2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

2014–15 season
Didier Drogba (left) and John Terry (right) with the Premier League trophy
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	José Mourinho
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Premier League	1st
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Diego Costa (20) All: Diego Costa (21)
Highest home attendance	41,629 vs Burnley (21 February 2015)
Lowest home attendance	37,692 vs Paris Saint-Germain (11 March 2015)
Average home league attendance	41,548
Biggest win	6–0 v Maribor (21 October 2014)
Biggest defeat	0–3 v West Bromwich Albion (18 May 2015)
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The 2014–15 season was Chelsea Football Club's 101st competitive season, 26th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 23rd consecutive season in the Premier League, and 109th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Chelsea participated in the UEFA Champions League after qualifying directly for the group stage by finishing third in the league last season. The club secured its fourth Premier League title by beating Crystal Palace on 3 May 2015.

The season was the first since 2000–01 without Frank Lampard, who joined Manchester City.

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June

Midfielder and all-time top scorer Frank Lampard left the Blues after 13 trophy-laden years, having played 648 games and scoring 211 goals. During his Chelsea career, he won 13 trophies, including three Premier Leagues, four FA Cups, two League Cups, one Europa League and one Champions League.

Chelsea announced the signing of former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas from Barcelona for £27 million. He was given the number 4 shirt vacated after the departure of David Luiz to Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year contract. David Luiz's transfer was completed just a day after the signing of Fàbregas and the Brazilian left the Blues having played 143 games and scoring 12 goals.

July

On 1 July, Ashley Cole departed Chelsea after eight years. He left after winning one Premier League, four FA Cups, one League Cup and one Champions League. Along with Cole leaving Stamford Bridge, Samuel Eto'o, Henrique Hilário and Sam Hutchinson left as well.

On the same day, Mark Schwarzer signed a new one-year extension. Chelsea also announced that they agreed a fee with Atlético Madrid for Striker Diego Costa, thought to be in the region of £32 million, and eventually signed him on 15 July.

On 16 July, Chelsea announced that they had agreed a fee with Atlético Madrid for left back Filipe Luís, thought to be for about £16 million, subject to a medical and agreeing personal terms, whilst Beşiktaş announced that they had agreed a deal to sign Demba Ba from the Blues for a reported £4.7 million. Ba left the Blues having played 51 games and scoring 14 goals. The same day, a youthful Chelsea team comfortably defeated League 2 side Wycombe Wanderers 5–0 in their first pre-season friendly at Adams Park in Buckinghamshire.

On 18 July, Filipe Luís officially became a Chelsea player, being given the shirt number 5, vacated by Michael Essien who had worn the number from 2005 until his departure in January 2014. It was also confirmed that his teammate at Atlético Madrid and now Chelsea, Diego Costa, would take the number 19 shirt, vacated by Demba Ba, who had held the number since Paulo Ferreira left the club in the summer of 2013. Also that day, another very youthful Chelsea team narrowly defeated another League 2 side Wimbledon in their second pre-season friendly at Kingsmeadow in southwest London, winning the match 3–2 after being two goals down at half-time; the comeback was aided by a few senior players brought on for the second-half. The next day, Chelsea announced that Filipe Luís will get the shirt number 3 while the shirt number 5 will be given to 19-year-old French defender Kurt Zouma.

Chelsea Didier Drogba re-signed for Chelsea from Galatasaray for free on a one-year deal. Drogba's last kick for the Blues was the final penalty in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, which won the Champions League for Chelsea for the first time. In the new season, Drogba will wear the number 15 shirt; his former number 11 shirt had been given to Oscar. Drogba, however, reclaimed his former number 11 after Oscar was handed number 8, last worn by Frank Lampard.

Romelu Lukaku departed the Blues for £28 million to Everton, leaving after playing 12 games for Chelsea and scoring zero goals, while Ryan Bertrand was sent on a season-long loan to Southampton, his sixth loan spell for the Blues.

August

Defensive midfielder Oriol Romeu signed on a season long loan for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Chelsea travelled to Istanbul to take on Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş in a small three-team tournament. Chelsea beat Fenerbahçe 2–0 with goals from Diego Costa and Branislav Ivanović. The Blues, however, then lost to Beşiktaş 1–0, also opposing former Blue, Demba Ba.

Chelsea began their 2014–15 Premier League campaign with a 1–3 victory against Burnley on 18 August at Turf Moor. Chelsea surrendered the first goal in the 13th minute, but three minutes later, Costa smashed home a close-range shot to level the score. A pass from Cesc Fàbregas then set up an André Schürrle goal to break the deadlock, and Ivanović provided the final goal of the match from a corner in the 34th minute. This match marked the first competitive action for new signings Costa, Fàbregas and Thibaut Courtois, who started in goal after a three-year loan spell at Atlético Madrid. Didier Drogba also made his return appearance to the Chelsea squad, coming off the bench in the second-half.

Chelsea won their first competitive home match with a 2–0 victory against Leicester City on 24 August at Stamford Bridge. Costa scored his second goal in two matches followed by Eden Hazard's first goal of the season. Courtois claimed his first clean sheet of his Chelsea career.

On 29 August, Fernando Torres signed a two-year loan deal with Milan. Chelsea's next game was a nine-goal thriller away against Everton, a game which Chelsea won 3–6, with Costa scoring a brace.

On 31 August, Loïc Rémy transferred to Chelsea from Queens Park Rangers for £10.5 million on a four-year deal.

Position at the end of August

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea	3	3	0	0	11	4	+7	9	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Swansea City	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
3	Aston Villa	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
4	Manchester City	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Liverpool	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

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September

On transfer deadline day, Chelsea sent three players on loan—Jamal Blackman joined Patrick Bamford on loan at Middlesbrough, Marco van Ginkel signed on a year-long loan at Milan and Nathaniel Chalobah joined Premier League club Burnley. Chelsea have currently sent 26 players out on loan, the most in the Premier League. After the international break, Diego Costa was named Player of the Month for August after scoring four goals in three games and sending Chelsea to the top of the table.

On 13 September, Chelsea played their second game of the season at Stamford Bridge against Swansea City. Chelsea won the game 4–2 with Costa scoring his first hat-trick for Chelsea and Rémy scoring on his debut.

Chelsea began their 2014–15 Champions League with a 1–1 draw at home to Schalke 04. Fàbregas grabbed his first Chelsea goal but it was cancelled out by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who scored with 28 minutes left to secure a point for Schalke. Chelsea dropped their first points of the season. Chelsea dropped their first points of the 2014–15 Premier League season as they drew 1–1 to reigning champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. In a close fought-encounter, Pablo Zabaleta was sent off after 66 minutes, giving Chelsea the advantage and allowing Schürrle to givethe Blues the lead. With only five minutes to go, Chelsea looked like they were going to stretch their winning run to five games, however former Blues vice-captain and all-time record goalscorer Frank Lampard equalised for City in the 85th minute. Despite the draw, Chelsea still remained three points clear at the top of the table on 13 points.

In Chelsea's next match, they knocked Bolton Wanderers out of the League Cup third round after winning 2–1 thanks to a debut goal from defender Zouma and a strike from Oscar. The result meant Chelsea faced Shrewsbury Town in the League Cup fourth round. Chelsea's last game in the league for September came against Aston Villa, a game which was won 3–0, meaning they finished September at the top of the table. It was announced that Chelsea had enquired about temporarily relocating to Twickenham Stadium whilst redeveloping Stamford Bridge. The final game of the month was in the Champions League against Sporting CP in Portugal. Nemanja Matić scored the only goal of the game, giving Chelsea a 0–1 win and leaving them top of their group

Position at the end of September

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea	6	5	1	0	19	7	+12	16	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Southampton	6	4	1	1	11	4	+7	13
3	Manchester City	6	3	2	1	12	7	+5	11
4	Arsenal	6	2	4	0	11	7	+4	10	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Swansea City	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

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October

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

Chelsea began October with a derby match and a 2–0 victory over local rivals Arsenal. A first half penalty by Eden Hazard and the ninth goal of the season for Diego Costa sent the Blues five points clear at the top of the table ahead of the international break.

