2015–16 Chelsea F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Chelsea 2015–16 Chelsea v Spurs 2 May 2016 - players scuffling.jpg Scuffling between players in the match between Chelsea and Spurs on 2 May 2016. That match is popularly known as Battle of Stamford Bridge. Roman Abramovich José Mourinho(until 17 December)Guus Hiddink (interim;from 19 December) Bruce Buck Stamford Bridge Premier League 10th FA Cup Sixth round League Cup Fourth round FA Community Shield Runners-up UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Diego Costa (12) Diego Costa (16) 41,642 vs Southampton(3 October 2015)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34366632 Chelsea 1–3 Southampton 3 October 2015 BBC Sport 3 October 2015 37,591 vs Paris Saint-Germain(9 March 2016)https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35758928 Chelsea 1–2 Paris St-Germain 9 March 2016 BBC Sport 9 March 2016 41,500http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.asp?league=england Premier League Attendance Table Soccer Stats 26 December 2015 26 December 2015 28 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170528193012/http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.asp?league=england dead 2014–15 2016–17 _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF _chelsea1516a _chelsea1516a _chelsea1516a _chelsea1516a _chelsea1516a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF _chelsea1516t _chelsea1516t _chelsea1516t _chelsea1516t _chelsea1314t 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 The 2015–16 season was Chelsea Football Club's 102nd competitive season, 27th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 24th consecutive season in the Premier League and 110th year in existence as a football club.http://www.statto.com/football/teams/chelsea/history Chelsea Complete History Statto 4 May 2015 4 May 2015 They entered the season as reigning Premier League champions after winning the title for a fifth time in 2014–15, and also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup, FA Community Shield and UEFA Champions League. The season was the first since 2003–04 without Petr Čech, who joined rivals Arsenal. Kits Supplier: adidashttps://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2015/07/16/new-2015-16-home-kit New 2015/16 home kit | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club/ Sponsor: Yokohama Tyres.Chelsea sign £40m-per-year shirt deal with Japanese tyre company https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31653343 27 February 2015 BBC Sport 26 February 2015 _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF Home _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516h _chelsea1516a 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Home alt. _chelfc1617h _chelfc1617h _chelfc1617h _chelfc1617h _chelsea1617h 1237CB 1237CB 1237CB 1237CB FFFFFF Home 2016-17 _chelsea1516a _chelsea1516a _chelsea1516a _chelsea1516a _chelsea1516a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF Away _chelsea1516a _chelsea1516a _chelsea1516a _chelsea1516a _chelsea1516h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Away alt. _chelsea1516t _chelsea1516t _chelsea1516t _chelsea1516t _chelsea1314t 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Third _chelsea1516t _chelsea1516t _chelsea1516t _chelsea1516t _3 stripes black 000000 000000 000000 000000 FFFFFF Third alt. _chelsea1516g1 _chelsea1516g1 _chelsea1516g1 _chelsea1516g1 _chelsea1516g1 4FD2CF 4FD2CF 4FD2CF 4FD2CF 4FD2CF Goalkeeper 1 _chelsea1516g2 _chelsea1516g2 _chelsea1516g2 _chelsea1516g2 _juvfc1516gka FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 Goalkeeper 2 _chelsea1516g3 _chelsea1516g3 _chelsea1516g3 _juventus1516h _chelsea1314t 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Goalkeeper 3 _argentina16g1 _argentina16g1 _argentina16g1 _argentina16g1 _argentina16g1 CDFF04 CDFF04 CDFF04 CDFF04 CDFF04 Goalkeeper 2016-17 Starting with this season, the Yokohama Rubber Company replaced Samsung Electronics as Chelsea's shirt sponsor. Month-by-month review June Left winger Gaël Kakuta left the Blues to join La Liga side Sevilla, for a fee of £2.5 million.Chelsea winger joins La Liga side Sevilla https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33204611 BBC Sport 19 June 2015Kakuta to join Sevilla http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/06/kakuta-to-join-sevilla.html Chelsea F.C. 19 June 2015Chelsea confirm sale of Gael Kakuta to Sevilla http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9889832/chelsea-confirm-sale-of-gael-kakuta-to-sevilla Sky Sports 19 June 2015 Czech goalkeeper Petr Čech left the club to join London rivals Arsenal on a three-year deal. He played 486 games for the Blues in all competitions, winning four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, two Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League and one UEFA Europa League.Petr Cech: Arsenal sign keeper from Chelsea in £10m deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33318367 BBC Sport 29 June 2015Cech transfer agreed http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/06/cech-transfer-agreed.html Chelsea F.C. 29 June 2015 July On 3 July, the Blues announced the signing of Radamel Falcao on a season-long loan deal from Monaco.http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/falcao-loan-agreed.html Falcao loan agreed Chelsea F.C. 3 July 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33384795 Chelsea sign Monaco striker on loan BBC Sport 9 July 2015 Young central midfielders Josh McEachran and Marco van Ginkel left the Blues. McEachran joined Championship club Brentford on a four-year deal for a reported £750,000,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/33477931 Brentford sign Chelsea midfielder BBC Sport 11 July 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/mceachran-in-bees-switch.html McEachran in Bees switch Chelsea F.C. 11 July 2015 while Van Ginkel joined Stoke City on a year-long loan deal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33488059 Marco van Ginkel & Shay Given join Stoke but Shaqiri deal is off BBC Sport 10 July 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/van-ginkel-moves-to-stoke-on-loan.html Van Ginkel moves to Stoke on loan Chelsea F.C. 11 July 2015 Under-21 player Andreas Christensen also left on a season-long loan, joining Borussia Mönchengladbach,http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/german-loan-for-christensen.html German loan for Christensen Chelsea F.C. 11 July 2015 while Nathan and Isaiah Brown were loaned to Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem.http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/brown-and-nathan-in-dutch-loan.html Brown and Nathan in Dutch loan Chelsea F.C. 11 July 2015 On 13 July, the Blues completed the signing of Bosnian goalkeeper Asmir Begović from Stoke City on a four-year deal for a reported £8 million.http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/begovic-transfer-completed.html Begovic transfer completed Chelsea F.C. 13 July 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33270636 Chelsea sign goalkeeper from Stoke City BBC Sport 13 July 2015 Patrick Bamford extended his contract for another three years and was loaned to Premier League outfit Crystal Palace.