Chelsea

2011–12 season
Chelsea F.C. celebrating winning the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	André Villas-Boas (until 4 March 2012) Roberto Di Matteo (caretaker manager)
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Premier League	6th
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League:Frank Lampard Daniel Sturridge (11) All: Frank Lampard (16)
Highest home attendance	41,830 vsTottenham Hotspur (24 March 2012)
Lowest home attendance	33,820 vsBayer Leverkusen (13 September 2011)
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The 2011–12 season wasChelsea Football Club's 98th competitive season, their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Englishfootball (20th in thePremier League), and their 106th year in existence as afootball club. While their sixth place in the league was their lowest domestic finish since 2001–02, they completed a cup double by winning their seventhFA Cup and their firstUEFA Champions League.

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• 22 June 2011:André Villas-Boas is appointed as the new manager on a three-year contract, with immediate effect.^[1][2]
• 7 July 2011: Villas-Boas and the rest of the first team squad have their first training of the season together.^[3]
• 13 July 2011: Chelsea win their firstfriendly match againstWycombe Wanderers.
• 26 July 2011: Chelsea confirmThibaut Courtois, a Belgian goalkeeper, as Villas-Boas' first signing. He is immediately loaned out toAtlético Madrid ofLa Liga.^[4]
• 14 August 2011: Chelsea draw first match of thePremier League season away toStoke City. It finishes 0–0 on Villas-Boas's debut as Chelsea manager.
• 20 August 2011: Villas-Boas wins his first competitive match as a Chelsea manager after Chelsea defeatWest Bromwich Albion 2–1 at Stamford Bridge.
• 22 August 2011: Chelsea andValencia agree a deal forJuan Mata, who signs for Chelsea for a fee rumoured to be £23.5 million.^[5]
• 27 August 2011: Juan Mata scores on his debut match in a 3–1 home victory againstNorwich City.
• 27 August 2011: Chelsea andGuadalajara agree a deal forUlises Dávila. He joins Chelsea on a five-year contract.^[6]
• 31 August 2011: The transfer deadline day seesRaul Meireles join fromLiverpool, whilstYossi Benayoun andPatrick van Aanholt depart on seasonal loan deals.France Under-20 internationalGaël Kakuta joinsBolton Wanderers on loan until 1 January 2012.
• 18 September 2011: Chelsea suffer their first defeat of the season, losing 1–3 toManchester United at Old Trafford.Fernando Torres scored Chelsea's goal.
• 29 November 2011: Liverpool knock Chelsea out of theLeague Cup at the Quarter Final stage, winning 2–0 atStamford Bridge. The loss is Chelsea's third in four games, and sixth of the season overall.
• 3 December 2011: Manager André Villas-Boas confirms thatNicolas Anelka andAlex have been transfer listed, and banned from training with the first team, after handing in transfer requests to the club. Both will be allowed to resume full training if the transfer does not happen in the January transfer window. The announcement is made after the away match againstNewcastle United, which Chelsea win 3–0.
• 6 December 2011: Chelsea win their finalChampions League group game againstValencia 3–0 to secure progress to the knockout stages.Racing Genk's 1–1 draw againstBayer Leverkusen means that Chelsea top Group E.

• 12 December 2011: Chelsea become the first team in the 2011–12 edition of the Premier League to defeat leadersManchester City. Chelsea come from behind in a fiery encounter by goals fromRaul Meireles and a late penalty byFrank Lampard to turn the deficit into a victory.
• 4 March 2012: Villas-Boas is sacked and removed of his duties by the director's board following a 0–1 defeat againstWest Bromwich Albion.^[7] Italian first team assistant managerRoberto Di Matteo Is officially appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
• 14 March 2012: Chelsea win their second match in the round of 16 of theUEFA champions league againstNapoli with a 5–4 aggregate victory.Branislav Ivanović scores the winner in extra time to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. Following defeat ofArsenal byMilan and defeats of the Manchester clubs in their respectiveEuropa League ties, Chelsea becomes the only remaining English representative in all European competitions.
• 18 March 2012: Chelsea progress to theFA Cup semi-finals for a fifth time in seven years after beatingLeicester City 5–2 at Stamford Bridge.Fernando Torres was the man of the match with two goals and two assists.
• 4 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth time in the past nine seasons after beatingBenfica 3–1 on aggregate.
• 15 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup final for the third time in four seasons, courtesy of a 5–1 win againstTottenham Hotspur. Controversy over Chelsea's second goal byJuan Mata adds to calls for goal-line technology.
• 24 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League final in spectacular fashion, drawing 2–2 withBarcelona atCamp Nou despite playing with ten men for more than two-thirds of the game. Chelsea win 3–2 on aggregate.
• 28 April 2012: Chelsea agree personal terms withWerder Bremen'sMarko Marin. He is set to join in the summer.^[8]
• 5 May 2012: Chelsea win the FA Cup for the seventh time after beatingLiverpool 2–1 in theFinal.Didier Drogba scores in his fourth FA Cup Final – a new record.
• 19 May 2012: Chelsea win their first Champions League title, defeatingBayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in theFinal. In doing so, Chelsea becomes the 22nd club to win the European Cup, the fifth English team and the first team from London to win the trophy.