Chelsea preserved their five-point lead at the top as they defeated Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, 1–2. Three days later, they continued their form into the Champions League defeating Maribor 6–0 at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Rémy, Drogba, Terry an own goal and two from Hazard sent Chelsea on their way to secure a record Champions League win, which also maintained their unbeaten start in all competitions this season. On 22 October, Chelsea's chief executive Ron Gourlay left the club, having held the position since 2009.

Chelsea drew for the second time in the league season away to Manchester United. Drogba's powerful header gave the Blues the lead, but a last minute equaliser from Robin van Persie meant the sides shared the points. The result rendered Chelsea four points clear of second-placed Southampton at the end of October.

Diego Costa, Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard were among the nominees for the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or, while José Mourinho was nominated for the 2014 FIFA World Coach of the Year.

In the Blues final game in October, they edged past League Two side Shrewsbury Town in the Football League Cup thanks to a third goal in three games from Drogba and an own goal. In the next round, they faced Derby County away.

Position at the end of October

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea	9	7	2	0	24	9	+15	23	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Southampton	9	6	1	2	20	5	+15	19
3	Manchester City	9	5	2	2	19	10	+9	17
4	West Ham United	9	5	1	3	17	12	+5	16	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Arsenal	9	3	5	1	15	11	+4	14	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

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November

Chelsea's first game of the month came against local rivals Queens Park Rangers, a brilliant first half goal from Oscar and a second-half penalty from Eden Hazard gave Chelsea a 2–1 win. Four days later, Chelsea came from behind to draw away to Maribor, with Matić scoring 20 minutes from full-time to keep Chelsea top of the group.

Chelsea's unbeaten start continued as they defeated Liverpool 1–2 at Anfield. Emre Can gave the Reds the lead before goals from Gary Cahill and Diego Costa sent the Blues seven points clear before the international break.

A dominating performance against West Bromwich Albion sent kept Chelsea seven points clear at the top of the table, thanks to goals from Costa and Hazard. The Blues secured qualification for the Second round of the Champions League after hammering Schalke 04 0–5 at the Veltins-Arena. Chelsea's final game in November was a 0–0 stalemate away at Sunderland. Despite Chelsea failing to score for the first time in the season, they went six points clear of defending champions Manchester City at November's end.

Position at the end of November

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea	13	10	3	0	30	11	+19	33	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester City	13	8	3	2	27	13	+14	27
3	Southampton	13	8	2	3	24	9	+15	26
4	Manchester United	13	6	4	3	22	15	+7	22	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	West Ham United	13	6	3	4	21	16	+5	21	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

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December

Chelsea bounced back from their 0–0 draw to Sunderland to defeat London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Hazard and Drogba, in for the suspended Costa, gave Chelsea a first half lead, before a goal from Rémy settled the game.

Chelsea suffered their first defeat of the 2014–15 season after losing 2–1 to Newcastle United at St James' Park. The Blues fell behind to two Papiss Cissé goals and Drogba pulled one back, but Mourinho's side failed to secure the equaliser as Manchester City closed the gap at the top to three points.

With the defeat to Newcastle behind them, the Blues defeated Sporting CP 3–1 at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Cesc Fàbregas, Schürrle, and John Obi Mikel sent Chelsea through to the next round as group winners. The Blues bounced back in the Premier League to regain a three-point advantage over Manchester City after dispatching Hull City 2–0 at Stamford Bridge with goals from Hazard and Costa.

Paris Saint-Germain faced Chelsea in the Champions League Round of 16. The first leg was held in Paris on Tuesday 17 February, and the second leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday 11 March. They faced each other in the 2013–14 Quarter Finals, where the Blues went through on away goals thanks to an 87th-minute goal from Demba Ba.

In the League Cup Quarter Finals Chelsea progressed by beating Derby County 3–1 at the iPro Stadium, where they faced 2012 winners Liverpool. A superb victory against Stoke City meant the Blues were on top at Christmas, goals from captain John Terry and Cesc Fàbregas gave José Mourinho a win against adversary Mark Hughes.

Terry scored for the second successive game as the Blues continued their form and defeated West Ham United 2–0 at Stamford Bridge. The Blues finished 2014 with a 1–1 draw away to Southampton, Sadio Mané's early goal was cancelled out by Eden Hazard and despite the Blues persistence they couldn't break down a resilient Saints. Despite the draw Chelsea regained a four-point lead over Manchester City as they slipped up at home to Burnley.

Position at the end of December

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea	19	14	4	1	40	13	+27	46	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester City	19	13	4	2	41	17	+24	43
3	Manchester United	19	10	6	3	32	18	+14	36
4	Southampton	19	10	3	6	32	15	+17	33	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Arsenal	19	9	6	4	34	23	+11	33	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

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January

Chelsea started 2015 in disappointing fashion, falling to a 5–3 away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Five goals was the most José Mourinho had conceded as a manager in the Premier League, but despite the loss, the Blues remained top of the league on alphabetical order.

Loanees Patrick Bamford and Alex Davey had their loan deals extended to the end of the season, to Middlesbrough and Scunthorpe United respectively, while John Swift returned from his unsuccessful loan spell to Rotherham United and was subsequently sent to Swindon Town. Striker Alex Kiwomya was also sent to Barnsley on a one-month loan.

Chelsea started their FA Cup campaign with a 3–0 victory over Watford, with goals from Willian, Rémy and Zouma. Despite a superb first-half performance from Newcastle United and in particular Rémy Cabella, the Blues ran out 2–0 winners after goals from Oscar and Diego Costa.

José Mourinho recorded his biggest Premier League away win as Chelsea manager as the Blues hammered Swansea City 5–0, thanks to two doubles from Costa, Oscar and a goal from Schürrle. A week later, Chelsea threw away a two-goal lead and lost to League One side Bradford City in the FA Cup fourth round.

Chelsea progressed to the League Cup Final after defeating Liverpool on aggregate 2–1 in the Semi-finals. An early penalty from Hazard was cancelled out by a Raheem Sterling goal in the first leg, leaving the game 1–1 heading into the second leg at Stamford Bridge. The second leg finished 0–0 after 90 minutes before an Ivanović header after 94 minutes sent the Blues to the League Cup Final at Wembley to face Tottenham.

Striker Costa was banned for a stamp on Liverpool midfielder Emre Can, missing games against Manchester City, Aston Villa and Everton.

Chelsea finished January with a 1–1 draw at Stamford Bridge with second place Manchester City. The Blues took the lead through Rémy before David Silva equalised to prevent the lead at the top increasing to eight points.

Position at the end of January

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea	23	16	5	2	52	20	+32	53	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester City	23	14	6	3	46	23	+23	48
3	Manchester United	23	12	7	4	38	21	+17	43
4	Southampton	22	13	3	6	37	16	+21	42	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Tottenham Hotspur	23	12	4	7	35	30	+5	40	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

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February

Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado signed for Chelsea for an initial fee of £23.3 million. Cuadrado played a vital role in Colombia's run to the World Cup quarter-finals. Schürrle moved to Wolfsburg on a £22 million deal, having played 65 games for Chelsea and scoring 14 goals, including vital goals against Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City. Additionally, left back Ryan Bertrand made the permanent move to Southampton for £10 million after having spent the first half of the season on loan at the club.

