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2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
2011–12 season
Chelsea F.C. celebrating winning the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerAndré Villas-Boas
(until 4 March 2012)
Roberto Di Matteo
(caretaker manager)
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League6th
FA CupWinners
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank Lampard
Daniel Sturridge (11)

All: Frank Lampard (16)
Highest home attendance41,830 vs Tottenham Hotspur (24 March 2012)
Lowest home attendance33,820 vs Bayer Leverkusen (13 September 2011)

The 2011–12 season was Chelsea Football Club's 98th competitive season, their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football (20th in the Premier League), and their 106th year in existence as a football club. While their sixth place in the league was their lowest domestic finish since 2001–02, they completed a cup double by winning their seventh FA Cup and their first UEFA Champions League.

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Key dates edit

  • 22 June 2011: André Villas-Boas is appointed as the new manager on a three-year contract, with immediate effect.[1][2]
  • 7 July 2011: Villas-Boas and the rest of the first team squad have their first training of the season together.[citation needed]
  • 13 July 2011: Chelsea win their first friendly match against Wycombe Wanderers.
  • 26 July 2011: Chelsea confirm Thibaut Courtois, a Belgian goalkeeper, as Villas-Boas' first signing. He is immediately loaned out to Atlético Madrid of La Liga.[3]
  • 14 August 2011: Chelsea draw first match of the Premier League season away to Stoke City. It finishes 0–0 on Villas-Boas's debut as Chelsea manager.
  • 20 August 2011: Villas-Boas wins his first competitive match as a Chelsea manager after Chelsea defeat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 at Stamford Bridge.
  • 22 August 2011: Chelsea and Valencia agree a deal for Juan Mata, who signs for Chelsea for a fee rumoured to be £23.5 million.[4]
  • 27 August 2011: Juan Mata scores on his debut match in a 3–1 home victory against Norwich City.
  • 27 August 2011: Chelsea and Guadalajara agree a deal for Ulises Dávila. He joins Chelsea on a five-year contract.[5]
  • 31 August 2011: The transfer deadline day sees Raul Meireles join from Liverpool, whilst Yossi Benayoun and Patrick van Aanholt depart on seasonal loan deals. France Under-20 international Gaël Kakuta joins Bolton Wanderers on loan until 1 January 2012.
  • 18 September 2011: Chelsea suffer their first defeat of the season, losing 1–3 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Fernando Torres scored Chelsea's goal.
  • 29 November 2011: Liverpool knock Chelsea out of the League Cup at the Quarter Final stage, winning 2–0 at Stamford Bridge. The loss is Chelsea's third in four games, and sixth of the season overall.
  • 3 December 2011: Manager André Villas-Boas confirms that Nicolas Anelka and Alex have been transfer listed, and banned from training with the first team, after handing in transfer requests to the club. Both will be allowed to resume full training if the transfer does not happen in the January transfer window. The announcement is made after the away match against Newcastle United, which Chelsea win 3–0.
  • 6 December 2011: Chelsea win their final Champions League group game against Valencia 3–0 to secure progress to the knockout stages. Racing Genk's 1–1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen means that Chelsea top Group E.
  • 12 December 2011: Chelsea become the first team in the 2011–12 edition of the Premier League to defeat leaders Manchester City. Chelsea come from behind in a fiery encounter by goals from Raul Meireles and a late penalty by Frank Lampard to turn the deficit into a victory.
  • 4 March 2012: Villas-Boas is sacked and removed of his duties by the director's board following a 0–1 defeat against West Bromwich Albion.[6] Italian first team assistant manager Roberto Di Matteo Is officially appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
  • 14 March 2012: Chelsea win their second match in the round of 16 of the UEFA champions league against Napoli with a 5–4 aggregate victory. Branislav Ivanović scores the winner in extra time to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. Following defeat of Arsenal by Milan and defeats of the Manchester clubs in their respective Europa League ties, Chelsea becomes the only remaining English representative in all European competitions.
  • 18 March 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup semi-finals for a fifth time in seven years after beating Leicester City 5–2 at Stamford Bridge. Fernando Torres was the man of the match with two goals and two assists.
  • 4 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth time in the past nine seasons after beating Benfica 3–1 on aggregate.
  • 15 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup final for the third time in four seasons, courtesy of a 5–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur. Controversy over Chelsea's second goal by Juan Mata adds to calls for goal-line technology.
  • 24 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League final in spectacular fashion, drawing 2–2 with Barcelona at Camp Nou despite playing with ten men for more than two-thirds of the game. Chelsea win 3–2 on aggregate.
  • 28 April 2012: Chelsea agree personal terms with Werder Bremen's Marko Marin. He is set to join in the summer.[7]
  • 5 May 2012: Chelsea win the FA Cup for the seventh time after beating Liverpool 2–1 in the Final. Didier Drogba scores in his fourth FA Cup Final – a new record.
  • 19 May 2012: Chelsea win their first Champions League title, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the Final. In doing so, Chelsea becomes the 22nd club to win the European Cup, the fifth English team and the first team from London to win the trophy.

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

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

Other information edit

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

Squads edit

First team squad edit

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

Premier League squad edit

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

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

Source:

Reserve team edit

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

UEFA Champions League squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW  ENG Daniel Sturridge HG1
24 DF  ENG Gary Cahill HG1
26 DF  ENG John Terry HG2 (Captain)
34 DF  ENG Ryan Bertrand HG2
40 GK  POR Henrique Hilário
45 DF  ENG Nathaniel Chalobah B
46 GK  ENG Jamal Blackman B
47 DF  ENG Billy Clifford B
48 MF  IRL Conor Clifford B
49 DF  ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh B
51 DF  ENG Rohan Ince B
53 MF  SWE Marko Mitrović B
54 DF  ENG Todd Kane B
55 MF  ENG James Ashton B
56 MF  ENG George Saville B
57 DF  ENG Archange Nkumu B
58 DF  GHA Daniel Pappoe B
60 GK  WAL Rhys Taylor B
  • B = List B Player
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player

