2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season

English football club season August 2013 January 2020 Chelsea 2014–15 José Mourinho Bruce Buck Roman Abramovich Stamford Bridge Premier League 1st FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Winners UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Diego Costa (20) Diego Costa (21) 6–0 v Maribor(21 October 2014) 0–3 v West Bromwich Albion(18 May 2015) 41,629 vs Burnley(21 February 2015)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31466726 Chelsea 1–1 Burnley 21 February 2014 BBC Sport 21 February 2014 37,692 vs Paris Saint-Germain(11 March 2015)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31816148 McNulty Phil Chelsea 2–2 Paris Saint Germain (aet) 11 March 2015 BBC Sport 12 March 2015 41,548http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.asp?league=england Premier League Attendance Table Soccer Stats 4 May 2015 4 May 2015 28 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170528193012/http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.asp?league=england dead _chelsea1415h _chelsea1415h _chelsea1415h _adidaswhite _chelsea1415hl 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF _chelsea1415a _chelsea1415a _chelsea1415a _adidasblue _chelsea1415al FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFEE00 FFFF00 _chelsea1415t _chelsea1415t _chelsea1415t _chelsea1415t _chelsea1415t 131522 131522 131522 131522 131522 2013–14 2015–16 Chelsea 3 Sunderland 1 Champions! (17975567060).jpg 250px Didier Drogba (left) and John Terry (right) with the Premier League trophy The 2014–15 season was Chelsea Football Club's 101st competitive season, 26th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 23rd consecutive season in the Premier League, and 109th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Chelsea participated in the UEFA Champions League after qualifying directly for the group stage by finishing third in the league last season. The club secured its fourth Premier League title by beating Crystal Palace on 3 May 2015. The season was the first since 2000–01 without Frank Lampard, who joined Manchester City.24 July 2014 Frank Lampard: New York City FC sign ex-Chelsea midfielder BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28188979 25 May 2021 Kits Supplier: adidasJune 2020 / Sponsor: Samsunghttps://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-extend-samsung-shirt-sponsorship-1310559 Chelsea extend Samsung shirt sponsorship deal until 2014/15 – Mirror Online Daily Mirror 7 September 2012 17 October 2014 _chelsea1415h _chelsea1415h _chelsea1415h _adidaswhite _chelsea1415hl 0000E0 0000E0 0000E0 0000FF FFFFFF Home _chelsea1415h _chelsea1415h _chelsea1415h _adidaswhite _chelsea1112h2l 0000E0 0000E0 0000E0 0000FF 0000E0 Home alt. _chelsea1415a _chelsea1415a _chelsea1415a _adidasblue _chelsea1415al FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFEE00 FFFF00 Away_chelsea1415t _chelsea1415t _chelsea1415t _chelsea1415t _chelsea1415tl 131522 131522 131522 131522 131522 Third _chelsea1415gkh _chelsea1415gkh _chelsea1415gkh _chelsea1415gkh _chelsea1415gkh FF5537 FF5537 FF5537 FF5537 FF5537 Goalkeeper 1 _swansea1516g1 _swansea1516g1 _swansea1516g1 _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white EE4437 EE4437 EE4437 EE4437 EE4437 vs Sydney FC _chelsea1314g1 _chelsea1314g1 _chelsea1314g1 _chelsea1314g1 _chelsea1314g1 000000 FFF000 000000 FFF000 FFF000 Goalkeeper 2 _chelsea1415gka _chelsea1415gka _chelsea1415gka _chelsea1415gka _chelsea1415gka Goalkeeper 3 Month by month review June Midfielder and all-time top scorer Frank Lampard left the Blues after 13 trophy-laden years, having played 648 games and scoring 211 goals. During his Chelsea career, he won 13 trophies, including three Premier Leagues, four FA Cups, two League Cups, one Europa League and one Champions League.http://www.chelseafc.com/news/features/lampard-to-leave-chelsea.html Lampard to leave Chelsea Chelsea F.C. 3 June 2014 30 July 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27673942 Chelsea midfielder to leave Stamford Bridge BBC Sport 3 June 2014 28 July 2014 Chelsea announced the signing of former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas from Barcelona for £27 million.Simon Stone BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27819204 Chelsea sign ex-Arsenal midfielder from Barcelona BBC Sport 12 June 2014 28 July 2014http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9346693/premier-league-chelsea-secure-deal-for-ex-arsenal-midfielder-cesc-fabregas Chelsea secure deal for ex-Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas Sky Sports 13 June 2014 28 July 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/06/fabregas-signs-for-chelsea.html Chelsea F.C. Fabregas signs for Chelsea 30 July 2014 He was given the number 4 shirt vacated after the departure of David Luiz to Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year contract. David Luiz's transfer was completed just a day after the signing of Fàbregas and the Brazilian left the Blues having played 143 games and scoring 12 goals.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27545046 Chelsea defender completes Paris St-Germain move BBC Sport 13 June 2014 28 July 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/06/david-luiz-departs.html Chelsea F.C. David Luiz departs 13 June 2014 30 July 2014http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9348040/transfer-news-paris-saint-germain-confirm-16350million-purchase-of-chelseas-david-luiz Paris Saint-Germain confirm £50million purchase of Chelsea's David Luiz Sky Sports 13 June 2014 28 July 2014 July On 1 July, Ashley Cole departed Chelsea after eight years. He left after winning one Premier League, four FA Cups, one League Cup and one Champions League.http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/farewell-cole.html Farewell Cole Chelsea F.C. 30 July 2014 Along with Cole leaving Stamford Bridge, Samuel Eto'o,http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3941381/title/goodbye-etoo Chelsea F.C. Goodbye Eto'o 30 July 2014 Henrique Hiláriohttp://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/hilario-contract-concludes.html Chelsea F.C. Hilario contract concludes 30 July 2014 and Sam Hutchinsonhttp://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/hutchinson-departs.html Hutchinson departs 30 July 2014 left as well. On the same day, Mark Schwarzer signed a new one-year extension.http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/new-deal-for-schwarzer.html New deal for Schwarzer 30 July 2014 Chelsea also announced that they agreed a fee with Atlético Madrid for Striker Diego Costa, thought to be in the region of £32 million,http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/costa-agreement-reached.html Costa agreement reached 30 July 2014 and eventually signed him on 15 July.http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/costa-deal-completed.html Costa deal completed 30 July 2014 On 16 July, Chelsea announced that they had agreed a fee with Atlético Madrid for left back Filipe Luís, thought to be for about £16 million, subject to a medical and agreeing personal terms,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28328843 BBC Sport – Filipe Luis: Chelsea sign Atletico Madrid defender for £15.8m BBC 18 July 2014 28 July 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/luis-agreement-reached.html Luis agreement reached Chelseafc.com 14 August 2014 28 July 2014 whilst Beşiktaş announced that they had agreed a deal to sign Demba Ba from the Blues for a reported £4.7 million. Ba left the Blues having played 51 games and scoring 14 goals.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28325796 BBC Sport – Demba Ba: Chelsea striker signs for Turkish side Besiktas BBC 18 July 2014 28 July 2014https://twitter.com/dembabafoot/status/489383858639765504 Twitter / dembabafoot: Vodafone Arena cok guzel, gel! Twitter.com 16 July 2014 28 July 2014 The same day, a youthful Chelsea team comfortably defeated League 2 side Wycombe Wanderers 5–0 in their first pre-season friendly at Adams Park in Buckinghamshire. On 18 July, Filipe Luís officially became a Chelsea player,http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/filipe-luis-deal-completed.html Filipe Luis deal completed Chelseafc.com 14 August 2014 28 July 2014 being given the shirt number 5, vacated by Michael Essien who had worn the number from 2005 until his departure in January 2014. It was also confirmed that his teammate at Atlético Madrid and now Chelsea, Diego Costa, would take the number 19 shirt,http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/costa-squad-number-confirmed.html Costa squad number confirmed Chelseafc.com 14 August 2014 28 August 2014 vacated by Demba Ba, who had held the number since Paulo Ferreira left the club in the summer of 2013. Also that day, another very youthful Chelsea team narrowly defeated another League 2 side Wimbledon in their second pre-season friendly at Kingsmeadow in southwest London, winning the match 3–2 after being two goals down at half-time; the comeback was aided by a few senior players brought on for the second-half. The next day, Chelsea announced that Filipe Luís will get the shirt number 3 while the shirt number 5 will be given to 19-year-old French defender Kurt Zouma. Chelsea legend Didier Drogba re-signed for Chelsea from Galatasaray for free on a one-year deal. Drogba's last kick for the Blues was the final penalty in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, which won the Champions League for Chelsea for the first time.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28492365 BBC Sport – Didier Drogba: Chelsea re-sign club legend on free transfer BBC Sport 28 July 2014 In the new season, Drogba will wear the number 15 shirt; his former number 11 shirt had been given to Oscar. Drogba, however, reclaimed his former number 11 after Oscar was handed number 8, last worn by Frank Lampard.http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/drogba-signs.html Drogba signs Chelsea F.C. 14 August 2014 28 August 2014 Romelu Lukaku departed the Blues for £28 million to Everton, leaving after playing 12 games for Chelsea and scoring zero goals,http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/lukaku.html Lukaku leaves chelseafc.com 27 August 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28569197 BBC Sport – Romelu Lukaku: Everton sign Chelsea striker BBC Sport 27 August 2014 while Ryan Bertrand was sent on a season-long loan to Southampton, his sixth loan spell for the Blues.Bertrand joins Southampton on loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/saints-loan-for-bertrand.html Chelsea F.C. 30 July 2014 22 April 2015Ryan Bertrand joins from Chelsea on season-long loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28576393 BBC Sport 30 July 2014 22 April 2015 August Defensive midfielder Oriol Romeu signed on a season long loan for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28639062 BBC Sport – Chelsea: Oriol Romeu makes Stuttgart loan move BBC Sport 27 August 2014 Chelsea travelled to Istanbul to take on Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş in a small three-team tournament. Chelsea beat Fenerbahçe 2–0 with goals from Diego Costa and Branislav Ivanović. The Blues, however, then lost to Beşiktaş 1–0, also opposing former Blue, Demba Ba. Chelsea began their 2014–15 Premier League campaign with a 1–3 victory against Burnley on 18 August at Turf Moor. Chelsea surrendered the first goal in the 13th minute, but three minutes later, Costa smashed home a close-range shot to level the score. A pass from Cesc Fàbregas then set up an André Schürrle goal to break the deadlock, and Ivanović provided the final goal of the match from a corner in the 34th minute. This match marked the first competitive action for new signings Costa, Fàbregas and Thibaut Courtois, who started in goal after a three-year loan spell at Atlético Madrid. Didier Drogba also made his return appearance to the Chelsea squad, coming off the bench in the second-half.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28735901 BBC Sport – Burnley 1–3 Chelsea BBC Sport 17 October 2014 Chelsea won their first competitive home match with a 2–0 victory against Leicester City on 24 August at Stamford Bridge. Costa scored his second goal in two matches followed by Eden Hazard's first goal of the season. Courtois claimed his first clean sheet of his Chelsea career.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28816298 BBC Sport – Chelsea 2–0 Leicester City BBC Sport 17 October 2014 On 29 August, Fernando Torres signed a two-year loan deal with Milan.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28991464 BBC Sport – Fernando Torres: A.C. Milan seal loan deal for Chelsea striker BBC Sport 17 October 2014 Chelsea's next game was a nine-goal thriller away against Everton, a game which Chelsea won 3–6, with Costa scoring a brace.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28906778 BBC Sport – Everton 3–6 Chelsea BBC Sport 17 October 2014 On 31 August, Loïc Rémy transferred to Chelsea from Queens Park Rangers for £10.5 million on a four-year deal.