Chelsea moved seven points clear of second-placed Manchester City after a hard-fought win over Aston Villa at Villa Park. The Blues then won 0–1 for the first time in all competitions after a late goal from Willian gave Chelsea a victory over Everton to keep the lead their lead at the top of the table at seven points.

Eden Hazard signed a new five-and-a-half-year deal with Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2020. He had played 147 games to date and scored 44 goals while also winning the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League with the Blues.

Edinson Cavani's equaliser in the 54th minute denied Chelsea victory against PSG in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. Ivanović gave the Blues the lead and looked set to give them victory at the Parc des Princes, but Edinson Cavani equalised, and it could have been worse for Chelsea yet Thibaut Courtois made a series of top saves to keep the Blues in the tie for the second leg at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues' final game in February was mired in controversy, as official Martin Atkinson had a poor game at Stamford Bridge. Ivanović gave Chelsea the lead, but two stonewall penalties were not given in Chelsea's favour, one for a handball and another for a blatant two-handed push on Costa. Matić was then sent off for retaliating to a challenge from Burnley's Ashley Barnes before Ben Mee equalised in the 81st minute. Chelsea appealed Matić's red card, and The Football Association reduced the ban from three games to two.

Two Chelsea players left the club—Lewis Baker left on loan to Milton Keynes Dons until the end of the season, while Hazard's younger brother Thorgan Hazard moved permanently to Borussia Mönchengladbach, signing a deal to keep him at the German club until 2020.

Position at the end of February

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea	26	18	6	2	56	22	+34	60	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester City	26	16	7	3	56	25	+31	55
3	Manchester United	27	14	8	5	45	25	+20	50
4	Arsenal	26	14	6	6	49	29	+20	48	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Southampton	27	14	4	9	38	20	+18	46	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

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March

Chelsea players celebrating winning the Capital One Cup.

Chelsea's first game in March won José Mourinho his first trophy on his return to Chelsea after the Blues defeated Spurs 2–0 in the 2015 League Cup Final. Zouma replaced the suspended Matić in defensive midfield, and Petr Čech replaced Thibaut Courtois in goal. A goal from captain John Terry just before half-time sent Chelsea on their way and a Costa deflected effort, originally credited as a Kyle Walker own goal, gave the Blues the win. Credit to Costa was later confirmed on the official match scorecard on the Capital One Cup's website. Mourinho's win was his third Football League Cup and Chelsea's fifth overall; this win was also Čech, Drogba and Terry's third win. It was Chelsea's first domestic cup since the 2011–12 FA Cup and Chelsea's first major trophy in two years. The win also meant that Chelsea qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

A Hazard header in the first-half gave the Blues victory over London rivals West Ham. The win kept the gap at the top at five points over Manchester City, with Chelsea having a game in hand.

Chelsea produced their worst performance of the season in arguably their most important game of the season. Ten-man PSG knocked out the Blues on away goals, and despite star forward Zlatan Ibrahimović being sent off after only 30 minutes, and Chelsea could not find a breakthrough with over 60 minutes with the man advantage. Goals from Cahill and Hazard looked to send the disappointing Blues through, but former Chelsea defender David Luiz scored in normal time and Thiago Silva scored in extra time to condemn Chelsea to defeat.

The Blues disappointing form continued as they drew 1–1 to Southampton at Stamford Bridge. Despite the draw, Chelsea extended their lead at the top to six points due to Manchester City's slip at Burnley. Chelsea rounded off March with a hard-fought 3–2 win over Hull City, early goals from Costa and Hazard sent the Blues on their way before two goals in the space of a minute sent Hull City level at the break. Costa went off with an injury after 75 minutes and his replacement Rémy scored moments later to send Chelsea six points clear with a game in hand.

Club captain Terry signed a new, one-year deal with the Blues, keeping him at the club until June 2016. Playing 650 times scoring 59 goals while also lifting a record 15 trophies, he is the most successful captain in the club's history.

Position at the end of March

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea (T)	29	20	7	2	61	25	+36	67	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester City	30	18	7	5	62	28	+34	61
3	Arsenal	30	18	6	6	58	31	+27	60
4	Manchester United	30	17	8	5	51	26	+25	59	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Liverpool	30	16	6	8	42	30	+12	54	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

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

April

The Blues started April with a hard-fought 2–1 home win against Stoke City. A first half penalty kick from Hazard sent Chelsea on their way before Charlie Adam scored from 65 yards to equalise, yet for the second game, Rémy netted a second-half winner. A week later, Chelsea battled to a 0–1 win at QPR, Fàbregas scoring with the Blues' only shot on target in the 88th minute to send them seven points clear of second-place Arsenal.

The Chelsea youth team won the second-ever 2014–15 UEFA Youth League, defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 3–2 in the final. Dominic Solanke finished as the competition's top scorer with 12 goals.

Hazard and Costa were then nominated for the PFA Players' Player of the Year, while Thibaut Courtois and Hazard were also nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year, an accolade which Hazard received in the previous season; it was the third consecutive year that Hazard had been nominated in the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year.

A 1–0 home win over Manchester United extended the Blues lead at the top of the table to ten points. Hazard notched the only goal of the game in the 38th minute, after good work from Fàbregas and Oscar. Despite Manchester United having 70 per cent of the ball's possession, they rarely troubled Courtois' goal and the Blues held resolute to record a 13th win in 16 games at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea had a club-record six players named in the 2014–15 PFA Team of the Year. Defenders Ivanović, Terry and Cahill, and Hazard, Matić and Costa were all included, the latter two for the first time. Ivanović and Cahill had both been named once before, Terry received the honour for the fourth time and Hazard had his third consecutive nomination. Later that evening, the Belgian also won the PFA Player of the Year award.

Arsenal faced Chelsea in a match at the top of the table on 26 April. The match finished a 0–0 draw; Chelsea and the Blues regained their ten-point lead at the top of the table.

Following their victory in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Chelsea Youth Team record a 5–2 aggregate victory over the Manchester City Elite Development Squad in the 2014–15 FA Youth Cup Final. The young Blues won the FA Youth Cup for a second consecutive season thanks to goals from Tammy Abraham, Dominic Solanke and Isaiah Brown over two legs.

The Blues rounded off April with a 3–1 away win over Leicester City. Despite conceding first, goals from Drogba, Terry and Ramires sent Chelsea 13 points clear at the top of the table, guaranteeing them a spot in 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage.

Position at the end of April

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea (Q)	34	24	8	2	68	27	+41	80	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester City	34	20	7	7	70	36	+34	67
3	Arsenal	33	20	7	6	63	32	+31	67
4	Manchester United	34	19	8	7	58	33	+25	65	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Liverpool	34	17	7	10	45	35	+10	58	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

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(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

May

Terry lifting the Premier League trophy after the last game.

Chelsea secured their fourth Premier League trophy and their fifth top division trophy overall, after a 1–0 victory over Crystal Palace. A Hazard goal was enough to send the Blues 16 points clear and unable to be caught. This was José Mourinho's third Premier League and eighth title overall. The title victory also put him level with Arsène Wenger in the second-most Premier League wins behind Alex Ferguson. Chelsea had spent 253 days at the top of the Premier League table to date this season, and only Chelsea in 2005–06 (257 days) and Manchester United in 1993–94 (262 days) had been at the top of the table for longer in a single campaign. Due to the Blues securing the title against Palace, Chelsea spent 274 days at the top of the table and set a new record.. Mourinho continued his unbeaten run against Liverpool after drawing 1–1. The Blues goal came from Terry, who broke the record for the most goals by a defender in Premier League history. The Blues last away game of the year was a 0–3 defeat at West Brom. However, the game made no difference to either of the teams' league positions, yet it gave Mourinho the chance to assess youngsters Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Nathan Aké and Isaiah Brown in a league match. The Blues finished their season with a 3–1 victory over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. Despite falling behind to an early goal, Costa and Rémy gave Chelsea all three points.

