June 2009[11]
27	3 !MF	Mineiro	Schalke 04	Released	02009-06-3030 June 2009
	3 !MF	Smith, Jimmy ! Jimmy Smith	Leyton Orient	Free	02009-07-099 July 2009[12]
	4 !FW	Nouble, Frank ! Frank Nouble	West Ham United	Free	02009-07-2222 July 2009[13]
	4 !FW	Nielsen, Morten ! Morten Nielsen	AZ	Mutual agreement	02009-07-2323 July 2009[14]
	3 !MF	Tejera, Sergio ! Sergio Tejera	Mallorca	Free	02009-07-2424 July 2009[15]
14	4 !FW	Pizarro, Claudio ! Claudio Pizarro	Werder Bremen	Undisclosed	02009-08-1818 August 2009[16]
7	4 !FW	Shevchenko, Andriy ! Andriy Shevchenko	Dynamo Kyiv	Free	02009-08-2828 August 2009[17]
	2 !DF	Cummings, Shaun ! Shaun Cummings	Reading	Undisclosed	02009-09-022 September 2009[18]
	3 !MF	Sawyer, Lee ! Lee Sawyer	Barnet	Contract terminated	02009-11-1212 November 2009[19]

Winter

Num	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
	MF	Tom Taiwo	Carlisle	Undisclosed	6 January 2010[20]

Loaned out

Num	Pos	Player	To	Start	End
4	2 !DF	Rajkovic, Slobodan ! Slobodan Rajković	Twente	02009-07-011 July 2009	02010-07-011 July 2010[21]
	3 !MF	Taiwo, Tom ! Tom Taiwo	Carlisle United	02009-07-099 July 2009	02010-01-011 January 2010[22]
	3 !MF	Sawyer, Lee ! Lee Sawyer	Southend United	02009-07-2424 July 2009	02009-10-2727 October 2009[23][24]
43	3 !MF	Stoch, Miroslav ! Miroslav Stoch	Twente	02009-07-1515 July 2009	02010-07-011 July 2010[25]
	2 !DF	Bertrand, Ryan ! Ryan Bertrand	Reading	02009-07-1717 July 2009	02010-07-011 July 2010[26]
9	4 !FW	Di Santo, Franco ! Franco Di Santo	Blackburn Rovers	02009-08-044 August 2009	02010-01-011 January 2010[27]
16	4 !FW	Sinclair, Scott ! Scott Sinclair	Wigan Athletic	02009-08-066 August 2009	02010-07-011 July 2010[28]
	2 !DF	Van Aanholt, Patrick ! Patrick van Aanholt	Coventry City	02009-08-077 August 2009	02010-01-011 January 2010[29]
42	2 !DF	Mancienne, Michael ! Michael Mancienne	Wolverhampton Wanderers	02009-08-1313 August 2009	02010-07-011 July 2010[30]
	3 !MF	Bridcutt, Liam ! Liam Bridcutt	Stockport County	02009-08-1414 August 2009	02010-01-011 January 2010[31]
	3 !MF	Mellis, Jacob ! Jacob Mellis	Southampton	02009-08-1414 August 2009	02010-07-011 July 2010[32]
	2 !DF	Cummings, Shaun ! Shaun Cummings	West Bromwich Albion	02009-08-1717 August 2009	02009-09-022 September 2009[18][33]
	2 !DF	Cork, Jack ! Jack Cork	Coventry City	02009-08-2121 August 2009	02010-01-011 January 2010[34]
30	1 !GK	Taylor, Rhys ! Rhys Taylor	Queens Park Rangers	02009-11-2020 November 2009	02010-01-044 January 2010[35]
52	2 !DF	Van Aanholt, Patrick ! Patrick van Aanholt	Newcastle United	02010-01-2929 January 2010	02010-02-2828 February 2010[36]
	3 !MF	Cork, Jack ! Jack Cork	Burnley	02010-02-011 February 2010	02010-05-3131 May 2010[37]
	2 !DF	Gordon, Ben ! Ben Gordon	Tranmere Rovers	02010-03-2525 March 2010	02010-04-2525 April 2010[38]

Overall

This section displays the club's financial expenditure's in the transfer market. Because all transfer fees are not disclosed to the public, the numbers displayed in this section are only based on figures released by media outlets.

