2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season

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The 2018–19 season was Chelsea's 105th competitive season, 30th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 27th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 113th year in existence as a football club.[1] The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
Head coachMaurizio Sarri
StadiumStamford Bridge
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Chelsea
2018–19 season
Chelsea players celebrating their triumph in the 2019 UEFA Europa League final
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
Head coachMaurizio Sarri
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League3rd
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupRunners-up
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Europa LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Eden Hazard (16)
All:
Eden Hazard (21)
Highest home attendance40,721
(vs. Manchester United, 20 October 2018, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance33,933
(vs. PAOK, 29 November 2018, UEFA Europa League)
Average home league attendance40,441
Biggest win5–0
(vs. Huddersfield Town, 2 February 2019, Premier League)
(vs. Dynamo Kyiv, 14 March 2019, UEFA Europa League)
Biggest defeat0–6
(vs. Manchester City, 10 February 2019, Premier League)
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Overview

August

Chelsea began the league campaign under new manager Sarri with a "comfortable" 3–0 victory at Huddersfield Town,[2] with new midfielder Jorginho scoring a penalty on his debut, in between goals from N'Golo Kante and Pedro. This was followed by a home clash with Arsenal in the first home match of the season. After Pedro and Alvaro Morata quickly established a firm Chelsea advantage, Arsenal fought back to level before the break before Marcos Alonso won it late for the Blues.[3] Chelsea then made the long trip to Newcastle, and took the lead with fourteen minutes to play with an Eden Hazard penalty. With seven minutes to play, striker Joselu leveled it up, however Chelsea would have the last word, with a DeAndre Yedlin own goal with three minutes left seeing them edge it 2–1.[4]

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Position at the end of August
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Liverpool 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
3 Chelsea 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9
4 Watford 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
5 Manchester City 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
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Source: [citation needed]

September

Chelsea began September by earning their fourth successive league win, courtesy of a 2–0 triumph over Bournemouth after goals from Pedro and Hazard late on.[5] This was followed by a clash with Cardiff City, but Chelsea were silenced after a surprise early goal from Sol Bamba; however two goals in six minutes from Hazard ensured Chelsea took a 2–1 lead, before he completed his hat-trick ten minutes from time. A Willian goal soon afterwards sealed a 4–1 win.[6] This was followed by a trip to Greek outfit PAOK Salonika in the opening group stage contest of that season's UEFA Europa League, with Chelsea playing in the competition for the first time since winning it in 2013.[7] The Blues started off their campaign brightly, scoring after just seven minutes through Willian, but ultimately had to battle to a 1–0 win.[8] However, Chelsea dropped their first points of the campaign against a West Ham team that had been winless at home thus far that season.[9] drawing 0–0.[10] Chelsea followed the point at the London Stadium with a League Cup third-round success at Liverpool. After falling behind on 56 minutes through Daniel Sturridge, Chelsea struck back through Emerson and Hazard to claim a 2–1 win.[11] They then faced a Reds side with a stronger team sheet at Stamford Bridge in the league, but were undone thanks to a late Sturridge stunner, and had to settle for a 1–1 draw.[12] However, with Hazard having scored five league goals in the month, including the hat-trick against Cardiff, he was awarded with the Premier League Player of the Month for September 2018.[13]

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Position at the end of September
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City 7 6 1 0 21 3 +18 19 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 7 6 1 0 14 2 +12 19
3 Chelsea 7 5 2 0 15 5 +10 17
4 Tottenham Hotspur 7 5 0 2 14 7 +7 15
5 Arsenal 7 5 0 2 14 9 +5 15 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
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Source: [citation needed]

October

October began with a narrow win over Hungarians MOL Vidi in the Europa League, with Morata scoring the game's only goal with twenty minutes to play.[14] Chelsea then turned on the style in a 3–0 league win at Southampton, with Ross Barkley scoring his first of the season in between Hazard and Morata goals.[15] Next up, Jose Mourinho – who had won three Premier League titles with Chelsea – made his return to Stamford Bridge as manager of Manchester United,[16] who were eighth in the league and struggling.[17] Chelsea took a 1–0 lead into half-time after a looping header from Antonio Rudiger, but a quickfire double from Anthony Martial in the second half put United in front; however, a 96th-minute equalizer from Ross Barkley kept Chelsea's unbeaten season intact.[18] Chelsea maintained their perfect Europa League record after a hat-trick for Ruben Loftus-Cheek helped them to a 3–1 win over Belarusian BATE Borisov,[19] before the young English forward scored his first league goal of the season to cap off a "commanding" 4–0 destruction of Burnley at Turf Moor.[20] Chelsea then battled to a 3–2 home win over Derby County in the League Cup last 16, with all five goals coming in an eventful first half, with Fikayo Tomori and Cesc Fabregas (along with a Richard Keogh own goal) on target for the Blues.[21]

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Position at the end of October
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City 10 8 2 0 27 3 +24 26 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 10 8 2 0 19 3 +16 26
3 Chelsea 10 7 3 0 24 7 +17 24
4 Arsenal 10 7 1 2 24 13 +11 22
5 Tottenham Hotspur 10 7 0 3 16 8 +8 21 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
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Source: [citation needed]

November

Chelsea began November with a 3–1 home win over Crystal Palace, thanks largely to Morata's double.[22] A nervy 1–0 win at BATE followed, with Olivier Giroud scoring his first goal under Maurizio Sarri, sealing a spot in the last 32 of the Europa League.[23] Afterwards, Chelsea extended their unbeaten run of the campaign to eighteen matches after a goalless draw at home with Everton.[24] However, their unbeaten record under Sarri was halted at that figure, with several defensive lapses seeing them fall to a 3–1 loss at Tottenham.[25] Chelsea, however, recovered well by securing top spot in their Europa League group with a dominant 4–0 win over PAOK Salonika, with Giroud scoring twice and Callum Hudson-Odoi getting his first senior goal in a convincing display to cap off November.[26]

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Position at the end of November
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Liverpool 13 10 3 0 25 4 +21 33 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Tottenham Hotspur 13 10 0 3 23 11 +12 30
4 Chelsea 13 8 4 1 28 11 +17 28
5 Arsenal 13 8 3 2 28 16 +12 27 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Everton 13 6 4 3 20 15 +5 22
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Source: [citation needed]

December

Chelsea began December with a routine 2–0 home win over Fulham, thanks to goals from Pedro and Loftus-Cheek.[27] before losing for just the second time that season, away to Wolves. After Ruben Loftus-Cheek gave Chelsea a first-half lead, the hosts struck back with second-half goals from Raul Jiminez and Diogo Jota to claim a 2–1 win.[28] Chelsea were underdogs heading into a clash against a Manchester City team who had not lost domestically since April.[29] However, despite being outplayed for large periods of the contest, a rocket-shot from Kante and a looping header from David Luiz sealed a memorable 2–0 win to ensure Chelsea's return to the top four.[30] Chelsea then completed their Europa League group campaign with a 2–2 draw away to MOL Vidi. After going ahead through Willian, an Ethan Ampadu own goal and Loic Nego's sweet volley put the home side ahead, before a late leveller from Giroud sealed a point.[31] After first-half goals from Pedro and Hazard helped Chelsea battle past a resilient Brighton team,[32] Maurizio Sarri's team set up a League Cup semi-final with London rivals Tottenham after scraping past Bournemouth 1–0 in the quarter-finals.[33] However, this was followed by a frustrating home defeat to Leicester City, with the Foxes becoming the first team to win at Stamford Bridge all year thanks to Jamie Vardy's 51st-minute effort.[34] After goals from either side in first-half stoppage-time, Eden Hazard's penalty won the day at Watford,[35] before 2018 ended on a high for Chelsea after N'Golo Kante scored the only goal at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace.[36]

