2008–09 Chelsea F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 April 2020 Chelsea F.C. 2008–09 2009FACupFinal.jpeg 300px Chelsea players celebrating FA Cup title Luiz Felipe Scolari (until 9 February 2009)Ray Wilkins (caretaker manager)Guus Hiddink (interim manager) Roman Abramovich Bruce Buck Stamford Bridge Premier League 3rd FA Cup Winners League Cup Fourth round UEFA Champions League Semi-finals Nicolas Anelka (19) Nicolas Anelka (25) 41,810 v Manchester City (15 March 2009) 37,857 v Barcelona (6 May 2009) _chelsea0809h _chelsea0809h _chelsea0809h _adidaswhite _adidasbluel 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF _chelsea0809a _chelsea0809a _chelsea0809a _adidaswhite _adidaswhitel 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 _chelsea0809t _chelsea0809t _chelsea0809t _adidasblue _adidasbluel FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 season was Chelsea Football Club's 95th competitive season, 17th consecutive season in the Premier League and 103rd year in existence as a football club. Kits Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Samsung _chelsea0809h _chelsea0809h _chelsea0809h _adidaswhite _adidasbluel 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF Home _chelsea0809h _chelsea0809h _chelsea0809h _adidaswhite _adidaswhitel 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Home alt. _chelsea0910h _chelsea0910h _chelsea0910h _adidaswhite _adidasbluel 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 2009–10 _chelsea0809a _chelsea0809a _chelsea0809a _adidaswhite _adidaswhitel 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Away _chelsea0809t _chelsea0809t _chelsea0809t _adidasblue _adidasbluel FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 Third _adidas10orange _chelsea0910g2 _adidas10orange _chelsea0810gk _3_stripes_black FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 000000 FF8000 Goalkeeper 1 _shoulder stripes black stripes half _chelsea0910agk _shoulder stripes black stripes half _black_stripes_adidas _3_stripes_on_black FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 Goalkeeper alt. _shoulder stripes black stripes half _chelsea0910agk _shoulder stripes black stripes half _black_stripes_adidas _3_stripes_black FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 Goalkeeper alt. 2 _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_half _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_half _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white 191970 191970 191970 191970 191970 Goalkeeper 2 _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_half _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_half _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Goalkeeper 3 Season summary After again finishing second to Manchester United in the Premier League the previous season, Chelsea sacked their manager Avram Grant, replacing him with the Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari, who had managed the Portugal national team at UEFA Euro 2008 that lost in the quarter finals to Germany. The first few months of his management went according to plan, as Scolari's narrow 4–1–4–1 formation, using Ashley Cole and new arrival José Bosingwa as wing-backs, initially took the league by storm, leaving Chelsea top ahead of Liverpool after 13 games. By the end of November, however, Scolari's Chelsea began to lose their form due to exhaustion. They suffered a 3–1 defeat away to Roma in the Champions League and were eliminated from the League Cup at Stamford Bridge by Championship side Burnley on penalties. In the league, they had a 0–0 draw at home to Newcastle United, (who were later to be relegated). Chelsea lost a home league game for the first time since 2004 (and 86 matches) when they lost to Liverpool, and a second home league defeat to rivals Arsenal dropped Chelsea to second place. Chelsea qualified for the knock-out stages of the Champions League with a 2–1 victory against Romanian champions CFR Cluj at Stamford Bridge in the final match of the group. During the winter months, they drew against West Ham United, Fulham, Hull City and League One's Southend United in the FA Cup. Chelsea suffered defeats away to Manchester United and Liverpool, which left them in fourth place during February which would mean a Champions League place would not be certain. Long-term injuries to Michael Essien and Joe Cole marked the period while Didier Drogba was not included frequently. Chelsea sacked Scolari, replacing him with Russia national team manager Guus Hiddink for the remainder of the season. Hiddink's regenerative effect was immediate, with four-straight league wins, including a vital 1–0 victory away to Aston Villa in his first game in charge, moving Chelsea into the top three. Eleven wins in the team's last 13 league games, marked by a 4–1 victory over Arsenal away at the Emirates Stadium, finally secured third place in the league, and Champions League football for a seventh consecutive season. Although Chelsea's title challenge was already realistically over when he arrived, Hiddink led Chelsea to their fifth Champions League semi-final, knocking out Juventus and Liverpool, where they were eliminated in controversial circumstances by Barcelona on away goals in the semi-final. Despite the Champions League exit, the season culminated in a trip to Wembley Stadium, with Chelsea's final game of 2008–09 contested against Everton in the 2009 FA Cup Final. Chelsea won 2–1, winning the FA Cup for the fifth time in their history. Key dates 24.05.08 – Avram Grant is sacked as Chelsea manager. 29.05.08 – Chelsea terminate assistant manager Henk ten Cate's contract. 11.06.08 – Chelsea name Luiz Felipe Scolari as new manager, with his contract officially starting on 1 July 2008. 03.08.08 – Chelsea thrash Milan 5–0 to take third place in the preseason Russian Railways Cup. 17.08.08 – Chelsea start their 2008–09 Premier League campaign with an emphatic 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth. 15.09.08 – Assistant manager Steve Clarke leaves Chelsea to become number two under Gianfranco Zola at West Ham United. 16.09.08 – Chelsea defeat Bordeaux 4–0 at Stamford Bridge in the opening match of the UEFA Champions League. 18.09.08 – Ray Wilkins is appointed assistant manager of Chelsea, in place of the departed Steve Clarke. 