Spending Summer: £23 million Winter: £0 Total: £23 million

Income Summer: £0.85 million Winter: £0 Total: £0.85 million

Expenditure Summer: £22.15 million Winter: £0 Total: £22.15 million

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 15 May.

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		Premier League		Champions League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1		GK	Petr Čech	42	0	34+0	0	6+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2		DF	Branislav Ivanović	39	1	25+2	1	6+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0
3		DF	Ashley Cole	34	4	25+2	4	4+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
5		MF	Michael Essien	21	4	13+1	3	5+1	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
6		DF	Ricardo Carvalho	28	0	22+0	0	5+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
7		FW	Andriy Shevchenko*	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8		MF	Frank Lampard	50	26	36+0	22	6+1	1	6+0	3	0+1	0
10		MF	Joe Cole	39	2	13+12	2	3+3	0	3+2	0	3+0	0
11		FW	Didier Drogba	43	37	31+1	29	5+0	3	4+0	3	0+2	2
12		MF	John Obi Mikel	34	0	21+4	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
13		MF	Michael Ballack	44	5	26+6	4	5+1	0	3+1	1	2+0	0
15		MF	Florent Malouda	50	15	26+7	12	7+1	0	4+2	2	3+0	1
17		DF	José Bosingwa	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18		MF	Yuri Zhirkov	27	0	10+7	0	3+1	0	4+0	0	2+0	0
19		DF	Paulo Ferreira	19	1	11+2	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	1
20		MF	Deco	28	3	14+5	2	2+2	0	3+0	0	2+0	1
21		FW	Salomon Kalou	35	12	11+11	5	5+1	3	2+2	1	3+0	3
22		GK	Ross Turnbull	5	-2	2+0	0	2+0	-2	0+0	0	0+1	0
23		FW	Daniel Sturridge	20	5	2+11	1	0+2	0	3+1	4	1+0	0
24		MF	Nemanja Matić	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
26		DF	John Terry	51	3	37+0	2	8+0	0	5+0	1	0+1	0
33		DF	Alex	25	1	14+2	1	2+0	0	6+0	0	1+0	0
35		DF	Juliano Belletti	22	0	4+7	0	4+1	0	2+1	0	3+0	0
39		FW	Nicolas Anelka	43	15	31+1	11	6+1	3	3+1	1	0+0	0
40		GK	Henrique Hilário	11	-5	2+1	-2	0+1	0	4+0	0	3+0	-3
41		DF	Sam Hutchinson	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
43		DF	Jeffrey Bruma	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
44		FW	Gaël Kakuta	4	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
45		FW	Fabio Borini	8	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	1+0	0
52		DF	Patrick van Aanholt	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Note's:

• * = Player is no longer with the club but still made an appearance during the season.

Top scorers

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

Last updated on 15 May

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Champions League	League Cup	FA Cup	Community Shield	Total
1		11	Didier Drogba	29	3	2	3	0	37
2		8	Frank Lampard	22	1	0	3	1	27
3		15	Florent Malouda	12	0	1	2	0	15
=		39	Nicolas Anelka	11	3	0	1	0	15
5		21	Salomon Kalou	5	3	3	1	0	12
6		13	Michael Ballack	4	0	0	1	0	5
=		23	Daniel Sturridge	1	0	0	4	0	5
8		3	Ashley Cole	4	0	0	0	0	4
=		5	Michael Essien	3	1	0	0	0	4
10		20	Deco	2	0	1	0	0	3
=		26	John Terry	2	0	0	1	0	3
12		10	Joe Cole	2	0	0	0	0	2
13		2	Branislav Ivanović	1	0	0	0	0	1
=		6	Ricardo Carvalho	0	0	0	0	1	1
=		19	Paulo Ferreira	0	0	1	0	0	1
=		33	Alex	1	0	0	0	0	1
/	/	/	Own Goals	4	1	0	1	0	6
			TOTALS	103	12	8	17	2	142