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28994304 BBC Sport – Loic Remy: Chelsea complete £10.5m signing of QPR striker BBC Sport 17 October 2014 main WDL Position at the end of August Q 1 CHL Chelsea 3 0 0 11 4 SWA Swansea City 3 0 0 6 1 AVL Aston Villa 2 1 0 3 1 MCI Manchester City 2 0 1 5 3 LIV Liverpool 2 0 1 6 4 green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round CLPOR blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage ELGS complete September On transfer deadline day, Chelsea sent three players on loan—Jamal Blackman joined Patrick Bamford on loan at Middlesbrough,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28939020 BBC Sport – Patrick Bamford: Middlesbrough sign Chelsea striker on loan BBC Sport 17 October 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29013756 BBC Sport – Transfer deadline day: Boro sign Vossen, Blackman & Wildschut BBC Sport 17 October 2014 Marco van Ginkel signed on a year-long loan at Milan and Nathaniel Chalobah joined Premier League club Burnley.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29015613 BBC Sport – Transfer deadline day: Chelsea's Marco van Ginkel joins AC Milan BBC Sport 17 October 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29019928 BBC Sport – Burnley sign Nathaniel Chalobah and Michael Keane on loan BBC Sport 17 October 2014 Chelsea have currently sent 26 players out on loan, the most in the Premier League. After the international break, Diego Costa was named Player of the Month for August after scoring four goals in three games and sending Chelsea to the top of the table. On 13 September, Chelsea played their second game of the season at Stamford Bridge against Swansea City. Chelsea won the game 4–2 with Costa scoring his first hat-trick for Chelsea and Rémy scoring on his debut.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29090529 BBC Sport – Chelsea 4–2 Swansea City BBC Sport 17 October 2014 Chelsea began their 2014–15 Champions League with a 1–1 draw at home to Schalke 04. Fàbregas grabbed his first Chelsea goal but it was cancelled out by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who scored with 28 minutes left to secure a point for Schalke. Chelsea dropped their first points of the season.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29225452 BBC Sport – Chelsea 1–1 FC Schalke 04 Gary Rose BBC Sport 17 October 2014 Chelsea dropped their first points of the 2014–15 Premier League season as they drew 1–1 to reigning champions Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium. In a close fought-encounter, Pablo Zabaleta was sent off after 66 minutes, giving Chelsea the advantage and allowing Schürrle to givethe Blues the lead. With only five minutes to go, Chelsea looked like they were going to stretch their winning run to five games, however former Blues vice-captain and all-time record goalscorer Frank Lampard equalised for City in the 85th minute.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29196082 BBC Sport – Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea Phil McNulty BBC Sport 17 October 2014 Despite the draw, Chelsea still remained three points clear at the top of the table on 13 points. In Chelsea's next match, they knocked Bolton Wanderers out of the League Cup third round after winning 2–1 thanks to a debut goal from defender Zouma and a strike from Oscar.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29233095 BBC Sport – Chelsea 2–1 Bolton Wanderers BBC Sport 17 October 2014 The result meant Chelsea faced Shrewsbury Town in the League Cup fourth round.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29356677 BBC Sport – League Cup draw: Shrewsbury face Chelsea, Liverpool v Swansea BBC Sport 17 October 2014 Chelsea's last game in the league for September came against Aston Villa, a game which was won 3–0, meaning they finished September at the top of the table.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29289978 BBC Sport – Chelsea 3–0 Aston Villa BBC Sport 17 October 2014 It was announced that Chelsea had enquired about temporarily relocating to Twickenham Stadium whilst redeveloping Stamford Bridge.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29400666 BBC Sport – Chelsea explore possibility of temporary Twickenham move BBC Sport 17 October 2014 The final game of the month was in the Champions League against Sporting CP in Portugal. Nemanja Matić scored the only goal of the game, giving Chelsea a 0–1 win and leaving them top of their grouphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29362602 BBC Sport – Sporting Lisbon 0–1 Chelsea BBC Sport 17 October 2014 main WDL Position at the end of September Q 1 CHL Chelsea 5 1 0 19 7 SOU Southampton 4 1 1 11 4 MCI Manchester City 3 2 1 12 7 ARS Arsenal 2 4 0 11 7 SWA Swansea City 3 1 2 8 6 green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round CLPOR blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage ELGS complete October thumbnail|Chelsea's starting eleven against Maribor in the UEFA Champions League. Chelsea began October with a derby match and a 2–0 victory over local rivals Arsenal. A first half penalty by Eden Hazard and the ninth goal of the season for Diego Costa sent the Blues five points clear at the top of the table ahead of the international break.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29398780 BBC Sport – Chelsea 2–0 Arsenal Phil McNulty BBC Sport 17 October 2014 Chelsea preserved their five-point lead at the top as they defeated Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, 1–2.Crystal Palace 1–2 Chelsea https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29580146 BBC Sport 18 October 2014 18 October 2014 Three days later, they continued their form into the Champions League defeating Maribor 6–0 at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Rémy, Drogba, Terry an own goal and two from Hazard sent Chelsea on their way to secure a record Champions League win, which also maintained their unbeaten start in all competitions this season.Chelsea 6–0 NK Maribor https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29362738 BBC Sport 21 October 2014 23 October 2014 On 22 October, Chelsea's chief executive Ron Gourlay left the club, having held the position since 2009.Chelsea chief executive Gourlay goes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29728090 BBC Sport 22 October 2014 23 October 2014 Chelsea drew for the second time in the league season away to Manchester United. Drogba's powerful header gave the Blues the lead, but a last minute equaliser from Robin van Persie meant the sides shared the points.McNulty Phil Man Utd 1–1 Chelsea https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29679403 BBC Sport 26 October 2014 26 October 2014 The result rendered Chelsea four points clear of second-placed Southampton at the end of October. Diego Costa, Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard were among the nominees for the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or, while José Mourinho was nominated for the 2014 FIFA World Coach of the Year.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29798340 BBC Sport – Ballon d'Or: Gareth Bale on Fifa world player shortlist BBC Sport 28 October 2014 In the Blues final game in October, they edged past League Two side Shrewsbury Town in the Football League Cup thanks to a third goal in three games from Drogba and an own goal.Chowdhury Saj Shrewsbury 1–2 Chelsea https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29699744 BBC Sport 28 October 2014 28 October 2014 In the next round, they faced Derby County away. main WDL Position at the end of October Q 1 CHL Chelsea 7 2 0 24 9 SOU Southampton 6 1 2 20 5 MCI Manchester City 5 2 2 19 10 WHU West Ham United 5 1 3 17 12 ARS Arsenal 3 5 1 15 11 green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round CLPOR blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage ELGS complete November Chelsea's first game of the month came against local rivals Queens Park Rangers, a brilliant first half goal from Oscar and a second-half penalty from Eden Hazard gave Chelsea a 2–1 win.Johnston Neil Chelsea 2–1 QPR https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29768250 BBC Sport 1 November 2014 1 November 2014 Four days later, Chelsea came from behind to draw away to Maribor, with Matić scoring 20 minutes from full-time to keep Chelsea top of the group.Sheringham Sam NK Maribor 1–1 Chelsea https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29362929 BBC Sport 5 November 2014 5 November 2014 Chelsea's unbeaten start continued as they defeated Liverpool 1–2 at Anfield. Emre Can gave the Reds the lead before goals from Gary Cahill and Diego Costa sent the Blues seven points clear before the international break.McNulty Phil Costa secures Chelsea win at Anfield https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29860231 BBC Sport 8 November 2014 8 November 2014 A dominating performance against West Bromwich Albion sent kept Chelsea seven points clear at the top of the table, thanks to goals from Costa and Hazard.Strickland Jamie Chelsea 2–0 West Bromwich Albion https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30065757 BBC Sport 22 November 2014 22 November 2014 The Blues secured qualification for the Second round of the Champions League after hammering Schalke 04 0–5 at the Veltins-Arena.Jurejko Jonathan FC Schalke 04 0–5 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29363005 BBC Sport 25 November 2014 25 November 2014 Chelsea's final game in November was a 0–0 stalemate away at Sunderland. Despite Chelsea failing to score for the first time in the season, they went six points clear of defending champions Manchester City at November's end.Canavan Steve Sunderland 0–0 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30156731 BBC Sport 29 November 2014 29 November 2014 main WDL Position at the end of November Q 1 CHL Chelsea 10 3 0 30 11 MCI Manchester City 8 3 2 27 13 SOU Southampton 8 2 3 24 9 MUN Manchester United 6 4 3 22 15 WHU West Ham United 6 3 4 21 16 green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round CLPOR blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage ELGS complete December Chelsea bounced back from their 0–0 draw to Sunderland to defeat London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Hazard and Drogba, in for the suspended Costa, gave Chelsea a first half lead, before a goal from Rémy settled the game.Higginson Marc Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30204433 BBC Sport 3 December 2014 3 December 2014 Chelsea suffered their first defeat of the 2014–15 season after losing 2–1 to Newcastle United at St James' Park.Higginson Marc Newcastle 2-1 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30257076 BBC Sport 6 December 2014 6 December 2014 The Blues fell behind to two Papiss Cissé goals and Drogba pulled one back, but Mourinho's side failed to secure the equaliser as Manchester City closed the gap at the top to three points. With the defeat to Newcastle behind them, the Blues defeated Sporting CP 3–1 at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Cesc Fàbregas, Schürrle, and John Obi Mikel sent Chelsea through to the next round as group winners.Williams Adam Chelsea 3-1 Sporting Lisbon BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29363859 10 December 2014 10 December 2014 The Blues bounced back in the Premier League to regain a three-point advantage over Manchester City after dispatching Hull City 2–0 at Stamford Bridge with goals from Hazard and Costa.Lewis Aimee Chelsea 2-0 Hull https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30357622 BBC Sport 13 December 2014 13 December 2014 Paris Saint-Germain faced Chelsea in the Champions League Round of 16. The first leg was held in Paris on Tuesday 17 February, and the second leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday 11 March.McNulty Phil Champions League draw: Manchester City face Barcelona https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30477407 BBC Sport 15 December 2014 15 December 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/12/champions-league-draw.html Paris rematch in Champions League draw 15 December 2014 15 December 2014 They faced each other in the 2013–14 Quarter Finals, where the Blues went through on away goals thanks to an 87th-minute goal from Demba Ba.McNulty Phil Chelsea 2-0 PSG https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26914647 BBC Sport 8 April 2014 15 December 2014 In the League Cup Quarter Finals Chelsea progressed by beating Derby County 3–1 at the iPro Stadium,Whalley Mike Derby County 1-3 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30390347 BBC Sport 16 December 2014 17 December 2014 where they faced 2012 winners Liverpool.League Cup draw: Chelsea to play Liverpool in semi-finals https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30526469 BBC Sport 18 December 2014 18 December 2014 A superb victory against Stoke City meant the Blues were on top at Christmas, goals from captain John Terry and Cesc Fàbregas gave José Mourinho a win against adversary Mark Hughes.Strickland Jamie Stoke 0-2 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30474063 BBC Sport 22 December 2014 22 December 2014 Terry scored for the second successive game as the Blues continued their form and defeated West Ham United 2–0 at Stamford Bridge.Chelsea 2-0 West Ham https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30544150 BBC Sport 26 December 2014 26 December 2014 The Blues finished 2014 with a 1–1 draw away to Southampton, Sadio Mané's early goal was cancelled out by Eden Hazard and despite the Blues persistence they couldn't break down a resilient Saints. McNulty Phil Southampton 1-1 