21.09.08 – Exactly four months after the 2008 Champions League final, Chelsea draw 1–1 at home against Manchester United in the Premier League. 24.09.08 – For the third time in a row, Chelsea start a competition with a 4–0 win, beating Portsmouth 4–0 away at Fratton Park in the League Cup. 26.10.08 – Chelsea lose 1–0 against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Chelsea's home unbeaten run ends after an astonishing 4 years, 8 months and 86 games. 12.11.08 – Chelsea lose 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in extra time against Burnley at home in the fourth round of the League Cup. 30.11.08 – Chelsea lose 2–1 against Arsenal at home in the Premier League after a Robin van Persie brace. Replays later show the Dutchman's first goal to be offside. 09.12.08 – Chelsea fight back to win 2–1 against CFR Cluj in the UEFA Champions League at home. With the win, they secure second place in Group A and advance to the First knockout round. 03.01.09 – Chelsea draw 1–1 against Football League One side Southend United in the third round of the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge. 11.01.09 – Chelsea lose 3–0 against Manchester United in the Premier League at Old Trafford, their first away loss in the Premier League this season. 17.01.09 – Chelsea snatch a crucial 2–1 home victory against Stoke City in the Premier League after two last minute goals from Juliano Belletti and Frank Lampard. Lampard also makes his 400th appearance for Chelsea. 01.02.09 – Chelsea lose 2–0 against Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League by way of two late Fernando Torres goals after Frank Lampard is incorrectly sent off in the 60th minute. 09.02.09 – Due to the team's poor run of form, endangering Chelsea's hopes of Champions League qualification for the following season, the Chelsea board dismiss Luiz Felipe Scolari from his position as manager with immediate effect. Ray Wilkins is named as caretaker manager while a suitable replacement for Scolari is found. 11.02.09 – Russian national manager Guus Hiddink is named as temporary Chelsea manager until the end of the season. 14.02.09 – With Ray Wilkins in charge as caretaker manager, a Nicolas Anelka hat trick against Watford at Vicarage Road gives Chelsea a 3–1 victory and a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals against Coventry City. Michael Essien makes his return from the bench after six months out of action due to an ACL injury. 21.02.09 – In Guus Hiddink's first match as manager, a Nicolas Anelka goal and a gritty Chelsea performance bring about a vital 1–0 win against Aston Villa at Villa Park, Chelsea's first Premier League victory there since 1998–99. With it, Chelsea overtake Villa to reclaim third place in the table. 25.02.09 – Chelsea end the first leg of their Champions League first knockout round tie against Juventus with a slight advantage, winning the first ever competitive meeting between the clubs 1–0 by a Didier Drogba goal. The match also marks Petr Čech's 200th appearance for Chelsea. 28.02.09 – A John Terry volley and a late Frank Lampard header seal a 2–1 victory for Chelsea over Wigan Athletic in the Premier League. While Liverpool's 2–0 loss to Middlesbrough at the Riverside returns Chelsea to second place, Michael Mancienne makes his first ever Premier League start at right back, John Terry's goal makes him the highest scoring defender in Chelsea history, and Frank Lampard joins George Mills as Chelsea's joint sixth all-time scorer with 125 goals. 10.03.09 – A tempestuous 2–2 second leg draw at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino against Juventus, with goals scored by Michael Essien in his first start since September and a reborn Didier Drogba, gives Chelsea a 3–2 victory on aggregate in their Champions League first knockout round clash, sending them through to the quarter-finals of the competition. 08.04.09 – Chelsea claim a commanding 3–1 win in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie with Liverpool at Anfield, recovering from an early Fernando Torres goal to score twice from the head of Branislav Ivanović, with a reborn Didier Drogba capping off the scoring. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is notably marked out of the game by Michael Essien. 11.04.09 – Chelsea take a 4–0 lead after 63 minutes against Bolton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, scoring through Michael Ballack, a double from Didier Drogba and a penalty from Frank Lampard, for Bolton to surprisingly surge back into the game, scoring three goals in an eight-minute span. Although Bolton come close to equalising in injury-time, Chelsea just manage to hold off their comeback to scrape a 4–3 victory. 14.04.09 – The second leg of Chelsea's Champions League quarter-final match with Liverpool ends in a stunning 4–4 draw. After a clever Fábio Aurélio free-kick and a Xabi Alonso penalty give Liverpool a 0–2 lead in the first 30 minutes, Chelsea fight back in the second half to make the score 3–2 with goals from Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard sandwiching a trademark Alex cannonball free-kick. Two more goals from Lucas and Dirk Kuyt give Liverpool renewed hope in progression, but a second Lampard strike puts the tie to bed. The tie ends 7–5 to Chelsea on aggregate, leaving them to play a rampant Barcelona in the semi-finals, Chelsea's fifth attendance at this stage in six seasons. Ashley Cole's yellow card in this game rules him out of the first leg of that tie, leaving Chelsea without a recognised left back to field at the Camp Nou. 18.04.09 – A mistake by goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański gifts Didier Drogba an 84th-minute winner in Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final clash against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium, sending Chelsea to a tense 2–1 victory after a goal by Florent Malouda equalises Theo Walcott's early strike. Chelsea consequently reach their ninth FA Cup final, to be contested against Everton on 30 May. 25.04.09 – Petr Čech's save from Mark Noble's penalty secures Chelsea a 1–0 Premier League victory over West Ham United at Upton Park after Salomon Kalou scores his ninth goal of the season before giving away a spot-kick at the other end. Michael Mancienne starts