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

Last updated on 9 May

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League		Champions League		League Cup		FA Cup		Total (FA Total)
GK		1	Petr Čech	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	1 (1)
DF		2	Branislav Ivanović	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7 (6)	0
DF		3	Ashley Cole	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4 (4)	0
MF		5	Michael Essien	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4 (2)	0
DF		6	Ricardo Carvalho	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5 (5)	0
MF		10	Joe Cole	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2 (2)	0
FW		11	Didier Drogba	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	7 (6)	1 (0)
MF		12	John Obi Mikel	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4 (4)	0
MF		13	Michael Ballack	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4 (3)	1 (1)
MF		15	Florent Malouda	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	6 (4)	1 (1)
MF		18	Yuri Zhirkov	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5 (4)	0
DF		19	Paulo Ferreira	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 (2)	0
MF		20	Deco	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5 (5)	0
FW		21	Salomon Kalou	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4 (2)	0
MF		24	Nemanja Matić	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1 (1)	0
DF		26	John Terry	7	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	11 (9)	1 (1)
DF		33	Alex	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4 (3)	0
DF		35	Juliano Belletti	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3 (2)	1 (1)
DF		43	Jeffrey Bruma	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
			TOTALS	55	5	14	1	1	0	9	0	79 (65)	6 (5)

Overall

Games played	55 (38 Premier League, 8 UEFA Champions League, 3 Football League Cup, 6 FA Cup)
Games won	39 (27 Premier League, 4 UEFA Champions League, 2 Football League Cup, 6 FA Cup)
Games drawn	7 (5 Premier League, 2 UEFA Champions League)
Games lost	9 (6 Premier League, 2 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup)
Goals scored	142
Goals conceded	44
Goal difference	+98
Clean sheets	29
Yellow cards	80
Red cards	6
Worst discipline	John Terry (11 , 1 )
Best result(s)	8–0 (H) v Wigan Athletic – Premier League – 9 May 2010
Worst result(s)	2–4 (H) v Manchester City – Premier League – 27 February 2010
	3–1 (A) v Wigan Athletic – Premier League – 23 September 2009
Most appearances	John Terry with 50 appearances
Top scorer	Didier Drogba (37 goals)
Points	124/165 (75.15%)

Last updated: 15 May
Source: Chelsea FC

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Carlo Ancelotti
Assistant Manager (Technical)	Ray Wilkins
Assistant Manager (Scientific)	Bruno Demichelis
Assistant Manager	Paul Clement
Goalkeeping Coach	Christophe Lollichon
First Team Fitness Coach	Glen Driscoll
Head Scout	Michael Emenalo
Match Observer Scout	Mick McGiven
Club Doctor	Dr. Bryan English
Reserve Team Manager	Steve Holland
Youth Team Manager	Dermot Drummy
Academy Manager	Neil Bath

Last updated: 3 August 2009
Source: Chelsea FC

Other information

Owner/Chairman	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Chief Executive	Ron Gourlay
Sporting Director and Director of Youth Development	Frank Arnesen
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Stamford Bridge (stadium) (42,055 / 103x67 metres)

Last updated: 23 May 2010
Source: Chelsea FC

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
FA Community Shield	—	Winner	9 Aug 2009
Premier League	—	Winner	15 Aug 2009	9 May 2010
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	Round of 16	15 Sept 2009	16 March 2010
Football League Cup	3rd round	Fifth Round	23 Sept 2009	2 Dec 2009
FA Cup	3rd round	Winner	3 Jan 2010	15 May 2010

Last updated: 15 May
Source: Competitions

Pre-season

18 July 2009 20:00 BST	Seattle Sounders FC	0 – 2	Chelsea	Qwest Field, Seattle Attendance: 65,289 Referee: Alex Prus
		(Report)	Sturridge  12' Lampard  35' 90+1'