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33690279 Atlético Madrid re-sign Chelsea defender BBC Sport 28 July 2015 José Mourinho also confirmed that Bertrand Traoré would be a part of his first-team plans for 2015–16, as would Victor Moses. On 28 July, left-back Filipe Luís left the Blues after just one year, moving back to former club Atlético Madrid for a reported £11.1 million. August Chelsea lost the 2015 FA Community Shield 1–0 to Arsenal thanks to an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain goal in the 24th minute. Diego Costa missed the game through injury, and it was the first time Arsène Wenger defeated José Mourinho in 14 attempts.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33667216 Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea BBC Sport 2 August 2015 On 3 August, Todd Kane signed a new three-year deal at the club, keeping him at the Blues until 2018.New deal for Kane https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/new-deal-for-kane.html Chelsea F.C. 3 August 2015 Young England forward Dominic Solanke joined fellow Blues players Izzy Brown, Lewis Baker, Nathan and Danilo Pantić on loan at Dutch Eredivisie team Vitesse Arnhem on a season long loan.Solanke loaned to Vitesse http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/solanke-loaned-to-vitesse.html Chelsea F.C. 4 August 2015 On 5 August, Chelsea lost 1–0 to Fiorentina.Chelsea's Pre-Season Ends In Defeat To Fiorentina https://uk.news.yahoo.com/chelseas-pre-season-ends-defeat-fiorentina-044154039--spt.html Yahoo UK 5 August 2015Match report: Chelsea 0 Fiorentina 1 http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/match-report--chelsea-v-fiorentina.html Chelsea F.C. 5 August 2015 Mohamed Salah joined Roma on a season-long loan and Todd Kane joined NEC Nijmegen.Salah in Roma loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/salah-in-roma-loan-.html Chelsea F.C. 6 August 2015Dutch loan for Kane http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/dutch-loan-for-kane.html Chelsea F.C. 6 August 2015 On 7 August, manager José Mourinho has signed a new four-year contract, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until at least 2019.Mourinho signs new contract http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/mourinho-signs-new-contract.html Chelsea F.C. 7 August 2015 Young centre-back Alex Davey joins Peterborough United on a one-month loan deal.Chelsea defender loaned to Peterborough https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33836026 BBC Sport 8 August 2015 Chelsea started their Premier League campaign at home against Swansea City. Swansea came from behind twice to draw 2–2 with ten-man Chelsea. Oscar gave the Blues the lead before André Ayew drew Swansea level, yet Chelsea went in 2–1 up at the break thanks to a Federico Fernández own goal. Six minutes into the second half, Thibaut Courtois was sent off for a last-man foul on Bafétimbi Gomis; Gomis converted the resulting penalty to equalise for the Swans.Chelsea 2–2 Swansea City https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33744668 BBC Sport 8 August 2015Match Report: Chelsea 2 Swansea City 2 http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/match-report--chelsea-v-swansea.html Chelsea F.C. 8 August 2015Match Report: Chelsea 2–2 Swansea City http://www.skysports.com/football/chelsea-vs-swansea/report/341189 Sky Sports 8 August 2015 This match involved an incident in which Eva Carneiro, the Chelsea team doctor, came on to treat Eden Hazard – an action for which she was later criticised by José Mourinho. Carneiro would later take the club to court and eventually won a £5 million settlement. This event, however, signalled the beginning of a downward spiral that would culminate in José Mourinho's sacking. Oriol Romeu joined Southampton after four years as a Chelsea player in which he made 33 appearances, scoring once from the penalty spot against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2012.Romeu moves to Southampton https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/romeu-moves-to-southampton.html Chelsea F.C. 13 August 2015 Nathan Aké signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea and will continue his development by spending this season on loan in the Premier League at Watford.New deal for Ake http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/new-deal-for-ake.html Chelsea F.C. 14 August 2015Nathan Ake signs new Chelsea deal before Watford loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33942378 BBC Sport 14 August 2015 Manchester City hammered the Blues 3–0 at the City of Manchester Stadium, goals from Sergio Agüero, Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho condemning José Mourinho to his joint-heaviest defeat whilst in charge of Chelsea.Manchester City 3–0 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33839794 BBC Sport 16 August 2015 Despite only being the second game of the season, Manchester City move five points ahead of the Blues. Directly after the game, German Bundesliga club FC Augsburg announce that Baba Rahman has signed for Chelsea for a reported fee of £21.7 million.Baba Rahman moves to Stamford Bridge from Augsburg https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33953803 BBC Sport 16 August 2015Rahman signs http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/rahman-signs.html Chelsea F.C. 16 August 2015Baba moves to Chelsea http://fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?id=/index/news/allenews/data21397.htm FC Augsburg 16 August 2015 10 March 2021 16 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160916121948/http://fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?id=%2Findex%2Fnews%2Fallenews%2Fdata21397.htm dead The Blues announce the signing of Barcelona winger Pedro for a reported £21.4 million, signing a four-year deal with Chelsea. Pedro has won the World Cup, European Championship, three UEFA Champions Leagues and numerous titles in Spain with Barça.Chelsea sign Spain forward from Barcelona https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34003373 BBC Sport 20 August 2015Pedro signs for Chelsea http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/pedro-signs-for-chelsea-.html Chelsea F.C. 20 August 