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30566736 BBC Sport 28 December 2014 28 December 2014 Despite the draw Chelsea regained a four-point lead over Manchester City as they slipped up at home to Burnley.Stone Simon Manchester City 2–2 Burnley https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30566745 BBC Sport 28 December 2014 28 December 2014 main WDL Position at the end of December Q 1 CHL Chelsea 14 4 1 40 13 MCI Manchester City 13 4 2 41 17 MUN Manchester United 10 6 3 32 18 SOU Southampton 10 3 6 32 15 ARS Arsenal 9 6 4 34 23 green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round CLPOR blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage ELGS complete January Chelsea started 2015 in disappointing fashion, falling to a 5–3 away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Five goals was the most José Mourinho had conceded as a manager in the Premier League, but despite the loss, the Blues remained top of the league on alphabetical order.Tottenham Hotspur 5–3 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30600753 BBC Sport 1 January 2015 1 January 2015 Loanees Patrick Bamford and Alex Davey had their loan deals extended to the end of the season, to Middlesbrough and Scunthorpe United respectively,Shemilt Stephan Patrick Bamford: Middlesbrough extend loan for rest of season https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30646643 BBC Sport 1 January 2015 3 January 2015Davey extends Scunthorpe loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/davey-extends-scunthorpe-loan.html Chelsea 1 January 2015 3 January 2015 while John Swift returned from his unsuccessful loan spell to Rotherham United and was subsequently sent to Swindon Town. Striker Alex Kiwomya was also sent to Barnsley on a one-month loan.Swift loan to Swindon http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/swift-loan-to-swindon.html 3 January 2015 3 January 2015Kiwomya goes on loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/kiwomya-goes-on-loan.html 3 January 2015 3 January 2015 Chelsea started their FA Cup campaign with a 3–0 victory over Watford, with goals from Willian, Rémy and Zouma.Chelsea 3-0 Watford https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30614332 BBC Sport 4 January 2015 4 January 2015 Despite a superb first-half performance from Newcastle United and in particular Rémy Cabella, the Blues ran out 2–0 winners after goals from Oscar and Diego Costa.Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30663822 10 January 2015 12 January 2015 José Mourinho recorded his biggest Premier League away win as Chelsea manager as the Blues hammered Swansea City 5–0, thanks to two doubles from Costa, Oscar and a goal from Schürrle.Swansea City 0-5 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30758437 17 January 2015 17 January 2015 A week later, Chelsea threw away a two-goal lead and lost to League One side Bradford City in the FA Cup fourth round.Emons Michael Chelsea 2–4 Bradford City https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30860394 BBC Sport 24 January 2015 20 April 2015 Chelsea progressed to the League Cup Final after defeating Liverpool on aggregate 2–1 in the Semi-finals. An early penalty from Hazard was cancelled out by a Raheem Sterling goal in the first leg, leaving the game 1–1 heading into the second leg at Stamford Bridge.Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30791105 BBC Sport Phil McNulty=date=20 January 2015 27 January 2015 The second leg finished 0–0 after 90 minutes before an Ivanović header after 94 minutes sent the Blues to the League Cup Final at Wembley to face Tottenham.Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30891895 BBC Sport Phil McNulty=date=27 January 2015 27 January 2015 Striker Costa was banned for a stamp on Liverpool midfielder Emre Can, missing games against Manchester City, Aston Villa and Everton.Chelsea striker gets three-match ban for stamp https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31059345 BBC Sport 30 January 2015 31 January 2015 Chelsea finished January with a 1–1 draw at Stamford Bridge with second place Manchester City. The Blues took the lead through Rémy before David Silva equalised to prevent the lead at the top increasing to eight points.Chelsea 1-1 Manchester City https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30963477 BBC Sport Phil McNulty 31 January 2015 31 January 2015 main WDL Position at the end of January Q 1 CHL Chelsea 16 5 2 52 20 MCI Manchester City 14 6 3 46 23 MUN Manchester United 12 7 4 38 21 SOU Southampton 13 3 6 37 16 TOT Tottenham Hotspur 12 4 7 35 30 green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round CLPOR blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage ELGS complete February Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado signed for Chelsea for an initial fee of £23.3 million.Chelsea sign Fiorentina winger for £23.3m https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31103597 BBC Sport 2 February 2015 Cuadrado played a vital role in Colombia's run to the World Cup quarter-finals. Schürrle moved to Wolfsburg on a £22 million deal, having played 65 games for Chelsea and scoring 14 goals, including vital goals against Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City.Schurrle departs http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/schurrle-departs.html Chelsea F.C. 2 February 2015Chelsea winger completes £22m Wolfsburg move https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31087979 BBC Sport 2 February 2015 Additionally, left back Ryan Bertrand made the permanent move to Southampton for £10 million after having spent the first half of the season on loan at the club.Bertrand Makes Southampton Switch Permanent http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/bertrand-makes-southampton-switch-permanent.html Chelsea F.C. 2 February 2015Southampton complete deals for Filip Djuricic and Ryan Bertrand https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31103827 BBC Sport 2 February 2014 Chelsea moved seven points clear of second-placed Manchester City after a hard-fought win over Aston Villa at Villa Park.Bevan Chris Aston Villa 1–2 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31071273 BBC Sport 8 January 2015 8 January 2015 The Blues then won 0–1 for the first time in all competitions after a late goal from Willian gave Chelsea a victory over Everton to keep the lead their lead at the top of the table at seven points.Sheringham Sam Chelsea 1–0 Everton https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31124629 BBC Sport 11 January 2015 11 January 2015 Eden Hazard signed a new five-and-a-half-year deal with Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2020. He had played 147 games to date and scored 44 goals while also winning the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League with the Blues.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31440710 Chelsea midfielder signs new contract 12 February 2014 BBC Sport 12 February 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/hazard-signs-new-deal.html Hazard signs new deal 12 February 2014 Chelsea F.C. 12 February 2014 Edinson Cavani's equaliser in the 54th minute denied Chelsea victory against PSG in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. Ivanović gave the Blues the lead and looked set to give them victory at the Parc des Princes, but Edinson Cavani equalised, and it could have been worse for Chelsea yet Thibaut Courtois made a series of top saves to keep the Blues in the tie for the second leg at Stamford Bridge.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31491679 McMath James Paris Saint Germain 1–1 Chelsea 17 February 2014 BBC Sport 17 February 2014 The Blues' final game in February was mired in controversy, as official Martin Atkinson had a poor game at Stamford Bridge. Ivanović gave Chelsea the lead, but two stonewall penalties were not given in Chelsea's favour, one for a handball and another for a blatant two-handed push on Costa. Matić was then sent off for retaliating to a challenge from Burnley's Ashley Barnes before Ben Mee equalised in the 81st minute. Chelsea appealed Matić's red card, and The Football Association reduced the ban from three games to two.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31613184 Chelsea player's ban reduced to two games 24 February 2014 BBC Sport 25 February 2014 Two Chelsea players left the club—Lewis Baker left on loan to Milton Keynes Dons until the end of the season,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31626192 Chelsea midfielder Lewis Baker makes MK Dons loan move 25 February 2014 BBC Sport 25 February 2014 while Hazard's younger brother Thorgan Hazard moved permanently to Borussia Mönchengladbach, signing a deal to keep him at the German club until 2020.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31590137 Chelsea man to stay at Borussia Mönchengladbach 24 February 2014 BBC Sport 25 February 2014 main WDL Position at the end of February Q 1 CHL Chelsea 18 6 2 56 22 MCI Manchester City 16 7 3 56 25 MUN Manchester United 14 8 5 45 25 ARS Arsenal 14 6 6 49 29 SOU Southampton 14 4 9 38 20 green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round CLPOR blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage ELGS complete March thumbnail|Chelsea players celebrating winning the Capital One Cup. Chelsea's first game in March won José Mourinho his first trophy on his return to Chelsea after the Blues defeated Spurs 2–0 in the 2015 League Cup Final. Zouma replaced the suspended Matić in defensive midfield, and Petr Čech replaced Thibaut Courtois in goal. A goal from captain John Terry just before half-time sent Chelsea on their way and a Costa deflected effort,http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/03/ask-statman.html Ask Statman 1 April 2014 Chelsea F.C. 18 April 2014 originally credited as a Kyle Walker own goal, gave the Blues the win. Credit to Costa was later confirmed on the official match scorecard on the Capital One Cup's website.http://www.capitalonecup.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/index.aspx?MatchId=3804535&hometeamid=4&type=report Match Report 27 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150417203801/http://www.capitalonecup.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/index.aspx?MatchId=3804535&hometeamid=4&type=report 17 April 2015 Mourinho's win was his third Football League Cup and Chelsea's fifth overall; this win was also Čech, Drogba and Terry's third win. It was Chelsea's first domestic cup since the 2011–12 FA Cup and Chelsea's first major trophy in two years. The win also meant that Chelsea qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31572594 McNulty Phil Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham 2 March 2014 BBC Sport 2 March 2014 http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/331217/report Chelsea v Tottenham 2 March 2014 Sky Sports 2 March 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/03/cup-final-match-report--chelsea-v-tottenham.html Cup final match report: Chelsea 2 Tottenham 0 2 March 2014 Chelsea F.C. 2 March 2014 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/11443094/Chelsea-2-Tottenham-0-match-report-John-Terry-and-Diego-Costa-on-target-as-Blues-win-Capital-One-Cup-final.html Henry Winter Chelsea 2 Tottenham 0, match report – John Terry and Diego Costa on target as Blues win Capital One Cup final 2 March 2014 The Telegraph 2 March 2014 A Hazard header in the first-half gave the Blues victory over London rivals West Ham. The win kept the gap at the top at five points over Manchester City, with Chelsea having a game in hand.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31616987 Andy Cryer West Ham United 0-1 Chelsea 4 March 2014 BBC Sport 4 March 2014 Chelsea produced their worst performance of the season in arguably their most important game of the season. Ten-man PSG knocked out the Blues on away goals, and despite star forward Zlatan Ibrahimović being sent off after only 30 minutes, and Chelsea could not find a breakthrough with over 60 minutes with the man advantage. Goals from Cahill and Hazard looked to send the disappointing Blues through, but former Chelsea defender David Luiz scored in normal time and Thiago Silva scored in extra time to condemn Chelsea to defeat. The Blues disappointing form continued as they drew 1–1 to Southampton at Stamford Bridge. Despite the draw, Chelsea extended their lead at the top to six points due to Manchester City's slip at Burnley.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31785733 Chowdhury Saj Chelsea 1–1 Southampton 15 March 2015 BBC Sport 15 March 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31776486 Emons Michael Burnley 1–0 Manchester City 14 March 2015 BBC Sport 15 March 2015 Chelsea rounded off March with a hard-fought 3–2 win over Hull City, early goals from Costa and Hazard sent the Blues on their way before two goals in the space of a minute sent Hull City level at the break. Costa went off with an injury after 75 minutes and his replacement Rémy scored moments later to send Chelsea six points clear with a game in hand.