his second Premier League game of the season, while José Bosingwa makes an experimental appearance at left back in preparation for Chelsea's visit to the Camp Nou. 28.4.09 – A masterful defensive display by Chelsea sees them become the first team not to concede a goal at the Camp Nou this season in an intriguing 0–0 draw with Barcelona, the first leg of the clubs' Champions League semi-final tie. Petr Čech shrugs off his recent media criticism with a string of important saves and despite Barcelona's domination on possession, Didier Drogba has an excellent chance to secure an away goal for Chelsea, only to be stopped by a double save from Víctor Valdés at the end of the first half. 02.5.09 – John Terry's 400th game for Chelsea, a West London derby at Stamford Bridge against Fulham in the Premier League, ends in a 3–1 victory to the home side following goals from Gallic trio Nicolas Anelka, Florent Malouda, and Didier Drogba. The asymmetric 4–3–3 formation used by Chelsea in this game, with Anelka playing more like a second striker, was Guus Hiddink's preference for the remainder of the season. 06.5.09 – A controversial 1–1 draw in the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final tie against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge eliminates Chelsea from the competition on the away goals rule, sending Barcelona to the final to play Manchester United in Rome. Essien's brilliant left footed volley early in the game gives Chelsea the lead, but unclinical finishing and four viable penalty appeals turned down by Norwegian referee Tom Henning Øvrebø allow Barcelona to equalise in the ninety-third minute with their only shot on target all game, a strike from outside the penalty area by Andrés Iniesta, despite the earlier sending off of Eric Abidal. Incensed by the referee's terrible performance, Chelsea players surround and criticise Øvrebø after the final whistle, with Didier Drogba controversially labelling the result "a fucking disgrace" on live international television. 10.5.09 – Chelsea shake off their post-Barcelona blues with an emphatic 4–1 victory against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. After surviving an early bout of Arsenal pressure, Chelsea take a 3–0 lead through an Alex header, a long range shot from Nicolas Anelka against his former club, and a Kolo Touré own goal. Nicklas Bendtner pulls one back for the home side, but a tap in from Florent Malouda completes the rout. The result ends the Gunners' 21 game unbeaten run in the league, and is the joint best away result against Arsenal in the league in Chelsea's history. Chelsea will finish the league season in at least third place, securing automatic Champions League qualification for 2009–10. 17.05.09 – Chelsea's last home game of the season against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge ends in a 2–0 victory, with goals scored by Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka. The game is marked by an end-of-season party atmosphere as fans chant repeatedly for Guus Hiddink to remain at the club, criticising the club's apparent pursuit of Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti to replace Hiddink over the summer. 24.05.09 – The last game of Chelsea's 2008–09 season ends in a 3–2 victory against Sunderland away at the Stadium of Light. In preparation for the FA Cup final against Everton the following Sunday, Frank Lampard and Alex are rested, and Sunderland's still uncertain survival in the Premier League leads to a tense first half. Nicolas Anelka's long-range curler early in the second half, his 19th league goal of the season, secures him the Premier League Golden Boot ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. Salomon Kalou replies to Kieran Richardson's equaliser, and, despite Kenwyne Jones' late header, Ashley Cole's first goal of the season wins the game for Chelsea. 30.05.09 – Chelsea win the 2009 FA Cup Final with a 2–1 victory over Merseysiders Everton, who were chasing their first FA Cup since their victory over Manchester United in 1995. A Louis Saha goal after 25 seconds becomes the fastest in FA Cup history, but Chelsea quickly recover with a Florent Malouda cross finding the head of Didier Drogba. Chelsea continue to dominate before finally taking the lead in the 70th minute, after Frank Lampard escapes his marker Phil Neville for the first time in the game and unleashes a shot from 25 yards. A Malouda shot from 40 yards is incorrectly judged not to have crossed the line after rebounding from the crossbar, but Chelsea hold on for a famous victory. Guus Hiddink ends his short tenure as Chelsea manager with silverware. Squad First-team squad 1 Czech Republic GK Petr Čech 2 Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović 3 England DF Ashley Cole 5 Ghana MF Michael Essien 6 Portugal DF Ricardo Carvalho 8 England MF Frank Lampard vice-captain 9 Argentina FW Franco Di Santo 10 England FW Joe Cole 11 Ivory Coast FW Didier Drogba 12 Nigeria MF Mikel John Obi 13 Germany MF Michael Ballack 15 France MF Florent Malouda 17 Portugal DF José Bosingwa 18 Portugal MF Ricardo Quaresma on loan from Inter Milan 19 Portugal DF Paulo Ferreira 20 Portugal MF Deco 21 Ivory Coast FW Salomon Kalou 26 England DF John Terry captain 27 Brazil MF Mineiro 30 Wales GK Rhys Taylor 33 Brazil DF Alex 35 Brazil DF Juliano Belletti 39 France FW Nicolas Anelka 40 Portugal GK Hilário 42 England DF Michael Mancienne 43 Slovakia FW Miroslav Stoch 50 England MF Jacob Mellis First team https://web.archive.org/web/20100129103847/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/PlayerHome/0%2C%2C10268%2C00.html 29 January 2010 Chelseafc.com Reserve squad Wales GK Rhys Taylor England DF Nana Ofori-Twumasi England DF Sam Hutchinson England DF Carl Magnay (On loan at Northampton Town) Netherlands DF Jeffrey Bruma England DF Michael Mancienne England DF Ryan Bertrand (On loan at Norwich City) Netherlands DF Patrick van Aanholt England MF Jack Cork (On loan at Watford) England MF Liam Bridcutt Portugal MF Ricardo Fernandes England MF Lee Sawyer (On loan at Wycombe Wanderers) England MF Tom Taiwo England MF Jacob Mellis England MF Michael Woods Spain MF Sergio Tejera (On loan at Real Mallorca) France FW Gaël Kakuta Portugal FW Fábio Ferreira (On loan at Oldham Athletic) Slovakia FW Miroslav Stoch