2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

2011–12 season
Chelsea F.C. celebrating winning the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	André Villas-Boas (until 4 March 2012) Roberto Di Matteo (caretaker manager)
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Premier League	6th
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Lampard Daniel Sturridge (11) All: Frank Lampard (16)
Highest home attendance	41,830 vs Tottenham Hotspur (24 March 2012)
Lowest home attendance	33,820 vs Bayer Leverkusen (13 September 2011)
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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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• 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.

Coaching staff

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

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

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

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	BEL	Romelu Lukaku U21
19	DF	POR	Paulo Ferreira
20	MF	ENG	Josh McEachran U21
21	FW	CIV	Salomon Kalou
22	GK	ENG	Ross Turnbull HG
23	FW	ENG	Daniel Sturridge HG
24	DF	ENG	Gary Cahill HG
26	DF	ENG	John Terry HG (Captain)
27	DF	ENG	Sam Hutchinson HG
34	DF	ENG	Ryan Bertrand HG
35	MF	BRA	Lucas Piazon U21
40	GK	POR	Henrique Hilário
45	DF	ENG	Nathaniel Chalobah U21
46	GK	ENG	Jamal Blackman U21

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

Source: 2011–12 Premier League squad

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

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined 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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Chelsea v Wycombe Wanderers

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

Portsmouth v Chelsea

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

Malaysia XI v Chelsea

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

Thailand XI v Chelsea

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

Rangers v Chelsea

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

Kitchee v Chelsea

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

Chelsea v Aston Villa

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

Stoke City v Chelsea

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

Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion

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

Chelsea v Norwich City

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

Sunderland v Chelsea

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

Manchester United v Chelsea

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

Chelsea v Swansea City

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

Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea

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

Chelsea v Everton

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

Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea

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

Chelsea v Arsenal

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

Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea

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

Chelsea v Liverpool

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

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Newcastle United v Chelsea

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

Chelsea v Manchester City

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

Wigan Athletic v Chelsea

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

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

Chelsea v Fulham

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

Chelsea v Aston Villa

31 December 2011 19	Chelsea	1–3	Aston Villa	London
15:00 GMT	Drogba 23' (pen.) Terry  32'	Report	28' Ireland  67' Cuéllar 83' Petrov 85' Bent	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,332 Referee: Mark Halsey

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea

2 January 2012 20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Chelsea	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Hammill  26' Henry  27' Doyle  31' Ward 84'	Report	Lampard  25', 89' Romeu  33' Ramires 54'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,289 Referee: Peter Walton

Chelsea v Sunderland

14 January 2012 21	Chelsea	1–0	Sunderland	London
15:00 GMT	David Luiz  8' Lampard 13' Torres  66' Meireles  73'	Report	Cattermole  59'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,696 Referee: Phil Dowd

Swansea City v Chelsea

31 January 2012 23	Swansea City	1–1	Chelsea	Swansea
19:45 GMT	Taylor  14' Sinclair 40' Rangel  48'	Report	Malouda  45+2' Cole  45'  86'    Meireles  87'    Taylor 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,526 Referee: André Marriner

Chelsea v Manchester United

5 February 2012 24	Chelsea	3–3	Manchester United	London
16:00 GMT	Torres  31' Evans 36' (o.g.) Ivanović  45+1' Mata 46' David Luiz 50'	Report	Evra  50' Rooney 58' (pen.), 69' (pen.) Hernández 84'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,668 Referee: Howard Webb

Everton v Chelsea

11 February 2012 25	Everton	2–0	Chelsea	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Pienaar 5' Stracqualursi 71'	Report	Meireles  42' Bosingwa  52' Torres  59'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 33,924 Referee: Mike Jones

Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers

25 February 2012 26	Chelsea	3–0	Bolton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT	David Luiz 48' Drogba 61' Lampard 79'	Report	Pratley  43'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,999 Referee: Michael Oliver

West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea

3 March 2012 27	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Chelsea	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Ridgewell  66' Andrews  79' McAuley 82'	Report	Cole  85'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,838 Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Stoke City

10 March 2012 28	Chelsea	1–0	Stoke City	London
15:00 GMT	Mikel  18' Drogba 67'	Report	Diao  13' Fuller  24' Wilson  37'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,945 Referee: Andre Marriner

Manchester City v Chelsea

21 March 2012 29	Manchester City	2–1	Chelsea	Manchester
19:45 GMT	Agüero 78' (pen.) Nasri 85',  88'	Report	Mata  44' Lampard  58' Cahill 60'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,324 Referee: Mike Dean

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

24 March 2012 30	Chelsea	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
12:30 GMT	Essien  50'	Report	Assou-Ekotto  65' Sandro  66'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,830 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Aston Villa v Chelsea

31 March 2012 31	Aston Villa	2–4	Chelsea	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Warnock  44' Collins 77' Lichaj 80'	Report	Sturridge 9' Ivanović 51', 83' Torres 90+4'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,740 Referee: Lee Mason

Chelsea v Wigan Athletic

7 April 2012 32	Chelsea	2–1	Wigan Athletic	London
15:00 BST	Essien  22' Malouda  53' Ivanović 62' Mata 90'	Report	Maloney  61' Figueroa  65' Diame 82'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,651 Referee: Mike Jones

Fulham v Chelsea

9 April 2012 33	Fulham	1–1	Chelsea	London
20:00 BST	Murphy  63' Dempsey 82'	Report	24' Meireles  41' Cahill 45' (pen.) Lampard  58' Mikel	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,697 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Arsenal v Chelsea

21 April 2012 34	Arsenal	0–0	Chelsea	London
12:45 BST	Rosický  30' Van Persie  50' Diaby  76'	Report	49' Malouda  54' Cahill  72' Bosingwa  81' Cole	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,111 Referee: Dean

Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers

29 April 2012 35	Chelsea	6–1	Queens Park Rangers	London
13:30 BST	Sturridge 1' Terry 13' Torres 19', 25', 64' Malouda 80'	Report	61' Barton 84' Cissé	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,675 Referee: Howard Webb

Chelsea v Newcastle United

2 May 2012 36	Chelsea	0–2	Newcastle United	London
19:45 BST		Report	4' Tioté 19', 90+2' Cissé  56' Cabaye  90+1' Krul	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,559 Referee: Mark Halsey

Liverpool v Chelsea

8 May 2012 37	Liverpool	4–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Essien 19' (o.g.) Henderson 25',  65' Agger 28',  70' Shelvey 61'	Report	15' Ferreira  22' Terry  44' Essien  45' Ivanović 50' Ramires	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,721 Referee: Kevin Friend

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

13 May 2012 38	Chelsea	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	London
15:00 BST	Terry 31' Meireles 34' Bertrand  90'	Report	60' Yakubu	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,742 Referee: Lee Mason