Source: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League squad

Transfers edit

In edit

Summer edit

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
GK Thibaut Courtois Genk 9 million 26 July 2011 [8][9]
6 MF Oriol Romeu Barcelona €5 million 4 August 2011 [10][11]
18 FW Romelu Lukaku Anderlecht €12 million 18 August 2011 [12][13]
10 MF Juan Mata Valencia £23.5 million 22 August 2011 [14][15]
MF Ulises Dávila Guadalajara £1.75 million 27 August 2011 [5][16]
16 MF Raul Meireles Liverpool £12 million 31 August 2011 [17][18]

Winter edit

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
27 DF Sam Hutchinson Comeback Free transfer 1 December 2011 [19][20]
DF Kenneth Omeruo Standard Liège Undisclosed 6 January 2012 [21]
24 DF Gary Cahill Bolton Wanderers £7 million 16 January 2012 [22][23]
35 MF Lucas Piazon São Paulo 7.5 million 20 January 2012 [24][25]
FW Patrick Bamford Nottingham Forest £1 million 31 January 2012 [26]
MF Kevin De Bruyne Genk £6.7 million 31 January 2012 [27][28]

Out edit

Summer edit

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
FW Bobby Devyne Chesham United Free transfer 30 June 2011 [29][30][31]
45 FW Fabio Borini Parma 360,000 1 July 2011 [32]
42 DF Michael Mancienne Hamburger SV £3 million 1 July 2011 [33][34]
24 MF Nemanja Matić Benfica Free transfer* 1 July 2011 [35]
60 MF Danny Philliskirk Sheffield United Free transfer 1 July 2011 [36]
MF Anton Rodgers Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer 1 July 2011 [29][30]
55 MF Jacopo Sala Hamburger SV €100,000 1 July 2011 [37]
DF Ben Sampayo Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer 1 July 2011 [29][30]
61 GK Jan Šebek Baumit Jablonec Free transfer 1 July 2011 [38][39]
63 MF Gökhan Töre Hamburger SV €1.3 million 1 July 2011 [40][41]
59 MF Michael Woods Yeovil Town Free transfer 1 July 2011 [38]
MF Jack Cork Southampton £750,000 7 July 2011 [42][43]
18 MF Yuri Zhirkov Anzhi Makhachkala €15 million 6 August 2011 [44][45]
DF Slobodan Rajković Hamburger SV £1.75 million 24 August 2011 [46]

Winter edit

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
MF Mesca Fulham Free transfer 20 September 2011 [47][48]
39 FW Nicolas Anelka Shanghai Shenhua Undisclosed 1 January 2012 [49][50]
DF Carl Magnay Gateshead Free transfer 1 January 2012 [51]
33 DF Alex Paris Saint-Germain £4.2 million 27 January 2012 [52][53]
50 MF Kaby AEL Limassol Free transfer 27 January 2012 [54]
59 FW Philipp Prosenik Milan Undisclosed 31 January 2012 [55]
52 MF Jacob Mellis Barnsley Free transfer 20 March 2012 [56]

Loan out edit

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Loan Fee Source
43 DF Jeffrey Bruma Hamburger SV 1 July 2011 30 June 2012 500,000 [57]
54 GK Sam Walker Northampton Town 11 July 2011 23 December 2011 Free [58][59]
GK Thibaut Courtois Atlético Madrid 26 July 2011 30 June 2012 Free [3]
DF Ben Gordon Peterborough United 17 August 2011 24 September 2011 Free [60][61]
64 FW Milan Lalkovič Doncaster Rovers 18 August 2011 15 October 2011 Free [62][63]
DF Tomáš Kalas Vitesse 22 August 2011 30 June 2012 Free [64]
FW Ulises Dávila Vitesse 30 August 2011 30 June 2012 Free [65]
30 MF Yossi Benayoun Arsenal 31 August 2011 31 May 2012 Free [66]
44 FW Gaël Kakuta Bolton Wanderers 31 August 2011 1 January 2012 Free [67]
38 DF Patrick van Aanholt Wigan Athletic 31 August 2011 6 January 2012 Free [68][69]
GK Matej Delač České Budějovice 13 September 2011 30 June 2012 Free [70]
48 MF Conor Clifford Yeovil Town 4 November 2011 3 January 2012 Free [71][72]
60 GK Rhys Taylor Rotherham United 2 January 2012 5 May 2012 Free [54][73]
DF Kenneth Omeruo ADO Den Haag 7 January 2012 30 June 2013 Free [21]
DF Ben Gordon Kilmarnock 11 January 2012 31 May 2012 Free [74]
44 FW Gaël Kakuta Dijon 11 January 2012 30 June 2012 Free [75]
20 MF Josh McEachran Swansea City 15 January 2012 31 May 2012 Free [76]
38 DF Patrick van Aanholt Vitesse 16 January 2012 30 June 2012 Free [77]
GK Sam Walker Yeovil Town 19 January 2012 31 May 2012 Free [78]
MF Kevin De Bruyne Genk 31 January 2012 30 June 2012 Free [27]
64 FW Milan Lalkovič ADO Den Haag 31 January 2012 11 April 2012 Free [79][80]

Overall transfer activity edit

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 6th 14 August 2011 13 May 2012
FA Cup 3rd round Winners 8 January 2012 5 May 2012
Football League Cup 3rd round Quarterfinal 21 September 2011 29 November 2011
UEFA Champions League Group stage Winners 13 September 2011 19 May 2012

Pre-season and friendlies edit

12 July 2011 Chelsea 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers Cobham[81]
Benayoun 4'
Torres 52'
Rajković 56'
Report Stadium: Cobham Training Centre
Attendance: None (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Phil Dowd
16 July 2011 Portsmouth 0–1 Chelsea Portsmouth[82]
15:00 BST Report Ben Haim 7' (o.g.)
Hilário  60'
Benayoun  87'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,345
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 July 2011 Malaysia XI 0–1 Chelsea Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[83]
13:45 BST Report Drogba 81' Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium
Attendance: 84,980
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
24 July 2011 Thailand XI 0–4 Chelsea Bangkok, Thailand[84]
11:45 BST Florent  88' (Report) Lampard 37'
Bosingwa 49'
Ivanović 51'
Malouda 72'
Stadium: Rajamangala National Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Apisit Aonrak
6 August 2011 Rangers 1–3 Chelsea Glasgow, Scotland[85]
15:00 BST Jelavić 6' Report Sturridge 21', 29'
Malouda 71'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,379
Referee: Craig Thomson