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Position at the end of December
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Manchester City 20 15 2 3 52 14 +38 47 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Tottenham Hotspur 20 15 0 5 43 21 +22 45
4 Chelsea 20 13 4 3 38 16 +22 43
5 Arsenal 20 11 5 4 42 30 +12 38 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Manchester United 20 10 5 5 41 32 +9 35
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Source: [citation needed]

January

A disappointing goalless draw at home with Southampton was not the best way possible to start the new year,[37] but Chelsea soon secured their first win of 2019 after beating Nottingham Forest 2–0 in the FA Cup third round.[38] However, a 1–0 reverse to Tottenham in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final followed,[39] before goals from Pedro and Willian earned a 2–1 victory over Newcastle United.[40] Chelsea (in fourth) had the gap to fifth closed to three points after Arsenal won 2–0 in a one-sided London derby,[41] before beating Tottenham 4–2 on penalties after winning 2–1 in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final,[42] to set up a final against holders Manchester City. They then strolled to a 3–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup fourth round,[43] before falling out of the top four after suffering a 4–0 league reverse at Bournemouth.[44]

Chelsea only signed two players in January; the first was Juventus` Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain, who arrived on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy at the end.[45] The second was young American prospect Christian Pulisic, who signed from Borussia Dortmund, though was sent back on loan to Germany for the remainder of the campaign.[46] A host of players departed on loan,[47] among them Alvaro Morata to Spaniards Atletico Madrid and Michy Batshuayi to Fenerbahce.[48][49] Five players also departed permanently, most notably Cesc Fabregas, who joined French side AS Monaco.[47]

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Position at the end of January
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Tottenham Hotspur 24 18 0 6 50 24 +26 54 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Arsenal 24 14 5 5 50 33 +17 47
5 Chelsea 24 14 5 5 40 23 +17 47 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Manchester United 24 13 6 5 48 35 +13 45
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 10 5 9 31 32 −1 35
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Source: [citation needed]

February

Chelsea returned to fourth after walloping Huddersfield Town 5–0 in the Premier League, with January signing Gonzalo Higuain scoring twice on his home debut.[50] However, Chelsea's flaws were exposed after being beaten 6–0 at Manchester City, in their heaviest league defeat since 1992, when they lost 7–0 to Nottingham Forest.[51] After the City drubbing, Chelsea earned a 2–1 win away to Swedish outfit Malmo FF in the first leg of the Europa League last 32.[52] An FA Cup exit to Manchester United was followed by the second leg,[53] which Chelsea won 3–0 to secure passage to the last 16.[54] Chelsea then faced Manchester City in the League Cup final, and put in a solid defensive display to draw 0–0. In extra-time, however, manager Sarri attempted to call goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga off, but the Spanish stopper refused to be substituted,[55] and City went on to win 4–3 on penalties.[56] Chelsea ended February with a critical home match against Tottenham in the league. After taking the lead through Pedro, Chelsea won 2–0 after a Kieran Trippier backpass rolled into his own net.[57]

More information Pos, Team ...
Position at the end of February
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Arsenal 28 17 5 6 60 38 +22 56 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
5 Manchester United 28 16 7 5 55 36 +19 55 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Chelsea 27 16 5 6 47 29 +18 53
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 11 7 10 36 36 0 40
8 Watford 28 11 7 10 39 40 −1 40
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Source: [citation needed]

March

March began with Higuain scoring his first away goal for Chelsea in a narrow 2–1 success at Fulham,[58] before goals from Pedro, Willian and Hudson-Odoi ensured a 3–0 first leg win over Dynamo Kyiv in the last 16 of the Europa League.[59] A stoppage-time equalizer from Eden Hazard earned them a point against Wolves,[60] before Olivier Giroud's first Chelsea hat-trick ensured a memorable 5–0 win away to Dynamo Kyiv, and an 8–0 aggregate victory.[61] A 2–0 league loss to Everton further dented Chelsea's Champions League qualification hopes,[62] before March ended with a controversial win at Cardiff City,[63] with Cesar Azpilicueta scoring from an offside position and Cardiff having at least "two good penalty shouts."[63] waved away.

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Position at the end of March
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Manchester United 31 18 7 6 60 41 +19 61 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
5 Arsenal 30 18 6 6 63 39 +24 60 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Chelsea 31 18 6 7 52 34 +18 60
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 12 8 11 39 39 0 44
8 Leicester City 32 13 5 14 42 43 −1 44
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Source: [citation needed]

April

Chelsea maintained their 100% league record against Brighton with a 3–0 victory at Stamford Bridge that lifted them to fifth.[64] Eden Hazard scored what would win the Premier League goal of the Month for April with a fantastic solo effort as the forward netted a brace in the 2–0 win over West Ham United.[13][65] A late Marcos Alonso header earned Chelsea a 1–0 away win in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals against Czech Slavia Prague,[66] before second-half goals from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah saw Chelsea lose 2–0 at Liverpool in the league.[67] However, they followed this up with a thrilling 4–3 win against Slavia Prague in the return quarter-final leg of the Europa League, with Chelsea leading 4–1 after 27 minutes.[68] Chelsea then drew with Burnley 2–2, as Kante scored his first goal of 2019 and Higuain adding his fourth for the club. All four goals came in a thrilling opening 24 minutes,[69] before April finished with Alonso cancelling out Juan Mata's opener in a 1–1 draw away with Manchester United.[70]

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Position at the end of April
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Liverpool (Q) 36 28 7 1 83 19 +64 91 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Tottenham Hotspur (T) 36 23 1 12 65 36 +29 70
4 Chelsea (T) 36 20 8 8 59 38 +21 68
5 Arsenal (T) 36 20 6 10 69 49 +20 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Manchester United (T) 36 19 8 9 64 51 +13 65 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
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Source: [citation needed]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

May

May began with a tense 1–1 draw away to German Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final, with Pedro lashing home an equalizer just before half-time.[71] Chelsea then secured a top-four finish for the first time since 2017, after second-half goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, David Luiz and Gonzalo Higuain earned a 3–0 home win against Watford.[72] Chelsea then faced Frankfurt in the second leg of the Europa League semi-final and, after taking the lead through Loftus-Cheek, were forced into extra-time after a second-half goal from Luka Jovic. Cesar Azpilicueta had a goal disallowed for a foul on goalie Trapp in the build-up, before Eden Hazard scored the winning penalty in the shootout to send Chelsea to meet Arsenal's 7–3 aggregate winners over Valencia in the final in Baku, Azerbaijan.[73][74][75] Chelsea's final day draw at Leicester secured a third-place league finish,[76] with Chelsea having amassed 72 points from a possible 114.[77] Chelsea collected one individual award for the league campaign, with Eden Hazards 15 assists enough to earn him the Premier League Playmaker Award for the most assists,[78] whilst also collecting the Chelsea Player of the Year, Players` Player of the Year and Goal of the Year.[79] After a 3–0 win away to New England Revolution in a warm-up friendly,[80] Chelsea faced Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League final. After a tense first half of few openings, Olivier Giroud nodded Chelsea in front on 49 minutes,[81] and the team soon were ahead 2–0 after Pedro swept home on the hour mark.[81] Hazard made it 3–0 from the spot before Alex Iwobi pulled on back for Arsenal;[81] however, a second from Hazard sealed the game ensured a 4–1 win as Chelsea won the Europa League for the second time in their history.This was no thanks to Giroud who was carried by Hazard[81][82]

