Chelsea

2009–10 season
Chelsea's domestic double parade including their 6th FA Cup title
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	Carlo Ancelotti
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Premier League	1st
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Fifth round
FA Community Shield	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
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 wasChelsea Football Club's 96th competitive season, 18th consecutive season in thePremier League, 104th year in existence as afootball club and their first season coached byCarlo Ancelotti. Despite disappointment in the Champions League going out to eventual winners Inter Milan in the round of 16, the club had the most successful season in its history, winning thePremier League for a third time and retaining theFA Cup for the first time, thus becoming the seventh English club to completethe "Double".

The season is also notable for the attacking football that was displayed, which resulted in the team breaking severalPremier League records and statistics including most goals scored in a season (103), most goals scored at home in a season (68) and best goal difference in a season (+71). Chelsea became the first top-flight team to reach a century of league goals since Tottenham Hotspur in1962/63.^[1] The team only failed to score in two of 53 games, a club record.^[2] As of 2022, the team holds thePremier League record for most goals scored at home in a season.^[3]

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Chelsea won the FA Cup and the English Premier League to complete the Double for the first time in their history, while breaking numerousPremier League records in the number of goals they managed.

• 01.06.09:Carlo Ancelotti is appointed as the new Chelsea manager following the departure of temporary first team coachGuus Hiddink, with his tenure set to commence on 1 July.
• 02.07.09: GoalkeeperRoss Turnbull signs a four-year deal on a free transfer fromMiddlesbrough, along with news thatHenrique Hilário has renewed his contract for two more years.
• 03.07.09: Chelsea finalize a four-year deal for strikerDaniel Sturridge after his contract withManchester City expires.
• 07.07.09: WingerYuri Zhirkov signs for Chelsea fromCSKA Moscow on a four-year deal for a reported £18 million.
• 27.07.09: Chelsea wins the inauguralWorld Football Challenge tournament, beatingInternazionale,Milan, andAmérica.
• 28.07.09: Former Chelsea chairmanBrian Mears passes away at the age of 78.
• 04.08.09: StrikerFranco Di Santo joinsBlackburn Rovers on loan until 1 January.
• 06.08.09: WingerScott Sinclair joinsWigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal.
• 09.08.09: With their firstpenalty shootout win in over a decade, Chelsea secure the2009 Community Shield following a 2–2 draw againstManchester United in normal time. After United'sNani opens the scoring, goals byRicardo Carvalho andFrank Lampard look to win the game for Chelsea until an injury-time equalizer byWayne 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 withWolverhampton Wanderers 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 resoluteHull City side. After ex-Reading playerStephen Hunt scores against the run of play, aDidier 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 keeperBoaz Myhill and serendipitously falls into the corner of the net.
• 18.08.09: Chelsea sign youngSerbiancentral midfielderNemanja Matić fromMFK Košice for a fee of £1.5 million.
• 27.08.09: Chelsea are grouped withPorto,Atlético Madrid andAPOEL in theUEFA Champions League group stage draw at theGrimaldi Forum inMonaco. During the ceremony,John Terry is awarded theUEFA 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 overBurnley. In a game characterised by Chelsea's dominance, afterNicolas Anelka breaks the deadlock from close range before half-time, a quick-fire double at the start of the second half via aMichael Ballack header and anAshley Cole volley secures a comfortable victory. During the match, Chelsea are paired with fellow LondonersQueens Park Rangers in theLeague Cup third round draw.
• 03.09.09: For inducing reserve playerGaël Kakuta into breaching his contract with his previous clubLens, 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.^[4]
• 15.09.09: After a hard-fought 2–1 win away againstStoke 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 andJosé 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 goalkeeperPetr 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 rivalsTottenham 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 the2005–06 season.
• 23.09.09: Chelsea kick off theirLeague Cup challenge with a low-key 1–0 home victory over Queens Park Rangers in thethird round.Salomon Kalou notches the only goal, set up byJoe Cole in his first game since January. Yuri Zhirkov,Sam Hutchinson andFabio 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 theDW Stadium, having gone down to ten men after Petr Čech's sending off six minutes after half time following a penalty-worthy challenge onHugo 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 atStamford Bridge with a 2–0 Premier League victory over title rivalsLiverpool. Didier Drogba sets up both Chelsea goals from wide positions, first from the left for Nicolas Anelka, and then from the right forFlorent 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 fromAlbert Riera andSteven Gerrard to keep the clean sheet, assisted by a horrendous miss fromYossi Benayoun towards the end of the game. Manchester United's fortuitous 2–2 draw withSunderland atOld Trafford the day before means Chelsea return to the top of the league.