Barclays Asia Trophy edit

27 July 2011 Semi-Final Kitchee 0–4 Chelsea Hong Kong[86]
13:30 BST Report Lampard 38' (pen.)
Luzardo 50' (o.g.)
Drogba 61'
Sturridge 78'
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 33,967
Referee: Phil Dowd
30 July 2011 Final Chelsea 2–0 Aston Villa Hong Kong[86]
13:30 BST McEachran 1'
Torres 59'
Malouda  90+2'
Report Albrighton  28' Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 38,911
Referee: Mike Dean

Premier League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 20 9 9 66 41 +25 69 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Newcastle United 38 19 8 11 56 51 +5 65 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
6 Chelsea 38 18 10 10 65 46 +19 64 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
7 Everton 38 15 11 12 50 40 +10 56
8 Liverpool 38 14 10 14 47 40 +7 52 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Chelsea won the Champions League and thus qualified for the group stage as defending champions, forfeiting their spot in the Europa League as the FA Cup winners. This meant that Tottenham were to compete in the Europa League group stage, since, pursuant to the rules, only four clubs from the Premier League could play in the Champions League.
  2. ^ Liverpool won the League Cup and thus qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 18 10 10 65 46  +19 64 12 3 4 41 24  +17 6 7 6 24 22  +2

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAH
ResultDWWWLWWWLLWLWWWDDDLWWDDDLWLWLDWWDDWLLW
Position116433333344554344454444455555555666666
Points1471010131619191922222528313233343437404142434346464949505356575861616164
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