Final league position

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 32 2 4 95 23 +72 98 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 38 30 7 1 89 22 +67 97
3 Chelsea 38 21 9 8 63 39 +24 72
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 23 2 13 67 39 +28 71
5 Arsenal 38 21 7 10 73 51 +22 70 Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
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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:
  1. [a]
    Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Management team

More information Position, Name ...
Position Name
Head coach Italy Maurizio Sarri
Assistant coaches Italy Gianfranco Zola
Italy Luca Gotti
Italy Carlo Cudicini
Second assistant coach Italy Marco Ianni
Goalkeeper coaches Italy Massimo Nenci
Portugal Henrique Hilário
Fitness coach Italy Paolo Bertelli
Assistant fitness coaches Italy Davide Ranzato
Italy Davide Losi
Scout Italy Gianni Picchioni
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Players

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Since Ends Apps Goals
1 GK Kepa Arrizabalaga Spain (1994-10-03)3 October 1994 (aged 24) 2018 2025 54 0
2 DF Antonio Rüdiger Germany (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 26) 2017 2022 89 4
3 DF Marcos Alonso Spain (1990-12-28)28 December 1990 (aged 28) 2016 2023 120 18
5 MF Jorginho Italy (1991-12-20)20 December 1991 (aged 27) 2018 2023 54 2
6 MF Danny Drinkwater England (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 (aged 29) 2017 2022 23 1
7 MF N'Golo Kanté France (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 28) 2016 2023 142 8
8 MF Ross Barkley England (1993-12-05)5 December 1993 (aged 25) 2018 2023 52 5
9 FW Gonzalo Higuaín Argentina (1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 31) 2019 2019 18 5
10 MF Eden Hazard Belgium (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 28) 2012 2020 352 110
11 MF Pedro Spain (1987-07-28)28 July 1987 (aged 31) 2015 2020 183 41
12 MF Ruben Loftus-Cheek England (1996-01-23)23 January 1996 (aged 23) 2014 2021 72 12
13 GK Willy Caballero Argentina (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 37) 2017 2020 22 0
17 MF Mateo Kovačić Croatia (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 25) 2018 2019 51 0
18 FW Olivier Giroud France (1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 32) 2018 2020 63 18
20 MF Callum Hudson-Odoi England (2000-11-07)7 November 2000 (aged 18) 2017 2020 28 5
21 DF Davide Zappacosta Italy (1992-06-11)11 June 1992 (aged 27) 2017 2021 52 2
22 MF Willian Brazil (1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 30) 2013 2020 292 52
24 DF Gary Cahill (C) England (1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 33) 2012 2019 290 25
27 DF Andreas Christensen Denmark (1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 23) 2012 2022 72 0
28 DF César Azpilicueta (VC) Spain (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 29) 2012 2022 337 9
30 DF David Luiz Brazil (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 32) 2016 2021 248 18
31 GK Robert Green England (1980-01-18)18 January 1980 (aged 39) 2018 2019 0 0
33 DF Emerson Italy (1994-08-03)3 August 1994 (aged 24) 2018 2022 34 1
44 DF Ethan Ampadu Wales (2000-09-14)14 September 2000 (aged 18) 2017 2023 12 0
51 MF Conor Gallagher England (2000-02-06)6 February 2000 (aged 19) 2019 2021 0 0
52 GK Jamie Cumming England (1999-09-04)4 September 1999 (aged 19) 2018 2021 0 0
53 DF Marc Guehi England (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (aged 18) 2019 2020 0 0
55 MF George McEachran England (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 (aged 18) 2018 2019 0 0
59 GK Marcin Bułka Poland (1999-10-04)4 October 1999 (aged 19) 2018 2019 0 0
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Last updated: 30 June 2019.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

New contracts

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date Until Source
46 MF Scotland Ruben Sammut 19 June 2018 30 June 2019 [83]
64 DF England Reece James 27 June 2018 30 June 2022 [84]
58 FW Netherlands Daishawn Redan 4 July 2018 30 June 2021 [85]
60 MF Scotland Billy Gilmour 4 July 2018 30 June 2021 [85]
66 GK Ivory Coast Nicolas Tie 4 July 2018 30 June 2021 [85]
63 GK Croatia Karlo Žiger 4 July 2018 30 June 2021 [85]
70 MF England Clinton Mola 4 July 2018 30 June 2020 [85]
65 DF England Renedi Masampu 4 July 2018 30 June 2019 [85]
MF Serbia Danilo Pantić 5 July 2018 30 June 2021 [86]
37 GK Portugal Eduardo 6 July 2018 30 June 2019 [87]
62 DF Portugal Marcel Lavinier 20 July 2018 30 June 2020 [88]
MF Ivory Coast Victorien Angban 27 July 2018 30 June 2020 [89]
11 MF Spain Pedro 3 August 2018 30 June 2020 [90]
DF United States Matt Miazga 6 August 2018 30 June 2022 [91]
DF England Fikayo Tomori 6 August 2018 30 June 2021 [92]
41 DF Nigeria Ola Aina 14 August 2018 30 June 2021 [93]
44 DF Wales Ethan Ampadu 19 September 2018 30 June 2023 [94]
MF England Marcel Lewis 3 October 2018 30 June 2021 [95]
51 MF England Conor Gallagher 22 October 2018 30 June 2021 [96]
3 DF Spain Marcos Alonso 24 October 2018 30 June 2023 [97]
50 FW England Charlie Brown 29 October 2018 30 June 2021 [98]
52 GK England Jamie Cumming 6 November 2018 30 June 2021 [99]
7 MF France N'Golo Kanté 23 November 2018 30 June 2023 [100]
FW Republic of Ireland George Nunn 23 November 2018 30 June 2021 [101]
64 MF England Tino Anjorin 27 November 2018 30 June 2021 [102]
28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta 4 December 2018 30 June 2022 [103]
GK England Nathan Baxter 21 December 2018 30 June 2023 [104]
MF Austria Thierno Ballo 4 January 2019 30 June 2021 [105]
DF France Pierre Ekwah-Elimby 17 January 2019 30 June 2021 [106]
67 DF Netherlands Ian Maatsen 13 March 2019 30 June 2021 [107]
DF England Dynel Simeu 18 March 2019 30 June 2021 [108]
30 DF Brazil David Luiz 10 May 2019 30 June 2021 [109]
18 FW France Olivier Giroud 21 May 2019 30 June 2020 [110]
13 GK Argentina Willy Caballero 22 May 2019 30 June 2020 [111]
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Transfers