Coaching staff

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Position	Staff
Manager	Andre Villas Boas (until 4 March 2012)
Caretaker manager	Roberto Di Matteo (from 4 March 2012)
Assistant manager	Steve Holland
	Roberto Di Matteo (until 4 March 2012)
	Eddie Newton (from 5 March 2012)
Technical Director	Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach	Christophe Lollichon
First Team Fitness Coach	Jose Mario Rocha (until 4 March 2012)
Assistant First Team Fitness Coach	Chris Jones
Head Opposition Scout	Daniel Sousa (until 4 March 2012)
Senior Opposition Scout	Mick McGiven
Medical Director	Paco Biosca
First team doctor	Eva Carneiro
Reserve Team Manager	Dermot Drummy
Youth Team Manager	Adi Viveash
Academy Manager	Neil Bath
Match Analyst	James Melbourne

Other information

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Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Chief Executive	Ron Gourlay
Director	Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground(capacity and dimensions)	Stamford Bridge(41,837 / 103x67 metres)
Training ground	Cobham Training Centre

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Petr Čech		GK	(1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 30)	Rennes
22	Ross Turnbull		GK	(1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 27)	Middlesbrough
40	Henrique Hilário		GK	(1975-10-21)21 October 1975 (aged 36)	Nacional
Defenders
2	Branislav Ivanović		RB /CB	(1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 28)	Lokomotiv Moscow
3	Ashley Cole		LB	(1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 31)	Arsenal
4	David Luiz		CB	(1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 25)	Benfica
17	José Bosingwa		RB /LB	(1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 29)	Porto
19	Paulo Ferreira		RB /LB	(1979-01-18)18 January 1979 (aged 33)	Porto
24	Gary Cahill		CB	(1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 26)	Bolton Wanderers
26	John Terry(C)		CB	(1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 31)	Chelsea Academy
27	Sam Hutchinson		RB /CB	(1989-08-03)3 August 1989 (aged 22)	Chelsea Academy
34	Ryan Bertrand		LB /LW	(1989-08-05)5 August 1989 (aged 22)	Chelsea Academy
Midfielders
5	Michael Essien		CM /DM	(1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 29)	Lyon
6	Oriol Romeu		DM /CM	(1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 20)	Barcelona
7	Ramires		CM /RM	(1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 25)	Benfica
8	Frank Lampard(VC)		CM	(1978-06-20)20 June 1978 (aged 33)	West Ham United
10	Juan Mata		LW /RW /AM	(1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 24)	Valencia
12	Mikel John Obi		DM /CM	(1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 25)	Lyn
15	Florent Malouda		LW /CM	(1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 31)	Lyon
16	Raul Meireles		CM /DM	(1983-03-17)17 March 1983 (aged 29)	Liverpool
20	Josh McEachran		CM	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 19)	Chelsea Academy
Forwards
9	Fernando Torres		ST	(1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 28)	Liverpool
11	Didier Drogba		ST	(1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 34)	Marseille
18	Romelu Lukaku		ST	(1993-05-13)13 May 1993 (aged 19)	Anderlecht
21	Salomon Kalou		RW /LW /ST	(1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 26)	Feyenoord
23	Daniel Sturridge		RW /LW /ST	(1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 22)	Manchester City