2015Pedro joins Chelsea from Barcelona in £21.4m deal http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9957765/pedro-joins-chelsea-from-barcelona-in-163214m-deal Sky Sports 20 August 2015 Pedro will wear the number 17 shirt, which was given to him by Baba Rahman, the latter vacating it to number 6. The number 17 was previously worn by Eden Hazard and Mohamed Salah.Squad number update http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/squad-number-update.html Chelsea F.C. 21 August 2015 On 23 August, the Blues announced the signing of Kenedy from Fluminense, who will wear the number 16 shirt.Kenedy signs https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/kenedy-signs.html Chelsea F.C. 23 August 2015 Pedro stars on his Chelsea debut as he scores one and assists another as the Blues win their first game of the season against West Bromwich Albion. Thibaut Courtois saved a first half James Morrison penalty before goals from Pedro, Diego Costa and César Azpilicueta sent Chelsea in 3–1 up at the break. Despite having John Terry sent off in the 54th minute, Chelsea held on to claim all three points.West Brom 2–3 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33950789 BBC Sport 23 August 2015 Chelsea are drawn away against Walsall in the Third round Capital One Cup.League Cup third-round draw: Tottenham to host rivals Arsenal https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34059004 BBC Sport 25 August 2015 25 August 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/capital-one-cup-draw.html Away tie in Capital One Cup draw Chelsea F.C. 25 August 2015 While Juan Cuadrado signs on a year-long loan deal for Italian Serie A club Juventus.Cuadrado in Juventus loan https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/cuadrado-in-juventus-loan.html Chelsea F.C. 25 August 2015 25 August 2015Chelsea winger signs loan deal with Juventus https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34047737 BBC Sport 25 August 2015 25 August 2015 In José Mourinho's 200th Premier League match (and 100th league match at home), Chelsea lost 2–1 to Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. This marked only the second time Mourinho had suffered a home defeat in the league as Chelsea manager, and it was also just his third home defeat in all competitions while in charge of Chelsea. Goals from Bakary Sako and Joel Ward either side of Radamel Falcao's first goal for the Blues sent Chelsea eight points behind leaders Manchester City.Chelsea 1–2 Crystal Palace https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34025310 BBC Sport 29 August 2015 main WDL Position at the end of August 11 BOU Bournemouth 1 1 2 5 6 AVL Aston Villa 1 1 2 4 5 CHL Chelsea 1 1 2 6 9 NOR Norwich City 1 1 2 5 8 WBA West Bromwich Albion 1 1 2 3 6 complete September thumb|right|Chelsea players celebrate their goal against Maccabi Tel Aviv. On transfer deadline day, Chelsea announced the signing of Nantes defender Papy Djilobodji for a reported £2.7 million.Djilobodji signs http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/09/djilobodji-signs.html Chelsea F.C. 1 September 2015 Victor Moses extended his contract for another four years and was loaned to West Ham United.New deal for Moses http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/new-deal-for-moses.html Chelsea F.C. 1 September 2015 The Blues also signed Michael Hector for a reported £4 million from Reading; he was immediately loaned back to Reading for the entirety of the season.Hector deal completed http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/09/hector-deal-completed.html Chelsea F.C. 1 September 2015 First choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was ruled out for up to three months with a knee injury.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34216462 Chelsea goalkeeper out for three months BBC Sport 11 September 2015 The Blues' poor form continued as they suffered another defeat, this time away at Everton. A Steven Naismith hat-trick condemned Chelsea to a third defeat after just five games, as many as they suffered in the entire previous season.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34160707 Mandeep Sanghera Everton 3–1 Chelsea BBC Sport 12 September 2015 Chelsea won their first home game of the season as they defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0. Goals from Willian, Oscar, Diego Costa and Cesc Fàbregas sent the Blues top of Group G after one game.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34203636 Andy Cryer Chelsea 4–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv BBC Sport 16 September 2015 This victory was Chelsea's first clean sheet since the Blues won the title last May 1–0 against Crystal Palace.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32471261 McNulty Phil Chelsea 1–0 Crystal Palace 3 May 2015 BBC Sport 3 May 2015 thumb|right|Diego Costa eyeballs Arsenal's Gabriel. The latter would be the recipient of a red card later rescinded, while the former was charged with violent conduct. Goals from Kurt Zouma and a Calum Chambers own goal gave Chelsea a 2–0 victory over nine-man Arsenal. Gabriel and Santi Cazorla were sent off for the Gunners, the former for kicking out at Diego Costa and the latter for receiving two yellow cards. The Blues also kept their first clean sheet of the 2015–16 Premier League season. Zouma's goal was his first in the Premier League for Chelsea.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34191867 McNulty Phil Chelsea 2–0 Arsenal 19 September 2015 BBC Sport 19 September 2015 Two days after the game, both Chelsea and Arsenal were charged with failing to control their players. Costa was charged with an act of violent conduct for the incident that started the disturbance, in which he slapped Laurent Koscielny in the face, which was not seen by the match officials but was caught on video.http://www.thefa.com/news/governance/2015/sep/diego-costa-gabriel-arsenal-chelsea-charges-210915# Staff FA Diego Costa, Gabriel, Chelsea and Arsenal all charged 21 September 2015 The FA 21 September 2015 Costa was given a three-match suspension.Chelsea forward Diego Costa suspended for three matches http://www.thefa.com/news/governance/2015/sep/diego-costa-suspended-for-three-games The Football Association 22 September 2015 22 September 2015 Gabriel had his three-match suspension withdrawn after a "wrongful dismissal claim" from Arsenal and was available for their next match.Gabriel has wrongful dismissal claim upheld http://www.thefa.com/news/governance/2015/sep/gabriel-suspension-withdrawn 22 September 2015 The Football Association 22 September 2015 Chelsea came from 2–0 down with ten minutes to play to secure a point away to Newcastle United thanks to late goals from substitutes Ramires and Willian. Ayoze Pérez and Georginio Wijnaldum sent the Magpies ahead before the Brazilian substitutes sent the Blues five points off the top four.