Chelsea finished the season as 2014–15 Premier League champions and winners of the 2014–15 Football League Cup. Mourinho's side broke numerous records on their way to the title, most significantly remaining top of the Premier League for 274 days and recording the fewest losses in all competitions. Terry became the first player since Gary Pallister to play in every minute of the title-winning campaign. Striker Drogba announced he was leaving the club for a second time. He left the Blues having scored a total of 164 goals in 381 appearances, and winning numerous trophies including the Premier League and UEFA Champions League.

Mourinho won the Premier League Manager of the Season and LMA Manager of the Year awards, while Hazard won a triple award at the end of the season, with the PFA Player of the Year, FWA Footballer of the Year and the Premier League Player of the Season awards. And at the end of season club awards, Zouma won the young player of the year, and Oscar won the goal of the year for his stunner with the outside of the box against QPR. Hazard won a second consecutive Chelsea Player of the Year and won the Players' Player of the Year award.

Final league position

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelsea (C)	38	26	9	3	73	32	+41	87	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester City	38	24	7	7	83	38	+45	79
3	Arsenal	38	22	9	7	71	36	+35	75
4	Manchester United	38	20	10	8	62	37	+25	70	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	19	7	12	58	53	+5	64	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions
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Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	José Mourinho
Assistant Manager	Steve Holland
	Silvino Louro
	Rui Faria
Technical Director	Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach	Christophe Lollichon
Fitness Coach	Chris Jones
Assistant Fitness Coach	Carlos Lalin
Senior Opposition Scout	Mick McGiven
Medical Director	Paco Biosca
Assistant Medical Director	Eva Carneiro
Head of Youth Development	Neil Bath
Under 21 Team Manager	Adi Viveash
Under 18 Team Manager	Joe Edwards
Head of Match Analysis/Scout	James Melbourne
International Head Coach	Dermot Drummy

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Other information

Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Chief Executive	Ron Gourlay (until 22 October)
Directors	Marina Granovskaia Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Stamford Bridge (41,623 / 103x67 metres)
Training Ground	Cobham Training Centre

Source: Chelsea F.C.

First team squad

As of 24 May 2015.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Games Played	Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1	Petr Čech		GK	2004	(1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 33)	Rennes	493	0
13	Thibaut Courtois		GK	2011	(1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 23)	Genk	39	0
46	Jamal Blackman		GK	2012	(1993-10-27)27 October 1993 (aged 21)	Chelsea Academy	0	0
Defenders
2	Branislav Ivanović		RB / CB	2008	(1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 31)	Lokomotiv Moscow	317	31
3	Filipe Luís		LB	2014	(1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 29)	Atlético Madrid	25	1
5	Kurt Zouma		CB / RB	2014	(1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 20)	Saint-Étienne	25	2
6	Nathan Aké		CB	2012	(1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 20)	Chelsea Academy	12	0
24	Gary Cahill		CB	2012	(1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 29)	Bolton Wanderers	157	13
26	John Terry (c)		CB	1998	(1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 34)	Chelsea Academy	637	61
28	César Azpilicueta		RB / LB	2012	(1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 25)	Marseille	131	1
31	Andreas Christensen		CB	2014	(1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 19)	Chelsea Academy	3	0
Midfielders
4	Cesc Fàbregas		CM / AM	2014	(1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 28)	Barcelona	46	5
7	Ramires		CM / RM	2010	(1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 28)	Benfica	230	31
8	Oscar		AM / RW / CM	2012	(1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 23)	Internacional	152	30
10	Eden Hazard		LW / AM / RW	2012	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 24)	Lille	162	49
12	John Obi Mikel		DM / CM	2006	(1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 28)	Lyn	338	5
21	Nemanja Matić		DM / CM	2014	(1988-08-01)1 August 1988 (aged 26)	Benfica	70	3
22	Willian		AM / RW	2013	(1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 26)	Anzhi Makhachkala	90	8
23	Juan Cuadrado		RW / RWB / AM	2015	(1988-05-26)26 May 1988 (aged 26)	Fiorentina	13	0
36	Ruben Loftus-Cheek		CM	2014	(1996-01-23)23 January 1996 (aged 19)	Chelsea Academy	3	0
37	Isaiah Brown		RW / LW / CF	2015	(1997-01-07)7 January 1997 (aged 18)	West Brom	1	0
Strikers
11	Didier Drogba (vc)		CF	2014	(1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 37)	Galatasaray	381	164
18	Loïc Rémy		CF	2014	(1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 28)	QPR	26	9
19	Diego Costa		CF	2014	(1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 26)	Atlético Madrid	37	20

New contracts

No.	Pos	Player	Contract length	Contract end	Date	Source
26	CB	John Terry	1 year	2015	13 May 2014
59	CB	Kenneth Omeruo	4 years	2018	28 May 2014
46	GK	Jamal Blackman	5 years	2019	5 June 2014
23	GK	Mark Schwarzer	1 year	2015	1 July 2014
40	GK	Matej Delač	2 years	2016	12 July 2014
20	CM	Oriol Romeu	3 years	2017	17 July 2014
34	CM	Lewis Baker	5 years	2019	29 August 2014
28	RB	César Azpilicueta	5 years	2019	2 September 2014
13	GK	Thibaut Courtois	5 years	2019	11 September 2014
35	ST	Dominic Solanke	3 years	2017	15 September 2014
8	AM	Oscar	5 years	2019	5 November 2014
10	LW	Eden Hazard	5 years	2020	12 February 2015
26	CB	John Terry	1 year	2016	27 March 2015

Transfers

In

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
4	CM	Cesc Fàbregas	Barcelona	£27,000,000	13 June 2014
—	LW	Miro Muheim	FC Zürich	Undisclosed	1 July 2014
19	ST	Diego Costa	Atlético Madrid	£32,000,000	15 July 2014
3	LB	Filipe Luís	Atlético Madrid	£15,800,000	16 July 2014
11	ST	Didier Drogba	Galatasaray	Free	25 July 2014
—	AM	Hubert Adamczyk	Zawisza Bydgoszcz	Undisclosed	16 August 2014
18	ST	Loïc Rémy	Queens Park Rangers	£10,500,000	31 August 2014

Winter

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
23	RW	Juan Cuadrado	Fiorentina	£23,300,000	2 February 2015

Out

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
4	CB	David Luiz	Paris Saint-Germain	£50,000,000	13 June 2014
40	GK	Henrique Hilário	—	Retired	30 June 2014
66	ST	Jhon Pírez	Getafe B	Free	30 June 2014
27	RB	Sam Hutchinson	Sheffield Wednesday	Free	1 July 2014
3	LB	Ashley Cole	Roma	Free	1 July 2014
8	CM	Frank Lampard	Manchester City	Free	1 July 2014
—	GK	Jordan Beeney	Charlton	Free	1 July 2014
—	LW	Ambrose Gnahore	Assyriska BK	Free	1 July 2014
—	ST	Chike Kandi	Brighton	Free	1 July 2014
19	ST	Demba Ba	Beşiktaş	£4,700,000	18 July 2014
38	LB	Patrick van Aanholt	Sunderland	£1,500,000	25 July 2014
64	LW	Milan Lalkovič	Mladá Boleslav	Free	25 July 2014
18	ST	Romelu Lukaku	Everton	£28,000,000	30 July 2014
—	RB	Isak Ssewankambo	NAC Breda	Free	31 July 2014
58	CB	Daniel Pappoe	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free	4 August 2014
—	CM	George Cole	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free	4 August 2014
47	CM	Billy Clifford	Walsall	Free	7 August 2014
56	AM	George Saville	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£1,000,000	26 August 2014
29	ST	Samuel Eto'o	Everton	Free	26 August 2014
—	CB	Adam Nditi	Fleetwood Town	Free	23 October 2014