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31893154 Magowan Alistair Hull City 2–3 Chelsea 22 March 2015 BBC Sport 22 March 2015 Club captain Terry signed a new, one-year deal with the Blues, keeping him at the club until June 2016. Playing 650 times scoring 59 goals while also lifting a record 15 trophies, he is the most successful captain in the club's history.http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/03/terry-signs-new-deal.html Terry signs new deal 30 July 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32070838 John Terry: Chelsea captain extends contract with club BBC Sport 26 March 2015 27 March 2015 main WDL Position at the end of March Q 1 CHL Chelsea 20 7 2 61 25 MCI Manchester City 18 7 5 62 28 ARS Arsenal 18 6 6 58 31 MUN Manchester United 17 8 5 51 26 LIV Liverpool 16 6 8 42 30 T green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round CLPOR blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage ELGS complete April The Blues started April with a hard-fought 2–1 home win against Stoke City. A first half penalty kick from Hazard sent Chelsea on their way before Charlie Adam scored from 65 yards to equalise, yet for the second game, Rémy netted a second-half winner.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32098130 Hafez Shamoon Chelsea 2–1 Stoke City 4 April 2015 BBC Sport 12 April 2015 A week later, Chelsea battled to a 0–1 win at QPR, Fàbregas scoring with the Blues' only shot on target in the 88th minute to send them seven points clear of second-place Arsenal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32187758 Higginson Marc Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Chelsea 12 April 2015 BBC Sport 12 April 2015 The Chelsea youth team won the second-ever 2014–15 UEFA Youth League, defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 3–2 in the final. Dominic Solanke finished as the competition's top scorer with 12 goals.https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2016409--shakhtar-vs-chelsea/ UEFA Youth League 2015 - Shakhtar Donesk- Chelsea 13 April 2015 UEFA 14 April 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/04/uefa-youth-league-report--chelsea-v-shakhtar-donetsk.html UEFA Youth League report: Chelsea 3 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 13 April 2015 Chelsea F.C. 14 April 2015 Hazard and Costa were then nominated for the PFA Players' Player of the Year, while Thibaut Courtois and Hazard were also nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year, an accolade which Hazard received in the previous season; it was the third consecutive year that Hazard had been nominated in the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32342000 PFA awards: Kane, Hazard, De Gea, Coutinho on both shortlists 16 April 2015 BBC Sport 16 April 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/04/hazard-and-diego-costa-nominated-for-pfa-award.html Hazard and Diego Costa nominated for PFA award 16 April 2015 Chelsea F.C. 16 April 2015 A 1–0 home win over Manchester United extended the Blues lead at the top of the table to ten points. Hazard notched the only goal of the game in the 38th minute, after good work from Fàbregas and Oscar. Despite Manchester United having 70 per cent of the ball's possession, they rarely troubled Courtois' goal and the Blues held resolute to record a 13th win in 16 games at Stamford Bridge.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32262278 McNulty Phil Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United 18 April 2015 BBC Sport 18 April 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/04/match-report--chelsea-v-manchester-united.html Match report: Chelsea 1 Manchester United 0 18 April 2015 Chelsea F.C. 18 April 2015 Chelsea had a club-record six players named in the 2014–15 PFA Team of the Year. Defenders Ivanović, Terry and Cahill, and Hazard, Matić and Costa were all included, the latter two for the first time. Ivanović and Cahill had both been named once before, Terry received the honour for the fourth time and Hazard had his third consecutive nomination. Later that evening, the Belgian also won the PFA Player of the Year award.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32472834 PFA Team of the Year: Chelsea have six players selected BBC Sport 26 April 2014 26 April 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/04/six-blues-in-team-of-the-year.html Six Blues in Team of the Year Chelsea F.C. 26 April 2014 26 April 2014http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/9824024/kane-makes-cut-but-hazard-costa-terry-among-six-chelsea-players-in-pfa-premier-league-team-of-the-year Kane makes cut but Hazard, Costa, Terry among six Chelsea players in PFA Premier League Team of the Year Sky Sports 26 April 2014 26 April 2014http://www.thepfa.com/news/2015/4/26/premier-league-team-of-the-year-2015 Premier League Team of the Year 2015 The PFA 26 April 2014 26 April 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32472834 Chelsea's Eden Hazard named PFA Player of the Year BBC Sport 26 April 2014 26 April 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/04/hazard-takes-pfa-honour.html Hazard takes PFA honour Chelsea F.C. 26 April 2014 26 April 2014http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9825188/eden-hazard-lands-pfa-player-of-the-year-award Eden Hazard lands PFA Player of the Year award Sky Sports 26 April 2014 26 April 2014 Arsenal faced Chelsea in a match at the top of the table on 26 April. The match finished a 0–0 draw; Chelsea and the Blues regained their ten-point lead at the top of the table.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32371004 McNulty Phil Arsenal 0–0 Chelsea 26 April 2015 BBC Sport 26 April 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/04/match-report--arsenal-v-chelsea-.html Match report: Arsenal 0 Chelsea 0 26 April 2015 Chelsea F.C. 26 April 2015 Following their victory in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Chelsea Youth Team record a 5–2 aggregate victory over the Manchester City Elite Development Squad in the 2014–15 FA Youth Cup Final. The young Blues won the FA Youth Cup for a second consecutive season thanks to goals from Tammy Abraham, Dominic Solanke and Isaiah Brown over two legs.http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/04/fa-youth-cup-final-report--chelsea-v-man-city.html FA Youth Cup final report: Chelsea 2 Man City 1 (5-2 on agg) 27 April 2015 Chelsea F.C. 27 April 2015http://www.thefa.com/news/competitions/fa-youth-cup/2015/apr/final-report-270415 FA Youth Cup Final Report: Chelsea retain The FA Youth Cup after 2-1 win over Man City 27 April 2015 The FA 27 April 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32491873 Chelsea beat Manchester City to retain FA Youth Cup 28 April 2015 BBC Sport 28 April 2015http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9826434/chelsea-youngsters-collect-fa-youth-cup-after-win-over-manchester-city Chelsea youngsters collect FA Youth Cup after win over Manchester City 27 April 2015 Sky Sports 28 April 2015 The Blues rounded off April with a 3–1 away win over Leicester City. Despite conceding first, goals from Drogba, Terry and Ramires sent Chelsea 13 points clear at the top of the table, guaranteeing them a spot in 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32408264 McNulty Phil Leicester City 1–3 Chelsea 29 April 2015 BBC Sport 29 April 2015 main WDL Position at the end of April Q 1 CHL Chelsea 24 8 2 68 27 MCI Manchester City 20 7 7 70 36 ARS Arsenal 20 7 6 63 32 MUN Manchester United 19 8 7 58 33 LIV Liverpool 17 7 10 45 35 Q green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round CLPOR blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage ELGS complete May thumbnail|Terry lifting the Premier League trophy after the last game. Chelsea secured their fourth Premier League trophy and their fifth top division trophy overall, after a 1–0 victory over Crystal Palace. A Hazard goal was enough to send the Blues 16 points clear and unable to be caught. This was José Mourinho's third Premier League and eighth title overall. The title victory also put him level with Arsène Wenger in the second-most Premier League wins behind Alex Ferguson. Chelsea had spent 253 days at the top of the Premier League table to date this season, and only Chelsea in 2005–06 (257 days) and Manchester United in 1993–94 (262 days) had been at the top of the table for longer in a single campaign. Due to the Blues securing the title against Palace, Chelsea spent 274 days at the top of the table and set a new record.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32471261 McNulty Phil Chelsea 1–0 Crystal Palace 3 May 2015 BBC Sport 3 May 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32576527 McNulty Phil Premier League title a reward for risk – Jose Mourinho 3 May 2015 BBC Sport 3 May 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-32574719 Chelsea crowned champions: Their season in numbers 3 May 2015 BBC Newsbeat 3 May 2015http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/313728/report Hall Pete Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace: Eden Hazard the hero as Blues secure Premier League title with nervy win 3 May 2015 Sky Sports 3 May 2015http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9835358/four-time-winner-drogba-delighted-as-chelsea-secure-title Hall Pete Four-time winner Didier Drogba delighted as Chelsea secure title 3 May 2015 Sky Sports 3 May 2015http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9835361/john-terry-revels-in-chelsea-title-win-at-stamford-bridge Hall Pete John Terry revels in Chelsea title win at Stamford Bridge 3 May 2015 Sky Sports 3 May 2015yes November 2019.http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/may/030515-matchweek-35-chelsea-vs-crystal-palace-reaction.html Mourinho hungry for more titles in 'most difficult league' 3 May 2015 Premier League 3 May 2015 5 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505212637/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/may/030515-matchweek-35-chelsea-vs-crystal-palace-reaction.html deadhttp://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/matches/2014-2015/epl.html/chelsea-vs-crystal-palace Chelsea v Crystal Palace Match Report 3 May 2015 Premier League 3 May 2015 10 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150510145040/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/matches/2014-2015/epl.html/chelsea-vs-crystal-palace deadhttp://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/05/final-whistle-verdict--what-we-deserved.html Final whistle verdict: What we deserved 3 May 2015 Chelsea F.C. 3 May 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/05/match-report--chelsea-v-crystal-palace.html Match report: Chelsea 1 Crystal Palace 0 3 May 2015 Chelsea F.C 3 May 2015 Mourinho continued his unbeaten run against Liverpool after drawing 1–1. The Blues goal came from Terry, who broke the record for the most goals by a defender in Premier League history.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32571658 Higginson Marc Chelsea 1–1 Liverpool 10 May 2015 BBC Sport 10 May 2015 The Blues last away game of the year was a 0–3 defeat at West Brom. However, the game made no difference to either of the teams' league positions, yet it gave Mourinho the chance to assess youngsters Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Nathan Aké and Isaiah Brown in a league match.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32686137 West Brom 3–0 Chelsea 18 May 2015 BBC Sport 18 May 2015 The Blues finished their season with a 3–1 victory over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. Despite falling behind to an early goal, Costa and Rémy gave Chelsea all three points.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32770811 Winton Richard Chelsea 3–1 Sunderland 24 May 2015 BBC Sport 24 May 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/05/match-report--chelsea-3-sunderland-1.html Match report: Chelsea 3 Sunderland 1 24 May 2015 Chelsea F.C. 24 May 2015 Chelsea finished the season as 2014–15 Premier League champions and winners of the 2014–15 Football League Cup. Mourinho's side broke numerous records on their way to the title, most significantly remaining top of the Premier League for 274 days and recording the fewest losses in all competitions. Terry became the first player since Gary Pallister to play in every minute of the title-winning campaign. Striker Drogba announced he was leaving the club for a second time. He left the Blues having scored a total of 164 goals in 381 appearances, and winning numerous trophies including the Premier League and UEFA Champions League.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32865452 Chelsea striker carried off by team-mates 24 May 2015 BBC Sport 24 May 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/05/drogba--today_s-my-final-chelsea-game.html Drogba: Today's my final Chelsea game 24 May 2015 Chelsea F.C. 24 May 2015 Mourinho won the Premier League Manager of the Season and LMA Manager of the Year awards,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32841764 Jose Mourinho and Eden Hazard win award double BBC Sport 22 May 2015 22 May 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32894562 Jose Mourinho is LMA Premier League manager of the year BBC Sport 26 May 2015 26 May 2015 while Hazard won a triple award at the end of the season, with the PFA Player of the Year, FWA Footballer of the Year and the Premier League Player of the Season awards.