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CZE Petr Čech 2 DF  SRB Branislav Ivanović 3 DF  ENG Ashley ColeHG 4 DF  BRA David Luiz 5 MF  GHA Michael Essien 6 MF  ESP Oriol RomeuU21 7 MF  BRA Ramires 8 MF  ENG Frank LampardHG 9 FW  ESP Fernando Torres 10 MF  ESP Juan Mata 11 FW  CIV Didier Drogba 12 MF  NGA Mikel John Obi 15 MF  FRA Florent Malouda 16 MF  POR Raul Meireles 17 DF  POR José Bosingwa

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  BEL Romelu LukakuU21 19 DF  POR Paulo Ferreira 20 MF  ENG Josh McEachranU21 21 FW  CIV Salomon Kalou 22 GK  ENG Ross TurnbullHG 23 FW  ENG Daniel SturridgeHG 24 DF  ENG Gary CahillHG 26 DF  ENG John TerryHG(Captain) 27 DF  ENG Sam HutchinsonHG 34 DF  ENG Ryan BertrandHG 35 MF  BRA Lucas PiazonU21 40 GK  POR Henrique Hilário 45 DF  ENG Nathaniel ChalobahU21 46 GK  ENG Jamal BlackmanU21

• HG = Home Grown Player
• U21 = Under 21 Player

Source:2011–12 Premier League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 DF  ENG Sam Hutchinson 35 MF  BRA Lucas Piazon 45 DF  ENG Nathaniel Chalobah 47 DF  ENG Billy Clifford 48 MF  IRL Conor Clifford 49 DF  ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh

No. Pos. Nation Player 51 DF  ENG Rohan Ince 53 FW  SWE Marko Mitrović 54 DF  ENG Todd Kane 56 MF  ENG George Saville 58 DF  GHA Daniel Pappoe – FW  ENG Adam Phillip

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CZE Petr Čech 2 DF  SRB Branislav Ivanović 3 DF  ENG Ashley ColeHG1 4 DF  BRA David Luiz 5 MF  GHA Michael Essien 6 MF  ESP Oriol Romeu 7 MF  BRA Ramires 8 MF  ENG Frank LampardHG1(Vice-Captain) 9 FW  ESP Fernando Torres 10 MF  ESP Juan Mata 11 FW  CIV Didier Drogba 12 MF  NGA Mikel John Obi 15 MF  FRA Florent Malouda 16 MF  POR Raul Meireles 17 DF  POR José Bosingwa 19 DF  POR Paulo Ferreira 20 MF  ENG Josh McEachranB 21 FW  CIV Salomon Kalou 22 GK  ENG Ross TurnbullHG1

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW  ENG Daniel SturridgeHG1 24 DF  ENG Gary CahillHG1 26 DF  ENG John TerryHG2(Captain) 34 DF  ENG Ryan BertrandHG2 40 GK  POR Henrique Hilário 45 DF  ENG Nathaniel ChalobahB 46 GK  ENG Jamal BlackmanB 47 DF  ENG Billy CliffordB 48 MF  IRL Conor CliffordB 49 DF  ENG Aziz Deen-ContehB 51 DF  ENG Rohan InceB 53 MF  SWE Marko MitrovićB 54 DF  ENG Todd KaneB 55 MF  ENG James AshtonB 56 MF  ENG George SavilleB 57 DF  ENG Archange NkumuB 58 DF  GHA Daniel PappoeB 60 GK  WAL Rhys TaylorB