In

Summer

More information Date, No. ...
Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source
1 July 2018 67 DF Netherlands Ian Maatsen Netherlands PSV Eindhoven £100,000 [85]
DF Northern Ireland Sam McClelland Northern Ireland Coleraine Undisclosed [85]
DF France Pierre Ekwah-Elimby France Nantes £1,800,000 [85]
MF Austria Thierno Ballo Germany Viktoria Köln £140,000 [85]
FW Republic of Ireland George Nunn England Crewe Alexandra £310,000 [85]
14 July 2018 5 MF Italy Jorginho Italy Napoli £51,300,000 [112]
26 July 2018 31 GK England Robert Green England Huddersfield Town Free [113]
8 August 2018 1 GK Spain Kepa Arrizabalaga Spain Athletic Bilbao £72,000,000 [114]
22 October 2018 GK Finland Lucas Bergström Finland TPS Undisclosed [115]
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Winter

More information Date, No. ...
Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source
1 January 2019 DF England Josh Brooking England Reading Undisclosed [116]
2 January 2019 MF United States Christian Pulisic Germany Borussia Dortmund £57,600,000 [117]
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Loan in

Summer

More information Date, Until ...
Date Until No. Pos. Player From Fee Source
9 August 2018 30 June 2019 17 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić Spain Real Madrid Free [118]
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Winter

More information Date, Until ...
Date Until No. Pos. Player From Fee Source
23 January 2019 30 June 2019 9 FW Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín Italy Juventus £7,020,000 [119]
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Out

Summer

More information Date, No. ...
Date No. Pos. Player To Fee Source
1 July 2018 GK Croatia Matej Delač Denmark Horsens Free [120]
GK England Mitchell Beeney Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Free [121]
57 MF Scotland Harvey St Clair Italy Venezia Free [122]
DF Brazil Wallace Unattached[a] [123]
2 July 2018 43 MF Wales Isaac Christie-Davies England Liverpool Free [124]
6 July 2018 DF England Jonathan Panzo France Monaco £2,700,000 [125]
MF England Jordan Houghton England Milton Keynes Dons Free [126]
21 July 2018 MF Ivory Coast Jérémie Boga Italy Sassuolo £2,700,000 [127]
7 August 2018 52 DF Wales Cole Dasilva England Brentford Free [128]
9 August 2018 13 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Real Madrid £31,500,000 [129]
23 August 2018 MF England Tushaun Walters England Greenwich Borough Free [130]
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Notes
  1. [a]
    Wallace joined Figueirense on 21 January 2019

Winter

More information Date, No. ...
Date No. Pos. Player To Fee Source
11 January 2019 4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas France Monaco £8,100,000 [131]
25 January 2019 MF England Charlie Colkett Sweden Östersund Undisclosed [132]
31 January 2019 FW Colombia Joao Rodríguez Unattached[a] [133]
DF England Charlie Wakefield England Coventry City Free [134]
FW Scotland Islam Feruz Retired [135]
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Loan out

Summer

More information Date, Until ...
Date Until No. Pos. Player To Fee Source
1 July 2018 29 January 2019 [136] DF Ghana Baba Rahman Germany Schalke Free [137]
3 January 2019 [138] 46 MF Scotland Ruben Sammut Scotland Falkirk Free [83]
31 May 2019 50 DF England Trevoh Chalobah England Ipswich Town Free [139]
31 May 2019 GK England Nathan Baxter England Yeovil Town Free [140]
31 May 2019 64 DF England Reece James England Wigan Athletic Free [84]
31 May 2019 66 DF England Dujon Sterling England Coventry City Free [141]
9 January 2019 [142] MF England Lewis Baker England Leeds United Free [143]
2 July 2018 30 June 2019 DF England Jake Clarke-Salter Netherlands Vitesse Free [144]
5 July 2018 30 June 2019 MF Serbia Danilo Pantić Serbia Partizan Free [86]
6 July 2018 30 June 2019 37 GK Portugal Eduardo Netherlands Vitesse Free [87]
12 July 2018 31 May 2019 MF Brazil Kenedy England Newcastle United Free [145]
31 January 2019 [133] FW Colombia Joao Rodríguez Spain Tenerife Free [146]
14 July 2018 3 January 2019 [138] 36 MF United States Kyle Scott Netherlands Telstar Free [147]
16 July 2018 16 November 2018 [148] GK England Jamal Blackman England Leeds United Free [149]
17 July 2018 31 May 2019 DF England Todd Kane England Hull City Free [150]
31 May 2019 MF England Mason Mount England Derby County Free [151]
21 July 2018 31 December 2018 [152] MF England Charlie Colkett England Shrewsbury Town Free [153]
24 July 2018 30 June 2019 MF Brazil Nathan Brazil Atlético Mineiro Free [154]
25 July 2018 30 June 2019 MF Croatia Mario Pašalić Italy Atalanta £900,000 [154]
26 July 2018 31 May 2019 54 MF England Jacob Maddox England Cheltenham Town Free [155]
27 July 2018 31 May 2019 MF Ivory Coast Victorien Angban France Metz Free [89]
30 July 2018 9 January 2019 [156] MF England Kasey Palmer England Blackburn Rovers Free [157]
6 August 2018 25 January 2019 [158] DF United States Matt Miazga France Nantes £270,000 [91]
31 May 2019 DF England Fikayo Tomori England Derby County Free [92]
9 August 2018 31 May 2019 DF England Jay Dasilva England Bristol City Free [159]
31 May 2019 DF France Kurt Zouma England Everton £7,110,000 [160]
10 August 2018 30 June 2019 MF Ecuador Josimar Quintero Spain Lleida Esportiu Free [161]
31 January 2019 [162] 23 FW Belgium Michy Batshuayi Spain Valencia £2,700,000 [163]
14 August 2018 30 June 2019 14 MF France Tiémoué Bakayoko Italy Milan £4,500,000 [164]
30 June 2019 41 DF Nigeria Ola Aina Italy Torino £540,000 [93]
15 August 2018 30 June 2019 DF Nigeria Kenneth Omeruo Spain Leganés £720,000 [165]
23 August 2018 31 May 2019 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas England Bristol City Free [166]
30 August 2018 6 January 2019 [156] 43 FW England Ike Ugbo England Scunthorpe United Free [167]
31 May 2019 FW England Isaiah Brown England Leeds United Free [168]
31 August 2018 31 May 2019 [169] GK England Bradley Collins England Burton Albion Free [170]
31 May 2019 DF Jamaica Michael Hector England Sheffield Wednesday Free [171]
31 May 2019 19 FW England Tammy Abraham England Aston Villa Free [172]
30 June 2019 48 MF Belgium Kylian Hazard Belgium Cercle Brugge Free [173]
30 June 2019 32 MF Belgium Charly Musonda Netherlands Vitesse Free [174]
30 June 2019 42 DF England Fankaty Dabo Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Free [175]
26 October 2018 26 December 2018 GK United States Ethan Wady England Stevenage Free [176]
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Winter