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World Football Challenge

See also: World Football Challenge

Team	Pld	W	WPk	LPk	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chelsea	3	3	0	0	0	6	1	+5	15
América	3	1	1	0	1	3	4	−1	8
Internazionale	3	1	0	1	1	3	3	0	7
Milan	3	0	0	0	3	2	6	−4	2

22 July 2009 04:00 BST	Chelsea	2 – 0	Internazionale	Rose Bowl, Pasadena Attendance: 81,224 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
	Drogba  11' Lampard  50' (pen.) Ivanović 59'	(Report)	Burdisso 49'

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25 July 2009 01:00 BST	Milan	1 – 2	Chelsea	M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore Attendance: 71,203 Referee: Mark Geiger
	Flamini 34' Seedorf  37' Oddo 75'	(Report)	Drogba  6' Ivanović 56' Zhirkov  68'

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27 July 2009 01:00 BST	Chelsea	2 – 0	América	Cowboys Stadium, Arlington Attendance: 57,229 Referee: Paul Ward
	Hutchinson 49' Di Santo  76' Malouda  78'	(Report)	Rojas 17'

Return to England

1 August 2009 15:00 BST	Reading	2 – 2	Chelsea	Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 18,781 Referee: Peter Walton
	Kébé  38' Davies  45'	(Report)	Kalou  88' Pearce  90+1' (o.g.)

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FA Community Shield

See also: 2009 FA Community Shield

9 August 2009 15:00 BST	Chelsea	2 – 2	Manchester United	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 85,896 Referee: Chris Foy
	Ivanović 13' Carvalho  52' Lampard  71'	(Report)	Berbatov 4' Nani  10' Evra 80' Owen 86' Rooney  90+2'
		Penalties
	Lampard Ballack Drogba Kalou	4 – 1	Giggs Carrick Evra

Premier League

See also: 2009–10 Premier League

Chelsea's eighteenth consecutive season in the Premier League began on 15 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010. Chelsea won their fourth league title on 86 points, one point ahead of Manchester United.

Classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelsea (C)	38	27	5	6	103	32	+71	86	Group stage
2	Manchester United	38	27	4	7	86	28	+58	85
3	Arsenal	38	23	6	9	83	41	+42	75
4	Tottenham Hotspur	38	21	7	10	67	41	+26	70	Play-off round
5	Manchester City	38	18	13	7	73	45	+28	67	2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6	Aston Villa	38	17	13	8	52	39	+13	64
7	Liverpool	38	18	9	11	61	35	+26	63	2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
8	Everton	38	16	13	9	60	49	+11	61

Updated to games played on 15 May
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
More about European qualification:
a. The sixth-placed team will qualify for the UEFA Europa League if the FA Cup winners or the League Cup winners finish fifth or higher;
b. The seventh-placed team will qualify for the UEFA Europa League if the FA Cup winners and the League Cup winners finish sixth or higher;
c. A further place in the UEFA Europa League is available via the Fair Play initiative. If the Premier League has one of the three highest Fair Play rankings in Europe, and an average Fair Play score of eight or greater, then the highest ranked team in the Premier League Fair Play standings not already qualified for Europe will automatically qualify for the UEFA Europa League First Qualifying Round.^[39]
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	27	5	6	103	32	+71	86	17	1	1	68	14	+54	10	4	5	35	18	+17

Last updated: 9 May
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W
Position	6	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

Last updated: 9 May.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

15 August 2009 12:45 BST	Chelsea	2 – 1	Hull City	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,597 Referee: Alan Wiley
	Drogba  37', 90+2' 90+3'	(Report)	Hunt  28' Mendy 45+2' Barmby 70'

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18 August 2009 19:45 BST	Sunderland	1 – 3	Chelsea	Stadium of Light, Sunderland Attendance: 41,179 Referee: Steve Bennett
	Bent  18' Richardson 29' Cana 68'	(Report)	Ballack  52' Ivanović 54' Lampard  61' (pen.) Deco  70' Drogba 76'