England FW Shaun Cummings (On loan at MK Dons) Israel FW Ben Sahar (On loan at De Graafschap) Denmark FW Morten Nielsen England FW Jimmy Smith (On loan at Leyton Orient) The Reserves Chelseafc.com Youth squad Germany GK Niclas Heimann Kosovo GK Aldi Haxhia England GK Sam Walker Czech Republic GK Jan Šebek Sri Lanka DF Nikki Ahamed England DF Tom Hayden England DF Jack Saville England DF Ben Gordon England DF Billy Joe-King POR MF Aliu Djaló IRL MF Conor Clifford Turkey MF Gökhan Töre England MF Danny Philliskirk Italy MF Jacopo Sala England MF Jordan Tabor Italy FW Fabio Borini Sweden FW Marko Mitrović England FW Adam Phillip England FW Frank Nouble Somalia FW Abdoul Rahmar The Academy Chelseafc.com UEFA Champions League squad 1 Czech Republic GK Petr Čech 2 Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović 3 England DF Ashley Cole 5 Ghana MF Michael Essien 6 Portugal DF Ricardo Carvalho 8 England MF Frank Lampard vice-captain 9 Argentina FW Franco Di Santo 10 England MF Joe Cole 11 Ivory Coast FW Didier Drogba 12 Nigeria MF Mikel John Obi (from List B) 13 Germany MF Michael Ballack 15 France MF Florent Malouda 17 Portugal DF José Bosingwa 19 Portugal DF Paulo Ferreira 20 Portugal MF Deco 21 Ivory Coast FW Salomon Kalou 26 England DF John Terry captain 27 Brazil MF Mineiro 30 Wales GK Rhys Taylor (from List B) 33 Brazil DF Alex 35 Brazil DF Juliano Belletti 39 France FW Nicolas Anelka 40 Portugal GK Hilário 41 ENG DF Sam Hutchinson (from List B) 42 ENG DF Michael Mancienne (from List B) 43 Slovakia FW Miroslav Stoch (from List B) Chelsea FC Champions League Squad List UEFA Club 47% Coaching staff PositionStaffManagerBRA Luiz Felipe Scolari (until 9 February 2009) ENG Ray Wilkins (caretaker manager) NED Guus Hiddink (interim manager) Assistant managersBRA Flávio Murtosa (until 9 February 2009) SCO Steve Clarke (until 15 September 2008) ENG Ray WilkinsFirst team fitness coachBRA Darlan Schneider (until 9 February 2009) ENG Glen DriscollGoalkeeping coachFRA Christophe LollichonBRA Carlos Pracidelli (until 9 February 2009) Head scoutNGA Michael EmenaloMatch observer scoutENG Mick McGivenClub doctorENG Dr. Bryan EnglishChief scout and director of youth developmentDEN Frank ArnesenReserve team managerNIR Brendan Rodgers (until December 2008) ENG Paul ClementYouth team managerENG Paul Clement (until December 2008) ENG Dermot DrummyAcademy managerENG Neil BathMatch analystENG James Melbourne Chelsea FC April 2013 48% Other information Owner RUS Roman Abramovich Chairman USA Bruce Buck Chief Executive ENG Peter Kenyon y Stamford Bridge 41,841 103x67 metres Chelsea FC April 2013 Transfers In Summer #PosPlayerFromFeeDate17 DFPOR José Bosingwa POR Porto £16.2 millionhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7395831.stm Chelsea seal £16.2m Bosingwa deal BBC Sport 12 May 2008 12 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080513230323/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7395831.stm 13 May 2008 live 12 May 200820 MFPOR Deco ESP Barcelona £7.9 millionhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7482359.stm Chelsea sign Barca playmaker Deco BBC Sport 30 June 2008 30 June 2008 30 June 2008 FWPOR Fábio Paím POR Sporting CP Loanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7575799.stm Portuguese striker joins Chelsea BBC Sport 21 August 2008 21 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828040141/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7575799.stm 28 August 2008 live 21 August 200827 MFBRA Mineiro GER Hertha BSC Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7628308.stm Chelsea snap up Brazilian Mineiro BBC Sport 24 September 2008 24 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080922133313/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7628308.stm 22 September 2008 live 24 September 2008 Winter #PosPlayerFromFeeDate MFTUR Gökhan Töre GER Bayer Leverkusen £500,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7861618.stm BBC Sport Chelsea snap up Turkish youngster 30 January 2009 25 April 2020 30 January 200918 MFPOR Ricardo Quaresma ITA Inter Milan Loanhttp://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1543209 Quaresma signs on loan ChelseaFC.com 28 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20111012024452/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~1543209,00.html 12 October 2011 dead 2 February 2009 Out Summer #PosPlayerToFeeDate MFDEN Per Weihrauch N/A Retired April 2008 FWPHL Phil Younghusband Unattached Released Summer 2008 FWGambia Momoudou Ceesay BEL Westerlo Free Summer 2008 MFENG James Simmonds Unattatched Released Summer 2008 DFENG Harry Worley ENG Leicester City Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7389779.stm Foxes hand Worley long-term deal BBC Sport 8 May 2008 8 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080513133813/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7389779.stm 13 May 2008 live 8 May 2008 DFENG Adrian Pettigrew Unattached Released 31 May 2008 FWARG Hernán Crespo ITA Inter Milan Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7488928.stm Crespo released from Chelsea deal BBC Sport 3 July 2008 3 July 2008 3 July 20089 MFENG Steve Sidwell ENG Aston Villa £5.0 millionhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7497536.stm Villa complete Sidwell transfer BBC Sport 10 July 2008 10 July 2008 10 July 20084 MFFRA Claude Makélélé FRA Paris Saint-Germain Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7516798.stm Makelele leaves Chelsea for PSG BBC Sport 21 July 2008 21 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080927063448/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7516798.stm 27 September 2008 live 21 July 2008 DFNED Khalid Boulahrouz GER VfB Stuttgart £3.9 millionhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7517777.stm Chelsea agree to sell Boulahrouz BBC Sport 21 July 2008 21 July 2008 21 July 200822 DFISR Tal Ben Haim ENG Manchester City £5.0 millionhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7533718.stm Man City sign Ben Haim from Blues BBC Sport 30 July 2008 30 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828204402/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7533718.stm 28 August 2008 live 30 July 200831 MFENG Anthony Grant ENG Southend United Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/7524716.stm