More information Date, Until ...
Date Until No. Pos. Player To Fee Source
1 January 2019 31 May 2019 68 GK Northern Ireland Jared Thompson Northern Ireland Warrenpoint Town Free [138]
2 January 2019 30 June 2019 MF United States Christian Pulisic Germany Borussia Dortmund Free [117]
9 January 2019 31 May 2019 MF England Kasey Palmer England Bristol City Free [156]
31 May 2019 MF England Lewis Baker England Reading Free [142]
11 January 2019 31 May 2019 46 DF England Josh Grant England Yeovil Town Free [177]
31 May 2019 63 GK Croatia Karlo Ziger England Sutton United Free [177]
25 January 2019 31 May 2019 DF United States Matt Miazga England Reading Free [158]
30 June 2020 15 MF Nigeria Victor Moses Turkey Fenerbahçe Free [178]
31 May 2019 DF England Jack Wakely England Basingstoke Town Free [132]
28 January 2019 30 June 2020 29 FW Spain Álvaro Morata Spain Atlético Madrid £6,300,000 [179]
29 January 2019 30 June 2019 DF Ghana Baba Rahman France Reims Free [136]
31 January 2019 30 June 2019 34 MF Brazil Lucas Piazon Italy Chievo Free [133]
31 May 2019 FW Belgium Michy Batshuayi England Crystal Palace £1,040,000 [162]
23 March 2019 31 May 2019 GK United States Ethan Wady England Tooting & Mitcham United Free [180]
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Overall transfer activity

Friendlies

Friendlies

23 July 2018 Perth Glory 0–1 Chelsea Perth, Australia
19:30 AWST Santalab Yellow card 87' Report Pedro 5'
David Luiz Yellow card 36'		 Stadium: Optus Stadium
Attendance: 55,522
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
15 May 2019 New England Revolution 0–3 Chelsea Foxborough, United States
20:10 EDT Report Barkley 3', 62'
Giroud 29'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 27,329
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)

International Champions Cup

Main article: 2018 International Champions Cup

Tables

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
6 Spain Real Madrid 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
7 Italy Juventus 3 1 1 0 1 4 4 0 5
8 England Chelsea 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 5
9 England Manchester United 3 1 1 0 1 4 6 −2 5
10 France Lyon 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 4
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Source: ICC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal differential; 4) Goals scored; 5) Result against common opponent; 6) Fewer red cards; 7) Fewer yellow cards; 8) Fewer fouls committed; 9) Coin flip.

Matches

28 July 2018 Chelsea 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Internazionale Nice, France
20:05 CEST Pedro 8' Report Gagliardini 49'
D'Ambrosio Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Penalties
Jorginho football with check mark
Drinkwater football with check mark
Moses football with check mark
Abraham football with check mark
Azpilicueta football with check mark		 football with check mark Ranocchia
football with check mark Gagliardini
football with check mark Martínez
football with red X Škriniar
football with check mark Karamoh
1 August 2018 Arsenal 1–1
(6–5 p)		 Chelsea Dublin, Republic of Ireland
20:05 IST Lacazette 90+3' Report Rüdiger 5' Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 46,002
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)
Penalties
Lacazette football with check mark
Nelson football with check mark
Guendouzi football with check mark
Maitland-Niles football with check mark
Özil football with check mark
Iwobi football with check mark		 football with check mark Drinkwater
football with check mark Abraham
football with check mark Moses
football with check mark Emerson
football with check mark Piazon
football with red X Loftus-Cheek
7 August 2018 Chelsea 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Lyon London, England
20:05 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 18,457
Referee: Paul Tierney (England)
Penalties
Jorginho football with check mark
Barkley football with check mark
Alonso football with check mark
Azpilicueta football with check mark
Hazard football with check mark		 football with check mark Ferri
football with check mark Marcelo
football with check mark Gouiri
football with check mark Tete
football with red X Diop

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2018–19 Premier League

Tables

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 32 2 4 95 23 +72 98 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 38 30 7 1 89 22 +67 97
3 Chelsea 38 21 9 8 63 39 +24 72
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 23 2 13 67 39 +28 71
5 Arsenal 38 21 7 10 73 51 +22 70 Qualification to Europa League group stage[b]
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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:
  1. [a]
    Rodríguez joined Central Córdoba on 27 July 2019
  2. [b]
    Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results by matchday

More information Matchday, Ground ...
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultWWWWWDDWDWWDLWLWWLWWDWLLWLWWDLWWWLDDWD
Position23321332332343444444444546454555454433
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Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Score overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

More information Opposition, Home score ...
Opposition Home score Away score Aggregate score Double
Arsenal 3–2 0–2 3–4 No
Bournemouth 2–0 0–4 2–4 No
Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 2–1 5–1 Yes
Burnley 2–2 4–0 6–2 No
Cardiff City 4–1 2–1 6–2 Yes
Crystal Palace 3–1 1–0 4–1 Yes
Everton 0–0 0–2 0–2 No
Fulham 2–0 2–1 4–1 Yes
Huddersfield Town 5–0 3–0 8–0 Yes
Leicester City 0–1 0–0 0–1 No
Liverpool 1–1 0–2 1–3 No
Manchester City 2–0 0–6 2–6 No
Manchester United 2–2 1–1 3–3 No
Newcastle United 2–1 2–1 4–2 Yes
Southampton 0–0 3–0 3–0 No
Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 1–3 3–3 No
Watford 3–0 2–1 5–1 Yes
West Ham United 0–0 2–0 2–0 No
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 1–2 2–3 No
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Matches