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

Source:2011–12 UEFA Champions League squad

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
—	GK	Thibaut Courtois	Genk	€9 million	26 July 2011	[9][10]
6	MF	Oriol Romeu	Barcelona	€5 million	4 August 2011	[11][12]
18	FW	Romelu Lukaku	Anderlecht	€12 million	18 August 2011	[13][14]
10	MF	Juan Mata	Valencia	£23.5 million	22 August 2011	[15][16]
—	MF	Ulises Dávila	Guadalajara	£1.75 million	27 August 2011	[6][17]
16	MF	Raul Meireles	Liverpool	£12 million	31 August 2011	[18][19]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
27	DF	Sam Hutchinson	Comeback	Free transfer	1 December 2011	[20][21]
—	DF	Kenneth Omeruo	Standard Liège	Undisclosed	6 January 2012	[22]
24	DF	Gary Cahill	Bolton Wanderers	£7 million	16 January 2012	[23][24]
35	MF	Lucas Piazon	São Paulo	€7.5 million	20 January 2012	[25][26]
—	FW	Patrick Bamford	Nottingham Forest	£1 million	31 January 2012	[27]
—	MF	Kevin De Bruyne	Genk	£6.7 million	31 January 2012	[28][29]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
—	FW	Bobby Devyne	Chesham United	Free transfer	30 June 2011	[30][31][32]
45	FW	Fabio Borini	Parma	€360,000	1 July 2011	[33]
42	DF	Michael Mancienne	Hamburger SV	£3 million	1 July 2011	[34][35]
24	MF	Nemanja Matić	Benfica	Free transfer*	1 July 2011	[36]
60	MF	Danny Philliskirk	Sheffield United	Free transfer	1 July 2011	[37]
—	MF	Anton Rodgers	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer	1 July 2011	[30][31]
55	MF	Jacopo Sala	Hamburger SV	€100,000	1 July 2011	[38]
—	DF	Ben Sampayo	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer	1 July 2011	[30][31]
61	GK	Jan Šebek	Baumit Jablonec	Free transfer	1 July 2011	[39][40]
63	MF	Gökhan Töre	Hamburger SV	€1.3 million	1 July 2011	[41][42]
59	MF	Michael Woods	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	1 July 2011	[39]
—	MF	Jack Cork	Southampton	£750,000	7 July 2011	[43][44]
18	MF	Yuri Zhirkov	Anzhi Makhachkala	€15 million	6 August 2011	[45][46]
—	DF	Slobodan Rajković	Hamburger SV	£1.75 million	24 August 2011	[47]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
—	MF	Mesca	Fulham	Free transfer	20 September 2011	[48][49]
39	FW	Nicolas Anelka	Shanghai Shenhua	Undisclosed	1 January 2012	[50][51]
—	DF	Carl Magnay	Gateshead	Free transfer	1 January 2012	[52]
33	DF	Alex	Paris Saint-Germain	£4.2 million	27 January 2012	[53][54]
50	MF	Kaby	AEL Limassol	Free transfer	27 January 2012	[55]
59	FW	Philipp Prosenik	Milan	Undisclosed	31 January 2012	[56]
52	MF	Jacob Mellis	Barnsley	Free transfer	20 March 2012	[57]

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Loan Fee	Source
43	DF	Jeffrey Bruma	Hamburger SV	1 July 2011	30 June 2012	€500,000	[58]
54	GK	Sam Walker	Northampton Town	11 July 2011	23 December 2011	Free	[59][60]
—	GK	Thibaut Courtois	Atlético Madrid	26 July 2011	30 June 2012	Free	[4]
—	DF	Ben Gordon	Peterborough United	17 August 2011	24 September 2011	Free	[61][62]
64	FW	Milan Lalkovič	Doncaster Rovers	18 August 2011	15 October 2011	Free	[63][64]
—	DF	Tomáš Kalas	Vitesse	22 August 2011	30 June 2012	Free	[65]
—	FW	Ulises Dávila	Vitesse	30 August 2011	30 June 2012	Free	[66]
30	MF	Yossi Benayoun	Arsenal	31 August 2011	31 May 2012	Free	[67]
44	FW	Gaël Kakuta	Bolton Wanderers	31 August 2011	1 January 2012	Free	[68]
38	DF	Patrick van Aanholt	Wigan Athletic	31 August 2011	6 January 2012	Free	[69][70]
—	GK	Matej Delač	České Budějovice	13 September 2011	30 June 2012	Free	[71]
48	MF	Conor Clifford	Yeovil Town	4 November 2011	3 January 2012	Free	[72][73]
60	GK	Rhys Taylor	Rotherham United	2 January 2012	5 May 2012	Free	[55][74]
—	DF	Kenneth Omeruo	ADO Den Haag	7 January 2012	30 June 2013	Free	[22]
—	DF	Ben Gordon	Kilmarnock	11 January 2012	31 May 2012	Free	[75]
44	FW	Gaël Kakuta	Dijon	11 January 2012	30 June 2012	Free	[76]
20	MF	Josh McEachran	Swansea City	15 January 2012	31 May 2012	Free	[77]
38	DF	Patrick van Aanholt	Vitesse	16 January 2012	30 June 2012	Free	[78]
—	GK	Sam Walker	Yeovil Town	19 January 2012	31 May 2012	Free	[79]
—	MF	Kevin De Bruyne	Genk	31 January 2012	30 June 2012	Free	[28]
64	FW	Milan Lalkovič	ADO Den Haag	31 January 2012	11 April 2012	Free	[80][81]