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34299598 Bevan Chris Newcastle United 2–2 Chelsea 26 September 2015 BBC Sport 26 September 2015 The Blues' last game in September finished in a 2–1 loss at Porto in a hard-fought game. Chelsea failed to claim a draw as goals from André André and Maicon sent Porto one point ahead of Chelsea.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34384083 Hafez Shammoon FC Porto 2–1 Chelsea 29 September 2015 BBC Sport 29 September 2015 main WDL Position at the end of September 12 NOR Norwich City 2 3 2 11 12 WAT Watford 2 3 2 5 6 CHL Chelsea 2 2 3 11 14 WBA West Bromwich Albion 2 2 3 6 9 BOU Bournemouth 2 1 4 9 11 complete October thumbnail|Chelsea's starting eleven against Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Champions League. Chelsea's poor start to the season continued as Southampton came from behind to record a victory at Stamford Bridge. The Blues had taken only eight points from a possible 24 this season and were only four above the relegation zone.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34366632 Rose Gary Chelsea 1–3 Southampton 3 October 2015 BBC Sport 5 October 2015 After Saturday's home defeat, Chelsea offered their full support to manager José Mourinho. Meanwhile, Blues captain John Terry said the 52-year-old Portuguese was the best person to help the club recover from their miserable start. "If anyone is going to get us out of this hole it is going to be José Mourinho", said the 34-year-old defender.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34446165 José Mourinho: Chelsea offer their manager 'full support' 5 October 2015 BBC Sport 5 October 2015 The Blues defeated Aston Villa 2–0 at Stamford Bridge, with a Diego Costa goal and an Alan Hutton own goal. José Mourinho dropped Eden Hazard, Nemanja Matić and Gary Cahill and chose to start youngsters Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Baba Rahman.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34493710 Dawkes Phil Chelsea 2–0 Aston Villa 17 October 2015 BBC Sport 17 October 2015 Four days later, Chelsea drew 0–0 with Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, keeping them in third place one point behind the Ukrainian champions.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34128971 Johnston Neil Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 Chelsea 20 October 2015 BBC Sport 20 October 2015 José Mourinho and Nemanja Matić were sent off as Chelsea's miserable Premier League campaign continued with a 2–1 defeat at West Ham on 24 October. Mauro Zárate fired the Hammers in front when Chelsea failed to clear a corner. Matić was sent off after being booked twice in nine minutes before the break, and Mourinho joined him after speaking to referee Jon Moss at halftime. Gary Cahill levelled from a corner but Andy Carroll met Aaron Cresswell's cross to send the Hammers to second in the table.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34558482 Bevan Chris West Ham 2–1 Chelsea 24 October 2015 BBC Sport 24 October 2015 Chelsea crashed out of the League Cup in the fourth round after Jack Butland's penalty shootout heroics earned ten-man Stoke City a 5–4 spot-kick win that increased the pressure on José Mourinho. Jonathan Walters struck a goal worthy of winning any contest to give Stoke the lead early in the second half, before Loïc Rémy's injury-time equaliser took the tie the distance at the Britannia Stadium. After nine out of the first nine spot-kicks were clinically despatched—with the likes of Charlie Adam, Marko Arnautović, Oscar, Rémy and Willian successful—Eden Hazard saw his attempt brilliantly saved by Jack Butland, who earned his side a place in the last eight.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34577998 Rose Gary Stoke City 1–1 Chelsea 27 October 2015 BBC Sport 27 October 2015 Philippe Coutinho scored twice as Liverpool came from behind to beat Chelsea 3–1 at Stamford Bridge on 31 October to ratchet up the pressure yet further on the beleaguered Mourinho. A Ramires header gave the Premier League champions the lead after just four minutes, but compatriot Coutinho fired Liverpool level in some style just before half-time. Oscar came close with a long-range chip, but chances were few and far between in the second half until another Coutinho effort clipped John Terry and flew past Asmir Begović. Christian Benteke made sure of the points with a composed finish in the closing minutes as Jürgen Klopp secured his first league win since taking charge of Liverpool.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34623902 McNulty Phil Chelsea 1–3 Liverpool 31 October 2015 BBC Sport 31 October 2015 main WDL Position at the end of October 13 SWA Swansea City 3 4 4 12 15 STO Stoke City 3 4 4 9 12 CHL Chelsea 3 2 6 16 22 NOR Norwich City 2 3 6 15 23 BOU Bournemouth 2 2 6 12 22 complete November thumb|right|Oscar with opposite number Ryan Mason in the London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur Chelsea eased the pressure on manager José Mourinho as Willian's late winner gave them a crucial Champions League victory over Dynamo Kyiv at Stamford Bridge. The win moved the Blues into second place in Group G, three points behind leaders Porto, but now with a two-point cushion to Dynamo.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34675860 McNulty Phil Chelsea 2–1 Dynamo Kyiv 4 November 2015 BBC Sport 4 November 2015 Premier League-wise, though, Chelsea continued their struggle as they lost in a 1–0 away game at Stoke City. Seeing Norwich City win, this left them 16th in the League and three points above relegation.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34686371 McNulty Phil Stoke City 1–0 Chelsea 7 November 2015 BBC Sport 7 November 2015 Chelsea recorded their first win in four Premier League matches as Diego Costa's first goal in seven games gave them a narrow victory over Norwich. The Blues finally broke through when Costa finished off Cesc Fàbregas' quickly taken free-kick. The home side were denied a second when Kurt Zouma's flick hit the crossbar.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34818214 Dawkes Phil Chelsea 1–0 Norwich City 21 November 2015 BBC Sport 21 November 2015 The Blues also secured back-to-back wins, after defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0. Goals from Gary Cahill, Willian, Oscar and Kurt Zouma sent Chelsea closer to the knockout phase, needing only one point home against Porto.