Winter

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
9	ST	Fernando Torres	Milan	Undisclosed	5 January 2015
23	GK	Mark Schwarzer	Leicester City	Free	6 January 2015
14	LW	André Schürrle	Wolfsburg	£22,000,000	2 February 2015
34	LB	Ryan Bertrand	Southampton	£10,000,000	2 February 2015
—	AM	Thorgan Hazard	Borussia Mönchengladbach	£5,850,000	25 February 2015

Loan out

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
33	CB	Tomáš Kalas	Köln	11 June 2014	9 January 2015
32	RB	Wallace	Vitesse Arnhem	30 June 2014	30 June 2015
—	LB	Cristián Cuevas	Club Universidad de Chile	30 June 2014	30 June 2015
—	AM	Thorgan Hazard	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5 July 2014	30 June 2015	|
37	RW	Bertrand Traoré	Vitesse Arnhem	7 July 2014	30 June 2015
—	CM	Mario Pašalić	Elche	20 July 2014	30 June 2015
30	LW	Lucas Piazon	Eintracht Frankfurt	24 July 2014	30 June 2015
34	LB	Ryan Bertrand	Southampton	31 July 2014	2 February 2015
31	LW	Gaël Kakuta	Rayo Vallecano	31 July 2014	30 June 2015
49	CM	John Swift	Rotherham United	1 August 2014	14 November 2014
6	DM	Oriol Romeu	Stuttgart	4 August 2014	30 June 2015
—	ST	Joao Rodríguez	Bastia	5 August 2014	9 January 2015
59	CB	Kenneth Omeruo	Middlesbrough	6 August 2014	30 June 2015
—	RW	Christian Atsu	Everton	13 August 2014	30 June 2015
—	ST	Stipe Perica	NAC Breda	15 August 2014	2 February 2015
18	RW	Victor Moses	Stoke City	16 August 2014	30 June 2015
20	CM	Josh McEachran	Vitesse Arnhem	17 August 2014	30 June 2015
—	AM	Marko Marin	Fiorentina	18 August 2014	20 January 2015
—	ST	Patrick Bamford	Middlesbrough	29 August 2014	30 June 2015
9	ST	Fernando Torres	Milan	29 August 2014	5 January 2015
16	CM	Marco van Ginkel	Milan	31 August 2014	30 June 2015
39	DM	Nathaniel Chalobah	Burnley	1 September 2014	1 January 2015
—	ST	Islam Feruz	OFI Crete	1 September 2014	1 January 2015
40	GK	Matej Delač	Arles-Avignon	1 September 2014	30 June 2015
—	AM	Ulises Dávila	Tenerife	1 September 2014	22 January 2015
46	GK	Jamal Blackman	Middlesbrough	1 September 2014	17 January 2015
—	RB	Todd Kane	Bristol City	15 November 2014	18 January 2015
—	CB	Alex Davey	Scunthorpe United	26 November 2014	3 January 2015

Winter

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
—	CB	Alex Davey	Scunthorpe United	1 January 2015	30 June 2015
—	ST	Alex Kiwomya	Barnsley	3 January 2015	3 March 2015
49	CM	John Swift	Swindon Town	3 January 2015	31 May 2015
54	RB	Todd Kane	Nottingham Forest	8 January 2015	31 May 2015
34	AM	Lewis Baker	Sheffield Wednesday	8 January 2015	11 February 2015
—	CB	Tomáš Kalas	Middlesbrough	9 January 2015	30 June 2015
—	ST	Islam Feruz	Blackpool	16 January 2015	3 May 2015
—	AM	Marko Marin	Anderlecht	22 January 2015	30 June 2015
—	AM	Ulises Dávila	Vitória Setúbal	22 January 2015	30 June 2015
39	DM	Nathaniel Chalobah	Reading	22 January 2015	30 June 2015
—	ST	Joao Rodríguez	Vitória Setúbal	2 February 2015	30 June 2015
17	AM	Mohamed Salah	Fiorentina	2 February 2015	30 June 2015
—	ST	Stipe Perica	Udinese	2 February 2015	2 August 2016
34	AM	Lewis Baker	Milton Keynes Dons	25 February 2015	30 June 2015
6	CB	Nathan Aké	Reading	25 March 2015	22 April 2015

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: £85,300,000

Winter: £23,300,000

Total: £108,600,000

Income

Summer: £75,200,000

Winter: £37,585,000

Total: £112,785,000

Expenditure

Summer: £10,100,000

Winter: £14,285,000

Total: £4,185,000

Pre-season

Friendlies

Wycombe Wanderers v Chelsea

16 July 2014 Friendly	Wycombe Wanderers	0–5	Chelsea	High Wycombe, England
19:45 BST		Report	Bamford 20' Brown 48', 87' Terry 52' Ivanović 67'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 7,774 Referee: M. Russell (England)

AFC Wimbledon v Chelsea

19 July 2014 Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	2–3	Chelsea	Kingston upon Thames, England
15:00 BST	Bennett 1' Tubbs 40' (pen.)	Report	Terry 74', 90' Salah 83'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,634 Referee: L. Collins (England)

Wolfsberger AC v Chelsea

23 July 2014 Friendly	Wolfsberger AC	1–1	Chelsea	Klagenfurt, Austria
19:30 CEST	Silvio 55'	Report	Boga 83'	Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 28,700 Referee: H. Trattnig (Austria)

Olimpija v Chelsea

27 July 2014 Friendly	Olimpija	1–2	Chelsea	Ljubljana, Slovenia
17:15 CEST	Kapun 40'	Report	Costa 56' Zouma 64'	Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 15,972 Referee: R. Obrenović (Slovenia)

Vitesse v Chelsea

30 July 2014 Friendly	Vitesse	1–3	Chelsea	Arnhem, Netherlands
19:30 CEST	Đurđević 89'	Report	Salah 4' Fàbregas 24' Matić 76'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 19,273 Referee: K. Blom (Netherlands)

Werder Bremen v Chelsea

3 August 2014 Friendly	Werder Bremen	3–0	Chelsea	Bremen, Germany
17:00 CEST	Elia 20' (pen.) Obraniak 37' Kroos 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 30,118 Referee: H. Osmers (Germany)

Fenerbahçe v Chelsea

8 August 2014 Friendly (45 min)	Fenerbahçe	0–2	Chelsea	Istanbul, Turkey
21:30 EEST		Report	Costa 24' Ivanović 31'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium

Beşiktaş v Chelsea

8 August 2014 Friendly (45 min)	Beşiktaş	1–0	Chelsea	Istanbul, Turkey
22:30 EEST	Gülüm 43'	Report		Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium

Ferencváros v Chelsea

10 August 2014 Friendly	Ferencváros	1–2	Chelsea	Budapest, Hungary
20:45 CEST	Gera 17'	Report	Ramires 51' Fàbregas 81'	Stadium: Groupama Arena Referee: I. Vad II (Hungary)

Chelsea v Real Sociedad

12 August 2014 Friendly	Chelsea	2–0	Real Sociedad	London, England
19:45 BST	Costa 1', 7'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,201 Referee: Craig Pawson