Chelsea vWycombe Wanderers

12 July 2011	Chelsea	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Cobham[82]
	Benayoun 4' Torres 52' Rajković 56'	Report		Stadium:Cobham Training Centre Attendance: None (Behind closed doors) Referee:Phil Dowd

Portsmouth vChelsea

16 July 2011	Portsmouth	0–1	Chelsea	Portsmouth[83]
15:00BST		Report	Ben Haim 7' (o.g.) Hilário 60' Benayoun 87'	Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 19,345 Referee:Keith Stroud

Malaysia XI vChelsea

21 July 2011	Malaysia XI	0–1	Chelsea	Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia[84]
13:45BST		Report	Drogba 81'	Stadium:Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 84,980 Referee:Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

Thailand XI vChelsea

24 July 2011	Thailand XI	0–4	Chelsea	Bangkok,Thailand[85]
11:45BST	Florent 88'	(Report)	Lampard 37' Bosingwa 49' Ivanović 51' Malouda 72'	Stadium:Rajamangala National Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee:Apisit Aonrak

Rangers vChelsea

6 August 2011	Rangers	1–3	Chelsea	Glasgow,Scotland[86]
15:00BST	Jelavić 6'	Report	Sturridge 21',29' Malouda 71'	Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,379 Referee:Craig Thomson

Kitchee vChelsea

27 July 2011Semi-Final	Kitchee	0–4	Chelsea	Hong Kong[87]
13:30BST		Report	Lampard 38' (pen.) Luzardo 50' (o.g.) Drogba 61' Sturridge 78'	Stadium:Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 33,967 Referee:Phil Dowd

Chelsea vAston Villa

30 July 2011Final	Chelsea	2–0	Aston Villa	Hong Kong[87]
13:30BST	McEachran 1' Torres 59' Malouda 90+2'	Report	Albrighton 28'	Stadium:Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 38,911 Referee:Mike Dean

Stoke City vChelsea

14 August 20111	Stoke City	0–0	Chelsea	Stoke-on-Trent
13:30BST	Shawcross 10' Wilson 80'	Report	66'Cole  88'Lampard	Stadium:Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,412 Referee:Mark Halsey

Chelsea vWest Bromwich Albion

20 August 20112	Chelsea	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
17:30BST	Lampard 23' Anelka 53' Malouda 83' Terry 90'	Report	4'Long  7'Tamaș  45'Mulumbu  60'Olsson  90+2'Odemwingie	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,091 Referee:Lee Mason

Chelsea vNorwich City

27 August 20113	Chelsea	3–1	Norwich City	London
15:00BST	Bosingwa 6', 35' Torres 56' Lampard 82' (pen.) Mata 90+11'	Report	41'Crofts  59'Naughton 63'Holt  80'Ruddy	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,765 Referee: Jones

Sunderland vChelsea

10 September 20114	Sunderland	1–2	Chelsea	Sunderland
15:00BST	Colback 23' Ji 90+1'	Report	18'Terry 51'Sturridge  90+2'Bosingwa	Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 36,699 Referee:Lee Probert

Manchester United vChelsea

18 September 20115	Manchester United	3–1	Chelsea	Manchester
16:00BST	Smalling 8' Nani 37' Rooney 45' Valencia 80' Fletcher 85'	Report	46'Torres  49'Ramires  56'Terry  78'Cole	Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 75,455 Referee:Phil Dowd

Chelsea vSwansea City

24 September 20116	Chelsea	4–1	Swansea City	London
15:00BST	Torres 29', 38' Mata 32' Ramires 35',76' Cole 85' Mikel 90+3' Drogba 90+3'	Report	53'Dyer 85'Williams  88'Taylor	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,800 Referee:Mike Dean

Bolton Wanderers vChelsea

2 October 20117	Bolton Wanderers	1–5	Chelsea	Bolton
13:30BST	Ngog 10' Boyata 46'	Report	2',25'Sturridge 15',27',59'Lampard  61'David Luiz  78'Terry	Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 24,657 Referee:Peter Walton