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34896622 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–4 Chelsea 24 November 2015 BBC Sport 24 November 2015 Tottenham Hotspur extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to a club record 13 games with a 0–0 draw against Chelsea at White Hart Lane. Neither goalkeeper was to beaten before the final whistle, leaving Mourinho's side 14th in the table with one win in their last five Premier League matches.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34893402 Hafez Shamoon Tottenham 0–0 Chelsea 29 November 2015 BBC Sport 29 November 2015 main WDL Position at the end of November 12 STO Stoke City 5 4 5 11 14 WBA West Bromwich Albion 5 3 6 13 18 CHL Chelsea 4 3 7 17 23 SWA Swansea City 3 5 6 14 19 NOR Norwich City 3 4 7 17 25 complete December thumb|right|The away goalmouth in Chelsea's home defeat to AFC Bournemouth Glenn Murray scored a dramatic late winning goal as AFC Bournemouth recorded one of the most famous wins in their history against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The substitute had been on the pitch for just 99 seconds before he bundled home the winner. Mourinho's side, who sat 14th in the table, had now suffered eight defeats in 15 league games and Eden Hazard's goalless streak stretching to 25 games in all competitions.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34951749 Winton Richard Chelsea 0–1 Bournemouth 5 December 2015 BBC Sport 5 December 2015 Chelsea advanced to the Champions League knockout stage with a 2–0 victory, which eliminated opponents Porto and sent the Portuguese side into the Europa League. Costa, on the bench in the Blues' last two games, had a hand in the opening goal when his saved effort rebounded in off Iván Marcano and Willian scored the second goal.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35042175 Jurejko Jonathan Chelsea 2–0 FC Porto 9 December 2015 BBC Sport 9 December 2015 The Blues lost their ninth Premier League game (out of sixteen) of the season, while Leicester City moved to the top of the Premier League, in a 2–1 loss on Monday. This left the defending champions just one point clear of the relegation. Jamie Vardy scored for the sixth consecutive Premier League home match and Riyad Mahrez scored the second goal before Loïc Rémy could halve the deficit with 13 minutes remaining.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35023774 Leicester City 2–1 Chelsea 14 December 2015 BBC Sport 17 December 2015 thumb|right|Chelsea players in conversation with the referee during their defeat to Leicester City On 17 December, after the loss against Leicester City and after losing nine out of sixteen league games, manager José Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34670192 José Mourinho: Chelsea sack boss after Premier League slump 17 December 2015 BBC Sport 17 December 2015 Former Netherlands boss Guus Hiddink was appointed interim Chelsea manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Mourinho. The Dutchman was to be at Stamford Bridge for Sunderland's match, but Steve Holland took control of team matters for the game alongside Eddie Newton, who now took on the role of assistant first-team coach.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35130191 Guus Hiddink: Chelsea appoint interim manager until end of season 19 December 2015 BBC Sport 19 December 2015 Chelsea began their second post-José Mourinho era by scoring three goals in the Premier League for the first time in nearly four months to beat Sunderland. Fabio Borini pulled one back for Sunderland when he bundled in from close range, but that was not enough to take it to a comeback. The day was marked by fan protests and shows of support for Mourinho.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35078466 McNulty Phil Chelsea 3–1 Sunderland 19 December 2015 BBC Sport 19 December 2015 On Boxing Day, Diego Costa scored twice as Guus Hiddink's second spell as Chelsea boss started with a 2–2 draw against Watford.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35139930 Osborne Chris Chelsea 2–2 Watford 26 December 2015 BBC Sport 26 December 2015 On 28 December, keepers David de Gea and Thibaut Courtois were the stars of the show as Manchester United and Chelsea drew 0–0.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35148123 McNulty Phil Manchester United 0–0 Chelsea 28 December 2015 BBC Sport 28 December 2015 main WDL Position at the end of December 12 SOU Southampton 6 6 7 25 22 WBA West Bromwich Albion 6 5 8 18 24 CHL Chelsea 5 5 9 23 29 NOR Norwich City 5 5 9 22 32 BOU Bournemouth 5 5 9 22 34 complete January thumb|right|Bryan Oviedo jockeys Pedro in the 3–3 draw against Everton. Chelsea secured their first victory in Hiddink's second spell as boss to move six points clear of relegation with a win at Crystal Palace. A first-half goal from Oscar gave the Blues the lead at Selhurst Park, before second-half strikes from Willian and Diego Costa secured all three points.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35155484 Lewis Aimee Crystal Palace 0–3 Chelsea 3 January 2016 BBC Sport 3 January 2016 John Swift extended his loan with Championship club Brentford until the end of the season. Additionally, both Patrick Bamford and Christian Atsu returned to the club following their loan spells with Crystal Palace and Bournemouth respectively.Swift extends loan deal as two return https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/01/swift-extends-loan-deal-as-two-return.html Chelsea F.C. 4 January 2016 On 10 January, Chelsea advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup, defeating Football League One side Scunthorpe United 2–0. Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored the second goal, the first of his senior career at Chelsea.http://www.skysports.com/football/chelsea-vs-scunthorpe/352436 Morgan Richard Chelsea 2 – 0 Scunthorpe – Match Report & Highlights 10 January 2016 Sky Sports 10 January 2016 On 24 January, Chelsea earned a 1–0 victory over Arsenal after a first-half goal from Diego Costa. With this win, Chelsea moved past West Bromwich Albion into 13th in the league over goal difference with 28 points.https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/349770916 FT: Arsenal 0–1 Chelsea 24 January 2016 BBC 24 January 2016December 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes On 31 January, Chelsea rounded out the month with a 5–1 victory over Championship side MK Dons in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Blues will host Manchester City in the fifth round on 21 February.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35394225 BBC Milton Keynes Dons 1–5 Chelsea 31 January 2016 17 February 2016 main WDL Position at the end of January 11 CRY Crystal Palace 9 4 10 24 27 EVE Everton 6 11 6 40 34 CHL Chelsea 7 7 9 32 34 WBA West Bromwich Albion 7 7 9 22 30 SWA Swansea City 6 7 10 22 31 complete February Chelsea began the month with back-to-back draws against league opponents Watford and Manchester United, 0–0 and 1–1, respectively.