14 August 2011 1 Stoke City 0–0 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
13:30 BST Shawcross  10'
Wilson  80'
Report  66' Cole
 88' Lampard
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,412
Referee: Mark Halsey
20 August 2011 2 Chelsea 2–1 West Bromwich Albion London
17:30 BST Lampard  23'
Anelka 53'
Malouda 83'
Terry  90'
Report 4' Long
 7' Tamaș
 45' Mulumbu
 60' Olsson
 90+2' Odemwingie
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,091
Referee: Lee Mason
27 August 2011 3 Chelsea 3–1 Norwich City London
15:00 BST Bosingwa 6',  35'
Torres  56'
Lampard 82' (pen.)
Mata 90+11'
Report  41' Crofts
 59' Naughton
63' Holt
 80' Ruddy
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,765
Referee: Jones
10 September 2011 4 Sunderland 1–2 Chelsea Sunderland
15:00 BST Colback  23'
Ji 90+1'
Report 18' Terry
51' Sturridge
 90+2' Bosingwa
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 36,699
Referee: Lee Probert
18 September 2011 5 Manchester United 3–1 Chelsea Manchester
16:00 BST Smalling 8'
Nani 37'
Rooney 45'
Valencia  80'
Fletcher  85'
Report 46' Torres
 49' Ramires
 56' Terry
 78' Cole
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,455
Referee: Phil Dowd
24 September 2011 6 Chelsea 4–1 Swansea City London
15:00 BST Torres 29',  38'
Mata  32'
Ramires 35', 76'
Cole  85'
Mikel  90+3'
Drogba 90+3'
Report  53' Dyer
85' Williams
 88' Taylor
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,800
Referee: Mike Dean
2 October 2011 7 Bolton Wanderers 1–5 Chelsea Bolton
13:30 BST N'Gog  10'
Boyata 46'
Report 2', 25' Sturridge
15', 27', 59' Lampard
 61' David Luiz
 78' Terry
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 24,657
Referee: Peter Walton
15 October 2011 8 Chelsea 3–1 Everton London
17:30 BST Sturridge 31'  70'
Cole  37'
Terry 45+2'
Ramires 61'
Report  16' Fellaini
 42' Baines
81' Vellios
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,789
Referee: Mike Jones
23 October 2011 9 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Chelsea London
16:00 BST Helguson 10' (pen.)
Derry  52'
Barton  59'
Report  32' Bosingwa
 41' Drogba
 50' Mikel
 52' Lampard
 58' Ivanović
 70' David Luiz
 72' Meireles
 76' Cole
 90' Terry
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,050
Referee: Chris Foy
29 October 2011 10 Chelsea 3–5 Arsenal London
12:45 BST Lampard 14'
Terry 44'
Ivanović  79'
Mata 80'
Meireles  90+2'
Report 36', 85', 90+2'  78' Van Persie
49' Santos
 50' Szczęsny
55' Walcott
 90+1' Song
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,801
Referee: Andre Marriner
5 November 2011 11 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Chelsea Blackburn
15:00 GMT Lowe  55'
Hanley  70'
Givet  76'
Pedersen  79'
Report 51' Lampard
 76' Sturridge
 89' Meireles
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,985
Referee: Mike Dean
20 November 2011 12 Chelsea 1–2 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT David Luiz  41'
Sturridge 54'
Ramires  62'
Ivanović  79'
Report  29' Lucas
33' Rodríguez
 64' Kuyt
87' G. Johnson
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,820
Referee: Lee Probert
26 November 2011 13 Chelsea 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Terry 7',  89'
Sturridge 29'
Mata 45'
Report  16' Edwards
 34' Henry
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,648
Referee: Lee Mason
3 December 2011 14 Newcastle United 0–3 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45 GMT Simpson  89'
R. Taylor  90+3'
Report  4' David Luiz
38' Drogba
 85', 90+2' Sturridge
89' Kalou
 90+4' Terry
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,305
Referee: Mike Dean
12 December 2011 15 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City London
20:00 GMT Meireles 34',  36'
Romeu  64'
Ramires  75'
Drogba  78'
Lampard 82' (pen.)
Report 2' Balotelli
 41' Kompany
 47'  58' Clichy
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,730
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
17 December 2011 16 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Chelsea Wigan
17:30 GMT Gómez 88' Report 59' Sturridge Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 18,320
Referee: Martin Atkinson
22 December 2011 17 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Chelsea London
20:00 GMT Adebayor 8',  19'
Bale  70'
Report  12' Ivanović
23' Sturridge
 42' Ramires
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,141
Referee: Howard Webb
26 December 2011 18 Chelsea 1–1 Fulham London
13:00 GMT Mata 47'
Bosingwa  68'
Report  7', 56' Dempsey Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,548
Referee: Kevin Friend
31 December 2011 19 Chelsea 1–3 Aston Villa London
15:00 GMT Drogba 23' (pen.)
Terry  32
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23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football 20th in the Premier League and their 106th year in existence as a football club While their sixth place in the league was their lowest domestic finish since 2001 02 they completed a cup double by winning their seventh FA Cup and their first UEFA Champions League Contents 1 Kits 2 Key dates 3 Club 3 1 Coaching staff 3 2 Other information 4 Squads 4 1 First team squad 4 2 Premier League squad 4 3 Reserve team 4 4 UEFA Champions League squad 5 Transfers 5 1 In 5 1 1 Summer 5 1 2 Winter 5 2 Out 5 2 1 Summer 5 2 2 Winter 5 3 Loan out 5 4 Overall transfer activity 5 4 1 Spending 5 4 2 Income 5 4 3 Expenditure 6 Competitions 6 1 Overview 6 2 Pre season and friendlies 6 2 1 Barclays Asia Trophy 6 3 Premier League 6 3 1 League table 6 3 2 Results summary 6 3 3 Results by round 6 3 4 Matches 6 4 UEFA Champions League 6 4 1 Group stage 6 4 2 Knockout phase 6 4 2 1 Round of 16 6 4 2 2 Quarter finals 6 4 2 3 Semi finals 6 4 2 4 Final 6 5 League Cup 6 6 FA Cup 7 Statistics 7 1 Appearances and goals 7 2 Goalscorers 7 3 Clean sheets 7 4 Disciplinary record 7 5 Overall 8 References 9 External links Kits edit Supplier Adidas Sponsor Samsung Home Home alt Home 2012 13 Away Third Goalkeeper 1 Goalkeeper alt 1 Goalkeeper alt 2 