Southend snap up Chelsea's Grant BBC Sport 7 August 2008 7 August 2008 7 August 200824 MFENG Shaun Wright-Phillips ENG Manchester City £9.0 millionhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7584964.stm Man City re-sign Wright-Phillips BBC Sport 28 August 2008 28 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828203627/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7584964.stm 28 August 2008 live 28 August 2008 Winter #PosPlayerToFeeDate18 DFENG Wayne Bridge ENG Manchester City £12.0 millionhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7807951.stm Bridge seals transfer to Man City BBC Sport 3 January 2009 3 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090116181546/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7807951.stm 16 January 2009 live 3 January 2009 GKENG Stuart Searle ENG Watford Free 23 January 200923 GKITA Carlo Cudicini ENG Tottenham Hotspur Freehttp://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1533052 Cudicini moves on Chelsea F.C. 28 April 201426 January 2009 Loaned out #PosPlayerToStartEnd FWISR Ben Sahar ENG Portsmouth 1 July 2008 1 January 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7483632.stm Chelsea loan Sahar to Portsmouth BBC Sport 1 July 2008 1 July 2008 MFENG Jimmy Smith ENG Sheffield Wednesday 2 July 2008 1 January 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/7485594.stm Owls net Chelsea midfielder Smith BBC Sport 2 July 2008 2 July 2008 DFENG Ryan Bertrand ENG Norwich City 5 July 2008 31 May 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7491258.stm Norwich re-sign Bertrand on loan BBC Sport 5 July 2008 5 July 2008http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1499281 Bertrand Extension ChelseaFC.com 28 April 2014 DFSER Slobodan Rajković NED Twente 9 July 2008 1 July 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7498528.stm McClaren signs Chelsea 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2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/7568661.stm Shrimpers sign Chelsea's Sawyer BBC Sport 18 August 2008 18 August 2008 DFENG Jack Cork ENG Southampton 21 August 2008 1 November 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7574599.stm Saints bag Chelsea's Cork on loan BBC Sport 21 August 2008 21 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828072512/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7574599.stm 28 August 2008 live7 FWUKR Andriy Shevchenko ITA Milan 25 August 20081 July 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7573135.stm Shevchenko completes Milan move BBC Sport 25 August 2008 25 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828040135/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7573135.stm 28 August 2008 live42 DFENG Michael Mancienne ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 October 2008 29 December 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7693604.stm Chelsea loan Mancienne to Wolves BBC Sport 27 October 2008 27 October 2008 MFENG Liam Bridcutt ENG Watford 27 November 2008 31 January 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7752706.stm Watford land Chelsea's Bridcutt BBC Sport 27 November 2008 27 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081204045204/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7752706.stm 4 December 2008 livehttp://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~1504824,00.html Bridcutt Extends Loan Stay ChelseaFC.com 1 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090101105236/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10268~1504824%2C00.html 1 January 2009 dead DFENG Jack Cork ENG Watford 2 January 2009 1 July 2009http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~1506114,00.html Cork loan to Watford Chelsea F.C. 2 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090104133638/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10268~1506114%2C00.html 4 January 2009 dead FWISR Ben Sahar NED De Graafschap 3 January 2009 1 July 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7809553.stm Sahar moves on loan to Dutch side BBC Sport 3 January 2009 3 January 200916 MFENG Scott Sinclair ENG Birmingham City 6 January 2009 3 February 2009http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~1510837,00.html Sinclair loan to Birmingham Chelsea F.C. 6 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108083703/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10268~1510837%2C00.html 8 January 2009 dead MFENG Lee Sawyer ENG Coventry City 26 January 2009 22 February 2009http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1533303 Sky Blue switch for Sawyer Chelsea F.C. 28 April 2014 DFNIR Carl Magnay ENG Milton Keynes Dons 30 January 2009 30 February 2009http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1538263 Magnay to MK Chelsea F.C. 28 April 2014 MFENG Jimmy Smith ENG Leyton Orient 1 February 2009 1 July 2009http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_4888140,00.html Orient swoop for Smith Sky Sports 2 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017073109/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C11719_4888140%2C00.html 17 October 2012 live MFESP Sergio Tejera ESP Mallorca 2 February 2009 1 July 2009http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1544330 The young generation Chelsea F.C. 28 April 2014 FWPOR Fábio Ferreira ENG Oldham Athletic 20 February 2009 20 March 2009http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~1563952,00.html Fabio's Oldham Switch Chelsea F.C. 23 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090223093653/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10268~1563952%2C00.html 23 February 2009 dead DFNIR Carl Magnay ENG Northampton Town 9 March 2009 9 April 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/7933140.stm Northampton sign Chelsea defender BBC Sport 17 March 2009 9 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090312024051/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/7933140.stm 12 March 2009 live MFENG Lee Sawyer ENG Wycombe Wanderers 19 March 2009 1 July 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/7953428.stm Wycombe sign Chelsea midfielder BBC Sport 21 March 2009 19 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090322150043/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/7953428.stm 