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23 August 2009 16:00 BST	Fulham	0 – 2	Chelsea	Craven Cottage, London Attendance: 25,404 Referee: Andre Marriner
		(Report)	Drogba  39' Anelka  76'

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29 August 2009 12:45 BST	Chelsea	3 – 0	Burnley	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 40,906 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
	Anelka  45+2' Ballack  47' A. Cole  52'	(Report)	Mears 49'

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12 September 2009 15:00 BST	Stoke City	1 – 2	Chelsea	Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent Attendance: 27,440 Referee: Mike Dean
	Shawcross 18' A. D. Faye  32' Delap 59' Wilkinson 77'	(Report)	Kalou 16' Drogba  45+2' Terry 45+4' A. Cole 52' Malouda  90+4'

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20 September 2009 16:00 BST	Chelsea	3 – 0	Tottenham Hotspur	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,623 Referee: Howard Webb
	A. Cole  32' Ballack  58' Drogba  63'	(Report)	Bassong 66' Jenas 90+4'

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25 September 2009 15:00 BST	Wigan Athletic	3 – 1	Chelsea	DW Stadium, Wigan Attendance: 18,542 Referee: Phil Dowd
	Bramble  16' Thomas 27' Rodallega  53' (pen.) Scharner  90+1'	(Report)	Drogba  47' Čech  51' Carvalho 70' Essien 86'

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4 October 2009 16:00 BST	Chelsea	2 – 0	Liverpool	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,732 Referee: Martin Atkinson
	Essien 44' Anelka  60' Malouda  90+1'	(Report)	Gerrard 77'

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17 October 2009 12:45 BST	Aston Villa	2 – 1	Chelsea	Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 39,047 Referee: Steve Bennett
	Dunne  32' Agbonlahor 35' Collins  52' Milner 90+3'	(Report)	Drogba  15' A. Cole 45+1'

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24 October 2009 17:30 BST	Chelsea	5 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 40,836 Referee: Alan Wiley
	Givet  20' (o.g.) Lampard  48', 59' (pen.) Essien  52' Drogba  64'	(Report)	Pedersen 45'

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31 October 2009 15:00 GMT	Bolton Wanderers	0 – 4	Chelsea	Reebok Stadium, Bolton Attendance: 22,680 Referee: Peter Walton
	Samuel  45+1' Robinson 57'	(Report)	Lampard  45+2' (pen.) Deco  61' Ferreira 80' Ivanović  83' Drogba  90'

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8 November 2009 16:00 GMT	Chelsea	1 – 0	Manchester United	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,836 Referee: Martin Atkinson
	Ivanović 58' Drogba 74' Terry  76' Carvalho 82'	(Report)	Rooney 77' Evans 82' Valencia 89'

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21 November 2009 15:00 GMT	Chelsea	4 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,786 Referee: Lee Mason
	Malouda  5' Essien  12', 22' J. Cole  56'	(Report)	Craddock 79' Keogh 90'

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29 November 2009 16:00 GMT	Arsenal	0 – 3	Chelsea	Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 60,067 Referee: Andre Marriner
	Traoré 25' Fàbregas 90+5'	(Report)	Drogba 37'  41', 86' Vermaelen  45' (o.g.) Mikel 70'

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5 December 2009 18:30 GMT	Manchester City	2 – 1	Chelsea	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 47,348 Referee: Howard Webb
	Adebayor  37' Tévez  56' Barry 63'	(Report)	Adebayor  8' (o.g.) Terry 45+1' Carvalho 55' Belletti 74' Ivanović 79' A. Cole 85' Deco 86'

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12 December 2009 15:00 GMT	Chelsea	3 – 3	Everton	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,579 Referee: Phil Dowd
	Drogba  18', 59' Anelka  23'	(Report)	Čech  12' (o.g.) Heitinga 37' Yakubu  45+5' Saha  63'

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16 December 2009 19:45 GMT	Chelsea	2 – 1	Portsmouth	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 40,137 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
	Anelka  23' Lampard  79' (pen.)	(Report)	Piquionne  51'