Goalkeeper 2 Goalkeeper 3 Goalkeeper 2012 13 Key dates edit 22 June 2011 Andre Villas Boas is appointed as the new manager on a three year contract with immediate effect 91 1 93 91 2 93 7 July 2011 Villas Boas and the rest of the first team squad have their first training of the season together 91 citation needed 93 13 July 2011 Chelsea win their first friendly match against Wycombe Wanderers 26 July 2011 Chelsea confirm Thibaut Courtois a Belgian goalkeeper as Villas Boas first signing He is immediately loaned out to Atletico Madrid of La Liga 91 3 93 14 August 2011 Chelsea draw first match of the Premier League season away to Stoke City It finishes 0 0 on Villas Boas s debut as Chelsea manager 20 August 2011 Villas Boas wins his first competitive match as a Chelsea manager after Chelsea defeat West Bromwich Albion 2 1 at Stamford Bridge 22 August 2011 Chelsea and Valencia agree a deal for Juan Mata who signs for Chelsea for a fee rumoured to be 23 5 million 91 4 93 27 August 2011 Juan Mata scores on his debut match in a 3 1 home victory against Norwich City 27 August 2011 Chelsea and Guadalajara agree a deal for Ulises Davila He joins Chelsea on a five year contract 91 5 93 31 August 2011 The transfer deadline day sees Raul Meireles join from Liverpool whilst Yossi Benayoun and Patrick van Aanholt depart on seasonal loan deals France Under 20 international Gael Kakuta joins Bolton Wanderers on loan until 1 January 2012 18 September 2011 Chelsea suffer their first defeat of the season losing 1 3 to Manchester United at Old Trafford Fernando Torres scored Chelsea s goal 29 November 2011 Liverpool knock Chelsea out of the League Cup at the Quarter Final stage winning 2 0 at Stamford Bridge The loss is Chelsea s third in four games and sixth of the season overall 3 December 2011 Manager Andre Villas Boas confirms that Nicolas Anelka and Alex have been transfer listed and banned from training with the first team after handing in transfer requests to the club Both will be allowed to resume full training if the transfer does not happen in the January transfer window The announcement is made after the away match against Newcastle United which Chelsea win 3 0 6 December 2011 Chelsea win their final Champions League group game against Valencia 3 0 to secure progress to the knockout stages Racing Genk s 1 1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen means that Chelsea top Group E 12 December 2011 Chelsea become the first team in the 2011 12 edition of the Premier League to defeat leaders Manchester City Chelsea come from behind in a fiery encounter by goals from Raul Meireles and a late penalty by Frank Lampard to turn the deficit into a victory 4 March 2012 Villas Boas is sacked and removed of his duties by the director s board following a 0 1 defeat against West Bromwich Albion 91 6 93 Italian first team assistant manager Roberto Di Matteo Is officially appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season 14 March 2012 Chelsea win their second match in the round of 16 of the UEFA champions league against Napoli with a 5 4 aggregate victory Branislav Ivanovic scores the winner in extra time to secure a spot in the quarter finals Following defeat of Arsenal by Milan and defeats of the Manchester clubs in their respective Europa League ties Chelsea becomes the only remaining English representative in all European competitions 18 March 2012 Chelsea progress to the FA Cup semi finals for a fifth time in seven years after beating Leicester City 5 2 at Stamford Bridge Fernando Torres was the man of the match with two goals and two assists 4 April 2012 Chelsea progress to the Champions League semi finals for the sixth time in the past nine seasons after beating Benfica 3 1 on aggregate 15 April 2012 Chelsea progress to the FA Cup final for the third time in four seasons courtesy of a 5 1 win against Tottenham Hotspur Controversy over Chelsea s second goal by Juan Mata adds to calls for goal line technology 24 April 2012 Chelsea progress to the Champions League final in spectacular fashion drawing 2 2 with Barcelona at Camp Nou despite playing with ten men for more than two thirds of the game Chelsea win 3 2 on aggregate 28 April 2012 Chelsea agree personal terms with Werder Bremen s Marko Marin He is set to join in the summer 91 7 93 5 May 2012 Chelsea win the FA Cup for the seventh time after beating Liverpool 2 1 in the Final Didier Drogba scores in his fourth FA Cup Final a new record 19 May 2012 Chelsea win their first Champions League title defeating Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1 1 draw in the Final In doing so Chelsea becomes the 22nd club to win the European Cup the fifth English team and the first team from London to win the trophy Club edit Coaching staff edit Position Staff Manager Andre Villas Boas until 4 March 2012 Caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo from 4 March 2012 Assistant manager Steve Holland Roberto Di Matteo until 4 March 2012 Eddie Newton from 5 March 2012 Technical Director Michael Emenalo Goalkeeper Coach Christophe Lollichon First Team Fitness Coach Jose Mario Rocha until 4 March 2012 Assistant First Team Fitness Coach Chris Jones Head Opposition Scout Daniel Sousa until 4 March 2012 Senior Opposition Scout Mick McGiven Medical Director Paco Biosca First team doctor Eva Carneiro Reserve Team Manager Dermot Drummy Youth Team Manager Adi Viveash Academy Manager Neil Bath Match Analyst James MelbourneOther information edit Owner Roman Abramovich Chairman Bruce Buck Chief Executive Ron Gourlay Director Eugene Tenenbaum Ground capacity and dimensions Stamford Bridge 41 837 103x67 160 metres Training ground Cobham Training Centre Squads edit First team squad edit No Name Nationality Position s Date of Birth Age Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Petr Cech GK 1982 05 20 20 May 1982 aged 30 Rennes 22 Ross Turnbull GK 1985 01 04 4 January 1985 aged 27 Middlesbrough 40 Henrique Hilario GK 1975 10 21 21 October 1975 aged 36 Nacional Defenders 2 Branislav