Chelsea vEverton

15 October 20118	Chelsea	3–1	Everton	London
17:30BST	Sturridge 31' 70' Cole 37' Terry 45+2' Ramires 61'	Report	16'Fellaini  42'Baines 81'Vellios	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,789 Referee:Mike Jones

Queens Park Rangers vChelsea

23 October 20119	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Chelsea	London
16:00BST	Helguson 10' (pen.) Derry 52' Barton 59'	Report	32'Bosingwa  41'Drogba  50'Mikel  52'Lampard  58'Ivanović  70'David Luiz  72'Meireles  76'Cole  90'Terry	Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 18,050 Referee:Chris Foy

Chelsea vArsenal

29 October 201110	Chelsea	3–5	Arsenal	London
12:45BST	Lampard 14' Terry 44' Ivanović 79' Mata 80' Meireles 90+2'	Report	36',85',90+2' 78'Van Persie 49'Santos  50'Szczęsny 55'Walcott  90+1'Song	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,801 Referee:Andre Marriner

Blackburn Rovers vChelsea

5 November 201111	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Chelsea	Blackburn
15:00GMT	Lowe 55' Hanley 70' Givet 76' Pedersen 79'	Report	51'Lampard  76'Sturridge  89'Meireles	Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 21,985 Referee:Mike Dean

Chelsea vLiverpool

20 November 201112	Chelsea	1–2	Liverpool	London
16:00GMT	David Luiz 41' Sturridge 54' Ramires 62' Ivanović 79'	Report	29'Lucas 33'Rodríguez  64'Kuyt 87'G. Johnson	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,820 Referee:Lee Probert

Chelsea vWolverhampton Wanderers

26 November 201113	Chelsea	3–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00GMT	Terry 7', 89' Sturridge 29' Mata 45'	Report	16'Edwards  34'Henry	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,648 Referee:Lee Mason

Newcastle United vChelsea

3 December 201114	Newcastle United	0–3	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45GMT	Simpson 89' R. Taylor 90+3'	Report	4'David Luiz 38'Drogba  85', 90+2'Sturridge 89'Kalou  90+4'Terry	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,305 Referee:Mike Dean

Chelsea vManchester City

12 December 201115	Chelsea	2–1	Manchester City	London
20:00GMT	Meireles 34', 36' Romeu 64' Ramires 75' Drogba 78' Lampard 82' (pen.)	Report	2'Balotelli  41'Kompany  47'  58'Clichy	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,730 Referee:Mark Clattenburg

Wigan Athletic vChelsea

17 December 201116	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Chelsea	Wigan
17:30GMT	Gómez 88'	Report	59'Sturridge	Stadium:DW Stadium Attendance: 18,320 Referee:Martin Atkinson

Tottenham Hotspur vChelsea

22 December 201117	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Chelsea	London
20:00GMT	Adebayor 8', 19' Bale 70'	Report	12'Ivanović 23'Sturridge  42'Ramires	Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,141 Referee:Howard Webb

Chelsea vFulham

26 December 201118	Chelsea	1–1	Fulham	London
13:00GMT	Mata 47' Bosingwa 68'	Report	7', 56'Dempsey	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,548 Referee:Kevin Friend

Chelsea vAston Villa

31 December 201119	Chelsea	1–3	Aston Villa	London
15:00GMT	Drogba 23' (pen.) Terry 32'	Report	28'Ireland  67'Cuéllar 83'Petrov 85'Bent	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,332 Referee:Mark Halsey

Wolverhampton Wanderers vChelsea

2 January 201220	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Chelsea	Wolverhampton
15:00GMT	Hammill 26' Henry 27' Doyle 31' Ward 84'	Report	Lampard 25', 89' Romeu 33' Ramires 54'	Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 27,289 Referee:Peter Walton

Chelsea vSunderland

14 January 201221	Chelsea	1–0	Sunderland	London
15:00GMT	David Luiz 8' Lampard 13' Torres 66' Meireles 73'	Report	Cattermole 59'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,696 Referee:Phil Dowd

Swansea City vChelsea

31 January 201223	Swansea City	1–1	Chelsea	Swansea
19:45GMT	Taylor 14' Sinclair 40' Rangel 48'	Report	Malouda 45+2' Cole 45'  86'    Meireles 87'    Taylor 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium:Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,526 Referee:André Marriner