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35416324 Watford 0–0 Chelsea 3 February 2016 BBC 17 February 2016https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35453203 Chelsea 1–1 Manchester United 7 February 2016 BBC 17 February 2016 The draw against Manchester United was marred by a serious knee injury to Kurt Zouma, which would rule him out until the following season. Chelsea returned to their winning ways on 13 February, dominating Newcastle United 5–1 at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea led 2–0 within ten minutes thanks to goals from Diego Costa and Pedro. Costa later set up Willian, who finished to make the lead three goals at the 17 minute mark. In the second half, Pedro added a second goal, and Bertrand Traoré scored his first league goal to make it 5–0. The Magpies got a 90th-minute goal through Andros Townsend, but it was little consolation as the rout ended in favor of the Blues. The only other blemish of the game was a hamstring injury to club captain John Terry, who missed the next match.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35510139 Chelsea 5–1 Newcastle United BBC 13 February 2016 17 February 2016 Chelsea then faced Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Chelsea were without John Terry and Kurt Zouma, due to injuries, and Nemanja Matić, as he had been suspended for accumulating two yellow cards. Because of this, Chelsea started Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanović at centre back, and Baba Rahman and César Azpilicueta at full-back. The Parisians dominated possession throughout much of the half and eventually capitalized in the 39th minute. Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel conceded a foul just outside the 18-yard box. PSG forward Zlatan Ibrahimović's free kick deflected off Mikel, who was part of the wall, and past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Just a few minutes later, however, Chelsea equalised through Mikel from a stoppage time corner kick. PSG regained their lead late in the game as Edinson Cavani, who had only entered the match moments prior as a substitute, broke through the Chelsea back line and beat Courtois. The lead would hold, with PSG holding a 2–1 lead heading into the second leg.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35577579 BBC Paris St-Germain 2–1 Chelsea 16 February 2016 17 February 2016 Five days after the loss in Paris, Chelsea bounced back with a 5–1 win against Manchester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup. City manager Manuel Pellegrini chose to play a weakened squad that featured five youth players making their senior debuts.http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/10176695/chelsea-5-1-manchester-city-the-verdict-on-citys-youngsters Chelsea 5–1 Manchester City: The verdict on City's youngsters Sky Sports Adam Bate 22 February 2016 8 March 2016 Chelsea struck first, Diego Costa scoring on a 35th-minute header. However, City immediately responded, with David Faupala scoring on his senior debut and tying the score going to halftime. However, Faupala's goal was the last glimmer of hope, as Chelsea would score four times in the second half. Four different Chelsea players scored in the second half: Willian, Gary Cahill, Eden Hazard, and Bertrand Traoré. The final score was 5–1.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35572091 Chelsea 5–1 Manchester City BBC Sport Phil McNulty 21 February 2016 8 March 2016 Later that day, Chelsea drew Everton as their opponent in the sixth round, to be played on 12 March. main WDL Position at the end of February 9 LIV Liverpool 10 8 8 30 28 WAT Watford 10 7 10 29 28 CHL Chelsea 9 9 9 40 37 EVE Everton 8 11 7 46 35 WBA West Bromwich Albion 9 8 10 27 34 complete March thumb|right|Cesc Fàbregas helps Paris SG's Ángel Di María to his feet as Chelsea exit the UEFA Champions League. Chelsea began March with a victory against Norwich City on the first day of the month. Chelsea scored just 39 seconds into the match behind a strike from Kenedy, a natural winger who had lined up as a left back. Having taken the lead in the first minute, Chelsea later doubled it in the final minute of the first half, with Diego Costa scoring in stoppage time. Norwich would cut the Blues' lead to one after a 68th-minute goal from Nathan Redmond. However, Chelsea would manage to hold on to their lead and win. The final score was 2–1.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35637648 Norwich City 1–2 Chelsea BBC Sport Luke Reddy 1 March 2016 8 March 2016 Four days later, Chelsea faced off with Stoke City. Chelsea scored through Bertrand Traoré in the 39th minute. Chelsea maintained their lead, but Mame Biram Diouf would equalize in the 85th. This score would hold, a 1–1 draw.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35675904 Chelsea 1–1 Stoke City BBC Sport Emlyn Begley 5 March 2016 8 March 2016 On 9 March, Chelsea lost 1–2 (2–4 on aggregate) to PSG in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. Adrien Rabiot put PSG ahead 16 minutes into the match. Chelsea's Diego Costa equalised 11 minutes later, putting the aggregate score 3–2 in favor of PSG. A second Chelsea goal would have forced extra time, and they looked the better side for the remainder of the second half, but failed to score such a goal on several chances. In the 60th minute, Costa went to ground with an injury and had to be replaced by Bertrand Traoré. Seven minutes later, Zlatan Ibrahimović connected with an Ángel Di María cross. This all but ended any chances of a Chelsea comeback, as, due to the away goals rule, would have needed to score three goals in just over 20 minutes. Chelsea failed to score even one, let alone three, and the score ended 1–2 (2–4 on aggregate) in favor of PSG.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35758928 Chelsea 1–2 Paris St-Germain (agg 2–4) BBC Sport 9 March 2016 9 March 2016 On 12 March, Chelsea lost 2–0 away to Everton in the sixth round of the FA Cup. Former Chelsea's player Romelu Lukaku scored both goals for Everton. As of 12 March, Chelsea were eliminated from all knockout competitions and sat 10th in the league.