• 17.10.09: Chelsea are beaten byAston Villa 2–1 away atVilla 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 Atlético 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 aGaël Givetown goal opening the scoring. A 30-yardMichael 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 atAnfield. After losing their lead again the previous week, this result leaves Chelsea two points clear.
• 4.11.09:Chelsea qualify for theChampions League knockout round after sharing the points in a 2–2 draw with Atlético Madrid at theVicente Calderón Stadium that burst into life into the last ten minutes. AfterSergio 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 an 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 afterDarren 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 whileArsenal 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^{[broken anchor]}" matches this season with an emphatic 3–0 away win against Arsenal at theEmirates Stadium in the Premier League. Two goals from Didier Drogba and an own goal fromThomas 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 theirpenalty shootout elimination byBlackburn away in theLeague Cup fifth round, with a closely fought 2–1 victory overPortsmouth, led by former Chelsea managerAvram 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 aJamie O'Hara free kick ricochets off two players in the Chelsea wall, falling toFrédéric 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 thepenalty kick conceded whenMarc Wilson takes outBranislav Ivanović in the Portsmouth area.
• 04.01.10: Having ended December with two away draws againstWest Ham United andBirmingham and a tense 2–1 home victory againstFulham in thewest London derby, Chelsea begin theNew Year in style with a 5–0 home demolition ofWatford in theFA Cup third round, despite losing their African players to theAfrican Cup of Nations. While Daniel Sturridge scores his first two goals for the club, Chelsea also score via a Florent Malouda deflection, aJohn Eustaceown goal and a trademark Frank Lampard piledriver.
• 28.01.10: Chelsea end January on a high after winning all five matches in the month, demolishingSunderland 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 atBurnley, 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 atPreston 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'sSteven 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 theCourt of Arbitration for Sport, along with all other sanctions.^[5]
• 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 andWayne Bridge have come together following allegations of Terry's affair with Bridge's girlfriendVanessa Perroncel, which leads to him rejecting Terry's outstretched hand in the pre-match handshake. Frank Lampard opens and closes the scoring, but braces fromCarlos Tevez andCraig 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 theSan Siro on 24.02.10 is compounded by a 1–0 loss at home in the second leg, withSamuel 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 atEwood Park in thePremier 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 asEl Hadji Diouf equalises with twenty minutes to play, beating substituteright backPaulo 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 atFratton 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 bothPeter Osgood andRoy 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, butFederico Macheda's disputedly handball goal for United minutes later sets up a nervy finish. In a game marked by a poor performance by refereeMike 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 refereeHoward Webb turns down a strong penalty appeal fromGabriel Agbonlahor in the first half following a trip fromMikel John Obi, 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 sees Chelsea's lead in the Premier League 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 the2010–11 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 firsthat-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'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 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 entertaining2010 FA Cup Final atWembley 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'sKevin-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 completethe Double, making it the most successful season in Chelsea history.

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 Cole 5 MF  GHA Michael Essien 6 DF  POR Ricardo Carvalho 8 MF  ENG Frank Lampard(vice-captain) 10 MF  ENG Joe Cole 11 FW  CIV Didier Drogba 12 MF  NGA Mikel John Obi 13 MF  GER Michael Ballack 15 MF  FRA Florent Malouda 17 DF  POR José Bosingwa 18 MF  RUS Yuri Zhirkov 19 DF  POR Paulo Ferreira 20 MF  POR Deco