Post-season

Friendlies

Thailand All-Stars v Chelsea

30 May 2015 Friendly	Thailand All-Stars	0–1	Chelsea	Bangkok, Thailand
12:00 BST		Report	Solanke 13'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

Sydney FC v Chelsea

2 June 2015 Friendly	Sydney FC	0–1	Chelsea	Sydney, Australia
11:00 BST		Report	Rémy 30'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 83,598

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	Winners	18 August 2014	24 May 2015
FA Cup	Third round	Fourth round	4 January 2015	24 January 2015
League Cup	Third round	Winners	24 September 2014	1 March 2015
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	Round of 16	17 September 2014	11 March 2015

Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2014–15 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelsea (C)	38	26	9	3	73	32	+41	87	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester City	38	24	7	7	83	38	+45	79
3	Arsenal	38	22	9	7	71	36	+35	75
4	Manchester United	38	20	10	8	62	37	+25	70	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	19	7	12	58	53	+5	64	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions
Notes:

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	26	9	3	73	32	+41	87	15	4	0	36	9	+27	11	5	3	37	23	+14

Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W
Position	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	6	9	12	13	16	19	22	23	26	29	32	33	36	36	39	42	45	46	46	49	52	53	56	59	60	63	64	67	70	73	76	77	80	83	84	84	87

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9:00 BST.

Burnley v Chelsea

18 August 2014 1	Burnley	1–3	Chelsea	Burnley
20:00 BST	Arfield 14' Sordell  87'	Report	Costa 17',  31' Schürrle 21' Ivanović 34'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,699 Referee: Michael Oliver

Chelsea v Leicester City

23 August 2014 2	Chelsea	2–0	Leicester City	London
15:00 BST	Costa 62' Hazard 77'	Report	Hammond  51'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,604 Referee: Lee Mason

Everton v Chelsea

30 August 2014 3	Everton	3–6	Chelsea	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Mirallas 45' Naismith 69' Howard  69' Eto'o 76'	Report	Costa 1', 90',  56' Ivanović 3' Ramires  64', 77' Coleman 67' (o.g.) Matić 74' Fàbregas  81'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,402 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Chelsea v Swansea City

13 September 2014 4	Chelsea	4–2	Swansea City	London
15:00 BST	Costa 45', 56', 67' Rémy 81'	Report	Terry 11' (o.g.) Amat  26' Shelvey  32', 86' Taylor  51'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,400 Referee: Kevin Friend

Manchester City v Chelsea

21 September 2014 5	Manchester City	1–1	Chelsea	Manchester
16:00 BST	Fernandinho  12' Zabaleta  32'  66' Silva  40' Touré  44' Lampard 85'	Report	Ramires  35' Matić  39' Costa  66' Schürrle 71' Ivanović  77'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 45,602 Referee: Mike Dean

Chelsea v Aston Villa

27 September 2014 6	Chelsea	3–0	Aston Villa	London
15:00 BST	Oscar 7' Cahill  26' Fàbregas  58' Costa 59' Willian 79'	Report	Cleverley  51' Senderos  62'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,616 (1,550 away) Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Arsenal

5 October 2014 7	Chelsea	2–0	Arsenal	London
14:05 BST	Cahill  20' Hazard 27' (pen.) Ivanović  53' Schürrle  66' Costa 78' Oscar  86'	Report	Chambers  22' Koscielny  27' Welbeck  90+1'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,607 (2,902 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson

Crystal Palace v Chelsea

18 October 2014 8	Crystal Palace	1–2	Chelsea	London
15:00 BST	Delaney  30'  43' Campbell  41', 90'	Report	Oscar 6' Azpilicueta  40' Fàbregas  41', 51'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,451 Referee: Craig Pawson

Manchester United v Chelsea

26 October 2014 9	Manchester United	1–1	Chelsea	Manchester
16:00 BST	Rafael  12' Fellaini  77' Van Persie 90+4',  90+5'	Report	Drogba  22', 53' Matić  39' Fàbregas  50' Oscar  62' Ivanović  65'  90+3' Hazard  88'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,327 Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers

1 November 2014 10	Chelsea	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	London
15:00 GMT	Oscar 32' Hazard 75' (pen.)	Report	Austin 62'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,486 Referee: Mike Jones

Liverpool v Chelsea

8 November 2014 11	Liverpool	1–2	Chelsea	Liverpool
12:45 GMT	Can 9' Sterling  43' Balotelli  65'	Report	Cahill 14' Ivanović  48' Costa 67',  87' Matić  69' Oscar  83' Courtois  90+4'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,698 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion

22 November 2014 12	Chelsea	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
15:00 GMT	Costa 11' Hazard 22' Willian  75'	Report	Yacob  28'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,600 Referee: Lee Mason

Sunderland v Chelsea

29 November 2014 13	Sunderland	0–0	Chelsea	Sunderland
17:30 GMT	O'Shea  75' Vergini  89' Gómez  90+2'	Report	Costa  55' Matić  86'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 45,232 (2,978 away) Referee: Kevin Friend

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

3 December 2014 14	Chelsea	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
19:45 GMT	Hazard 19' Drogba 22' Matić  50' Rémy 73'	Report	Chiricheș  49'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,518 Referee: Mike Dean

Newcastle United v Chelsea

6 December 2014 15	Newcastle United	2–1	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45 GMT	Sissoko  48' Taylor  56'  81' Cissé 57', 78' Tioté  74'	Report	Schürrle  64' Fàbregas  79' Costa  80' Drogba 83'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,019 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Chelsea v Hull City

13 December 2014 16	Chelsea	2–0	Hull City	London
15:00 GMT	Hazard 7' Willian  31' Cahill  38' Costa  58', 68'	Report	Huddlestone  15',  60' Meyler  26' Bruce  57' Chester  66'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,626 (1,550 away) Referee: Chris Foy

Stoke City v Chelsea

22 December 2014 17	Stoke City	0–2	Chelsea	Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT	Bardsley  20' Pieters  53' Walters  90'	Report	Terry 2' Fàbregas 78'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,550 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Chelsea v West Ham United

26 December 2014 18	Chelsea	2–0	West Ham United	London
12:45 GMT	Terry 31' Costa 62'	Report	Collins  28' Cresswell  33' Reid  58'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,589 (3,020 away) Referee: Michael Oliver

Southampton v Chelsea

28 December 2014 19	Southampton	1–1	Chelsea	Southampton
14:05 GMT	Mané 17' Yoshida  57' Schneiderlin  71'  88' Pellè  90+5'	Report	Matić  31' Hazard 45+1' Fàbregas  55'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,641 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

1 January 2015 20	Tottenham Hotspur	5–3	Chelsea	London
17:30 GMT	Kane 30', 52',  88' Rose 44' Townsend 45+4' (pen.) Bentaleb  66' Paulinho  72' Chadli 78'	Report	Costa 18' Hazard 61' Fàbregas  82' Terry 87'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,903 Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Newcastle United

10 January 2015 21	Chelsea	2–0	Newcastle United	London
15:00 GMT	Oscar 43',  76' Costa 59' Matić  71'	Report	Williamson  45+1' Colback  58' Dummett  65'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,612 (2,230 away) Referee: Roger East

Swansea City v Chelsea

17 January 2015 22	Swansea City	0–5	Chelsea	Swansea
15:00 GMT		Report	Oscar 1', 36' Costa 20', 34' Schürrle 79'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,785 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Chelsea v Manchester City

31 January 2015 23	Chelsea	1–1	Manchester City	London
17:30 GMT	Rémy 41'	Report	Silva 45',  52' Fernando  74'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,620 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Aston Villa v Chelsea

7 February 2015 24	Aston Villa	1–2	Chelsea	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Cleverley  5' Westwood  44' Okore 48',  49'	Report	Hazard 8' Ramires  35' Ivanović 66',  90+5'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,969 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Chelsea v Everton