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35732891 Everton 2–0 Chelsea BBC Sport 12 March 2016 16 March 2016 On 19 March, Chelsea earned a 2–2 draw with London rivals West Ham United at Stamford Bridge. West Ham United opened the scoring with a fantastic long range shot from Manuel Lanzini which sailed past Thibaut Courtois in the 17th minute. However, just before the half time break Spaniard Cesc Fàbregas equalized with a sublime free-kick. West Ham United re-took the lead in the 61st minute courtesy of substitute Andy Carroll. However, Chelsea replied again this time in the 88th minute after Ruben Loftus-Cheek was brought down by Michail Antonio in the penalty area, therefore earning the Blues a penalty with seconds of normal time remaining. Chelsea then found their second equalizer of the match after Cesc Fàbregas converted the penalty comfortably past goalkeeper Adrián.Chelsea 2–2 West Ham United https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35792202 BBC Sport 19 March 2016 main WDL Position at the end of March 8 STO Stoke City 13 7 11 34 37 LIV Liverpool 12 8 9 37 32 CHL Chelsea 10 11 9 45 41 WBA West Bromwich Albion 10 9 11 30 37 EVE Everton 9 11 9 51 41 complete April thumb|right|Debutant Alexandre Pato scores Chelsea's second of four at Villa Park from the penalty spot. Chelsea began the month with a 4–0 away victory at Villa Park, beating a struggling Aston Villa side. Matt Miazga, Alexandre Pato and Jake Clarke-Salter all made their first-team debuts for Chelsea. Chelsea took the lead through Ruben Loftus-Cheek after his shot was deflected by Villa defender Joleon Lescott. The Blues then doubled their advantage through an Alexandre Pato penalty, after he was brought down in the area by Aly Cissokho. Pato had replaced the injured Loïc Rémy in the 23rd minute. Chelsea then scored a third through Pedro a minute into the second half. Pedro scored a second after a Pato shot was parried away by Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan and found its way to the feet of the Spaniard.Aston Villa 0–4 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35902716 BBC Sport 2 April 2016 On 4 April, Chelsea announced that Antonio Conte would become the new first team head coach at the start of the 2016–17 campaign.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35960848 Antonio Conte: Chelsea appoint Italy boss as head coach BBC Sport 4 April 2016 15 April 2016http://www.espnfc.com/blog/five-aside/77/post/2843616/antonio-conte-7-things-to-know-about-chelseas-new-manager Antonio Conte: 7 things to know about Chelsea's new manager ESPN FC 4 April 2016 15 April 2016 On 9 April, Chelsea lost 1–0 at Swansea, with the Swans scoring through Gylfi Sigurðsson.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35949311 Swansea 1–0 Chelsea BBC Sport 9 April 2016 15 April 2016 On 16 April, Chelsea lost 3–0 at home to Manchester City, the same scoreline as the previous league meeting between the two sides in August 2015.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36003978 Chelseaa 0–3 Manchester City BBC Sport 16 April 2016 19 April 2016 On 23 April, Chelsea played away at Bournemouth. Chelsea got on the board early with a goal from Pedro, followed by two Hazard goals and a Willian goal. Hazard scored three goals in the Premier League this season. Fabregas contributed three assists in the win.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36061117 Bournemouth 1–4 Chelsea BBC Sport 23 April 2016 24 April 2016 main WDL Position at the end of April 8 SOU Southampton 15 9 11 49 37 STO Stoke City 13 9 14 38 52 CHL Chelsea 12 11 11 53 46 EVE Everton 10 14 11 55 49 WAT Watford 12 8 15 36 42 complete May thumb|right|Chelsea's back five, punctuated by Sunderland man Jan Kirchhoff Chelsea went winless throughout the month of May, managing three draws and a loss. Their first game of the month was against Tottenham Hotspur on 2 May and this match has since become known as the 'Battle of the Bridge'.https://www.skysports.com/football/story-telling/11095/12670117/the-battle-of-the-bridge-chelsea-and-tottenhams-infamous-match-revisited The Battle of the Bridge Joe Shread Sky Sports The game ended in a 2–2 in which Chelsea came back from being 2–0 down at half time, to secure a point against Tottenham and effectively end their London rival's hopes of obtaining the Premier League title, as Tottenham dropping points meant that they were mathematically unable to surpass Leicester at the top of the table. The opening goals for Tottenham came from Kane in the 35th minute and Son Heung-min's low strike in the 44th minute. The match seemed to be decided until Chelsea returned fire in the second half with Cahill lashing in a goal from distance in the 58th minute, and Hazard then scored a goal in the 83rd minute to continue to regain his form after not having scored until April, and to maintain Chelsea's unbeaten streak at home against Tottenham for the 26th year in a row.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36126924 Chelsea 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur BBC Sport 2 May 2016 Chelsea's next game was a 3–2 away loss to Sunderland on 7 May, which proved to be crucial for the home side's survival in the top flight of English football, at the time moving Sunderland up to 17th in the table and one point clear of their bitter rivals Newcastle United. Chelsea scored the opening goal with a precise finishing strike from Diego Costa in the 14th minute, giving them the lead until Sunderland equalised with a 41st minute volley from Khazri. Chelsea regained the lead seven minutes later in added time with a goal from Nemanja Matić to put them 2–1 up at half time. Sunderland were to turn the game on its head in the second half with two goals in the span of three minutes from Fabio Borini and Jermain Defoe, scored in the 67th and 70th minute. Chelsea were unable to fight back for a draw as Sunderland held on for the three points which would boost their survival hopes. Chelsea remained 9th in the table following the result, possessing a better goal difference than Stoke City in 10th position.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36176565 Sunderland 3–2 Chelsea BBC Sport 7 May 2016 thumb|right|Former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri–now with newly crowned champions Leicester–in Guus Hiddink's last match as Blues boss Chelsea's penultimate game of the season and their last away fixture was a 1–1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield, on 11 May. After a slow start, Eden Hazard found the net again, continuing an improved run of form with a 32nd minute solo goal to put the Blues in front. The game remained uneventful until Christian Benteke equalised for Liverpool, with a header in the 2nd minute of added time during the second half, claiming a point for the Merseyside club and increasing the team's unbeaten home streak to 12 games.