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

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 — GK  WAL Rhys Taylor — GK  GER Niclas Heimann — DF  ENG Nana Ofori-Twumasi — DF  ENG Carl Magnay — DF  NED Jeffrey Bruma — DF  ENG Ben Gordon — DF  ENG Ryan Bertrand(on loan atReading) — DF  NED Patrick van Aanholt — MF  ENG Jack Cork(on loan atBurnley)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Liam Bridcutt — MF  IRL Conor Clifford — MF  ENG Jacob Mellis — MF  ENG Michael Woods — MF  ITA Jacopo Sala — MF  ENG Danny Philliskirk — FW  FRA Gaël Kakuta — FW  SVK Miroslav Stoch(on loan atTwente) — FW  ITA Fabio Borini

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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 — GK  KOS Aldi Haxhia — GK  ENG Sam Walker — GK  CZE Jan Šebek — DF  SRI Nikki Ahamed — DF  ENG Tom Hayden — DF  ENG Daniel Pappoe — DF  ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh — DF  ENG George Saville — DF  ENG Nathaniel Chalobah — DF  ENG Ben Sampayo — DF  ENG Kenny Strickland — DF  ENG Billy-Joe King — MF  POR Aliu Djaló

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Billy Clifford — MF  ENG James Ashton — MF  TUR Gökhan Töre — MF  IRL Anton Rodgers — MF  ENG Billy Knott — MF  ENG Josh McEachran — MF  ITA Jacopo Sala — MF  ENG Jordan Tabor — FW  AUT Philipp Prosenik — FW  SVK Milan Lalkovič — FW  SWE Marko Mitrović — FW  KEN Bobby Devyne — FW  ENG Adam Phillip

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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 Cole 5 MF  GHA Michael Essien 6 DF  POR Ricardo Carvalho 8 MF  ENG Frank Lampard(vice-captain) 10 MF  ENG Joe Cole 11 FW  CIV Didier Drogba 12 MF  NGA Mikel John Obi 13 MF  GER Michael Ballack 15 MF  FRA Florent Malouda 17 DF  POR José Bosingwa 18 MF  RUS Yuri Zhirkov 20 MF  POR Deco

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

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Coaching staff

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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

Source:Chelsea FC

Other information

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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(42,055 / 103x67 metres)

Source: Chelsea FC

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
22	GK	Ross Turnbull	Middlesbrough	Free	2 July 2009[9]
23	FW	Daniel Sturridge	Manchester City	£3.5–6.5M[10]	3 July 2009[11]
18	MF	Yuri Zhirkov	CSKA Moscow	£18M	7 July 2009[12]
24	MF	Nemanja Matić	Kosiče	£1.5M	18 August 2009[13]

No transfers were completed in the winter transfer window.

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
	FW	Ben Sahar	Espanyol	£850,000	22 June 2009[14]
27	MF	Mineiro	Schalke 04	Released	30 June 2009
	MF	Jimmy Smith	Leyton Orient	Free	9 July 2009[15]
	FW	Frank Nouble	West Ham United	Free	22 July 2009[16]
	FW	Morten Nielsen	AZ	Mutual agreement	23 July 2009[17]
	MF	Sergio Tejera	Mallorca	Free	24 July 2009[18]
14	FW	Claudio Pizarro	Werder Bremen	10,000,000	18 August 2009[19]
7	FW	Andriy Shevchenko	Dynamo Kyiv	Free	28 August 2009[20]
	DF	Shaun Cummings	Reading	Undisclosed	2 September 2009[21]
	MF	Lee Sawyer	Barnet	Contract terminated	12 November 2009[22]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
	MF	Tom Taiwo	Carlisle	Undisclosed	6 January 2010[23]