11 August 2018 1 Huddersfield Town 0–3 Chelsea Huddersfield
15:00 BST Schindler Yellow card 44'
Kongolo Yellow card 83'		 Report Kanté 34'
Jorginho 45' (pen.)
David Luiz Yellow card 69'
Pedro 80'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 24,121
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
18 August 2018 2 Chelsea 3–2 Arsenal London
17:30 BST Pedro 9'
Morata 20'
Alonso 81'		 Report Xhaka Yellow card 27'
Mkhitaryan 37'
Iwobi 41'
Mustafi Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,491
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 August 2018 3 Newcastle United 1–2 Chelsea Newcastle
16:00 BST Schär Yellow card 65'
Fernández Yellow card 68'
Ritchie Yellow card 70'
Joselu 83'		 Report Kovačić Yellow card 40'
Hazard 76' (pen.)
Yedlin red-colored football 87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,791
Referee: Paul Tierney
1 September 2018 4 Chelsea 2–0 Bournemouth London
15:00 BST Alonso Yellow card 33'
Kanté Yellow card 55'
Pedro 72'
Hazard 85'		 Report Gosling Yellow card 20'
Lerma Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,178
Referee: Lee Mason
15 September 2018 5 Chelsea 4–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 BST Hazard 37', 44', 80' (pen.)
Willian 83'		 Report Bamba 16' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,499
Referee: Jon Moss
23 September 2018 6 West Ham United 0–0 Chelsea London
13:30 BST Felipe Anderson Yellow card 52'
Snodgrass Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Kanté Yellow card 50' Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 56,875
Referee: Mike Dean
29 September 2018 7 Chelsea 1–1 Liverpool London
17:30 BST Hazard 25' Report Mané Yellow card 39'
Milner Yellow card 77'
Sturridge 89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,625
Referee: Andre Marriner
7 October 2018 8 Southampton 0–3 Chelsea Southampton
14:15 BST Bertrand Yellow card 45+2'
Lemina Yellow card 54'
Cédric Yellow card 59'
Romeu Yellow card 61'
Højbjerg Yellow card 66'
Ings Yellow card 90'		 Report Hazard 30'
Barkley 57'
Morata 90+3'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,077
Referee: Craig Pawson
20 October 2018 9 Chelsea 2–2 Manchester United London
12:30 BST Rüdiger 21', Yellow card 30'
Hazard Yellow card 34'
Barkley 90+6'		 Report Matić Yellow card 13'
Young Yellow card 27'
Martial 55', 73'
Mata Yellow card 67'
Sánchez Yellow card 90+4'
Pereira Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,721
Referee: Mike Dean
28 October 2018 10 Burnley 0–4 Chelsea Burnley
13:30 GMT Tarkowski Yellow card 43'
Hendrick Yellow card 48'
Brady Yellow card 61'
Guðmundsson Yellow card 64'		 Report Morata 22', Yellow card 43'
Willian Yellow card 45', 62'
Barkley 57'
Loftus-Cheek 90+2'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,430
Referee: Craig Pawson
4 November 2018 11 Chelsea 3–1 Crystal Palace London
16:00 GMT Morata 32', 65'
Pedro 70'		 Report Townsend 53'
Milivojević Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,407
Referee: Michael Oliver
11 November 2018 12 Chelsea 0–0 Everton London
14:15 GMT Jorginho Yellow card 28'
Kanté Yellow card 33'
Rüdiger Yellow card 45+2'
Morata Yellow card 87'		 Report Mina Yellow card 22'
Bernard Yellow card 45+2'
Pickford Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,345
Referee: Kevin Friend
24 November 2018 13 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Chelsea London
17:30 GMT Alli 8'
Kane 16'
Son 54'		 Report Rüdiger Yellow card 19'
Hazard Yellow card 45+3'
Jorginho Yellow card 72'
Giroud 85'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 55,465
Referee: Martin Atkinson
2 December 2018 14 Chelsea 2–0 Fulham London
12:00 GMT Pedro 4'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 69'
Loftus-Cheek 82'
Morata Yellow card 83'		 Report Odoi Yellow card 54' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,551
Referee: Craig Pawson
5 December 2018 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Chelsea Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Saïss Yellow card 37'
Moutinho Yellow card 54'
Jiménez 59'
Coady Yellow card 61'
Jota 63'
Vinagre Yellow card 68'		 Report Loftus-Cheek 18'
Fàbregas Yellow card 64'
Giroud Yellow card 86'
Alonso Yellow card 90+1'
Christensen Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 31,300
Referee: Jon Moss
8 December 2018 16 Chelsea 2–0 Manchester City London
17:30 GMT Kanté 45'
Jorginho Yellow card 63'
David Luiz 78'
Pedro Yellow card 80'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,571
Referee: Michael Oliver
16 December 2018 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Chelsea Falmer
13:30 GMT Dunk Yellow card 55'
March 66'
Andone Yellow card 69'		 Report Pedro 17'
Hazard 33'
Alonso Yellow card 87'
Arrizabalaga Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 30,645
Referee: Stuart Attwell
22 December 2018 18 Chelsea 0–1 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Report Ndidi Yellow card 31'
Vardy 51'
Mendy Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,558
Referee: Lee Probert
26 December 2018 19 Watford 1–2 Chelsea Watford
19:30 GMT Pereyra 45+3'
Foster Yellow card 58'		 Report Hazard 45+1', 58' (pen.) Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,415
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 December 2018 20 Crystal Palace 0–1 Chelsea London
12:00 GMT Report Alonso Yellow card 10'
Kanté 51'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,781
Referee: Craig Pawson
2 January 2019 21 Chelsea 0–0 Southampton London
19:45 GMT Rüdiger Yellow card 74' Report Bednarek Yellow card 30'
Romeu Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,668
Referee: Jon Moss
12 January 2019 22 Chelsea 2–1 Newcastle United London
17:30 GMT Pedro 9'
Willian 57'
Jorginho Yellow card 63'		 Report Ritchie Yellow card 24'
Clark 40'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,491
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
19 January 2019 23 Arsenal 2–0 Chelsea London
17:30 GMT Lacazette 14'
Koscielny 39'		 Report David Luiz Yellow card 37'
Barkley Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,979
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 January 2019 24 Bournemouth 4–0 Chelsea Bournemouth
19:45 GMT King 47', 74'
Brooks 63'
Surman Yellow card 72'
Daniels 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 10,227
Referee: Roger East
2 February 2019 25 Chelsea 5–0 Huddersfield Town London
15:00 GMT Higuaín 16', 69'
Hazard 45+1' (pen.), 66'
David Luiz 86'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,626
Referee: Paul Tierney
10 February 2019 26 Manchester City 6–0 Chelsea Manchester
16:00 GMT Sterling 4', 80'