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20 December 2009 16:00 GMT	West Ham United	1 – 1	Chelsea	Upton Park, London Attendance: 33,388 Referee: Mike Dean
	Franco 33' Diamanti  45' (pen.) Parker 45+3' Upson 59'	(Report)	Carvalho 30' A. Cole 44' Lampard  61' (pen.) Terry 84'

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26 December 2009 12:45 GMT	Birmingham City	0 – 0	Chelsea	St Andrews, Birmingham Attendance: 28,958 Referee: Peter Walton
	Bowyer 71'	(Report)	Malouda  61', 89' Ivanović 79'

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28 December 2009 15:00 GMT	Chelsea	2 – 1	Fulham	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,805 Referee: Andre Marriner
	Drogba  73' 88' Smalling  75' (o.g.)	(Report)	Gera  4' Baird 56'

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16 January 2010 15:00 GMT	Chelsea	7 – 2	Sunderland	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,776 Referee: Chris Foy
	Anelka  8', 65' Malouda  17' A. Cole  22' Lampard  34', 90' Ballack  52'	(Report)	Zenden  56' Bardsley 66' Bent  90+2'

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27 January 2010 19:45 GMT	Chelsea	3 – 0	Birmingham City	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,293 Referee: Steve Bennett
	Malouda  5' Lampard  32', 90'	(Report)

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30 January 2010 17:30 GMT	Burnley	1 – 2	Chelsea	Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 21,131 Referee: Phil Dowd
	Bikey 39' Fletcher  50'	(Report)	Anelka  27' Terry 33'  82'

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2 February 2010 19:45 GMT	Hull City	1 – 1	Chelsea	KC Stadium, Hull Attendance: 24,957 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
	Mouyokolo  30' McShane 59'	(Report)	Ivanović 29' Drogba  42' 89' Terry 45'

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7 February 2010 16:00 GMT	Chelsea	2 – 0	Arsenal	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,794 Referee: Mike Dean
	Drogba  8', 23' Zhirkov 88' J. Cole 88'	(Report)	Song 83' Fàbregas 84'

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10 February 2010 20:00 GMT	Everton	2 – 1	Chelsea	Goodison Park, Liverpool Attendance: 36,411 Referee: Alan Wiley
	Saha  33', 75' Donovan 64'	(Report)	Malouda  17' 90+5' Mikel 62'

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20 February 2010 15:00 GMT	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0 – 2	Chelsea	Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Attendance: 28,978 Referee: Kevin Friend
		(Report)	Drogba  40', 67' Ballack 64'

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27 February 2010 12:45 GMT	Chelsea	2 – 4	Manchester City	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,814 Referee: Mike Dean
	Lampard  42', 90+1' (pen.) Terry 49' Ivanović 58' Ballack  68', 81' Belletti  75'	(Report)	Tévez  45+1', 76' (pen.) Zabaleta 57' Bellamy  51', 87'

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13 March 2010 15:00 GMT	Chelsea	4 – 1	West Ham United	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,755 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
	Alex  16' Drogba  56', 90' Malouda  77'	(Report)	Parker  30' Mido 49'

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21 March 2010 16:00 GMT	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	Chelsea	Ewood Park, Blackburn Attendance: 25,554 Referee: Steve Bennett
	Diouf  70'	(Report)	Drogba  6' Zhirkov 45'

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24 March 2010 19:45 GMT	Portsmouth	0 – 5	Chelsea	Fratton Park, Portsmouth Attendance: 18,753 Referee: Lee Mason
	O'Hara 67' Hughes 86' James 90+6'	(Report)	Drogba  32', 77' Malouda 40'  50', 60' Mikel 90' Lampard  90+4'

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27 March 2010 15:00 GMT	Chelsea	7 – 1	Aston Villa	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,825 Referee: Peter Walton
	Lampard  15', 44' (pen.), 62' (pen.), 90+1' Zhirkov 31' Deco 39' Ferreira 48' Malouda  57', 67' Kalou  83'	(Report)	Petrov 28' Carew  29' Dunne 62'