Ivanovic RB CB 1984 02 22 22 February 1984 aged 28 Lokomotiv Moscow 3 Ashley Cole LB 1980 12 20 20 December 1980 aged 31 Arsenal 4 David Luiz CB 1987 04 22 22 April 1987 aged 25 Benfica 17 Jose Bosingwa RB LB 1982 08 24 24 August 1982 aged 29 Porto 19 Paulo Ferreira RB LB 1979 01 18 18 January 1979 aged 33 Porto 24 Gary Cahill CB 1985 12 19 19 December 1985 aged 26 Bolton Wanderers 26 John Terry C CB 1980 12 07 7 December 1980 aged 31 Chelsea Academy 27 Sam Hutchinson RB CB 1989 08 03 3 August 1989 aged 22 Chelsea Academy 34 Ryan Bertrand LB LW 1989 08 05 5 August 1989 aged 22 Chelsea Academy Midfielders 5 Michael Essien CM DM 1982 12 03 3 December 1982 aged 29 Lyon 6 Oriol Romeu DM CM 1991 09 24 24 September 1991 aged 20 Barcelona 7 Ramires CM RM 1987 03 24 24 March 1987 aged 25 Benfica 8 Frank Lampard VC CM 1978 06 20 20 June 1978 aged 33 West Ham United 10 Juan Mata LW RW AM 1988 04 23 23 April 1988 aged 24 Valencia 12 Mikel John Obi DM CM 1987 04 22 22 April 1987 aged 25 Lyn 15 Florent Malouda LW CM 1980 06 13 13 June 1980 aged 31 Lyon 16 Raul Meireles CM DM 1983 03 17 17 March 1983 aged 29 Liverpool 20 Josh McEachran CM 1993 03 01 1 March 1993 aged 19 Chelsea Academy Forwards 9 Fernando Torres ST 1984 03 20 20 March 1984 aged 28 Liverpool 11 Didier Drogba ST 1978 03 11 11 March 1978 aged 34 Marseille 18 Romelu Lukaku ST 1993 05 13 13 May 1993 aged 19 Anderlecht 21 Salomon Kalou RW LW ST 1985 08 05 5 August 1985 aged 26 Feyenoord 23 Daniel Sturridge RW LW ST 1989 09 01 1 September 1989 aged 22 Manchester City Premier League squad edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 1 GK 160 CZE Petr Cech 2 DF 160 SRB Branislav Ivanovic 3 DF 160 ENG Ashley Cole HG 4 DF 160 BRA David Luiz 5 MF 160 GHA Michael Essien 6 MF 160 ESP Oriol Romeu U21 7 MF 160 BRA Ramires 8 MF 160 ENG Frank Lampard HG 9 FW 160 ESP Fernando Torres 10 MF 160 ESP Juan Mata 11 FW 160 CIV Didier Drogba 12 MF 160 NGA Mikel John Obi 15 MF 160 FRA Florent Malouda 16 MF 160 POR Raul Meireles 17 DF 160 POR Jose Bosingwa No Pos Nation Player 18 FW 160 BEL Romelu Lukaku U21 19 DF 160 POR Paulo Ferreira 20 MF 160 ENG Josh McEachran U21 21 FW 160 CIV Salomon Kalou 22 GK 160 ENG Ross Turnbull HG 23 FW 160 ENG Daniel Sturridge HG 24 DF 160 ENG Gary Cahill HG 26 DF 160 ENG John Terry HG Captain 27 DF 160 ENG Sam Hutchinson HG 34 DF 160 ENG Ryan Bertrand HG 35 MF 160 BRA Lucas Piazon U21 40 GK 160 POR Henrique Hilario 45 DF 160 ENG Nathaniel Chalobah U21 46 GK 160 ENG Jamal Blackman U21 HG Home Grown Player U21 Under 21 Player Source 2011 12 Premier League squad Reserve team edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 27 DF 160 ENG Sam Hutchinson 35 MF 160 BRA Lucas Piazon 45 DF 160 ENG Nathaniel Chalobah 47 DF 160 ENG Billy Clifford 48 MF 160 IRL Conor Clifford 49 DF 160 ENG Aziz Deen Conteh No Pos Nation Player 51 DF 160 ENG Rohan Ince 53 FW 160 SWE Marko Mitrovic 54 DF 160 ENG Todd Kane 56 MF 160 ENG George Saville 58 DF 160 GHA Daniel Pappoe FW 160 ENG Adam Phillip UEFA Champions League squad edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 1 GK 160 CZE Petr Cech 2 DF 160 SRB Branislav Ivanovic 3 DF 160 ENG Ashley Cole HG1 4 DF 160 BRA David Luiz 5 MF 160 GHA Michael Essien 6 MF 160 ESP Oriol Romeu 7 MF 160 BRA Ramires 8 MF 160 ENG Frank Lampard HG1 Vice Captain 9 FW 160 ESP Fernando Torres 10 MF 160 ESP Juan Mata 11 FW 160 CIV Didier Drogba 12 MF 160 NGA Mikel John Obi 15 MF 160 FRA Florent Malouda 16 MF 160 POR Raul Meireles 17 DF 160 POR Jose Bosingwa 19 DF 160 POR Paulo Ferreira 20 MF 160 ENG Josh McEachran B 21 FW 160 CIV Salomon Kalou 22 GK 160 ENG Ross Turnbull HG1 No Pos Nation Player 23 FW 160 ENG Daniel Sturridge HG1 24 DF 160 ENG Gary Cahill HG1 26 DF 160 ENG John Terry HG2 Captain 34 DF 160 ENG Ryan Bertrand HG2 40 GK 160 POR Henrique Hilario 45 DF 160 ENG Nathaniel Chalobah B 46 GK 160 ENG Jamal Blackman B 47 DF 160 ENG Billy Clifford B 48 MF 160 IRL Conor Clifford B 49 DF 160 ENG Aziz Deen Conteh B 51 DF 160 ENG Rohan Ince B 53 MF 160 SWE Marko Mitrovic B 54 DF 160 ENG Todd Kane B 55 MF 160 ENG James Ashton B 56 MF 160 ENG George Saville B 57 DF 160 ENG Archange Nkumu B 58 DF 160 GHA Daniel Pappoe B 60 GK 160 WAL Rhys Taylor B B List B Player HG1 Association trained player HG2 Club trained player Source 2011 12 UEFA Champions League squad Transfers edit In edit Summer edit No Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source GK Thibaut Courtois Genk 9 million 26 July 2011 91 8 93 91 9 93 6 MF Oriol Romeu Barcelona 5 million 4 August 2011 91 10 93 91 11 93 18 FW Romelu Lukaku Anderlecht 12 million 18 August 2011 91 12 93 91 13 93 10 MF Juan Mata Valencia 23 5 million 22 August 2011 91 14 93 91 15 93 MF Ulises Davila Guadalajara 1 75 million 27 August 2011 91 5 93 91 16 93 16 MF Raul Meireles Liverpool 12 million 31 August 2011 91 17 93 91 18 93 Winter edit No Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source 27 DF Sam Hutchinson Comeback Free transfer 1 December 2011 91 19 93 91 20 93 DF Kenneth Omeruo Standard Liege Undisclosed 6 January 2012 91 21 93 24 DF Gary Cahill Bolton Wanderers 7 million 16 January 2012 91 22 93 91 23 93 35 MF Lucas Piazon Sao Paulo 7 5 million 20 January 2012 91 24 93 91 25 93 FW Patrick Bamford Nottingham Forest 1 million 31 January 2012 91 26 93 MF Kevin De Bruyne Genk 6 7 million 31 January 2012 91 27 93 91 28 93 Out edit Summer edit No Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source FW Bobby Devyne Chesham United Free transfer 30 June 2011 91 29 93 91 30 93 91 31 93 45 FW Fabio Borini Parma 360 000 1 July 2011 91 32 93 42 DF Michael Mancienne Hamburger SV 3 million 1 July 2011 91 33 93 91 34 93 24 MF Nemanja Matic Benfica Free transfer 1 July 2011 91 35 93 60 MF Danny Philliskirk Sheffield United Free transfer 1 July 2011 91 36 93 MF Anton Rodgers Brighton amp Hove Albion Free transfer 1 July 2011 91 29 93 91 30 93 55 MF Jacopo Sala Hamburger SV 100 000 1 July 2011 91 37 93 DF Ben Sampayo Brighton amp Hove Albion Free transfer 1 July 2011 91 29 93 91 30 93 61 GK Jan Sebek