Agüero 13', 19', 56' (pen.)
Gündoğan 25', Yellow card 77'		 Report Jorginho Yellow card 60'
Alonso Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 54,452
Referee: Mike Dean
27 February 2019 28 Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
20:00 GMT Pedro 57'
Trippier red-colored football 84' (o.g.)
David Luiz Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Kane Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,542
Referee: Andre Marriner
3 March 2019 29 Fulham 1–2 Chelsea London
14:05 GMT Chambers Yellow card 22', 27'
McDonald Yellow card 51'		 Report Higuaín 20'
Jorginho 31', Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,900
Referee: Graham Scott
10 March 2019 30 Chelsea 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
14:05 GMT Rüdiger Yellow card 78'
Hazard 90+2'		 Report Doherty Yellow card 37'
Jiménez 56'
Saïss Yellow card 66'
Boly Yellow card 75'
Jota Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,692
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 March 2019 31 Everton 2–0 Chelsea Liverpool
16:30 GMT Richarlison 49'
Gomes Yellow card 59'
Sigurðsson 72'		 Report Alonso Yellow card 36'
Rüdiger Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,356
Referee: Anthony Taylor
31 March 2019 32 Cardiff City 1–2 Chelsea Cardiff
14:05 BST Camarasa 46'
Arter Yellow card 54'
Gunnarsson Yellow card 86'		 Report Jorginho Yellow card 26'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 61', 84'
Rüdiger Yellow card 87'
Loftus-Cheek 90+1'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 32,657
Referee: Craig Pawson
3 April 2019 27 Chelsea 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion London
19:45 BST Giroud 38'
Hazard 60'
Loftus-Cheek 63'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,593
Referee: Graham Scott
8 April 2019 33 Chelsea 2–0 West Ham United London
20:00 BST Hazard 24', 90'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 82'
Arrizabalaga Yellow card 84'		 Report Ogbonna Yellow card 11' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,537
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
14 April 2019 34 Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea Liverpool
16:30 BST Mané 51'
Salah 53'		 Report Azpilicueta Yellow card 44' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,279
Referee: Michael Oliver
22 April 2019 35 Chelsea 2–2 Burnley London
20:00 BST Kanté 12'
Higuaín 14'
Pedro Yellow card 90+2'
Kovačić Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Hendrick 8'
Barnes 24'
Heaton Yellow card 32'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,642
Referee: Kevin Friend
28 April 2019 36 Manchester United 1–1 Chelsea Manchester
16:30 BST Mata 11'
Herrera Yellow card 43'
Rojo Yellow card 80'
Young Yellow card 89'		 Report Alonso 43'
Willian Yellow card 52'
Kovačić Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,526
Referee: Martin Atkinson
5 May 2019 37 Chelsea 3–0 Watford London
14:00 BST Loftus-Cheek 48'
David Luiz 51'
Higuaín 75'		 Report Doucouré Yellow card 90' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,650
Referee: Paul Tierney
12 May 2019 38 Leicester City 0–0 Chelsea Leicester
15:00 BST Report Jorginho Yellow card 30' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,140
Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup
5 January 2019 Third round Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest London
15:00 GMT Barkley Yellow card 41'
Morata 49', 59'		 Report Colback Yellow card 67' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,544
Referee: Andrew Madley
27 January 2019 Fourth round Chelsea 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday London
18:00 GMT Willian 26' (pen.), 83'
Hudson-Odoi 64'		 Report Fox Yellow card 38' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,433
Referee: Andre Marriner
18 February 2019 Fifth round Chelsea 0–2 Manchester United London
19:30 GMT Rüdiger Yellow card 60'
Kanté Yellow card 65'		 Report Matić Yellow card 15'
Young Yellow card 21'
Herrera 31'
Pogba 45'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,562
Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup
26 September 2018 Third round Liverpool 1–2 Chelsea Liverpool
19:45 BST Milner Yellow card 21'
Matip Yellow card 26'
Fabinho Yellow card 56'
Sturridge 58'
Keïta Yellow card 78'
Henderson Yellow card 90'		 Report Kovačić Yellow card 50'
Emerson 79'
Hazard 85'
Moses Yellow card 90+1'
Morata Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 45,503
Referee: Kevin Friend
31 October 2018 Fourth round Chelsea 3–2 Derby County London
19:45 GMT Tomori red-colored football 5' (o.g.)
Keogh red-colored football 21' (o.g.)
Fàbregas 41'
Emerson Yellow card 84'		 Report Marriott 9'
Waghorn 27'
Keogh Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,564
Referee: Jon Moss
19 December 2018 Quarter-finals Chelsea 1–0 Bournemouth London
19:45 GMT Fàbregas Yellow card 60'
Hazard 84'		 Report Stanislas Yellow card 57'
Simpson Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,432
Referee: Anthony Taylor
8 January 2019 Semi-finals first leg Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Chelsea London
20:00 GMT Kane 26' (pen.)
Winks Yellow card 29'
Sánchez Yellow card 59'
Lamela Yellow card 82'		 Report Arrizabalaga Yellow card 25' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 44,371
Referee: Michael Oliver
24 January 2019 Semi-finals second leg Chelsea 2–1
(2–2 agg.)
(4–2 p)		 Tottenham Hotspur London
19:45 GMT Kanté 27', Yellow card 56'
Hazard 38'
Jorginho Yellow card 53'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 66'		 Report Llorente 50'
Sissoko Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,610
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Penalties
Willian football with check mark
Azpilicueta football with check mark
Jorginho football with check mark
David Luiz football with check mark		 football with check mark Eriksen
football with check mark Lamela
football with red X Dier
football with red X Lucas
24 February 2019 Final Chelsea 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Manchester City London
16:30 GMT David Luiz Yellow card 30'
Rüdiger Yellow card 72'
Jorginho Yellow card 88'		 Report Fernandinho Yellow card 58'
Otamendi Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 81,775
Referee: Jon Moss
Penalties
Jorginho football with red X
Azpilicueta football with check mark
Emerson football with check mark
David Luiz football with red X
Hazard football with check mark		 football with check mark Gündoğan
football with check mark Agüero
football with red X Sané
football with check mark B. Silva
football with check mark Sterling