11 February 2015 25	Chelsea	1–0	Everton	London
19:45 GMT	Azpilicueta  15' Fàbregas  88' Ramires  89' Willian 89'	Report	Bešić  5' Barry  24'  88' Coleman  58' McCarthy  89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,592 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Chelsea v Burnley

21 February 2015 26	Chelsea	1–1	Burnley	London
15:00 GMT	Ivanović 14',  71' Matić  70'	Report	Boyd  41' Kightly  62' Mee 81'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,629 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Chelsea

4 March 2015 27	West Ham United	0–1	Chelsea	London
19:45 GMT	Kouyaté  13' Collins  43' Nolan  67'	Report	Terry  15' Hazard 22',  45+4' Fàbregas  70' Drogba  90+7'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,927 Referee: Andre Marriner

Chelsea v Southampton

15 March 2015 28	Chelsea	1–1	Southampton	London
13:30 GMT	Costa 11' Matić  18' Ivanović  63' Cahill  68'	Report	Tadić 19' (pen.) Mané  29' Wanyama  63' Đuričić  82'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,624 Referee: Mike Dean

Hull City v Chelsea

22 March 2015 29	Hull City	2–3	Chelsea	Kingston upon Hull
16:00 GMT	Elmohamady 26' Hernández 28'	Report	Hazard 2' Costa 9' Cahill  13' Rémy 77' Matić  89'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 24,598 Referee: Michael Oliver

Chelsea v Stoke City

4 April 2015 30	Chelsea	2–1	Stoke City	London
17:30 BST	Hazard 39' (pen.) Rémy 62' Drogba  90+4'	Report	Whelan  26' Shawcross  31' Adam 44',  66' Ireland  45+3' Wollscheid  69' Crouch  90+3'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,098 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea

12 April 2015 31	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Chelsea	London
12:30 BST	Zamora  75' Sandro  78'	Report	Drogba  60' Fàbregas 88'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,939 Referee: Andre Marriner

Chelsea v Manchester United

18 April 2015 32	Chelsea	1–0	Manchester United	London
17:30 BST	Hazard 38' Drogba  54' Ivanović  57' Oscar  63'	Report	Herrera  90+5'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,422 Referee: Mike Dean

Arsenal v Chelsea

26 April 2015 33	Arsenal	0–0	Chelsea	London
16:00 BST	Coquelin  34' Ramsey  89' Cazorla  90+3' Monreal  90+5'	Report	Fàbregas  23' Willian  68' Ivanović  72'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,066 Referee: Michael Oliver

Leicester City v Chelsea

29 April 2015 34	Leicester City	1–3	Chelsea	Leicester
19:45 BST	Konchesky  36' Albrighton 45+3'	Report	Drogba 48' Terry 79' Ramires 83'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,021 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Chelsea v Crystal Palace

3 May 2015 35	Chelsea	1–0	Crystal Palace	London
13:30 BST	Ivanović  27' Terry  38' Hazard 45', 45'	Report	Dann  23' Mariappa  45+2'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,566 Referee: Kevin Friend

Chelsea v Liverpool

10 May 2015 36	Chelsea	1–1	Liverpool	London
16:00 BST	Fàbregas  2' Terry 5' Ivanović  43' Mikel  58' Filipe Luís  82'	Report	Lallana  20' Škrtel  26' Lambert  29' Gerrard 44'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,547 Referee: Andre Marriner

West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea

18 May 2015 37	West Bromwich Albion	3–0	Chelsea	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	Berahino 9', 47' (pen.) Fletcher  29' Olsson  37' Brunt 60' Gardner  62'	Report	Costa  28' Fàbregas  29' Cuadrado  82'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,750 Referee: Mike Jones

Chelsea v Sunderland

24 May 2015 38	Chelsea	3–1	Sunderland	London
15:00 BST	Costa 37' (pen.) Cuadrado  42' Rémy 70', 88' Matić  82'	Report	Fletcher 26' Rodwell  32'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,620 Referee: Lee Mason

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

Chelsea v Watford

4 January 2015 Third round	Chelsea	3–0	Watford	London
16:00 GMT	Willian 58' Rémy 70' Zouma 72'	Report	Paredes  26' Tőzsér  66'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,010 Referee: Kevin Friend

Chelsea v Bradford City

24 January 2015 Fourth round	Chelsea	2–4	Bradford City	London
15:00 GMT	Cahill 21' Ramires 38'	Report	McArdle  23' Stead 41' Morais 75' Halliday 82' Darby  90+1' Yeates 90+3'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,014 Referee: Andre Marriner

League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers

24 September 2014 Third round	Chelsea	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	London
19:45 BST	Zouma 25' Oscar 55'	Report	Mills 31' Pratley  37' Herd  45+1' Spearing  86'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,988 Referee: Graham Scott

Shrewsbury Town v Chelsea

28 October 2014 Fourth round	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Chelsea	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST	Mangan 77'	Report	Aké  21' Drogba 48' Grandison 81' (o.g.)	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 10,210 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Derby County v Chelsea

16 December 2014 Fifth round	Derby County	1–3	Chelsea	Derby
19:45 GMT	Bryson 71' Buxton  78' Martin  80'	Report	Schürrle  3', 82' Hazard 23' Filipe Luís 56'	Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 30,639 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Liverpool v Chelsea

20 January 2015 Semi-finals First leg	Liverpool	1–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Gerrard  39' Lucas  44' Sterling 59'	Report	Hazard 18' (pen.) Filipe Luís  45' Mikel  74'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,573 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Chelsea v Liverpool

27 January 2015 Semi-finals Second leg	Chelsea	1–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1 agg.)	Liverpool	London
19:45 GMT	Terry  74' Ivanović  89', 94' Costa  102' Oscar  108'	Report	Henderson  42' Lucas  53' Gerrard  102' Can  114' Škrtel  116'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,659 Referee: Michael Oliver

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

1 March 2015 Final	Chelsea	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
16:00 GMT	Terry 45' Costa 56' Willian  70' Cahill  72' Cuadrado  85'	Report	Dier  31' Bentaleb  78'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 89,294 Referee: Anthony Taylor Man of the Match: John Terry

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CHE	SCH	SPO	MRB
1	Chelsea	6	4	2	0	17	3	+14	14	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–1	3–1	6–0
2	Schalke 04	6	2	2	2	9	14	−5	8			0–5	—	4–3	1–1
3	Sporting CP	6	2	1	3	12	12	0	7	Transfer to Europa League		0–1	4–2	—	3–1
4	Maribor	6	0	3	3	4	13	−9	3			1–1	0–1	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Chelsea v Schalke 04

17 September 2014 1	Chelsea	1–1	Schalke 04	London, England
19:45 BST	Fàbregas 11' Terry  59' Willian  71'	Report	Huntelaar  11', 62' Boateng  26' Höger  87'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,648 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Sporting CP v Chelsea

30 September 2014 2	Sporting CP	0–1	Chelsea	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 BST	Carvalho  25' João Mário  43' Maurício  60' Soares  74'	Report	Matić 34' Ivanović  58' Hazard  72' Filipe Luís  75' Fàbregas  90+3'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 40,734 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Chelsea v Maribor

21 October 2014 3	Chelsea	6–0	Maribor	London, England
19:45 BST	Rémy 13' Drogba 23' (pen.) Terry 31' Viler 54' (o.g.) Hazard 77' (pen.), 90'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,126 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Maribor v Chelsea