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32472834 Chelsea's Eden Hazard named PFA Player of the Year BBC Sport 26 April 2015 26 April 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32702280 Chelsea attacker wins Football Writers' award BBC Sport 12 May 2015 12 May 2015 And at the end of season club awards, Zouma won the young player of the year, and Oscar won the goal of the year for his stunner with the outside of the box against QPR. Hazard won a second consecutive Chelsea Player of the Year and won the Players' Player of the Year award.http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/05/oscar-wins-goal-of-the-season.html Hazard at the double Chelsea F.C. 26 May 2014 26 May 2014 Final league position CHE Club 47% Coaching staff {|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- | Manager||Portugal José Mourinho |- |rowspan="3"|Assistant Manager||ENG Steve Holland |- |POR Silvino Louro |- |POR Rui Faria |- |Technical Director||NGR Michael Emenalo |- |Goalkeeper Coach||FRA Christophe Lollichon |- |Fitness Coach||ENG Chris Jones |- |Assistant Fitness Coach||ESP Carlos Lalin |- |Senior Opposition Scout||ENG Mick McGiven |- |Medical Director||ESP Paco Biosca |- |Assistant Medical Director||GIB Eva Carneiro |- |Head of Youth Development||ENG Neil Bath |- |Under 21 Team Manager||ENG Adi Viveash |- |Under 18 Team Manager||ENG Joe Edwards |- |Head of Match Analysis/Scout||ENG James Melbourne |- |International Head Coach||ENG Dermot Drummy |- Chelsea F.C. August 2014 48% Other information Owner RUS Roman Abramovich Chairman USA Bruce Buck |- ||Chief Executive||ENG Ron Gourlay (until 22 October) |- Directors RUS CAN Marina GranovskaiaUKR CAN Eugene Tenenbaum y Stamford Bridge 41,623 103x67 metres y Training Ground Cobham Training Centre Chelsea F.C. January 2014 First team squad 24 May 2015.First Team Teams Official Site Chelsea Football Club http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team.html chelseafc.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150526180942/http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team.html 26 May 2015 dead Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Games played Goals Scored Goalkeepers 1 Petr Čech Czech Republic GK 2004 yes 2015 05 25 1982 05 20 France Rennes 493 0 13 Thibaut Courtois Belgium GK 2011 yes 2015 05 25 1992 5 11 Belgium Genk 39 0 46 Jamal Blackman England GK 2012 yes 2015 05 25 1993 10 27 Chelsea Academy 0 0 Defenders 2 Branislav Ivanović Serbia RB / CB 2008 yes 2015 05 25 1984 02 22 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 317 31 3 Filipe Luís Brazil LB 2014 yes 2015 05 25 1985 8 5 Spain Atlético Madrid 25 1 5 Kurt Zouma France CB / RB 2014 yes 2015 05 25 1994 10 27 France Saint-Étienne 25 2 6 Nathan Aké Netherlands CB 2012 yes 2015 05 25 1995 2 18 Chelsea Academy 12 0 24 Gary Cahill England CB 2012 yes 2015 05 25 1985 12 19 England Bolton Wanderers 157 13 26 John Terry (c) England CB 1998 yes 2015 05 25 1980 12 07 Chelsea Academy 637 61 28 César Azpilicueta Spain RB / LB 2012 yes 2015 05 25 1989 08 28 France Marseille 131 1 31 Andreas Christensen Denmark CB 2014 yes 2015 05 25 1996 4 10 Chelsea Academy 3 0 Midfielders 4 Cesc Fàbregas Spain CM / AM 2014 yes 2015 05 25 1987 5 4 Spain Barcelona 46 5 7 Ramires Brazil CM / RM 2010 yes 2015 05 25 1987 03 24 Portugal Benfica 230 31 8 Oscar Brazil AM / RW / CM 2012 yes 2015 05 25 1991 09 09 Brazil Internacional 152 30 10 Eden Hazard Belgium LW / AM / RW 2012 yes 2015 05 25 1991 01 07 France Lille 162 49 12 John Obi Mikel Nigeria DM / CM 2006 yes 2015 05 25 1987 04 22 Norway Lyn 338 5 21 Nemanja Matić Serbia DM / CM 2014 yes 2015 05 25 1988 08 01 Portugal Benfica 70 3 22 Willian Brazil AM / RW 2013 yes 2015 05 25 1988 08 09 Russia Anzhi Makhachkala 90 8 23 Juan Cuadrado Colombia RW / RWB / AM 2015 yes 2015 05 25 1988 05 26 Italy Fiorentina 13 0 36 Ruben Loftus-Cheek England CM 2014 yes 2015 05 25 1996 01 23 Chelsea Academy 3 0 37 Isaiah Brown England RW / LW / CF 2015 yes 2015 05 25 1997 01 07 England West Brom 1 0 Strikers11Didier Drogba (vc) Ivory Coast CF 2014 yes 2015 05 25 1978 03 11 Turkey Galatasaray 381 164 18 Loïc Rémy France CF 2014 yes 2015 05 25 1987 1 2 England QPR 26 9 19 Diego Costa Spain CF 2014 yes 2015 05 25 1988 10 7 Spain Atlético Madrid 37 20 New contracts No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerContract lengthContract endDateSource26 7 CB John, Terry ENG John Terry1 1 year1 201513 May 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/05/terry-signs.html Terry signs 13 May 2014 30 August 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27398675 BBC Sport – John Terry: Chelsea captain signs new one-year deal BBC 13 May 2014 28 August 201459 7 CB Kenneth, Omeruo NGA Kenneth Omeruo1 4 years1 201828 May 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/05/new-deal-for-omeru.html New deal for Omeru 30 August 2014 30 August 201446 8 GK Blackman, Jamal ENG Jamal Blackman1 5 years1 20195 June 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/06/new-contract-for-blackman.html New contract for Blackman 30 August 2014 30 August 201423 8 GK Schwarzer, Mark AUS Mark Schwarzer1 1 year1 20151 July 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28106568 BBC Sport – Ashley Cole and Samuel Eto'o leave Chelsea after contracts end BBC Sport 30 August 2014 30 August 201440 8 GK Delac, Matej CRO Matej Delač1 2 years1 201612 July 2014https://twitter.com/MatejDelac/status/488018635831918592 Twitter / MatejDelac: I am very pleased to have Twitter.com 12 July 2014 28 July 201420 4 CM Romeu, Oriol ESP Oriol Romeu1 3 years1 201717 July 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/new-deal-for-romeu.html New deal for Romeu Chelseafc.com 14 July 2014 28 July 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28359754 BBC Sport – Chelsea: Oriol Romeu signs new three-year deal at Stamford Bridge BBC 17 July 2014 28 July 201434 4 CM Baker, Lewis ENG Lewis Baker1 5 years1 201929 August 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/new-deal-for-baker.html New deal for Baker Chelseafc.com 17 October 201428 4 RB Azpilicueta, César ESP César Azpilicueta1 5 years1 20192 September 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/09/new-contract-for-azpilicueta.html New contract for Azpilicueta Chelseafc.com 17 October 201413 8 GK Courtois, Thibaut BEL Thibaut Courtois1 5 years1 201911 September 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/09/courtois-signs-new-deal.html Courtois signs new deal Chelseafc.com 17 October 201435 1 ST Solanke, Dominic ENG Dominic Solanke1 3 years1 201715 September 2014https://sports.yahoo.com/news/dom-solanke-signs-professional-contract-192809971.html Dom Solanke signs professional contract with Chelsea 15 September 2014 Yahoo! Sports 17 October 2014 7 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200907020435/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/dom-solanke-signs-professional-contract-192809971.html dead8 4 AM Oscar BRA Oscar1 5 years1 20195 November 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29991067 Chelsea: Oscar commits to Premier League club until 2019 11 November 2014 BBC Sport 11 November 201410 3 LW Oscar BEL Eden Hazard1 5 years1 202012 February 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/hazard-signs-new-deal.html Hazard signs new deal 12 February 2014 Chelsea F.C. 12 February 201426 7 CB John, Terry ENG John Terry1 1 year1 201627 March 2015 Transfers In Summer No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource4 4 CM Fabregas, Cesc ESP Cesc Fàbregas Spain Barcelona1 £27,000,00013 June 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/06/fabregas-signs-for-chelsea.html Fabregas signs for Chelsea 30 July 2014Simon Stone BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27819204 BBC Sport – Cesc Fabregas: Chelsea sign ex-Arsenal midfielder from Barcelona Bbc.com 12 June 2014 28 July 2014— 11 LW Muheim, Miro SWI Miro Muheim SWI FC ZürichUndisclosed1 July 2014http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/5/8/5694896/chelsea-fc-miro-muheim Chelsea snap up Swiss youngster 15 January 2016 4 May 2014 weaintgotnohistory19 1 ST Costa, Diego ESP Diego Costa Spain Atlético Madrid1 £32,000,00015 July 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27704137 BBC Sport – Diego Costa: Atletico Madrid striker completes transfer to Chelsea BBC 15 July 2014 28 July 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/costa-deal-completed.html Costa deal completed Chelseafc.com 14 July 2014 28 July 20143 6 LB Luís, Filipe BRA Filipe Luís Spain Atlético Madrid1 £15,800,00016 July 201411 1 ST Drogba, Didier CIV Didier Drogba Turkey Galatasaray1 Free25 July 2014— 9 AM Adamczyk, Hubert POL Hubert Adamczyk Poland Zawisza BydgoszczUndisclosed16 August 2014Can Hubert Adamczyk Break the Chelsea Glass Ceiling? http://daswunderkind.net/can-hubert-adamczyk-break-chelsea-glass-ceiling/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140823054916/http://daswunderkind.net/can-hubert-adamczyk-break-chelsea-glass-ceiling/ usurped 23 August 2014 daswunderkind.net 16 August 2014 14 January 201618 1 ST Rémy, Loïc FRA 1974 Loïc Rémy England Queens Park Rangers1 £10,500,00031 August 2014Remy signs http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/remy-signs.html Chelsea F.C 31 August 2014 31 August 2014 Winter No. Squad Number 23 Pos Position PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource23 3 RW Cuadrado, Juan COL Juan Cuadrado Italy Fiorentina1 £23,300,0002 February 2015Cuadrado signs http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/cuadrado-signs-.html Chelsea F.C. 2 February 2015 Out Summer No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource4 7 CB Luiz, David BRA David Luiz France Paris Saint-Germain1 £50,000,00013 June 2014David Luiz move agreed http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/05/david-luiz-move-agreed.html chelseafc.com 23 April 2015David Luiz: Chelsea defender completes Paris St-Germain move https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27545046 23 April 2015 BBC Sport 13 June 2014409 GK Hilario, Henrique POR Henrique Hilário—7 Retired30 June 2014http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/8/5/5972873/hilario-retires Hilario rides off into the night – We Ain't Got No History 5 August 2014 weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com 27 August 2014661 ST Pírez, Jhon URU Jhon Pírez ESP Getafe B6 Free30 June 2014http://noticiasparamunicipios.com/futbol-jhon-pirez-ficha-por-el-getafe-b-tras-salir-del-cd-leganes/ Jhon Pírez ficha por el Getafe B noticiasparamunicipios.com 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120055/http://noticiasparamunicipios.com/futbol-jhon-pirez-ficha-por-el-getafe-b-tras-salir-del-cd-leganes/ 26 August 2014 dead27 8 RB Hutchinson, Sam ENG Sam Hutchinson ENG Sheffield Wednesday6 Free1 July 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28211524 BBC Sport – Sheffield Wednesday sign Keiren Westwood and Sam Hutchinson BBC 8 July 2014 28 July 20143 6 LB Cole, Ashley ENG Ashley Cole Italy Roma6 Free1 July 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28182668 BBC Sport – Ashley Cole: Roma sign former Chelsea defender on two-year deal BBC Sport 27 August 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/farewell-cole.html Farewell Cole chelseafc.com 27 August 20148 4 CM Lampard, Frank England Frank Lampard ENG Manchester City6 Free1 July 2014Frank Lampard: Man City boss confirms loan deal until January https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28627707 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180204153530/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28627707 4 February 2018 13 June 2015 BBC SportJackson Jamie Manchester City admit Frank Lampard never signed two-year deal with NYCFC The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/09/manchester-city-error-frank-lampard-new-york-city-fc-deal?CMP=share_btn_tw live 13 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150110054811/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/09/manchester-city-error-frank-lampard-new-york-city-fc-deal?CMP=share_btn_tw 10 January 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/features/lampard-to-leave-chelsea.html Lampard to leave Chelsea chelseafc.com 27 August 2014— 9 GK Beeney, Jordan England Jordan Beeney England Charlton6 Free1 July 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/development-squad/under-21s/u21-player-profiles/mitchell-beeney.html Mitchell Beeney Chelsea F.C. 25 August 2015— 3 LW Gnahore, Ambrose England Ambrose Gnahore Sweden Assyriska BK6 Free1 July 2014http://www.sporthuesca.com/ambrose-gnahore-un-joven-talento-ingles-para-el-almudevar/ Ambrose Gnahore, un joven talento inglés para el Almudévar sporthuesca 25 August 2015 11 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170711141235/http://www.sporthuesca.com/ambrose-gnahore-un-joven-talento-ingles-para-el-almudevar/ dead— 1 ST Kandi, Chike Wales Chike Kandi ENG Brighton6 Free1 July 2014http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/albion-sign-kandi-2037875.aspx ALBION SIGN KANDI Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 16 February 2016 15 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160915044930/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/albion-sign-kandi-2037875.aspx dead19 1 ST Ba, Demba SEN Demba Ba TUR Beşiktaş3 £4,700,00018 July 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28325796 BBC Sport – Demba Ba: Chelsea striker signs for Turkish side Besiktas BBC Sport 27 August 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/ba-moves-to-besiktas.html Ba moves to Besiktas chelseafc.com 27 August 