Baumit Jablonec Free transfer 1 July 2011 91 38 93 91 39 93 63 MF Gokhan Tore Hamburger SV 1 3 million 1 July 2011 91 40 93 91 41 93 59 MF Michael Woods Yeovil Town Free transfer 1 July 2011 91 38 93 MF Jack Cork Southampton 750 000 7 July 2011 91 42 93 91 43 93 18 MF Yuri Zhirkov Anzhi Makhachkala 15 million 6 August 2011 91 44 93 91 45 93 DF Slobodan Rajkovic Hamburger SV 1 75 million 24 August 2011 91 46 93 Winter edit No Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source MF Mesca Fulham Free transfer 20 September 2011 91 47 93 91 48 93 39 FW Nicolas Anelka Shanghai Shenhua Undisclosed 1 January 2012 91 49 93 91 50 93 DF Carl Magnay Gateshead Free transfer 1 January 2012 91 51 93 33 DF Alex Paris Saint Germain 4 2 million 27 January 2012 91 52 93 91 53 93 50 MF Kaby AEL Limassol Free transfer 27 January 2012 91 54 93 59 FW Philipp Prosenik Milan Undisclosed 31 January 2012 91 55 93 52 MF Jacob Mellis Barnsley Free transfer 20 March 2012 91 56 93 Loan out edit No Pos Player Loaned To Start End Loan Fee Source 43 DF Jeffrey Bruma Hamburger SV 1 July 2011 30 June 2012 500 000 91 57 93 54 GK Sam Walker Northampton Town 11 July 2011 23 December 2011 Free 91 58 93 91 59 93 GK Thibaut Courtois Atletico Madrid 26 July 2011 30 June 2012 Free 91 3 93 DF Ben Gordon Peterborough United 17 August 2011 24 September 2011 Free 91 60 93 91 61 93 64 FW Milan Lalkovic Doncaster Rovers 18 August 2011 15 October 2011 Free 91 62 93 91 63 93 DF Tomas Kalas Vitesse 22 August 2011 30 June 2012 Free 91 64 93 FW Ulises Davila Vitesse 30 August 2011 30 June 2012 Free 91 65 93 30 MF Yossi Benayoun Arsenal 31 August 2011 31 May 2012 Free 91 66 93 44 FW Gael Kakuta Bolton Wanderers 31 August 2011 1 January 2012 Free 91 67 93 38 DF Patrick van Aanholt Wigan Athletic 31 August 2011 6 January 2012 Free 91 68 93 91 69 93 GK Matej Delac Ceske Budejovice 13 September 2011 30 June 2012 Free 91 70 93 48 MF Conor Clifford Yeovil Town 4 November 2011 3 January 2012 Free 91 71 93 91 72 93 60 GK Rhys Taylor Rotherham United 2 January 2012 5 May 2012 Free 91 54 93 91 73 93 DF Kenneth Omeruo ADO Den Haag 7 January 2012 30 June 2013 Free 91 21 93 DF Ben Gordon Kilmarnock 11 January 2012 31 May 2012 Free 91 74 93 44 FW Gael Kakuta Dijon 11 January 2012 30 June 2012 Free 91 75 93 20 MF Josh McEachran Swansea City 15 January 2012 31 May 2012 Free 91 76 93 38 DF Patrick van Aanholt Vitesse 16 January 2012 30 June 2012 Free 91 77 93 GK Sam Walker Yeovil Town 19 January 2012 31 May 2012 Free 91 78 93 MF Kevin De Bruyne Genk 31 January 2012 30 June 2012 Free 91 27 93 64 FW Milan Lalkovic ADO Den Haag 31 January 2012 11 April 2012 Free 91 79 93 91 80 93 Overall transfer activity edit Spending edit Summer 60 millionWinter 21 2 millionTotal 81 2 million Income edit Summer 20 65 millionWinter 4 2 millionTotal 24 85 million Expenditure edit Summer 39 35 millionWinter 17 millionTotal 56 35 million 32 Competitions edit Overview edit Competition Started round Finalposition round First match Last match Premier League 6th 14 August 2011 13 May 2012 FA Cup 3rd round Winners 8 January 2012 5 May 2012 Football League Cup 3rd round Quarterfinal 21 September 2011 29 November 2011 UEFA Champions League Group stage Winners 13 September 2011 19 May 2012 Pre season and friendlies edit Chelsea v Wycombe Wanderers 12 July 2011Chelsea3 0Wycombe WanderersCobham 91 81 93 Benayoun 32 4 39 Torres 32 52 39 Rajkovic 32 56 39 Report Stadium Cobham Training Centre Attendance None Behind closed doors Referee Phil Dowd Portsmouth v Chelsea 16 July 2011Portsmouth0 1ChelseaPortsmouth 91 82 93 15 00 BST Report Ben Haim 32 7 39 160 o g Hilario 160 60 39 Benayoun 160 87 39 Stadium Fratton Park Attendance 19 345Referee Keith Stroud Malaysia XI v Chelsea 21 July 2011Malaysia XI0 1ChelseaKuala Lumpur Malaysia 91 83 93 13 45 BST Report Drogba 32 81 39 Stadium Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance 84 980Referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Thailand XI v Chelsea 24 July 2011Thailand XI0 4ChelseaBangkok Thailand 91 84 93 11 45 BST Florent 160 88 39 Report Lampard 32 37 39 Bosingwa 32 49 39 Ivanovic 32 51 39 Malouda 32 72 39 Stadium Rajamangala National Stadium Attendance 50 000Referee Apisit Aonrak Rangers v Chelsea 6 August 2011Rangers1 3ChelseaGlasgow Scotland 91 85 93 15 00 BST Jelavic 32 6 39 Report Sturridge 32 21 39 29 39 Malouda 32 71 39 Stadium Ibrox Stadium Attendance 47 379Referee Craig Thomson Barclays Asia Trophy edit Main article 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy Kitchee v Chelsea 27 July 2011 Semi FinalKitchee0 4ChelseaHong Kong 91 86 93 13 30 BST Report Lampard 32 38 39 160 pen Luzardo 32 50 39 160 o g Drogba 32 61 39 Sturridge 32 78 39 Stadium Hong Kong Stadium Attendance 33 967Referee Phil Dowd Chelsea v Aston Villa 30 July 2011 FinalChelsea2 0Aston VillaHong Kong 91 86 93 13 30 BST McEachran 32 1 39 Torres 32 59 39 Malouda 160 90 2 39 Report Albrighton 160 28 39 Stadium Hong Kong Stadium Attendance 38 911Referee Mike Dean Premier League edit Main article 2011 12 Premier League League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 20 9 9 66 41 25 69 Qualification for the Europa League group stage 91 a 93 5 Newcastle United 38 19 8 11 56 51 5 65 Qualification for the Europa League play off round 91 a 93 6 Chelsea 38 18 10 10 65 46 19 64 Qualification for the Champions League group stage 91 a 93 7 Everton 38 15 11 12 50 40 10 56 8 Liverpool 38 14 10 14 47 40 7 52 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round 91 b 93 Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Notes a b c Chelsea won the Champions League and thus qualified for the group stage as defending champions forfeiting their spot in the Europa League as the FA Cup winners This meant that Tottenham were to compete in the Europa League group stage since pursuant to the rules only four clubs from the Premier League could play in the Champions League Liverpool won the League Cup and thus qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round Results summary