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Source
4	DF	Slobodan Rajković	Twente	1 July 2009	1 July 2010[24]
	MF	Tom Taiwo	Carlisle United	9 July 2009	1 January 2010[25]
	MF	Lee Sawyer	Southend United	24 July 2009	27 October 2009[26][27]
43	MF	Miroslav Stoch	Twente	15 July 2009	1 July 2010[28]
	DF	Ryan Bertrand	Reading	17 July 2009	1 July 2010[29]
9	FW	Franco Di Santo	Blackburn Rovers	4 August 2009	1 January 2010[30]
16	FW	Scott Sinclair	Wigan Athletic	6 August 2009	1 July 2010[31]
	DF	Patrick van Aanholt	Coventry City	7 August 2009	1 January 2010[32]
42	DF	Michael Mancienne	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13 August 2009	1 July 2010[33]
	MF	Liam Bridcutt	Stockport County	14 August 2009	1 January 2010[34]
	MF	Jacob Mellis	Southampton	14 August 2009	1 July 2010[35]
	DF	Shaun Cummings	West Bromwich Albion	17 August 2009	2 September 2009[21][36]
	DF	Jack Cork	Coventry City	21 August 2009	1 January 2010[37]
30	GK	Rhys Taylor	Queens Park Rangers	20 November 2009	4 January 2010[38]
52	DF	Patrick van Aanholt	Newcastle United	29 January 2010	28 February 2010[39]
	MF	Jack Cork	Burnley	1 February 2010	31 May 2010[40]
	DF	Ben Gordon	Tranmere Rovers	25 March 2010	25 April 2010[41]

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.

Source:Competitions

Seattle Sounders FC vChelsea

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

Pos	Nation	Team v t e	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	England	Chelsea	3	3	0	0	0	6	1	+5	15
2	Mexico	América	3	1	1	0	1	3	4	−1	8
3	Italy	Inter Milan	3	1	0	1	1	3	3	0	7
4	Italy	Milan	3	0	0	0	3	2	6	−4	2

Chelsea vInternazionale

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

Milan vChelsea

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

Chelsea vAmérica

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

Reading vChelsea

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

Chelsea vManchester United

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

Chelsea's 18th consecutive season in the Premier League began on 15 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010. Chelsea won their fourth national league title on 86 points, one point ahead ofManchester United.

Chelsea vHull City

15 August 20091	Chelsea	2–1	Hull City	London
12:45BST	Drogba 37',90+2', 90+3'	(Report)	Hunt 28' Mendy 45+2' Barmby 70'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,597 Referee:Alan Wiley

Sunderland vChelsea

18 August 20092	Sunderland	1–3	Chelsea	Sunderland
19:45BST	Bent 18' Richardson 29' Cana 68'	(Report)	Ballack 52' Ivanović 54' Lampard 61' (pen.) Deco 70' Drogba 76'	Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,179 Referee:Steve Bennett

Fulham vChelsea

23 August 20093	Fulham	0–2	Chelsea	London
16:00BST		(Report)	Drogba 39' Anelka 76'	Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,404 Referee:Andre Marriner

Chelsea vBurnley

29 August 20094	Chelsea	3–0	Burnley	London
12:45BST	Anelka 45+2' Ballack 47' A. Cole 52'	(Report)	Mears 49'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,906 Referee:Mark Clattenburg

Stoke City vChelsea

12 September 20095	Stoke City	1–2	Chelsea	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00BST	Shawcross 18' Faye 32' Delap 59' Wilkinson 77'	(Report)	Kalou 16' Drogba 45+2' Terry 45+4' A. Cole 52' Malouda 90+4'	Stadium:Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,440 Referee:Mike Dean

Chelsea vTottenham Hotspur

20 September 20096	Chelsea	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
16:00BST	A. Cole 32' Ballack 58' Drogba 63'	(Report)	Bassong 66' Jenas 90+4'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,623 Referee:Howard Webb

Wigan Athletic vChelsea

26 September 20097	Wigan Athletic	3–1	Chelsea	Wigan
15:00BST	Bramble 16' Thomas 27' Rodallega 53' (pen.) Scharner 90+1'	(Report)	Drogba 47' Čech 51' Carvalho 70' Essien 86'	Stadium:DW Stadium Attendance: 18,542 Referee:Phil Dowd

Chelsea vLiverpool

4 October 20098	Chelsea	2–0	Liverpool	London
16:00BST	Essien 44' Anelka 60' Malouda 90+1'	(Report)	Gerrard 77'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,732 Referee:Martin Atkinson