22 March 2009 live Overall Spending Summer: 24,100,000 £ Winter: 0,500,000 £ Total: 24,600,000 £ Income Summer: 22,900,000 £ Winter: 12,000,000 £ Total: 34,900,000 £ Expenditure Summer: 1,200,000 £ Winter: 11,500,000 £ Total: 10,300,000 £ Pre-season 23 July 2008 13:00 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical CHN 0–4 (Report) ENG Chelsea Kalou 20Lampard 51Di Santo 79Wright-Phillips 87 Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou CHN Zhao Liang W 26 July 2008 13:00 Chengdu Blades CHN 0–7 (Report) ENG Chelsea Anelka 15Kalou 31Lampard 38J. Cole 59 82Di Santo 65Wright-Phillips 84 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau MAC Tou Lap Meng W 29 July 2008 13:45 Malaysian Select XI MYS 0–2 (Report) ENG Chelsea Anelka 26A. Cole 53 Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor Malaysia Subkhiddin Sallehk W 1 August 2008 18:05 Lokomotiv Moscow RUS 1–1 (Report) ENG Chelsea Kambolov 84 Essien 26 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow Switzerland Massimo Busacca 5–4 Bilyaletdinov Spahić Glushakov Cociș Mujiri Kambolov Lampard Deco Wright-Phillips Essien Bridge Shevchenko L Milan ITA 3 August 2008 11:00 0–5 (Report) ENG Chelsea Lampard 3Anelka 8 18 51 58 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow RUS Yuri Baskakov W Competitions Overall y y Premier League 3rd 17 August 2008 24 May 2009 y y Champions League Group stage Semi-finals 16 September 2008 6 May 2009 y Football League Cup 3rd round 4th round 24 September 2008 12 November 2008 y y FA Cup 3rd round Winner Winners 3 January 2009 30 May 2009 Premier League 2008–09 Premier League League table CHE Results summary 11 6 2 33 12 14 2 3 35 12 Barclays Premier League April 2013 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/W/D/W/D/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/D/D/W/D/L/W/W/L/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W Position 1/1/1/1/2/1/1/1/2/2/1/1/1/1/2/2/2/2/2/2/3/3/2/3/4/3/2/2/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3 Points 3/6/7/10/11/14/17/20/20/23/26/29/32/33/33/36/37/38/41/42/42/45/48/48/49/52/55/58/61/61/64/67/68/71/74/77/80/83 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Matches April 2013 Matches 1 17 August 2008 13:30 Chelsea 4–0 (Report) Portsmouth J. Cole 12 Anelka 26 Lampard 45+1 pen. Deco 88 James 45+1 Stamford Bridge, London 41,468 Mike Dean W 2 24 August 2008 13:30 Wigan Athletic 0–1 (Report) Chelsea Cattermole 49 Deco 4 Terry 14 Carvalho 74 JJB Stadium, Wigan 18,139 Alan Wiley W 3 31 August 2008 13:30 Chelsea 1–1 (Report) Tottenham Hotspur Deco 10Belletti 27 J. Cole 45Bosingwa 86 Bent 45 Stamford Bridge, London 41,790 Howard Webb D 4 13 September 2008 17:30 Manchester City 1–3 (Report) Chelsea Robinho 13 Carvalho 16 Mikel 45Lampard 53Anelka 69 Terry 0 77 (suspension withdrawn) City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester 47,331 Mark Halsey W 5 21 September 2008 14:00 Chelsea 1–1 (Report) Manchester United Mikel 68Kalou 80 Park 18Scholes 36Ferdinand 41Neville 58Berbatov 60Rooney 80Evra 86Ronaldo 90 Stamford Bridge, London 41,760 Mike Riley D 6 27 September 2008 15:00 Stoke City 0–2 (Report) Chelsea Griffin 55Cresswell 66 Bosingwa 36Malouda 55Anelka 76 Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent 27,500 Martin Atkinson W 7 5 October 2008 15:00 Chelsea 2–0 (Report) Aston Villa J. Cole 21 Anelka 43 Cuéllar 68 Petrov 78 Shorey 85 Stamford Bridge, London 41,593 Chris Foy W 8 18 October 2008 12:45 Middlesbrough 0–5 (Report) Chelsea O'Neil 25 Alves 77 Kalou 14 Belletti 51Wheater 53 o.g. Lampard 63Malouda 67 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough 29,221 Phil Dowd W 9 26 October 2008 13:30 Chelsea 0–1 (Report) Liverpool Malouda 53 A. Cole 56 Deco 79 Alonso 10 Riera 22 Gerrard 39 Mascherano 65 Stamford Bridge, London 41,705 Howard Webb L 10 29 October 2008 19:45 Hull City 0–3 (Report) Chelsea Lampard 3J. Cole 11Anelka 50 Deco 59Malouda 75 KC Stadium, Hull 24,906 Andre Marriner W 11 1 November 2008 15:00 Chelsea 5–0 (Report) Sunderland Alex 27Anelka 30 45 53Lampard 51 Tainio 39 Stamford Bridge, London 41,693 Martin Atkinson W 12 9 November 2008 13:30 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 (Report) Chelsea Warnock 62Simpson 80 Anelka 40 68Malouda 85 Ewood Park, Blackburn 20,670 Chris Foy W 13 15 November 2008 17:30 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 (Report) Chelsea Bosingwa 34, 57Anelka 38 45Terry 51Ivanović 78 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 26,322 Steve Bennett W 14 22 November 2008 15:00 Chelsea 0–0 (Report) Newcastle United Gutiérrez 50 Guthrie 86 Stamford Bridge, London 41,660 Phil Dowd D 15 30 November 2008 16:00 Chelsea 1–2 (Report) Arsenal Djourou 31 o.g. Terry 61 Ivanović 85 Van Persie 59 62 Stamford Bridge, London 41,760 Mike Dean L 16 6 December 2008 15:00 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 (Report) Chelsea Davies 18 O'Brien 65 Anelka 9 Deco 21 Ballack 81 Reebok Stadium, Horwich 22,023 Howard Webb W 17 14 December 2008 16:00 Chelsea 1–1 (Report) West Ham United Mikel 21 Ballack 33 A. Cole 37 Anelka 51 Bellamy 33 45+1 Cole 40 Stamford Bridge, London 41,675 Mike Riley D 18 22 December 2008 20:00 Everton 0–0 (Report) Chelsea Terry 0 35 Lampard 43 A. Cole 43 Ballack 68 Goodison Park, Liverpool 35,655 Phil Dowd D 19 26 December 2008 13:00 Chelsea 2–0 (Report) West Bromwich Albion Drogba 3Lampard 45+1 Ballack 74 Stamford Bridge, London 41,417 Rob Styles W 20 28 December 2008 14:00 Fulham 2–2 (Report) Chelsea Dempsey 10 90, 90+1 Lampard 50 72 Drogba 82 Bosingwa 90+1 Craven Cottage, London 25,462 Andre Marriner D 21 11 January 2009 16:00 Manchester United 3–0 (Report) Chelsea Ronaldo 28 Vidić 45+2 Rooney 63 66 Park 68 Berbatov 87 Lampard 4 Bosingwa 27 Carvalho 28 Terry 81 Belletti 87 Old Trafford, Manchester 75,455 Howard Webb L 22 17 January 2009 15:00 Chelsea 2–1 (Report) (Highlight) Stoke City Belletti 88 Lampard 90+3 Faye 15 Delap 60 Kitson 89 Whelan 90 Stamford Bridge, London 41,788 Peter Walton W 23 28 January 2009 19:45 Chelsea 2–0 (Report) Middlesbrough Kalou 58 81 Shawky 10 Riggott 56 Stamford Bridge, London 40,280 Lee Probert W 24 1 February 2009 16:00 Liverpool 2–0 (Report) Chelsea Mascherano 21 Alonso 46 Gerrard 70 Torres 89 90+4 A. Cole 22 Mikel 53 Lampard 0 60Lampard's red card was rescinded after the match. Terry 61 Anfield, Liverpool 44,174 Mike Riley L Lampard's red card was rescinded after the match. 