FA Community Shield

Main article: 2018 FA Community Shield
5 August 2018 Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City London
15:00 BST Report Agüero 13', 58' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 72,724
Referee: Jon Moss

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group L

Tables

More information Pos, Pld ...
Group L
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 6 5 1 0 12 3 +9 16 Advance to knockout phase
2 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 9
3 Hungary Vidi 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
4 Greece PAOK 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3
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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

20 September 2018 1 PAOK Greece 0–1 England Chelsea Thessaloniki, Greece
19:55 EEST Wernbloom Yellow card 88'
Warda Yellow card 90+2'
El Kaddouri Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Willian 7'
Barkley Yellow card 90'
Rüdiger Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 24,310
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
4 October 2018 2 Chelsea England 1–0 Hungary MOL Vidi London, England
20:00 BST Morata Yellow card 66', 70' Report Nego Yellow card 14'
Huszti Yellow card 44'
Milanov Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,925
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
25 October 2018 3 Chelsea England 3–1 Belarus BATE Borisov London, England
20:00 BST Loftus-Cheek 2', 8', 54' Report Hleb Yellow card 34'
Rios 80'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,799
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
8 November 2018 4 BATE Borisov Belarus 0–1 England Chelsea Barysaw, Belarus
20:55 FET Report Giroud 53' Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 13,141
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
29 November 2018 5 Chelsea England 4–0 Greece PAOK London, England
20:00 GMT Giroud 27', 37'
Cahill Yellow card 54'
Hudson-Odoi 60'
Morata 78'		 Report Khacheridi Red card 7'
Wernbloom Yellow card 50'
Pelkas Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 33,933
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
13 December 2018 6 MOL Vidi Hungary 2–2 England Chelsea Budapest, Hungary
18:55 CET Ampadu red-colored football 32' (o.g.)
Nego 56', Yellow card 76'
Juhász Yellow card 66'
Huszti Yellow card 69'
Vinícius Yellow card 74'		 Report Willian 30'
Giroud 75'
Loftus-Cheek Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 19,242
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
14 February 2019 First leg Malmö FF Sweden 1–2 England Chelsea Malmö, Sweden
21:00 CET Christiansen 80' Report Barkley 30'
Giroud 58'		 Stadium: Malmö New Stadion
Attendance: 20,312
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
21 February 2019 Second leg Chelsea England 3–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Sweden Malmö FF London, England
20:00 GMT Barkley Yellow card 18', 74'
Giroud 55'
Hudson-Odoi 84'		 Report Safari Yellow card 31'
Rosenberg Yellow card 44'
Christiansen Yellow card 51'
Bengtsson Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 73'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,813
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
Round of 16
7 March 2019 First leg Chelsea England 3–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv London, England
20:00 GMT Pedro 17'
Willian 65'
Hudson-Odoi 90'		 Report Shepelyev Yellow card 9'
Buyalskyi Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,280
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
14 March 2019 Second leg Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–5
(0–8 agg.)		 England Chelsea Kyiv, Ukraine
19:55 EET Mykolenko Yellow card 61' Report Giroud 5', 33', 59'
Alonso 45+1'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 73'
Hudson-Odoi 78'		 Stadium: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
Attendance: 64,830
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Quarter-finals
11 April 2019 First leg Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–1 England Chelsea Prague, Czech Republic
21:00 CEST Coufal Yellow card 83' Report Alonso 86' Stadium: Eden Arena
Attendance: 17,484
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
18 April 2019 Second leg Chelsea England 4–3
(5–3 agg.)		 Czech Republic Slavia Prague London, England
20:00 BST Pedro 5', 27'
Deli red-colored football 10' (o.g.)
Giroud 17'
Kanté Yellow card 34'
Emerson Yellow card 75'
Arrizabalaga Yellow card 83'
David Luiz Yellow card 90'		 Report Souček 26', Yellow card 53'
Ševčík 51', 55'
Kúdela Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,326
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Semi-finals
2 May 2019 First leg Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–1 England Chelsea Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 CEST Jović 23'
Hasebe Yellow card 58'
Fernandes Yellow card 61'		 Report Christensen Yellow card 19'
Pedro 45'		 Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
9 May 2019 Second leg Chelsea England 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(4–3 p)		 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt London, England
20:00 BST Loftus-Cheek 28'
Kovačić Yellow card 52'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 83'
Zappacosta Yellow card 120+1'		 Report Falette Yellow card 38'
Rode Yellow card 40'
Jović 49'
Abraham Yellow card 90+1'
De Guzmán Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,070
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Penalties
Barkley football with check mark
Azpilicueta football with red X
Jorginho football with check mark
David Luiz football with check mark
Hazard football with check mark		 football with check mark Haller
football with check mark Jović
football with check mark De Guzmán
football with red X Hinteregger
football with red X Paciência
Final
29 May 2019 Final Chelsea England 4–1 England Arsenal Baku, Azerbaijan
23:00 AZT Giroud 49'
Pedro Yellow card 56', 60'
Hazard 65' (pen.), 72'
Christensen Yellow card 68'		 Report Iwobi 69' Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 51,370
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup FA Community Shield UEFA Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain Kepa Arrizabalaga 360104000130540
2 DF Germany Antonio Rüdiger 33120401040441
3 DF Spain Marcos Alonso 31220101042394
5 MF Italy Jorginho 3721 (1)030108 (3)050 (4)2
6 MF England Danny Drinkwater 0000000 (1)0000 (1)0
7 MF France N'Golo Kanté 3641 (1)04 (1)1006 (4)047 (6)5
8 MF England Ross Barkley 13 (14)32 (1)050109 (3)230 (18)5
9 FW Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín 13 (1)5200 (1)0000 (1)015 (3)5
10 MF Belgium Eden Hazard 32 (5)161 (1)03 (2)3004 (4)240 (12)21
11 MF Spain Pedro 21 (10)8102 (3)01011 (3)536 (16)13
12 MF England Ruben Loftus-Cheek 6 (18)61 (1)02 (1)0008 (3)417 (23)10
13 GK Argentina Willy Caballero 202020102090
17 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić 21 (11)0203 (2)00010 (2)036 (15)0
18 FW France Olivier Giroud 7 (20)20 (1)02 (1)00012 (2)1121 (24)13
20 MF England Callum Hudson-Odoi 4 (6)0211 (1)0104 (5)412 (12)5
21 DF Italy Davide Zappacosta 1 (3)01 (1)010008 (2)011 (6)0
22 MF Brazil Willian 26 (6)31 (1)25 (1)00 (1)011 (4)343 (13)8
24 DF England Gary Cahill 0 (2)0002000406 (2)0
27 DF Denmark Andreas Christensen 6 (2)020400015027 (2)0
28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta 3812 (1)05 (1)0107 (2)053 (4)1
30 DF Brazil David Luiz 363202 (3)0106047 (3)3
31 GK England Robert Green 000000000000
33 DF Italy Emerson 7 (3)010510011024 (3)1
44 DF Wales Ethan Ampadu 002000001 (2)03 (2)0
51 MF England Conor Gallagher 000000000000
52 GK England Jamie Cumming 000000000000
53 DF England Marc Guehi 000000000000
55 MF England George McEachran 000000000000
59 GK Poland Marcin Bułka 000000000000
Players have left the club
19 FW England Tammy Abraham 0000000 (1)0000 (1)0
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas 1 (5)01031104 (1)010 (6)1
15 MF Nigeria Victor Moses 0 (2)000100 (1)00 (2)01 (5)0
29 FW Spain Álvaro Morata 11 (5)51220103 (1)218 (6)9
34 MF Brazil Lucas Piazon 000000000000
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Last updated: 30 June 2019.
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup FA Community Shield UEFA Europa League Total
1 10 MF Belgium Eden Hazard 16030221
2 11 MF Spain Pedro 80005 13
18 FW France Olivier Giroud 200011
4 12 MF England Ruben Loftus-Cheek 6000410
5 29 FW Spain Álvaro Morata 520029
6 22 MF Brazil Willian 320038
7 7 MF France N'Golo Kanté 40100 5
8 MF England Ross Barkley 30002
9 FW Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín 50000
20 MF England Callum Hudson-Odoi 01004
11 3 DF Spain Marcos Alonso 200024
12 30 DF Brazil David Luiz 300003
13 5 MF Italy Jorginho 200002
14 2 DF Germany Antonio Rüdiger 10000 1
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas 00100
28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta 10000
33 DF Italy Emerson 00100
Own goals 202015
Total 6358036112
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Last updated: 30 June 2019.
Source: Competitions

Top assists

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup FA Community Shield UEFA Europa League Total
1 10 MF Belgium Eden Hazard 15000217
2 22 MF Brazil Willian 6000713
3 18 FW France Olivier Giroud 410049
4 28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta 502007
5 8 MF England Ross Barkley 500016
6 3 DF Spain Marcos Alonso 40001 5
11 MF Spain Pedro 20003
12 MF England Ruben Loftus-Cheek 20003
20 MF England Callum Hudson-Odoi 12002
10 7 MF France N'Golo Kanté 400004
11 4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas 00002 2
17 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić 20000
21 DF Italy Davide Zappacosta 00101
30 DF Brazil David Luiz 20000
33 DF Italy Emerson 00002
16 27 DF Denmark Andreas Christensen 010001
Total 524302887
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Last updated: 30 June 2019.
Source: Competitions

Clean sheets

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup FA Community Shield UEFA Europa League Total
1 1 GK Spain Kepa Arrizabalaga 14020723
2 13 GK Argentina Willy Caballero 220015
Total 16220828
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Last updated: 30 June 2019.
Source: Competitions

Discipline

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup FA Community Shield UEFA Europa League Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Spain Kepa Arrizabalaga 200000100000100400
2 DF Germany Antonio Rüdiger 7001001000001001000
3 DF Spain Marcos Alonso 600000000000000600
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas 100000100000000200
5 MF Italy Jorginho 8000002000000001000
7 MF France N'Golo Kanté 300100100000100600
8 MF England Ross Barkley 100100000000200400
10 MF Belgium Eden Hazard 200000000000000200
11 MF Spain Pedro 200000000000100300
12 MF England Ruben Loftus-Cheek 000000000000100100
15 MF Nigeria Victor Moses 000000100000000100
17 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić 300000100000100500
18 FW France Olivier Giroud 100000000000000100
21 DF Italy Davide Zappacosta 000000000000100100
22 MF Brazil Willian 200000000000000200
24 DF England Gary Cahill 000000000000100100
27 DF Denmark Andreas Christensen 100000000000200300
28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta 400000100000200700
29 FW Spain Álvaro Morata 300000100000100500
30 DF Brazil David Luiz 300000100000100500
33 DF Italy Emerson 000000100000100200
Total 4900300120000017008100
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Last updated: 30 June 2019.
Source: Competitions

Summary

More information Competition, P ...
Competition P W D L GF GA CS Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
Premier League3821986339164900
FA Cup3201522300
EFL Cup64118521200
FA Community Shield1001020000
UEFA Europa League151230361081700
Total6339131111258288100
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Last updated: 30 June 2019.
Source: Competitions

Awards

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Award Source
10 MF Belgium Eden Hazard Premier League Player of the Month (September) [181]
Premier League Goal of the Month (April) [182]
Chelsea Player of the Year [183]
Chelsea Players' Player of the Year [184]
Chelsea Goal of the Season [185]
Premier League Playmaker of the Season [186]
PFA Fans' Player of the Year [187]
UEFA Europa League Player of the Season [188]
20 MF England Callum Hudson-Odoi Chelsea Young Player of the Year [189]
51 MF England Conor Gallagher Chelsea Academy Player of the Year [189]
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