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3 April 2010 12:45 BST	Manchester United	1 – 2	Chelsea	Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 75,217 Referee: Mike Dean
	Scholes 35' Neville 44' Macheda  81' Fletcher 85'	(Report)	J. Cole  20' Deco 71' Drogba  78'

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13 April 2010 20:00 BST	Chelsea	1 – 0	Bolton Wanderers	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 40,539 Referee: Chris Foy
	Anelka  43' Alex 78'	(Report)	Steinsson 24' Robinson 77' Davies 78' Elmander 88'

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17 April 2010 17:30 BST	Tottenham Hotspur	2 – 1	Chelsea	White Hart Lane, London Attendance: 35,814 Referee: Phil Dowd
	Defoe  15' (pen.) Bale  44' Huddlestone 54' Pavlyuchenko 85'	(Report)	Alex 17' Deco 54' Terry  63', 66' Zhirkov 79' Lampard  90+1'

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25 April 2010 16:00 BST	Chelsea	7 – 0	Stoke City	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,013 Referee: Steve Bennett
	Kalou  24', 31', 69' Lampard  44' (pen.), 81' Sturridge  87' Malouda  89'	(Report)	Whelan 59' Whitehead 61' Huth 76'

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2 May 2010 13:30 BST	Liverpool	0 – 2	Chelsea	Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 44,375 Referee: Alan Wiley
	Mascherano 87'	(Report)	Malouda 26' Drogba  33' Ballack 40' Lampard  54'

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9 May 2010 16:00 BST	Chelsea	8 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,383 Referee: Martin Atkinson
	Anelka  6', 56' Lampard  32' (pen.) Kalou  54' 54' Drogba  63', 68' (pen.), 80' 74' A. Cole  90'	(Report)	Caldwell  31' Gohouri 41' N'Zogbia 49'

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UEFA Champions League

See also: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

See also: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chelsea	6	4	2	0	11	4	+7	14
Porto	6	4	0	2	8	3	+5	12
Atlético Madrid	6	0	3	3	3	12	−9	3
APOEL	6	0	3	3	4	7	−3	3

15 September 2009 19:45 BST	Chelsea	1 – 0	Porto	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 39,851 Referee: Konrad Plautz
	Essien 15' Malouda 18' Anelka  48'	(Report)	Fernando  78', 90'

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30 September 2009 19:45 BST	APOEL	0 – 1	Chelsea	GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 21,657 Referee: Bertrand Layec
		(Report)	Anelka  18' Kalou 44' Ivanović 79'

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21 October 2009 19:45 BST	Chelsea	4 – 0	Atlético Madrid	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 39,997 Referee: Florian Meyer
	Kalou  41', 52' Lampard  69' Belletti 86' Perea  90' (o.g.)	(Report)	García 74' Domínguez 90'

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3 November 2009 19:45 GMT	Atlético Madrid	2 – 2	Chelsea	Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers
	Reyes 26' Assunção 33' Agüero  66', 90'	(Report)	Essien 17' Drogba  82', 88' Terry 87'

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25 November 2009 19:45 GMT	Porto	0 – 1	Chelsea	Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 38,410 Referee: Jonas Eriksson
	Fernando 50'	(Report)	Ballack 57' Anelka  68'

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8 December 2009 19:45 GMT	Chelsea	2 – 2	APOEL	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 40,917 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
	Zhirkov 18' Essien  19' Drogba  26'	(Report)	Żewłakow  6' Poursaitidis 85' Mirosavljević  87'

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First knockout round

See also: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

First leg

24 February 2010 19:45 GMT	Internazionale	2 – 1	Chelsea	San Siro, Milan Attendance: 84,638 Referee: Mejuto González
	Milito  3' 22' Motta 10' Cambiasso  55'	(Report)	Kalou 23'  51'

Second leg

16 March 2010 19:45 GMT	Chelsea	0 – 1 (1 – 3 agg.)	Internazionale	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 38,107 Referee: Wolfgang Stark
	Malouda 55' Drogba 57'  87' Alex 83' Terry 89'	(Report)	Eto'o 17'  79' Motta 48' Lúcio 54' César 82'