5 November 2014 4	Maribor	1–1	Chelsea	Maribor, Slovenia
19:45 GMT	Filipović  36' Ibraimi 50' Stojanović  53' Viler  85'	Report	Filipe Luís  24' Matić 73'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 12,646 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Schalke 04 v Chelsea

25 November 2014 5	Schalke 04	0–5	Chelsea	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:45 GMT	Höger  18'	Report	Terry 2' Willian 29' Kirchhoff 44' (o.g.) Drogba 76' Ramires 78'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 54,442 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Chelsea v Sporting CP

10 December 2014 6	Chelsea	3–1	Sporting CP	London, England
19:45 GMT	Fàbregas 8' (pen.) Schürrle 16' Mikel 56' Azpilicueta  87'	Report	J. Silva 50',  82' Carvalho  58' A. Silva  79' Oliveira  90+2'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,734 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea

17 February 2015 First leg	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Chelsea	Paris, France
19:45 GMT	Van der Wiel  52' Cavani 54' Verratti  78'	Report	Ivanović 36',  65' Fàbregas  73'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,146 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Chelsea v Paris Saint-Germain

11 March 2015 Second leg	Chelsea	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3 a agg.)	Paris Saint-Germain	London, England
19:45 GMT	Oscar  37' Ramires  52' Costa  73' Cahill 81' Hazard 96' (pen.)	Report	Ibrahimović  31' Motta  33' Matuidi  40' David Luiz  73', 86' Verratti  74' Thiago Silva 114'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,692 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Statistics

Appearances

Source: Chelsea F.C.

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Petr Čech	6 (1)	0	2	0	4	0	3	0	15 (1)	0	0	0
2	DF	Branislav Ivanović	38	4	0	0	3 (1)	1	7	1	49 (1)	6	11	1
3	DF	Filipe Luís	9 (6)	0	1	0	5	1	5	0	20 (6)	1	3	0
4	MF	Cesc Fàbregas	33 (1)	3	0 (1)	0	4	0	8	2	45 (2)	5	9	0
5	DF	Kurt Zouma	7 (8)	0	2	1	5	1	3 (1)	0	17 (9)	2	0	0
6	DF	Nathan Aké	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	2	0	0 (1)	0	2 (3)	0	1	0
7	MF	Ramires	11 (12)	1	2	1	1 (2)	0	3 (3)	1	17 (17)	3	4	0
8	MF	Oscar	26 (2)	6	2	0	3 (1)	1	4 (3)	0	35 (6)	7	4	0
10	MF	Eden Hazard	38	14	0 (1)	0	4 (2)	2	7	3	49 (3)	19	3	0
11	FW	Didier Drogba	8 (20)	4	2	0	2 (3)	1	2 (3)	2	14 (26)	7	4	0
12	MF	John Obi Mikel	6 (12)	0	2	0	4	0	1 (1)	1	13 (13)	1	1	0
13	GK	Thibaut Courtois	32	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	39	0	1	0
18	FW	Loïc Rémy	6 (13)	7	2	1	1 (1)	0	1 (3)	1	10 (17)	9	0	0
19	FW	Diego Costa	24 (2)	20	0 (1)	0	3	1	5 (2)	0	32 (5)	21	9	0
21	MF	Nemanja Matić	35 (1)	1	0	0	3 (2)	0	8	2	46 (3)	3	10	1
22	MF	Willian	28 (8)	2	0 (2)	1	3 (1)	0	5 (2)	1	36 (13)	4	5	0
23	MF	Juan Cuadrado	4 (8)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	4 (10)	0	1	0
24	DF	Gary Cahill	33 (3)	1	2	1	4	0	6	1	45 (3)	3	6	0
26	DF	John Terry	38	5	0	0	4	1	7	2	49	8	3	0
28	DF	César Azpilicueta	29	0	2	0	3 (2)	0	4	0	38 (2)	0	1	1
31	DF	Andreas Christensen	0 (1)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	0	0
33	GK	Mitchell Beeney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	Dominic Solanke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
36	MF	Ruben Loftus-Cheek	2 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	1 (2)	0	0	0
37	FW	Isaiah Brown	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	GK	Jamal Blackman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club in January transfer window or on loan
14	MF	André Schürrle	5 (9)	3	1	0	3	1	3 (1)	1	12 (10)	5	2	0
17	MF	Mohamed Salah	0 (3)	0	0 (1)	0	2	0	1 (1)	0	3 (5)	0	0	0

Top scorers

Source: BBC Sport

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

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total
1	FW	19	Costa	20	0	1	0	21
2	MF	10	Hazard	14	0	2	3	19
3	FW	18	Rémy	7	1	0	1	9
4	DF	26	Terry	5	0	1	2	8
5	MF	8	Oscar	6	0	1	0	7
	FW	11	Drogba	4	0	1	2	7
7	DF	2	Ivanović	4	0	1	1	6
8	MF	4	Fàbregas	3	0	0	2	5
	MF	14	Schürrle	3	0	1	1	5
10	MF	7	Ramires	2	1	0	1	4
	MF	22	Willian	2	1	0	1	4
	Own goals			1	0	1	2	4
13	MF	21	Matić	1	0	0	2	3
	DF	24	Cahill	1	1	0	1	3
15	DF	5	Zouma	0	1	1	0	2
16	DF	3	Filipe Luís	0	0	1	0	1
	MF	12	Mikel	0	0	0	1	1
TOTALS				73	5	11	20	109

Clean sheets

Source: Chelsea F.C.

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

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total
1	GK	13	Courtois	12	0	1	2	15
2	GK	1	Čech	5	1	1	1	8
TOTALS				17	1	2	3	23

Summary

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Games played	54 (38 Premier League) (2 FA Cup) (8 UEFA Champions League) (6 Football League Cup)
Games won	36 (26 Premier League) (1 FA Cup) (4 UEFA Champions League) (5 Football League Cup)
Games drawn	14 (9 Premier League) (0 FA Cup) (4 UEFA Champions League) (1 Football League Cup)
Games lost	4 (3 Premier League) (1 FA Cup) (0 UEFA Champions League) (0 Football League Cup)
Goals scored	109 (73 Premier League) (5 FA Cup) (20 UEFA Champions League) (11 Football League Cup)
Goals conceded	46 (32 Premier League) (4 FA Cup) (6 UEFA Champions League) (4 Football League Cup)
Goal difference	+63 (+38 Premier League) (+1 FA Cup) (+14 UEFA Champions League) (+7 Football League Cup)
Clean sheets	23 (17 Premier League) (1 FA Cup) (3 UEFA Champions League) (2 Football League Cup)
Most appearances	Eden Hazard (52 appearances)
Top scorer	Diego Costa (21 goals)

Awards

Player

No.	Player	Award	Month	Source
19	Diego Costa	August Player of the Month	August
14	André Schürrle	August Goal of the Month
13	Thibaut Courtois	Belgian Sportsman of the year	December
35	Dominic Solanke	England Men's Youth Player of the Year	January
11	Didier Drogba	FWA Tribute Award
2	Branislav Ivanović	PFA Team of the Year	April
26	John Terry
24	Gary Cahill
21	Nemanja Matić
10	Eden Hazard
19	Diego Costa
10	Eden Hazard	PFA Player of the Year
11	Didier Drogba	Barclays Spirit of the Game Award
10	Eden Hazard	FWA Footballer of the Year	May
		Premier League Player of the Season
5	Kurt Zouma	Chelsea Young Player of the Year
8	Oscar	Chelsea Goal of the Year
35	Dominic Solanke	Academy Player of the Year
10	Eden Hazard	Chelsea Players' Player of the Year
		Chelsea Player of the Year

Manager

Manager	Award	Month	Source
José Mourinho	Premier League Manager of the Season	May
	LMA Manager of the Year