201438 6 LB van Aanholt, Patrick NED Patrick van Aanholt ENG Sunderland4 £1,500,00025 July 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28483243 BBC Sport – Patrick van Aanholt: Sunderland sign Chelsea defender BBC Sport 27 August 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/van-aanholt-departs.html Van Aanholt departs chelseafc.com 27 August 201464 3 LW Lalkovič, Milan Slovakia Milan Lalkovič CZE Mladá Boleslav6 Free25 July 2014http://www.fsagency.eu/svk/clanok/1730-lalkovic_do_mladej_boleslavi/ Lalkovic signs for Malda Boleslav 25 July 2014 31 July 2014 18 1 ST Lukaku, Romelu BEL Romelu Lukaku ENG Everton2 £28,000,00030 July 2014— 8 RB Ssewankambo, Isak SWE Isak Ssewankambo NED NAC Breda6 Free31 July 2014http://www.gelderlander.nl/algemeen/sport/verdediger-isak-ssewankambo-op-proef-bij-nac-1.4467477 Verdediger Isak Ssewankambo op proef bij NAC gelderlander.nl 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808052920/http://www.gelderlander.nl/algemeen/sport/verdediger-isak-ssewankambo-op-proef-bij-nac-1.4467477 8 August 2014 dead58 7 CB Pappoe, Daniel GHA Daniel Pappoe ENG Brighton & Hove Albion6 Free4 August 2014http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/chelsea-duo-sign-for-under-21s-1802927.aspx Brighton and Hove Albion David Stockdale awe of Amex seagulls.co.uk 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140806084452/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/chelsea-duo-sign-for-under-21s-1802927.aspx 6 August 2014 dead— 4 CM Cole, George ENG George Cole ENG Brighton & Hove Albion6 Free4 August 201447 4 CM Clifford, Billy ENG Billy Clifford ENG Walsall6 Free7 August 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28697843 BBC Sport – Billy Clifford: Walsall sign former Chelsea midfielder BBC Sport 27 August 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/clifford-joins-walsall.html Clifford joins Walsall chelseafc.com 27 August 201456 4 AM Saville, George ENG George Saville ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers5 £1,000,00026 August 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/saville-makes-wolves-move.html?WT.mc_id=social_20140826_30471906 Saville makes Wolves move chelseafc.com 27 August 201429 1 ST Etoo, Samuel Cameroon Samuel Eto'o England Everton6 Free26 August 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/goodbye-eto-o.html Goodbye Eto'o chelseafc.com 27 August 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28930641 BBC Sport – Samuel Eto'o: Everton sign former Chelsea striker on free transfer BBC Sport 27 August 2014— 7 CB Nditi, Adam TAN Adam Nditi ENG Fleetwood Town6 Free23 October 2014http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/sport/11642906.Basingstoke_footballer_Adam_Nditi_signs_for_League_One_Fleetwood_Town/ Premier League clubs submit retained and released lists premierleague.com 27 August 2014 Winter No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource9 1 ST Torres, Fernando ESP Fernando Torres ITA Milan5 Undisclosed5 January 2015Torres to sign permanent deal with AC Milan http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/video_audio/383685.html?genre=53;sport=3 ESPN.co.uk 27 December 2014 27 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150103133655/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/video_audio/383685.html?genre=53;sport=3 3 January 2015 dead Fernando Torres: Atletico Madrid loan deal for AC Milan striker https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30612861 BBC Sport 29 December 2014 29 December 2014239 GK Schwarzer, Mark AUS Mark Schwarzer ENG Leicester City6 Free6 January 2015Schwarzer leaves for Leicester http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/schwarzer-leaves-for-leicester.html Chelsea F.C 6 January 2015Mark Schwarzer: Leicester City sign Chelsea goalkeeper https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30703168 BBC Sport 6 January 2015 6 January 201514 3 LW Schurrle, Andre GER André Schürrle GER Wolfsburg1 £22,000,0002 February 201534 6 LB Bertrand, Ryan ENG Ryan Bertrand ENG Southampton2 £10,000,0002 February 2015Bertrand Loan details https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28576393 BBC 31 July 2014— 3 AM Hazard, Thorgan BEL Thorgan Hazard GER Borussia Mönchengladbach3 £5,850,00025 February 2015Transfer to go through on 1 July 2015. lower-alphaThorgan Hazard signs for Bundesliga club http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/thorgan-hazard-signs-for-bundesliga-club.html Chelsea F.C. 25 February 2015 lower-alpha Loan out Summer No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource33 2 CB Kalas, Tomas Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas Germany Köln11 June 20149 January 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/06/kalas-loan-to-cologne.html Kalas loan to Cologne 30 July 2014Chelsea's Kalas Completes Boro Loan Moves http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2014/chelsea-tomas-kalas-boro-aitor-karanka-stamford-bridge-2193371.aspx Middlesbrough 9 January 2015 9 January 201532 2 RB Wallace Brazil Wallace Holland Vitesse Arnhem30 June 201430 June 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/06/vitesse-loan-for-wallace.html Vitesse loan for Wallace 30 July 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28099195 BBC Sport – Wallace: Chelsea defender to join Vitesse Arnhem on loan BBC 30 June 2014 28 July 2014— 2 LB Cuevas, Cristián Chile Cristián Cuevas Chile Club Universidad de Chile30 June 201430 June 2015http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/u-de-chile/cristian-cuevas-sera-nuevo-refuerzo-de-universidad-de-chile/2014-06-22/154525.html Cristián Cuevas será nuevo refuerzo de Universidad de Chile Cooperativa.cl 28 July 2014http://www.udechile.cl/index.php?op=noticias_detalle&cat=&id=3270 Club Universidad de Chile Udechile.cl 28 July 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042355/http://www.udechile.cl/index.php?op=noticias_detalle&cat=&id=3270 dead —3 AM Hazard, Thorgan Belgium Thorgan Hazard Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach5 July 201430 June 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/german-loan-for-thorgan-hazard.html German loan for Thorgan Hazard 30 July 2014|https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28175852 BBC Sport – Chelsea's Thorgan Hazard loaned to Borussia Monchengladbach BBC 5 July 2014 28 July 2014373 RW Bertrand, Traoré Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré Holland Vitesse Arnhem7 July 201430 June 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/traore-continues-dutch-loan.html Traore continues Dutch loan 30 July 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28208925 BBC Sport – Chelsea: Bertrand Traore back at Vitesse on loan BBC 8 July 2014 28 July 2014—3 CM Pašalić, Mario Croatia Mario Pašalić Spain Elche20 July 201430 June 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/spanish-loan-for-pasalic.html Spanish loan for Pasalic 30 July 2014303 LW Pašalić, Mario Brazil Lucas Piazon Germany Eintracht Frankfurt24 July 201430 June 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/piazon-loaned-to-frankfurt.html Piazon loaned to Frankfurt Chelseafc.com 14 July 2014 28 July 201434 2 LB Bertrand, Ryan England Ryan Bertrand England Southampton31 July 20142 February 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/saints-loan-for-bertrand.html Bertrand joins Southampton on loan chelseafc.com 27 August 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28576393 BBC Sport – Southampton: Ryan Bertrand joins from Chelsea on season-long loan BBC Sport 27 August 201431 3 LW Kakuta, Gaël France Gaël Kakuta Spain Rayo Vallecano31 July 201430 June 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/07/spanish-loan-for-kakuta.html Spanish loan for Kakuta chelseafc.com 27 August 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28589316 BBC Sport – Chelsea: Gael Kakuta joins Rayo Vallecano on loan BBC Sport 27 August 201449 3 CM Swift, John England John Swift England Rotherham United1 August 201414 November 2014http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/loan-for-swift.html Loan for Swift chelseafc.com 27 August 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28608647 BBC Sport – John Swift: Chelsea midfielder joins Rotherham United on loan BBC Sport 27 August 2014John Swift returns to Chelsea after Rotherham loan is cut short http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9563599/transfer-news-john-swift-returns-to-chelsea-after-rotherham-loan-is-cut-short SkySports 14 November 20146 3 DM Romeu, Oriol ESP Oriol Romeu Germany Stuttgart4 August 201430 June 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/romeu-loaned-to-stuttgart.html Romeu loaned to Stuttgart chelseafc.com 27 August 2014— 4 ST Rodríguez, Joao COL Joao Rodríguez France Bastia5 August 20149 January 2015http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2014/sc-bastia-set-to-land-triple-deal SC Bastia set to land triple deal | Get French Football News 5 August 2014 getfootballnewsfrance.com 27 August 2014592 CB Omeruo, Kenneth Nigeria Kenneth Omeruo England Middlesbrough6 August 201430 June 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/omeruo-returns-to-middlesbrough.html Omeruo returns to Middlesbrough chelseafc.com 27 August 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28662451 BBC Sport – Middlesbrough complete Kenneth Omeruo loan deal from Chelsea BBC Sport 27 August 2014—3 RW Atsu, Christian Ghana Christian Atsu England Everton13 August 201430 June 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/everton-loan-for-atsu.html Everton loan for Atsu chelseafc.com 27 August 2014—4 ST Perica, Sripe Croatia Stipe Perica Netherlands NAC Breda15 August 20142 February 2015http://www.nac.nl/p108l1/newsid/9305/Perica-keert-terug-naar-Breda.html Perica keert terug naar Breda – NAC Breda nac.nl 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084925/http://www.nac.nl/p108l1/newsid/9305/Perica-keert-terug-naar-Breda.html 19 August 2014 dead Stipe Perica will play the next 18 months on loan in Italy at Udinese http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/salah-completed-fiorentina-loan.html Chelsea 2 February 2015183 RW Moses, Victor Nigeria Victor Moses England Stoke City16 August 201430 June 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/moses-moves-to-stoke.html Moses moves to Stoke chelseafc.com 27 August 201420 3 CM McEachran, Josh England Josh McEachran Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem17 August 201430 June 2015http://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/395676/weer-een-talent-van-chelsea-voor-vitesse-ik-kan-niet-wachten-.html Weer een talent van Chelsea voor Vitesse: "Ik kan niet wachten" – Voetbalprimeur.nl voetbalprimeur.nl 27 August 2014— 3 AM Marin, Marko Germany Marko Marin Italy Fiorentina18 August 201420 January 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/fiorentina-move-for-marin.html Fiorentina move for Marin chelseafc.com 27 August 2014— 4 ST Bamford, Patrick England Patrick Bamford England Middlesbrough29 August 201430 June 2015Boro for Bamford http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/boro-for-bamford.html chelseafc.com 29 August 2014 29 August 2014Patrick Bamford: Middlesbrough extend loan for rest of season https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30646643 BBC Sport 1 January 2015 1 January 20159 4 ST Torres, Fernando Spain Fernando Torres Italy Milan29 August 20145 January 2015Chelsea's Fernando Torres joins AC Milan on two-year loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28991464 BBC Sport 29 August 2014 29 August 201416 3 CM van Ginkel, Marko Holland Marco van Ginkel Italy Milan31 August 201430 June 2015Transfer deadline day: Chelsea's Marco van Ginkel joins AC Milan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29015613 BBC Sport 31 August 2014 31 August 201439 3 DM Chalobah, Nathaniel England Nathaniel Chalobah England Burnley1 September 20141 January 2015Transfer deadline day: Burnley sign Nathan Chalobah on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29019928 BBC Sport 1 September 2014 1 September 2014— 4 ST Feruz, Islam Scotland Islam Feruz Greece OFI1 September 20141 January 2015Transfer deadline day: Chelsea's Islam Feruz joins OFI Crete on loan http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/chelsea/transfer-talk/news/chelseas-feruz-joins-crete-on-loan_174460.html SportsMole 1 September 2014 1 September 201440 1 GK Delač, Matej Croatia Matej Delač France Arles-Avignon1 September 201430 June 2015Delac and Davila loaned http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/09/delac-and-davila-loaned.html chelseafc.com 1 September 2014 1 September 2014— 3 AM Dávila, Ulises Mexico Ulises Dávila Spain Tenerife1 September 201422 January 2015http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/553893/Chelsea-Ulises-Davila-Vitoria-Setubal-Loan-Deal Chelsea midfielder makes long-awaited exit Express46 1 GK Blackman, Jamal England Jamal Blackman England Middlesbrough1 September 201417 January 2015Blackman loan switch to Boro http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/09/blackman-loan-switch-to-boro.html chelseafc.com 1 September 2014 1 September 2014— 2 RB Kane, Todd England Todd Kane England Bristol City15 November 201418 January 2015Todd Kane: Chelsea defender joins Bristol City on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30059846 