Aston Villa vChelsea

17 October 20099	Aston Villa	2–1	Chelsea	Birmingham
12:45BST	Dunne 32' Agbonlahor 35' Collins 52' Milner 90+3'	(Report)	Drogba 15' A. Cole 45+1'	Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 39,047 Referee:Steve Bennett

Chelsea vBlackburn Rovers

24 October 200910	Chelsea	5–0	Blackburn Rovers	London
17:30BST	Givet 20' (o.g.) Lampard 48',59' (pen.) Essien 52' Drogba 64'	(Report)	Pedersen 45'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,836 Referee:Alan Wiley

Bolton Wanderers vChelsea

31 October 200911	Bolton Wanderers	0–4	Chelsea	Bolton
15:00GMT	Samuel 45+1' Robinson 57'	(Report)	Lampard 45+2' (pen.) Deco 61' Ferreira 80' Ivanović 83' Drogba 90'	Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 22,680 Referee:Peter Walton

Chelsea vManchester United

8 November 200912	Chelsea	1–0	Manchester United	London
16:00GMT	Ivanović 58' Drogba 74' Terry 76' Carvalho 82'	(Report)	Rooney 77' Evans 82' Valencia 89'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,836 Referee:Martin Atkinson

Chelsea vWolverhampton Wanderers

21 November 200913	Chelsea	4–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00GMT	Malouda 5' Essien 12',22' J. Cole 56'	(Report)	Craddock 79' Keogh 90'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,786 Referee:Lee Mason

Arsenal vChelsea

29 November 200914	Arsenal	0–3	Chelsea	London
16:00GMT	Traoré 25' Fàbregas 90+5'	(Report)	Drogba 37', 41',86' Vermaelen 45' (o.g.) Mikel 70'	Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,067 Referee:Andre Marriner

Manchester City vChelsea

5 December 200915	Manchester City	2–1	Chelsea	Manchester
18:30GMT	Adebayor 37' Tevez 56' Barry 63'	(Report)	Adebayor 8' (o.g.) Terry 45+1' Carvalho 55' Belletti 74' Ivanović 79' A. Cole 85' Deco 86'	Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,348 Referee:Howard Webb

Chelsea vEverton

12 December 200916	Chelsea	3–3	Everton	London
15:00GMT	Drogba 18',59' Anelka 23'	(Report)	Čech 12' (o.g.) Heitinga 37' Yakubu 45+5' Saha 63'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,579 Referee:Phil Dowd

Chelsea vPortsmouth

16 December 200917	Chelsea	2–1	Portsmouth	London
19:45GMT	Anelka 23' Lampard 79' (pen.)	(Report)	Piquionne 51'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,137 Referee:Mark Clattenburg

West Ham United vChelsea

20 December 200918	West Ham United	1–1	Chelsea	London
16:00GMT	Franco 33' Diamanti 45' (pen.) Parker 45+3' Upson 59'	(Report)	Carvalho 30' A. Cole 44' Lampard 61' (pen.) Terry 84'	Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 33,388 Referee:Mike Dean

Birmingham City vChelsea

26 December 200919	Birmingham City	0–0	Chelsea	Birmingham
12:45GMT	Bowyer 71'	(Report)	Malouda 61'  89' Ivanović 79'	Stadium:St Andrews Attendance: 28,958 Referee:Peter Walton

Chelsea vFulham

28 December 200920	Chelsea	2–1	Fulham	London
15:00GMT	Drogba 73', 88' Smalling 75' (o.g.)	(Report)	Gera 4' Baird 56'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,805 Referee:Andre Marriner

Chelsea vSunderland

16 January 201021	Chelsea	7–2	Sunderland	London
15:00GMT	Anelka 8',65' Malouda 17' A. Cole 22' Lampard 34',90' Ballack 52'	(Report)	Zenden 56' Bardsley 66' Bent 90+2'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,776 Referee:Chris Foy

Chelsea vBirmingham City

27 January 201022	Chelsea	3–0	Birmingham City	London
19:45GMT	Malouda 5' Lampard 32',90'	(Report)		Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,293 Referee:Steve Bennett