25 7 February 2009 15:00 Chelsea 0–0 (Report) Hull City Mikel 26 Ashbee 48 Garcia 80 Stamford Bridge, London 41,802 Lee Mason D 26 21 February 2009 12:45 Aston Villa 0–1 (Report) Chelsea Cuéllar 53 Anelka 19 Ballack 84 Bosingwa 84 Terry 90 Villa Park, Birmingham 42,585 Mark Halsey W 27 28 February 2009 15:00 Chelsea 2–1 (Report) Wigan Athletic Alex 10 Terry 19, 25 Mancienne 77 Lampard 90+1 N'Zogbia 24 Cattermole 29 Kapo 82 Stamford Bridge, London 40,714 Lee Probert W 28 3 March 2009 19:45 Portsmouth 0–1 (Report) Chelsea Drogba 79 Fratton Park, Portsmouth 20,326 Phil Dowd W 29 15 March 2009 13:30 Chelsea 1–0 (Report) Manchester City Essien 18 Elano 29 Evans 75 Stamford Bridge, London 41,810 Mike Riley W 30 21 March 2009 15:30 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 (Report) Chelsea Modrić 50 Belletti 45 Ballack 84 White Hart Lane, London 36,034 Mike Dean L 31 4 April 2009 15:00 Newcastle United 0–2 (Report) Chelsea Lampard 38, 56 Mikel 45+3 Malouda 65 St James' Park, Newcastle 52,112 Rob Styles W 32 11 April 2009 15:00 Chelsea 4–3 (Report) Bolton Wanderers Ballack 40Drogba 48 63 Lampard 60 pen. O'Brien 70Basham 74Taylor 78 Stamford Bridge, London 41,096 Peter Walton W 33 22 April 2009 20:00 Chelsea 0–0 (Report) Everton Neville 14 Stamford Bridge, London 41,556 Mark Halsey D 34 25 April 2009 15:00 West Ham United 0–1 (Report) Chelsea Stanislas 72 Kalou 55 Upton Park, London 34,749 Mike Dean W 35 2 May 2009 15:00 Chelsea 3–1 (Report) Fulham Anelka 1Malouda 10Drogba 53 Nevland 4 Murphy 90+1 Stamford Bridge, London 41,801 Alan Wiley W 36 10 May 2009 16:00 Arsenal 1–4 (Report) Chelsea Fàbregas 27Bendtner 70 Alex 28Anelka 39Touré 49 o.g.Malouda 86 Emirates Stadium, London 60,075 Phil Dowd W 37 17 May 2009 16:00 Chelsea 2–0 (Report) Blackburn Rovers Malouda 4Bosingwa 27 Anelka 59 Doran 64 Khizanishvili 84 Stamford Bridge, London 40,804 (245 away) Rob Styles W 38 24 May 2009 16:00 Sunderland 2–3 (Report) (Highlight) Chelsea Bardsley 39Richardson 53Jones 90 A. Cole 34, 86Anelka 47Kalou 74 Stadium of Light, Sunderland 42,468 Mark Halsey W UEFA Champions League 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group stage 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group A Group A CHE 1 16 September 2008 19:45 Chelsea ENG 4–0 Report FRA Bordeaux Lampard 14J. Cole 30Deco 58Malouda 82Anelka 90+2 Stamford Bridge London, England 39,635 Pieter Vink (Netherlands) W 2 1 October 2008 19:45 CFR Cluj ROM 0–0 Report ENG Chelsea Pereira 71Dani 90 Alex 40Anelka 78 Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Cluj-Napoca, Romania 20,320 Florian Meyer (Germany) D 3 22 October 2008 19:45 Chelsea ENG 1–0 Report ITA Roma Malouda 30 Terry 72, 77 Mexès 22 Panucci 85 Stamford Bridge London, England 41,002 Kyros Vassaras (Greece) W 4 4 November 2008 19:45 Roma ITA 3–1 Report ENG Chelsea Panucci 34 Vučinić 48 58 Perrotta 67 Terry 75 Deco 2 33 81 Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy 35,038 Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) L 5 26 November 2008 19:45 Bordeaux FRA 1–1 Report ENG Chelsea Gourcuff 22 Jurietti 55 Diarra 83 Chamakh 84 Terry 22 A. Cole 30 Anelka 60 J. Cole 68 Lampard 2 27 86 Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux, France 32,486 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) D 6 9 December 2008 19:45 Chelsea ENG 2–1 Report ROM CFR Cluj Kalou 40 Drogba 71 Belletti 76 Mikel 81 Trică 40 Koné 55 Culio 90+1 Stamford Bridge London, England 41,060 Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) W Knockout phase 2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout stage Round of 16 First leg 25 February 2009 19:45 Chelsea ENG 1–0 Report ITA Juventus Drogba 12 Ballack 58 Molinaro 52 Sissoko 82 Marchisio 90 Stamford Bridge London, England 38,079 Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) W Second leg 10 March 2009 19:45 Juventus ITA 2–2 2–3 Report ENG Chelsea Iaquinta 19 Salihamidžić 45+2 Chiellini 2 54 70 Del Piero 74 pen. 90+2 Essien 45+1 Čech 63 Drogba 69, 83 A. Cole 88 Anelka 90+1 Stadio Olimpico di Torino Turin, Italy 27,319 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) D Quarter-finals First leg 8 April 2009 19:45 Liverpool ENG 1–3 Report ENG Chelsea Torres 6Aurélio 74 Kalou 31 Ivanović 39 62, 60 Drogba 67 Anfield Liverpool, England 42,543 Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) W Second leg 14 April 2009 19:45 Chelsea ENG 4–4 7–5 Report ENG Liverpool Ivanović 28Drogba 51Alex 57Carvalho 58A. Cole 65Lampard 76 89 Aurélio 19Alonso 28 pen.Benayoun 41Arbeloa 74Lucas 81Kuyt 83 Stamford Bridge London, England 38,286 Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) D Semi-finals First leg 28 April 2009 19:45 Barcelona ESP 0–0 Report ENG Chelsea Y. Touré 37Puyol 74 Alex 25Ballack 29 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 95,000 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) D Second leg 6 May 2009 20:45 Chelsea ENG 1–1 1–1a Report ESP Barcelona Essien 9Alex 77Ballack 90+6Drogba 90+8 Alves 30Abidal 0 66Éto'o 90Iniesta 90+3, 90+4 Stamford Bridge London, England 37,857 Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) D Football League Cup 2008–09 Football League Cup Third round 24 September 2008 19:45 Portsmouth 0–4 (Report) Chelsea Hreiðarsson 35 Hughes 52 Ballack 5 Lampard 36 pen. 49 Malouda 45Kalou 64 Fratton Park, Portsmouth 15,339 Steve Bennett W Fourth round 12 November 2008 19:45 Chelsea 1–1 y (Report) Burnley Drogba 27 27 Akinbiyi 69, 70 Eagles 73 Caldwell 2 58 116 Stamford Bridge, London 41,369 Keith Stroud 4–5 Lampard Bridge Kalou Ferreira Malouda Mikel Alexander Mahon Eagles McDonald Elliott Duff D FA Cup 2008–09 FA Cup Third round 3 January 2009 15:00 Chelsea 1–1 (Report) Southend United Kalou 31 Mikel 56 Carvalho 90+4 McCormack 51 Grant 89 Clarke 90 Stamford Bridge, London 41,090 Stuart Attwell D Replay 14 January 2009 20:10 Southend United 1–4 (Report) Chelsea Barrett 16 Mikel 39 Ballack 45 Kalou 60 Anelka 78 Lampard 90 Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea 11,314 Chris Foy W Fourth round 24 January 2009 15:00 Chelsea 3–1 (Report) Ipswich Town Ballack 16 59 Lampard 85 Bruce 18, 34 Garvan 59 Stamford Bridge, London 41,137 