BBC Sport 15 November 2014 15 November 2014— 2 CB Davey, Alex England Alex Davey England Scunthorpe United26 November 20143 January 2015Under-21 defender goes on loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/11/under-21-defender-goes-on-loan.html Chelsea F.C. 26 November 2014 26 November 2014Sumpter Chris Chelsea centre-back becomes latest player to join Scunthorpe United on loan http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Chelsea-centre-latest-player-join-Scunthorpe/story-24744774-detail/story.html Scunthorpe Telegraph 26 November 2014 26 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141217011456/http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Chelsea-centre-latest-player-join-Scunthorpe/story-24744774-detail/story.html 17 December 2014 deadChelsea defender joins Scunthorpe United on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30227422 BBC Sport 27 November 2014 26 November 2014 Winter No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource— 7 CB Davey, Alex England Alex Davey England Scunthorpe United1 January 201530 June 2015Davey extends Scunthorpe loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/davey-extends-scunthorpe-loan.html 2 January 2015 2 January 2015— 1 ST Kiwomya, Alex England Alex Kiwomya England Barnsley3 January 20153 March 2015Chelsea's Kiwomya joins Barnsley as Ramage extends stay https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30666674 BBC Sport 3 January 2015 3 January 2015Kiwomya Extends Barnsley Loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/kiwomya-extends-barnsley-loan.html Chelsea F.C 3 February 201549 4 CM Swift, John England John Swift England Swindon Town3 January 201531 May 2015John Swift: Chelsea midfielder joins Swindon Town on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30661277 BBC Sport 3 January 2015 3 January 201554 2 RB Kane, Todd England Todd Kane England Nottingham Forest8 January 201531 May 2015Todd Kane: Nottingham Forest sign Chelsea defender https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30712130 BBC Sport 8 January 2015 8 January 2015New loan for Kane http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/new-loan-for-kane-.html Chelsea F.C. 8 January 2015 8 January 201534 4 AM Baker, Lewis England Lewis Baker England Sheffield Wednesday8 January 201511 February 2015Baker loan to Owls http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/baker-loan-to-owls.html Chelsea 8 January 2015 8 January 2015Lewis Baker: Chelsea midfielder joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30728118 BBC Sport 8 January 2015 8 January 2015Lewis Baker recalled by Chelsea http://www.swfc.co.uk/news/article/lewis-baker-recalled-by-chelsea-2260956.aspx Sheffield Wednesday F.C 11 February 2015— 4 CB Kalas, Tomáš Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas England Middlesbrough9 January 201530 June 2015— 1 ST Feruz, Islam Scotland Islam Feruz England Blackpool16 January 20153 May 2015Feruz loaned to Blackpool http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/feruz-loaned-to-blackpool.html Chelsea F.C. 16 January 2015 16 January 2015Feruz Arrives on Loan http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/feruz-arrives-on-loan-2207806.aspx Blackpool F.C. 16 January 2015 16 January 2015Transfer news: Blackpool sign Chelsea's Islam Feruz on loan http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9647664/transfer-news-blackpool-sign-chelseas-islam-feruz-on-loan Sky Sports 16 January 2015 16 January 2015— 4 AM Marin, Marko Germany Marko Marin Belgium Anderlecht22 January 201530 June 2015Marin joins Anderlecht on loan http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9653790? SkySports 20 January 2015— 4 AM Dávila, Ulises Mexico Ulises Dávila Portugal Vitória Setúbal22 January 201530 June 201539 4 DM Chalobah, Nathaniel England Nathaniel Chalobah England Reading22 January 201530 June 2015New Loan for Chalobah http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/new-loan-for-chalobah-.html Chelsea 22 January 2015— 1 ST Rodríguez, Joao Colombia Joao Rodríguez Portugal Vitória Setúbal2 February 201530 June 2015John Rodriguez V. Setúbal by transfer from Chelsea http://www.zerozero.pt/noticia.php?id=150047 Chelsea 2 February 201517 3 AM Salah, Mohamed Egypt Mohamed Salah Italy Fiorentina2 February 201530 June 2015Salah completes Fiorentina loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/salah-completed-fiorentina-loan.html Chelsea 2 February 2015— 1 ST Perica, Stipe Croatia Stipe Perica Italy Udinese2 February 20152 August 201634 3 AM Baker, Lewis England Lewis Baker England Milton Keynes Dons25 February 201530 June 2015Baker Loan Move http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/baker-loan-move.html Chelsea F.C 25 February 20156 4 CB Aké, Nathan Netherlands Nathan Aké England Reading25 March 201522 April 2015Ake loaned to Reading http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/03/ake-loaned-to-reading.html Chelsea F.C 25 March 2015http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/royals-sign-nathan-ake-on-loan-from-chelsea-2358756.aspx Royals sign Chelsea's Ake 25 March 2015 Reading F.C. 25 March 2015 Overall transfer activity Spending Summer: £85,300,000 Winter: £23,300,000 Total: £108,600,000 Income Summer: £75,200,000 Winter: £37,585,000 Total: £112,785,000 Expenditure Summer: £10,100,000 Winter: £14,285,000 Total: £4,185,000 Pre-season Friendlies Friendly 16 July 2014 19:45 BST Wycombe Wanderers 0–5 Report Chelsea Bamford 20Brown 48 87Terry 52Ivanović 67 Adams Park High Wycombe, England 7,774 M. Russell (England) W Friendly 19 July 2014 15:00 BST AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Report Chelsea Bennett 1Tubbs 40 pen. Terry 74 90Salah 83 Kingsmeadow Kingston upon Thames, England 4,634 L. Collins (England) W Friendly 23 July 2014 19:30 CEST Wolfsberger AC 1–1 Report Chelsea Silvio 55 Boga 83 Wörthersee Stadion Klagenfurt, Austria 28,700 H. Trattnig (Austria) D Friendly 27 July 2014 17:15 CEST Olimpija 1–2 Report Chelsea Kapun 40 Costa 56Zouma 64 Stožice Ljubljana, Slovenia 15,972 R. Obrenović (Slovenia) W Friendly 30 July 2014 19:30 CEST Vitesse 1–3 Report Chelsea Đurđević 89 Salah 4Fàbregas 24Matić 76 GelreDome Arnhem, Netherlands 19,273 K. Blom (Netherlands) W Friendly 3 August 2014 17:00 CEST Werder Bremen 3–0 Report Chelsea Elia 20 pen.Obraniak 37Kroos 89 pen. Weserstadion Bremen, Germany 30,118 H. Osmers (Germany) L Friendly (45 min) 8 August 2014 21:30 EEST Fenerbahçe 0–2 Report Chelsea Costa 24Ivanović 31 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Istanbul, Turkey W Friendly (45 min) 8 August 2014 22:30 EEST Beşiktaş 1–0 Report Chelsea Gülüm 43 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Istanbul, Turkey L Friendly 10 August 2014 20:45 CEST Ferencváros 1–2 https://archive.today/20140812041116/http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/08/match-report--ferencvaros-v-chelsea.html Report Chelsea Gera 17 Ramires 51Fàbregas 81 Groupama Arena Budapest, Hungary I. Vad II (Hungary) W Friendly 12 August 2014 19:45 BST Chelsea 2–0 Report Real Sociedad Costa 1 7 Stamford Bridge London, England 41,201 Craig Pawson W Post-season Friendlies Friendly 30 May 2015 12:00 BST Thailand All-Stars 0–1 Report Chelsea Solanke 13 Rajamangala Stadium Bangkok, Thailand W Friendly 2 June 2015 11:00 BST Sydney FC 0–1 Report Chelsea Rémy 30 Sydney, Australia ANZ Stadium 83,598 W Competitions Overall Premier League Winner Winners 18 August 2014 24 May 2015 y FA Cup Third round Fourth round 4 January 2015 24 January 2015 League Cup Third round Winner Winners 24 September 2014 1 March 2015 y UEFA Champions League Group stage Round of 16 17 September 2014 11 March 2015 Premier League 2014–15 Premier League League table CHE Results summary 15 4 0 36 9 11 5 3 37 23 Premier League March 2014 Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A /H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H Result W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/D/W/L/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/D/W/W/D/W/D/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/D/L/W Position 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Points 3/6/9/12/13/16/19/22/23/26/29/32/33/36/36/39/42/45/46/46/49/52/53/56/59/60/63/64/67/70/73/76/77/80/83/84/84/87 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd Statto.com August 2014 Matches The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9:00 BST.Premier League Roll Out The Red Carpet For Clarets http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/premier-league-roll-out-the-red-carpet-for-clarets-180514-1648129.aspx Burnley F.C 18 June 2014 18 June 2014 1 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140701143845/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/premier-league-roll-out-the-red-carpet-for-clarets-180514-1648129.aspx dead 1 18 August 2014 20:00 BST Burnley 1–3 Report Chelsea Arfield 14Sordell 87 Costa 17, 31Schürrle 21Ivanović 34 Turf Moor Burnley 20,699 Michael Oliver W 2 23 August 2014 15:00 BST Chelsea 2–0 Report Leicester City Costa 62Hazard 77 Hammond 51 Stamford Bridge London 41,604 Lee Mason W 3 30 August 2014 17:30 BST Everton 3–6 Report Chelsea Mirallas 45Naismith 69Howard 69Eto'o 76 Costa 1 90, 56Ivanović 3 Ramires 64, 77Coleman 67 o.g. Matić 74Fàbregas 81 Goodison Park Liverpool 39,402 Jonathan Moss W 4 13 September 2014 15:00 BST Chelsea 4–2 Report Swansea City Costa 45 56 67Rémy 81 Terry 11 o.g.Amat 26Shelvey 32, 86Taylor 51 Stamford Bridge London 41,400 Kevin Friend W 5 21 September 2014 16:00 BST Manchester City 1–1 Report Chelsea Fernandinho 12Zabaleta 2 32 66Silva 40Touré 44Lampard 85 Ramires 35Matić 39Costa 66Schürrle 71Ivanović 77 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 45,602 Mike Dean D 6 27 September 2014 15:00 BST Chelsea 3–0 Report Aston Villa Oscar 7Cahill 26Fàbregas 58Costa 59Willian 79 Cleverley 51Senderos 62 Stamford Bridge London 41,616 (1,550 away) Phil Dowd W 7 5 October 2014 14:05 BST Chelsea 2–0 Report Arsenal Cahill 20Hazard 27 pen.Ivanović 53Schürrle 66Costa 78Oscar 86 Chambers 22Koscielny 27Welbeck 90+1 Stamford Bridge London 41,607 (2,902 away) Martin Atkinson W 8 18 October 2014 15:00 BST Crystal Palace 1–2 Report Chelsea Delaney 2 30 43Campbell 41, 90 Oscar 6Azpilicueta 0 40Fàbregas 41, 51 Selhurst Park London 24,451 Craig Pawson W 9 26 October 2014 16:00 BST Manchester United 1–1 Report Chelsea Rafael 12Fellaini 77Van Persie 90+4, 90+5 Drogba 22, 53Matić 39Fàbregas 50Oscar 62Ivanović 2 65 90+3Hazard 88 Old Trafford Manchester 75,327 Phil Dowd D 10 1 November 2014 15:00 GMT Chelsea 2–1 Report Queens Park Rangers Oscar 32Hazard 75 pen. Austin 62 Stamford Bridge London 41,486 Mike Jones W 11 8 November 2014 12:45 GMT Liverpool 1–2 Report Chelsea Can 9Sterling 43Balotelli 65 Cahill 14Ivanović 48Costa 67, 87Matić 69Oscar 83Courtois 90+4 Anfield Liverpool 44,698 Anthony Taylor W 12 22 November 2014 15:00 GMT Chelsea 2–0 Report West Bromwich Albion Costa 11 Hazard 22 Willian 75 Yacob 0 28 Stamford Bridge London 41,600 Lee Mason W 13 29 November 2014 17:30 GMT Sunderland 0–0 Report Chelsea O'Shea 75Vergini 89Gómez 90+2 Costa 55Matić 86 Stadium of Light Sunderland 45,232 (2,978 away) Kevin Friend D 14 3 December 2014 19:45 GMT Chelsea 3–0 Report Tottenham Hotspur Hazard 19Drogba 22Matić 50Rémy 73 Chiricheș 49 Stamford Bridge London 41,518 Mike Dean W 15 6 December 2014 12:45 GMT Newcastle United 2–1 Report Chelsea Sissoko 48Taylor 2 56 81Cissé 57 78Tioté 74 Schürrle 64Fàbregas 79Costa 80Drogba 83 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,019 Martin Atkinson L 16 13 December 2014 15:00 GMT Chelsea 2–0 Report Hull City Hazard 7Willian 31Cahill 38Costa 58, 68 Huddlestone 15, 0 60Meyler 26Bruce 57Chester 66 Stamford Bridge London 41,626 (1,550 away) Chris Foy W 17 22 December 2014 20:00 GMT Stoke City 0–2 Report Chelsea Bardsley 20Pieters 53Walters 90 Terry 2Fàbregas 78 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 27,550 Neil Swarbrick W 18 26 December 2014 12:45 GMT Chelsea 2–0 Report West Ham United Terry 31Costa 62 Collins 28Cresswell 33Reid 58 Stamford Bridge London 41,589 (3,020 away) Michael Oliver W 19 28 December 2014 14:05 GMT Southampton 1–1 Report Chelsea Mané 17Yoshida 57Schneiderlin 2 71 88Pellè 90+5 Matić 31Hazard 45+1Fàbregas 55 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,641 Anthony Taylor D 20 1 January 2015 17:30 GMT Tottenham Hotspur 5–3 Report Chelsea Kane 30 52, 88 Rose 44 Townsend 45+4 pen. Bentaleb 66 Paulinho 72 Chadli 78 Costa 18 Hazard 61 Fàbregas 82 Terry 87 White Hart Lane London 35,903 Phil Dowd L 21 10 January 2015 15:00 GMT Chelsea 2–0 Report Newcastle United Oscar 43, 76Costa 59Matić 71 Williamson 45+1Colback 58Dummett 65 Stamford Bridge London 41,612 (2,230 away) Roger East W 22 17 January 2015 15:00 GMT Swansea City 0–5 Report Chelsea Oscar 1 36Costa 20 34Schürrle 79 Liberty Stadium Swansea 20,785 Jonathan Moss W 23 31 January 2015 17:30 GMT Chelsea 1–1 Report Manchester City Rémy 41 Silva 45, 52Fernando 74 Stamford Bridge London 41,620 Mark Clattenburg D 24 7 February 2015 15:00 GMT Aston Villa 1–2 Report Chelsea Cleverley 5Westwood 44Okore 48, 49 Hazard 8Ramires 35Ivanović 66, 90+5 Villa Park Birmingham 35,969 Neil Swarbrick W 25 11 February 2015 19:45 GMT Chelsea 1–0 Report Everton Azpilicueta 15Fàbregas 88Ramires 89Willian 89 Bešić 5Barry 2 24 88Coleman 58McCarthy 89 Stamford Bridge London 41,592 Jonathan Moss W 26 21 February 2015 15:00 GMT Chelsea 