Burnley vChelsea

30 January 201023	Burnley	1–2	Chelsea	Burnley
17:30GMT	Bikey 39' Fletcher 50'	(Report)	Anelka 27' Terry 33' 82'	Stadium:Turf Moor Attendance: 21,131 Referee:Phil Dowd

Hull City vChelsea

2 February 201024	Hull City	1–1	Chelsea	Hull
19:45GMT	Mouyokolo 30' McShane 59'	(Report)	Ivanović 29' Drogba 42', 89' Terry 45'	Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 24,957 Referee:Mark Clattenburg

Chelsea vArsenal

7 February 201025	Chelsea	2–0	Arsenal	London
16:00GMT	Drogba 8',23' Zhirkov 88' J. Cole 88'	(Report)	Song 83' Fàbregas 84'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,794 Referee:Mike Dean

Everton vChelsea

10 February 201026	Everton	2–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
20:00GMT	Saha 33',75' Donovan 64'	(Report)	Malouda 17', 90+5' Mikel 62'	Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 36,411 Referee:Alan Wiley

Wolverhampton Wanderers vChelsea

20 February 201027	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Chelsea	Wolverhampton
15:00GMT		(Report)	Drogba 40',67' Ballack 64'	Stadium:Molineux Stadium Attendance: 28,978 Referee:Kevin Friend

Chelsea vManchester City

27 February 201028	Chelsea	2–4	Manchester City	London
12:45GMT	Lampard 42',90+1' (pen.) Terry 49' Ivanović 58' Ballack 68'  81' Belletti 75'	(Report)	Tevez 45+1',76' (pen.) Zabaleta 57' Bellamy 51',87'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,814 Referee:Mike Dean

Chelsea vWest Ham United

13 March 201029	Chelsea	4–1	West Ham United	London
15:00GMT	Alex 16' Drogba 56',90' Malouda 77'	(Report)	Parker 30' Mido 49'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,755 Referee:Mark Clattenburg

Blackburn Rovers vChelsea

21 March 201030	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Chelsea	Blackburn
16:00GMT	Diouf 70'	(Report)	Drogba 6' Zhirkov 45'	Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 25,554 Referee:Steve Bennett

Portsmouth vChelsea

24 March 201031	Portsmouth	0–5	Chelsea	Portsmouth
19:45GMT	O'Hara 67' Hughes 86' James 90+6'	(Report)	Drogba 32',77' Malouda 40', 50',60' Mikel 90' Lampard 90+4'	Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 18,753 Referee:Lee Mason

Chelsea vAston Villa

27 March 201032	Chelsea	7–1	Aston Villa	London
15:00GMT	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'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,825 Referee:Peter Walton

Manchester United vChelsea

3 April 201033	Manchester United	1–2	Chelsea	Manchester
12:45BST	Scholes 35' Neville 44' Macheda 81' Fletcher 85'	(Report)	J. Cole 20', 72' Deco 70' Drogba 79'	Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 75,217 Referee:Mike Dean

Chelsea vBolton Wanderers

13 April 201034	Chelsea	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	London
20:00BST	Anelka 43' Alex 78'	(Report)	Steinsson 24' Robinson 77' Davies 78' Elmander 88'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,539 Referee:Chris Foy

Tottenham Hotspur vChelsea

17 April 201035	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Chelsea	London
17:30BST	Defoe 15' (pen.) Bale 44' Huddlestone 54' Pavlyuchenko 85'	(Report)	Alex 17' Deco 54' Terry 63'  66' Zhirkov 79' Lampard 90+1'	Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,814 Referee:Phil Dowd

Chelsea vStoke City

25 April 201036	Chelsea	7–0	Stoke City	London
16:00BST	Kalou 24',31',69' Lampard 44' (pen.),81' Sturridge 87' Malouda 89'	(Report)	Whelan 59' Whitehead 61' Huth 76'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,013 Referee:Steve Bennett

Liverpool vChelsea

2 May 201037	Liverpool	0–2	Chelsea	Liverpool
13:30BST	Mascherano 87'	(Report)	Malouda 26' Drogba 33' Ballack 40' Lampard 54'	Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,375 Referee:Alan Wiley