Carling Cup

See also: 2009–10 Football League Cup

Third round

23 September 2009 19:45 BST	Chelsea	1 – 0	Queens Park Rangers	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 37,781 Referee: Mike Jones
	Kalou  52'	(Report)

Fourth round

28 October 2009 19:45 GMT	Chelsea	4 – 0	Bolton Wanderers	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,538 Referee: Andre Marriner
	Kalou  15' Malouda  26' Deco  67' Drogba  89'	(Report)

Fifth round

2 December 2009 20:00 GMT	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Chelsea	Ewood Park, Blackburn Attendance: 18,136 Referee: Alan Wiley
	Kalinić  9' Grella 62' Emerton  64' McCarthy  93' (pen.)	(Report)	Bruma 46' Drogba  48' Kalou  52' Ferreira  120+2'
		Penalties
	McCarthy Emerton Grella Kalinić Hoilett	4 – 3	Ballack Drogba Malouda Zhirkov Kakuta

FA Cup

See also: 2009–10 FA Cup

Third round

3 January 2010 15:00 GMT	Chelsea	5 – 0	Watford	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 40,912 Referee: Kevin Friend
	Sturridge  5', 68' Eustace  15' (o.g.) Malouda  22' Belletti 41' J. Cole 43' Lampard  64' Matić 83'	(Report)	Lansbury 41' Eustace 81' Cleverley 86'

Fourth round

23 January 2010 12:45 GMT	Preston North End	0 – 2	Chelsea	Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 23,119 Referee: Mike Dean
	Hart 24'	(Report)	Anelka  37' Sturridge  47'

Fifth round

13 February 2010 12:00 GMT	Chelsea	4 – 1	Cardiff City	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 40,827 Referee: Andre Marriner
	Drogba  2' Alex 10' Ballack  51' Carvalho 61' Sturridge  69' Kalou  86'	(Report)	Chopra 20'  34' Gerrard 67'

Quarter-finals

7 March 2010 16:00 GMT	Chelsea	2 – 0	Stoke City	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,322 Referee: Martin Atkinson
	Lampard  35' Terry  67' 86'	(Report)

Semi-finals

10 April 2010 15:00 BST	Aston Villa	0 – 3	Chelsea	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 85,472 Referee: Howard Webb
		(Report)	Deco 52' Drogba  68' Terry 75' Mikel 84' Malouda  89' Lampard  90+5'

Final

Main article: 2010 FA Cup Final

15 May 2010 15:00 BST	Chelsea	1 – 0	Portsmouth	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 88,335 Referee: Chris Foy
	Drogba  59'	(Report)	Boateng 36' Rocha 90+1'

Honours

Team

Domestic

Premier League

• Winners

FA Cup

• Winners

FA Community Shield

• Winners

Pre-season

World Football Challenge

• Winners

Individuals

Name	Number	Country	Award
Petr Čech	1	Czech Republic	2009 Czech Footballer of the Year,[40] 2009–10 Barclays Golden Glove
Branislav Ivanović	2	Serbia	PFA Team of the Year (2010)
Ashley Cole	3	England	Goal of the Season (2009–10) v Sunderland (Premier League) 16 January 2010
Frank Lampard	8	England	2010 Football Writers' Association Tribute Award
Didier Drogba	11	Ivory Coast	2009 BBC African Footballer of the Year, 2009 African Footballer of the Year, PFA Team of the Year (2010), Chelsea Player of the Year (2009–10), 2010 Barclays Golden Boot Winner
Florent Malouda	15	France	Player of the Month (March 2010), Samsung Players' Player of the Year (2009–10)
John Terry	26	England	UEFA European Club Defender of the Year (2009), FIFPro World XI (2008–09)
Carlo Ancelotti		Italy	Manager of the Month (November 2009)

See also

• Chelsea F.C.

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External links

• Chelsea FC official website
• Chelsea FC on Soccerbase
• UEFA Champions League