1–1 Report Burnley Ivanović 14, 71Matić 0 70 Boyd 41Kightly 62Mee 81 Stamford Bridge London 41,629 Martin Atkinson D 27 4 March 2015 19:45 GMT West Ham United 0–1 Report Chelsea Kouyaté 13Collins 43Nolan 67 Terry 15Hazard 22, 45+4Fàbregas 70Drogba 90+7 Boleyn Ground London 34,927 Andre Marriner W 28 15 March 2015 13:30 GMT Chelsea 1–1 Report Southampton Costa 11Matić 18Ivanović 63Cahill 68 Tadić 19 pen.Mané 29Wanyama 63Đuričić 82 Stamford Bridge London 41,624 Mike Dean D 29 22 March 2015 16:00 GMT Hull City 2–3 Report Chelsea Elmohamady 26Hernández 28 Hazard 2Costa 9Cahill 13Rémy 77Matić 89 KC Stadium Kingston upon Hull 24,598 Michael Oliver W 30 4 April 2015 17:30 BST Chelsea 2–1 Report Stoke City Hazard 39 pen.Rémy 62Drogba 90+4 Whelan 26Shawcross 31Adam 44, 66Ireland 45+3Wollscheid 69Crouch 90+3 Stamford Bridge London 41,098 Jonathan Moss W 31 12 April 2015 13:30 BST Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Report Chelsea Zamora 75Sandro 78 Drogba 60Fàbregas 88 Loftus Road London 17,939 Andre Marriner W 32 18 April 2015 17:30 BST Chelsea 1–0 Report Manchester United Hazard 38 Drogba 54 Ivanović 57 Oscar 63 Herrera 90+5 Stamford Bridge London 41,422 Mike Dean W 33 26 April 2015 16:00 BST Arsenal 0–0 Report Chelsea Coquelin 34Ramsey 89Cazorla 90+3Monreal 90+5 Fàbregas 23Willian 68Ivanović 72 Emirates Stadium London 60,066 Michael Oliver D 34 29 April 2015 19:45 BST Leicester City 1–3 Report Chelsea Konchesky 36Albrighton 45+3 Drogba 48Terry 79Ramires 83 King Power Stadium Leicester 32,021 Mark Clattenburg W 35 3 May 2015 13:30 BST Chelsea 1–0 Report Crystal Palace Ivanović 27Terry 38Hazard 45', 45 Dann 23Mariappa 45+2 Stamford Bridge London 41,566 Kevin Friend W 36 10 May 2015 16:00 BST Chelsea 1–1 Report Liverpool Fàbregas 2Terry 5Ivanović 43Mikel 58Filipe Luís 82 Lallana 20Škrtel 26Lambert 29Gerrard 44 Stamford Bridge London 41,547 Andre Marriner D 37 18 May 2015 20:00 BST West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Report Chelsea Berahino 9 47 pen. Fletcher 29 Olsson 37 Brunt 60 Gardner 62 Costa 28 Fàbregas 0 29 Cuadrado 82 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 24,750 Mike Jones L 38 24 May 2015 15:00 BST Chelsea 3–1 Report Sunderland Costa 37 pen. Cuadrado 42 Rémy 70 88 Matić 82 Fletcher 26 Rodwell 32 Stamford Bridge London 41,620 Lee Mason W FA Cup 2014–15 FA Cup Third round 4 January 2015 16:00 GMT Chelsea 3–0 Report Watford Willian 58Rémy 70Zouma 72 Paredes 26Tőzsér 66 Stamford Bridge London 41,010 Kevin Friend W Fourth round 24 January 2015 15:00 GMT Chelsea 2–4 Report Bradford City Cahill 21Ramires 38 McArdle 23Stead 41Morais 75Halliday 82Darby 90+1Yeates 90+3 Stamford Bridge London 41,014 Andre Marriner L League Cup 2014–15 Football League Cup Third round 24 September 2014 19:45 BST Chelsea 2–1 Report Bolton Wanderers Zouma 25Oscar 55 Mills 31Pratley 37Herd 45+1Spearing 86 Stamford Bridge London 40,988 Graham Scott W Fourth round 28 October 2014 19:45 BST Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Report Chelsea Mangan 77 Aké 21Drogba 48Grandison 81 o.g. New Meadow Shrewsbury 10,210 Neil Swarbrick W Fifth round 16 December 2014 19:45 GMT Derby County 1–3 Report Chelsea Bryson 71Buxton 0 78Martin 80 Schürrle 3, 82Hazard 23Filipe Luís 56 iPro Stadium Derby 30,639 Jonathan Moss W Semi-finalsFirst leg 20 January 2015 19:45 GMT Liverpool 1–1 Report Chelsea Gerrard 39Lucas 44Sterling 59 Hazard 18 pen.Filipe Luís 45Mikel 74 Liverpool Anfield 44,573 Martin Atkinson D Semi-finalsSecond leg 27 January 2015 19:45 GMT Chelsea 1–0 2–1 yes Report Liverpool Terry 74Ivanović 89, 94Costa 102Oscar 108 Henderson 42Lucas 53Gerrard 102Can 114Škrtel 116 Stamford Bridge London 40,659 Michael Oliver W Final 1 March 2015 16:00 GMT Chelsea 2–0 Report Tottenham Hotspur Terry 45Costa 56Willian 70Cahill 72Cuadrado 85 Dier 31Bentaleb 78 Wembley Stadium London 89,294 Anthony Taylor W John Terry UEFA Champions League 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Group stage 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group G Group G yes CHE 1 17 September 2014 19:45 BST Chelsea ENG 1–1 Report GER Schalke 04 Fàbregas 11Terry 59Willian 71 Huntelaar 11, 62Boateng 26Höger 87 Stamford Bridge London, England 40,648 Ivan Bebek (Croatia) D 2 30 September 2014 19:45 BST Sporting CP POR 0–1 Report ENG Chelsea Carvalho 25João Mário 43Maurício 60Soares 74 Matić 34Ivanović 58Hazard 72Filipe Luís 75Fàbregas 90+3 Estádio José Alvalade Lisbon, Portugal 40,734 Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) W 3 21 October 2014 19:45 BST Chelsea ENG 6–0 Report SVN Maribor Rémy 13Drogba 23 pen.Terry 31Viler 54 o.g.Hazard 77 pen. 90 Stamford Bridge London, England 41,126 Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) W 4 5 November 2014 19:45 GMT Maribor SVN 1–1 Report ENG Chelsea Filipović 36Ibraimi 50Stojanović 53Viler 85 Filipe Luís 24Matić 73 Ljudski vrt Maribor, Slovenia 12,646 Daniele Orsato (Italy) D 5 25 November 2014 19:45 GMT Schalke 04 GER 0–5 Report ENG Chelsea Höger 18 Terry 2Willian 29Kirchhoff 44 o.g.Drogba 76Ramires 78 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany 54,442 Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) W 6 10 December 2014 19:45 GMT Chelsea ENG 3–1 Report POR Sporting CP Fàbregas 8 pen.Schürrle 16Mikel 56Azpilicueta 87 J. Silva 50, 82Carvalho 58A. Silva 79Oliveira 90+2 Stamford Bridge London, England 40,734 Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) W Knockout phase 2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase Round of 16 17 February 2015 19:45 GMT First leg Paris Saint-Germain FRA 1–1 Report ENG Chelsea Van der Wiel 52Cavani 54Verratti 78 Ivanović 36, 65Fàbregas 73 Parc des Princes Paris, France 46,146 Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) D 11 March 2015 19:45 GMT Second leg Chelsea ENG 2–2 yes 3–3 a Report FRA Paris Saint-Germain Oscar 37Ramires 52Costa 73Cahill 81Hazard 96 pen. Ibrahimović 0 31Motta 33Matuidi 40David Luiz 73, 86Verratti 74Thiago Silva 114 Stamford Bridge London, England 37,692 Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) D Statistics Appearances Chelsea F.C. May 2015 No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKCZE Petr Čech6 (1)020403015 (1)0002DFSRB Branislav Ivanović384003 (1)17149 (1)61113DFBRA Filipe Luís9 (6)010515020 (6)1304MFESP Cesc Fàbregas33 (1)30 (1)0408245 (2)5905DFFRA 1974 Kurt Zouma7 (8)021513 (1)017 (9)2006DFNED Nathan Aké0 (1)00 (1)0200 (1)02 (3)0107MFBRA Ramires11 (12)2211 (2)03 (3)117 (17)4408MFBRA Oscar26 (2)6203 (1)14 (3)035 (6)74010MFBEL Eden Hazard38140 (1)04 (2)27349 (3)193011FWCIV Didier Drogba8 (20)4202 (3)12 (3)214 (26)74012MFNGA John Obi Mikel6 (12)020401 (1)113 (13)11013GKBEL Thibaut Courtois3200020503901018FWFRA 1974 Loïc Rémy6 (13)7211 (1)01 (3)110 (17)90019FWESP Diego Costa24 (2)200 (1)0315 (2)032 (5)219021MFSRB Nemanja Matić35 (1)1003 (2)08246 (3)310122MFBRA Willian28 (8)20 (2)13 (1)05 (2)136 (13)45023MFCOL Juan Cuadrado4 (8)0000 (1)00 (1)04 (10)01024DFENG Gary Cahill33 (3)121406145 (3)36026DFENG John Terry3850041724983028DFESP César Azpilicueta290203 (2)04038 (2)01131DFDEN Andreas Christensen0 (1)01010002 (1)00033GKENG Mitchell Beeney00000000000035FWENG Dominic Solanke0000000 (1)00 (1)00036MFENG Ruben Loftus-Cheek2 (1)000000 (1)01 (2)00037FWENG Isaiah Brown0 (1)0000000000046GKENG Jamal Blackman000000000000Players who left the club in January transfer window or on loan14MFGER André Schürrle5 (9)310313 (1)112 (10)52017MFEGY Mohamed Salah0 (3)00 (1)0201 (1)03 (5)000 Top scorers BBC Sport January 2015 The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Rnk Ranking Pos Position No. Squad Number PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal1FW19ESP Costa20010212MF10BEL Hazard14023193FW18FRA Rémy710194DF26ENG Terry501285MF8BRA Oscar60107FW11CIV Drogba401277DF2SER Ivanović401168MF4ESP Fàbregas30025MF14GER SchürrleLeft Chelsea during the 2015 January transfer window3011510MF7BRA Ramires21014MF22BRA Willian21014Own goals1012413MF21SRB Matić10023DF24ENG Cahill1101315DF5FRA Zouma0110216DF3BRA Filipe Luís00101MF12NGA Mikel00011TOTALS7351120109 Note Clean sheets Chelsea F.C. January 2015 The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal. Rnk Ranking Pos Position No. Squad Number PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal1GK13BEL Courtois12012152GK1CZE Čech51118TOTALS1712323 Summary Chelsea F.C. January 2015 Games played 54 (38 Premier League) (2 FA Cup) (8 UEFA Champions League) (6 Football League Cup)Games won 36 (26 Premier League) (1 FA Cup) (4 UEFA Champions League) (5 Football League Cup)Games drawn 14 (9 Premier League) (0 FA Cup) (4 UEFA Champions League) (1 Football League Cup)Games lost 4 (3 Premier League) (1 FA Cup) (0 UEFA Champions League) (0 Football League Cup)Goals scored 109 (73 Premier League) (5 FA Cup) (20 UEFA Champions League) (11 Football League Cup)Goals conceded 46 (32 Premier League) (4 FA Cup) (6 UEFA Champions League) (4 Football League Cup)Goal difference +63 (+38 Premier League) (+1 FA Cup) (+14 UEFA Champions League) (+7 Football League Cup)Clean sheets 23 (17 Premier League) (1 FA Cup) (3 UEFA Champions League) (2 Football League Cup)Most appearances BEL Eden Hazard (52 appearances)Top scorer ESP Diego Costa (21 goals) Awards Player No. Squad Number Player Award Month Source19 ESP Diego CostaAugust Player of the MonthAugusthttp://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/sep/diego-costa-and-garry-monk-win-barclays-monthly-awards.html Diego Costa and Garry Monk win Barclays monthly awards premierleague.com 12 September 2014 12 September 2014 20 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150720191435/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/sep/diego-costa-and-garry-monk-win-barclays-monthly-awards.html dead http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/09/diego-costa-accepts-august-accolade.html Diego Costa accepts August accolade Chelseafc.com 17 October 201414 GER André SchürrleAugust Goal of the Month Match of the Day BBCMOTD 511588766939901952 15 September 2014 The @BBCMOTD August Goal of the Month, with 25% of the vote is... @Andre_Schuerrle for @chelseafc v @BurnleyOfficial 17 October 2014 13 BEL Thibaut CourtoisBelgian Sportsman of the yearDecemberhttp://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/12/courtois-takes-top-belgian-honour.html Courtois takes top Belgian honour Chelseafc.com 15 December 201435 ENG Dominic SolankeEngland Men's Youth Player of the YearJanuaryhttp://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/solanke-wins-england-award.html Solanke wins England award Chelseafc.com 9 December 201411 CIV Didier DrogbaFWA Tribute Awardhttp://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/drogba-honoured-by-football-writers.html Drogba honoured by Football Writers Chelseafc.com 26 December 20142 SER Branislav IvanovićPFA Team of the YearAprilhttp://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/04/six-blues-in-team-of-the-year.html Six Blues in Team of the Year Chelsea F.C. 26 April 2015 26 April 2015http://www.thepfa.com/news/2015/4/26/premier-league-team-of-the-year-2015 Premier League Team of the Year 2015 The PFA 26 April 2015 26 April 201526 ENG John Terry24 ENG Gary Cahill21 SER Nemanja Matić10 BEL Eden Hazard19 ESP Diego Costa10 BEL Eden HazardPFA Player of the Yearhttp://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9825188/eden-hazard-lands-pfa-player-of-the-year-award Eden Hazard lands PFA Player of the Year award Sky Sports 26 April 2015 26 April 201511 CIV Didier DrogbaBarclays Spirit of the Game Awardhttp://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/04/drogba-awarded-for-charity-work-in-africa-rica-.html Drogba awarded for charity work in Africa Chelsea F.C. 30 April 2015 30 April 2015http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/apr/300415-didier-drogba-receives-barclays-spirit-of-the-game-award.html Drogba receives Barclays Spirit of the Game Award Premier League 30 April 2015 30 April 2015 3 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150503211735/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/apr/300415-didier-drogba-receives-barclays-spirit-of-the-game-award.html dead10BEL Eden HazardFWA Footballer of the YearMayhttp://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/05/hazard-wins-writers--award.html Hazard wins writers' award Chelsea F.C. 12 May 2014 12 May 2014Premier League Player of the Seasonhttp://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/05/chelsea-clean-sweep-in-season-awards.html Chelsea clean sweep in season awards Chelsea F.C. 22 May 2015 22 May 2015http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9859617/jose-mourinho-and-eden-hazard-claim-premier-league-awards Jose Mourinho and Eden Hazard claim Premier League awards Sky Sports 22 May 2015 22 May 20155FRA Kurt ZoumaChelsea Young Player of the Year8BRA OscarChelsea Goal of the Year35ENG Dominic SolankeAcademy Player of the Year10BEL Eden HazardChelsea Players' Player of the YearChelsea Player of the Year Manager Manager Award Month SourcePOR José MourinhoPremier League Manager of the SeasonMayLMA Manager of the Yearhttp://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9866230/chelsea-manager-jose-mourinho-named-as-the-lmas-manager-of-the-season Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho named as the LMA's Manager of the Season Sky Sports 26 May 2015 26 May 2015 References 30em Chelsea Category:Chelsea F.C. seasons Chelsea Category:English football championship–winning seasons