edit Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 38 18 10 10 65 46 160 19 64 12 3 4 41 24 160 17 6 7 6 24 22 160 2 Results by round edit Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHResultDWWWLWWWLLWLWWWDDDLWWDDDLWLWLDWWDDWLLWPosition116433333344554344454444455555555666666Points1471010131619191922222528313233343437404142434346464949505356575861616164Source 91 citation needed 93 A Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Matches edit Stoke City v Chelsea 14 August 2011 1Stoke City0 0ChelseaStoke on Trent13 30 BST Shawcross 160 10 39 Wilson 160 80 39 Report 160 66 39 Cole 160 88 39 Lampard Stadium Britannia Stadium Attendance 27 412Referee Mark Halsey Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion 20 August 2011 2Chelsea2 1West Bromwich AlbionLondon17 30 BST Lampard 160 23 39 Anelka 32 53 39 Malouda 32 83 39 Terry 160 90 39 Report 32 4 39 Long 160 7 39 Tamaș 160 45 39 Mulumbu 160 60 39 Olsson 160 90 2 39 Odemwingie Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 091Referee Lee Mason Chelsea v Norwich City 27 August 2011 3Chelsea3 1Norwich CityLondon15 00 BST Bosingwa 32 6 39 160 35 39 Torres 160 56 39 Lampard 32 82 39 160 pen Mata 32 90 11 39 Report 160 41 39 Crofts 160 59 39 Naughton 32 63 39 Holt 160 80 39 Ruddy Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 765Referee Jones Sunderland v Chelsea 10 September 2011 4Sunderland1 2ChelseaSunderland15 00 BST Colback 160 23 39 Ji 32 90 1 39 Report 32 18 39 Terry 32 51 39 Sturridge 160 90 2 39 Bosingwa Stadium Stadium of Light Attendance 36 699Referee Lee Probert Manchester United v Chelsea 18 September 2011 5Manchester United3 1ChelseaManchester16 00 BST Smalling 32 8 39 Nani 32 37 39 Rooney 32 45 39 Valencia 160 80 39 Fletcher 160 85 39 Report 32 46 39 Torres 160 49 39 Ramires 160 56 39 Terry 160 78 39 Cole Stadium Old Trafford Attendance 75 455Referee Phil Dowd Chelsea v Swansea City 24 September 2011 6Chelsea4 1Swansea CityLondon15 00 BST Torres 32 29 39 160 38 39 Mata 160 32 39 Ramires 32 35 39 76 39 Cole 160 85 39 Mikel 160 90 3 39 Drogba 32 90 3 39 Report 160 53 39 Dyer 32 85 39 Williams 160 88 39 Taylor Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 800Referee Mike Dean Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea 2 October 2011 7Bolton Wanderers1 5ChelseaBolton13 30 BST N Gog 160 10 39 Boyata 32 46 39 Report 32 2 39 25 39 Sturridge 32 15 39 27 39 59 39 Lampard 160 61 39 David Luiz 160 78 39 Terry Stadium Reebok Stadium Attendance 24 657Referee Peter Walton Chelsea v Everton 15 October 2011 8Chelsea3 1EvertonLondon17 30 BST Sturridge 32 31 39 160 70 39 Cole 160 37 39 Terry 32 45 2 39 Ramires 32 61 39 Report 160 16 39 Fellaini 160 42 39 Baines 32 81 39 Vellios Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 789Referee Mike Jones Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea 23 October 2011 9Queens Park Rangers1 0ChelseaLondon16 00 BST Helguson 32 10 39 160 pen Derry 160 52 39 Barton 160 59 39 Report 160 32 39 Bosingwa 160 41 39 Drogba 160 50 39 Mikel 160 52 39 Lampard 160 58 39 Ivanovic 160 70 39 David Luiz 160 72 39 Meireles 160 76 39 Cole 160 90 39 Terry Stadium Loftus Road Attendance 18 050Referee Chris Foy Chelsea v Arsenal 29 October 2011 10Chelsea3 5ArsenalLondon12 45 BST Lampard 32 14 39 Terry 32 44 39 Ivanovic 160 79 39 Mata 32 80 39 Meireles 160 90 2 39 Report 32 36 39 85 39 90 2 39 160 78 39 Van Persie 32 49 39 Santos 160 50 39 Szczesny 32 55 39 Walcott 160 90 1 39 Song Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 801Referee Andre Marriner Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea 5 November 2011 11Blackburn Rovers0 1ChelseaBlackburn15 00 GMT Lowe 160 55 39 Hanley 160 70 39 Givet 160 76 39 Pedersen 160 79 39 Report 32 51 39 Lampard 160 76 39 Sturridge 160 89 39 Meireles Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 21 985Referee Mike Dean Chelsea v Liverpool 20 November 2011 12Chelsea1 2LiverpoolLondon16 00 GMT David Luiz 160 41 39 Sturridge 32 54 39 Ramires 160 62 39 Ivanovic 160 79 39 Report 160 29 39 Lucas 32 33 39 Rodriguez 160 64 39 Kuyt 32 87 39 G Johnson Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 820Referee Lee Probert Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 November 2011 13Chelsea3 0Wolverhampton WanderersLondon15 00 GMT Terry 32 7 39 160 89 39 Sturridge 32 29 39 Mata 32 45 39 Report 160 16 39 Edwards 160 34 39 Henry Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 648Referee Lee Mason Newcastle United v Chelsea 3 December 2011 14Newcastle United0 3ChelseaNewcastle upon Tyne12 45 GMT Simpson 160 89 39 R Taylor 160 90 3 39 Report 160 4 39 David Luiz 32 38 39 Drogba 160 85 39 32 90 2 39 Sturridge 32 89 39 Kalou 160 90 4 39 Terry Stadium St James Park Attendance 52 305Referee Mike Dean Chelsea v Manchester City 12 December 2011 15Chelsea2 1Manchester CityLondon20 00 GMT Meireles 32 34 39 160 36 39 Romeu 160 64 39 Ramires 160 75 39 Drogba 160 78 39 Lampard 32 82 39 160 pen Report 32 2 39 Balotelli 160 41 39 Kompany 160 47 39 160 160 58 39 Clichy Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 730Referee Mark Clattenburg Wigan Athletic v Chelsea 17 December 2011 16Wigan Athletic1 1ChelseaWigan17 30 GMT Gomez 32 88 39 Report 32 59 39 Sturridge Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 18 320Referee Martin Atkinson Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea 22 December 2011 17Tottenham Hotspur1 1ChelseaLondon20 00 GMT Adebayor 32 8 39 160 19 39 Bale 160 70 39 Report 160 12 39 Ivanovic 32 23 39 Sturridge 160 42 39 Ramires Stadium White Hart Lane Attendance 36 141Referee Howard Webb Chelsea v Fulham 26 December 2011 18Chelsea1 1FulhamLondon13 00 GMT Mata 32 47 39 Bosingwa 160 68 39 Report 160 7 39 32 56 39 Dempsey Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 41 548Referee Kevin Friend Chelsea v Aston Villa 31 December 2011 19Chelsea1 3Aston VillaLondon15 00 GMT Drogba 32 23 39 160 pen Terry 160 32 span cl, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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