Alan Wiley W Fifth round 14 February 2009 17:30 Watford 1–3 (Report) Chelsea Priskin 69 A. Cole 18 Anelka 75 77 90 Vicarage Road, Watford 16,851 Mike Dean W Quarter-final 7 March 2009 12:30 Coventry City 0–2 (Report) Chelsea Beuzelin 78 Drogba 15Alex 72 Ricoh Arena, Coventry 31,407 Steve Bennett W Semi-final 18 April 2009 17:15 Arsenal 1–2 (Report) Chelsea Walcott 17Denílson 73Touré 88 Malouda 33Ivanović 38Ballack 44Drogba 84, 85 Wembley Stadium, London 88,103 Martin Atkinson W Final 30 May 2009 15:00 Chelsea 2–1 (Report) Everton Drogba 21Mikel 63Lampard 72 83 Saha 1Hibbert 8Neville 48Baines 90+2 Wembley Stadium, London 89,391 Howard Webb W Statistics Appearances and goals Premier League Champions League FA Cup League Cup 1 Petr Čech GK CZE 36 -25 12 -13 6 -6 1 0 2 Branislav Ivanović DF SER 12+5 0 4 2 3+1 0 2 0 3 Ashley Cole DF ENG 33+1 1 9 0 7 0 0 0 5 Michael Essien MF GHA 11+1 1 5 2 2+1 0 0 0 6 Ricardo Carvalho DF POR 11+1 1 3+1 0 2 0 0 0 8 Frank Lampard MF ENG 37 12 11 3 7 3 1+1 2 9 Franco Di Santo FW ARG 0+8 0 0+3 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 10 Joe Cole MF ENG 14 2 4 1 2 0 0+0 0 11 Didier Drogba FW CIV 15+9 5 7+3 5 5+1 3 2 1 12 Mikel John Obi MF NGA 34+1 0 9 0 5 0 0+1 0 13 Michael Ballack MF GER 22+7 1 9+1 0 5+1 3 1 0 15 Florent Malouda MF FRA 25+7 6 9+1 1 4 1 2 1 16 Scott Sinclair FW ENG 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 17 José Bosingwa DF POR 34 2 10 0 4 0 0 0 18 Wayne Bridge DF ENG 3+3 0 3+1 0 0 0 2 0 18 Ricardo Quaresma MF POR 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 19 Paulo Ferreira DF POR 1+6 0 0+2 0 1 0 1+1 0 20 Deco MF POR 17+7 3 4 0 0+1 0 1 0 21 Salomon Kalou FW CIV 17+10 6 6+2 1 5+1 2 2 1 23 Carlo Cudicini GK ITA 2 0 0 0 1 -1 1 -1 24 Shaun Wright-Phillips MF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 John Terry DF ENG 35 1 11 2 4 0 1 0 27 Mineiro MF BRA 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33 Alex DF BRA 22+1 2 9 1 6 1 2 0 35 Juliano Belletti DF BRA 5+14 3 0+8 0 2+2 0 2 0 39 Nicolas Anelka FW FRA 33+4 19 8+4 2 5 4 0 0 40 Hilário GK POR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Michael Mancienne DF ENG 2+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 43 Miroslav Stoch FW Slovakia 0+4 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 Start formations 27 4–1–4–1 1–18 and 21 Premier League, 1–6 UEFA Champions League & 1–2 League Cup 25 4–3–3 19–20, 22–32, 34–35 and 38 Premier League, 7–10 UEFA Champions League & 1–5 FA Cup 7 4–2–3–1 33 and 36–37 Premier League, 6–7 FA Cup and 11–12 UEFA Champions League Match reports in Competitive matches April 2013 Top scorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueChampions LeagueLeague CupFA CupTotal1FRA39Nicolas Anelka19204252ENG8Frank Lampard12323203CIV11Didier Drogba5513144CIV21Salomon Kalou6112105FRA15Florent Malouda611196GER13Michael Ballack10034=BRA33Alex210148POR20Deco30003=GHA5Michael Essien12003=ENG10Joe Cole21003=ENG26John Terry12003=BRA35Juliano Belletti3000313SER2Branislav Ivanović02002=POR17José Bosingwa2000215ENG3Ashley Cole10001=POR6Ricardo Carvalho10001///Own Goals30003TOTALS6820517110 Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only. PositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueChampions LeagueLeague CupFA CupTotal (FA Total) GKCZE1Petr Čech001000001 (0)0DFSER2Branislav Ivanović201000104 (3)0DFENG3Ashley Cole503000109 (6)0MFGhana5Michael Essien001000001 (0)0DFPOR6Ricardo Carvalho201000104 (3)0MFENG8Frank Lampard31*2100106 (4)2* (1*)MFENG10Joe Cole201000003 (2)0FWCIV11Didier Drogba102010105 (3)0MFNGA12Mikel John Obi6010004011 (10)0MFGER13Michael Ballack6030101011 (8)0FWFRA15Florent Malouda301000004 (3)0DFPOR17José Bosingwa600000006 (6)0MFPOR20Deco303100006 (3)1 (0)MFCIV21Salomon Kalou001000001 (0)0 (0)DFENG26John Terry72*30000010 (7)2* (2*)DFBRA33Alex103000004 (1)0DFBRA35Juliano Belletti201000003 (2)0FWFRA39Nicolas Anelka002000002 (0)0DFENG42Michael Mancienne100000001 (1)0 TOTALS503**302209091 (61)5** (3**) * = 1 suspension withdrawn ** = 2 suspensions withdrawn Overall {|class="wikitable" |- |Games played || 59 (38 Premier League, 12 UEFA Champions League, 7 FA Cup and 2 League Cup) |- |Games won || 37 (25 Premier League, 5 UEFA Champions League, 6 FA Cup and 1 League Cup) |- |Games drawn || 15 (8 Premier League, 6 UEFA Champions League and 1 FA Cup) |- |Games lost || 7 (5 Premier League, 1 UEFA Champions League and 1 League Cup) |- |Goals scored || 110 |- |Goals conceded || 44 |- |Goal difference || +66 |- |Yellow cards || 91 |- |Red cards || 5 (2 withdrawn) |- |Worst discipline || ENG John Terry (10 , 2 (1 withdrawn)) |- |rowspan="2"|Best result || 5–0 (A) v Middlesbrough – Premier League – 2008.10.18 |- |5–0 (H) v Sunderland – Premier League – 2008.11.01 |- |Worst result || 0–3 (A) v Manchester United – Premier League – 2009.01.11 |- |Most appearances || ENG Frank Lampard (57 appearances) |- |Top scorer || FRA Nicolas Anelka (25 goals) |- |Points || 126/177 (71.2%) |- Chelsea FC April 2013 Honours Individuals Name Number Country Award Petr Čech 1 CZE Czech Republic UEFA European Club Goalkeeper of the Year (2008), Czech Golden Ball (2008) Ashley Cole 3 ENG England Samsung Players' Player of the Year (2008–09) Michael Essien 5 GHA Ghana Goal of the Season (2008–09) v Barcelona (UEFA Champions League Semi finals) 6 May 2009 Frank Lampard 8 ENG England UEFA European Club Midfielder of the Year (2008), October Premier League Player of the Month (2008), Chelsea Player of the Year (2008–09) Deco 20 POR Portugal August Premier League Player of the Month (2008) Salomon Kalou 21 CIV Ivory Coast CAF Young Player of the Year (2008) John Terry 26 ENG England UEFA European Club Defender of the Year (2008), FIFPro World XI (2007–08), UEFA Team of the Year (2008), Special Commitment Award (2008–09) for his 10 years of first team service. Nicolas Anelka 39 FRA France November Premier League Player of the Month (2008), Barclays Golden Boot (2008–09), PFA Team of the Year (2009) Michael Mancienne 42 ENG England Chelsea Young Player of the Year (2008–09) References External links Chelsea FC official website Chelsea FC on Soccerbase https://web.archive.org/web/20070627030941/http://www.soccerbase.com/teams2.sd?teamid=536 2007-06-27 2008–09 Category:2008–09 Premier League by team Category:2008–09 UEFA Champions League participants seasons