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35738639 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea BBC Sport 11 May 2016 Chelsea's final game of the 2015–16 Premier League season on 15 May resulted in another 1–1 draw, this time at home to champions Leicester City whom they had failed to defend their title against from the previous season. The game remained goalless until the 66th minute with Cesc Fàbregas scoring a penalty. Leicester responded quickly with a goal from Danny Drinkwater fourteen minutes later, to conclude the campaign with Chelsea finishing 10th due to a win from Stoke City sending the club above Chelsea in the table. Chelsea's tenth-place finish marked the club's lowest finish in the Premier League since the 1995–96 season, in which they finished 11th. It also marked the worst defence of a title in the Premier League's 24-year history, and confirmed the club's absence from European competition in the 2016/17 season.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36240331 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester BBC Sport 15 May 2016 Final league position CHE Club Coaching staff right|thumb|200px|José Mourinho as Chelsea manager. Mourinho was sacked in December 2015. {|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |First-team Manager||NED Guus Hiddink |- |rowspan="2"|Assistant Manager||ENG Steve Holland |- |ENG Eddie Newton |- |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 |- |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. December 2015 Other information right|thumb|300px|The Bridge Owner RUS Roman Abramovich Chairman USA Bruce Buck |- Directors RUS CAN Marina GranovskaiaUKR CAN Eugene Tenenbaum y Stamford Bridge 41,663 103x67 metres y Training ground Cobham Training Centre Chelsea F.C. January 2014 Squad information First team squad 11 May 2016.Chelsea F.C. First team squad https://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team.html Chelsea F.C. 8 October 2015 Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 1 Asmir Begović HG1 Bosnia GK yes 2016 05 16 1987 06 20 13 Thibaut Courtois Belgium GK yes 2016 05 16 1992 05 11 32 Marco Amelia Italy GK yes 2016 05 16 1982 4 2 33 Mitchell Beeney U21 England GK yes 2016 05 16 1995 10 03 40 Bradley Collins U21 England GK yes 2016 05 16 1997 02 18 Defenders 2 Branislav Ivanović Serbia RB / CB yes 2016 05 16 1984 02 22 5 Kurt Zouma U21 France CB / DM yes 2016 05 16 1994 10 27 6 Baba Rahman U21 Ghana LB yes 2016 05 16 1994 07 02 20 Matt Miazga U21 United States CB yes 2016 05 16 1995 07 19 24 Gary Cahill HG1 England CB yes 2016 05 16 1985 12 19 26 John Terry HG2 England CB yes 2016 05 16 1980 12 07 28 César Azpilicueta Spain RB / LB yes 2016 05 16 1989 08 28 34 Ola Aina U21 England CB / RB yes 2016 05 16 1996 10 08 37 Jake Clarke-Salter U21 England CB yes 2016 05 16 1997 09 22 39 Fankaty Dabo U21 England RB yes 2016 05 16 1995 10 11 43 Fikayo Tomori U21 England CB / RB yes 2016 05 16 1997 12 19 Midfielders 4 Cesc Fàbregas HG1 Spain CM / AM yes 2016 05 16 1987 5 4 8 Oscar Brazil AM / RW / CM yes 2016 05 16 1991 09 09 10 Eden Hazard Belgium LW / AM / RW yes 2016 05 16 1991 01 07 12 John Obi Mikel Nigeria DM / CM yes 2016 05 16 1987 04 22 14 Bertrand Traoré U21 Burkina Faso RW / LW / CF yes 2016 05 16 1995 9 6 16 Kenedy U21 Brazil LW / AM / RW yes 2016 05 16 1996 02 08 17 Pedro Spain RW / LW yes 2016 05 16 1987 07 28 21 Nemanja Matić Serbia DM / CM yes 2016 05 16 1988 08 01 22 Willian Brazil AM / RW yes 2016 05 16 1988 08 09 36 Ruben Loftus-Cheek U21 England CM yes 2016 05 16 1996 01 23 38 Kasey Palmer U21 England AM yes 2016 05 16 1996 11 09 41 Charlie Colkett U21 England CM yes 2016 05 16 1996 09 04 Strikers 9 Radamel Falcao Colombia CF yes 2016 05 16 1986 02 10 11 Alexandre Pato Brazil CF yes 2016 05 16 1989 09 2 18 Loïc Rémy France CF yes 2016 05 16 1987 1 2 19 Diego Costa Spain CF yes 2016 05 16 1988 10 7 42 Tammy Abraham U21 England CF yes 2016 05 16 1997 10 2 HG1 = Association-trained player HG2 = Club-trained player U21 = Under-21 player New contracts No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerContract lengthContract endDateSource— 3 CB Christensen, Andreas DEN Andreas Christensen1 5 years1 202010 June 2015May 2020— 12 ST Bamford, Patrick ENG Patrick Bamford1 3 years1 201821 July 2015New deal for Bamford http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/new-deal-for-bamford.html Chelsea F.C. 21 July 2015Chelsea striker joins Crystal Palace on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33616667 Chelsea F.C. 21 July 2015— 3 CB Kalas, Tomáš CZE Tomáš Kalas1 3 years1 201823 July 2015New contract for Kalas http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/new-contract-for-kalas.html Chelsea F.C. 23 July 2015— 2 RB Kane, Todd ENG Todd Kane1 3 years1 20183 August 2015Signed a new 3 year contract for Chelsea football club today. The club I have supported my whole life and grew up playing for from the age of 7. Can't be more happier https://instagram.com/p/57FP5Xsn7j/ Todd Kane (Instagram) 3 August 2015— 3 CB Ake, Nathan NED Nathan Aké1 5 years1 202014 August 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/new-deal-for-ake.html New deal for Ake Chelsea F.C. 14 August 2015— 10 LW Moses, Victor NGA Victor Moses1 4 years1 20191 September 2015https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/new-deal-for-moses.html New deal for Moses Chelsea F.C. 1 September 2015— 10 LW Brown, Izzy ENG Izzy Brown1 4 years1 20191 September 2015https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/brown-contract-signed-.html Brown contract signed Chelsea F.C. 1 September 20157 7 CM Ramires BRA Ramires1 4 years1 201929 October 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/10/ramires-signs-new-contract.html?extcmp=SOCIA_FB_ENG_NEWS_CONTRACT Ramires signs new contract Chelsea F.C. 29 October 201537 7 CB Clarke-Salter, Jake ENG Jake Clarke-Salter1 4 years1 201916 November 2015New deal for Clarke-Salter https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/11/new-deal-for-clarke-salter.html Chelsea F.C. 16 November 201524 7 CB Cahill, Gary ENG Gary Cahill1 4 years1 20192 December 2015New deal for Cahill http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/12/new-deal-for-cahill.html Chelsea F.C. 2 December 20152 2 CB Ivanovic, Branislav SRB Branislav Ivanović1 1 year1 201722 January 2016Ivanovic signs new deal http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/01/ivanovic-signs-new-deal.html Chelsea F.C. 22 January 201638 5 CM Palmer, Kasey ENG Kasey Palmer1 4 years1 20202 February 2016Chelsea's Kasey Palmer confirms he has signed new contract http://metro.co.uk/2016/02/02/chelseas-kasey-palmer-confirms-he-has-signed-new-contract-5659059/ Metro 2 February 2016— 5 CM Scott, Kyle USA Kyle Scott1 4 years1 20202 February 2016U.S. U-20 midfielder Kyle Scott reveals new deal with Chelsea http://sbisoccer.com/2016/02/u-s-u-20-midfielder-kyle-scott-reveals-new-deal-with-chelsea SBI 2 February 201636 5 CM Loftus-Cheek, Ruben ENG Ruben Loftus-Cheek1 5 years1 202129 February 2016New deal for Loftus-Cheek http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/02/new-deal-for-loftus-cheek-.html Chelsea F.C. 29 February 2016— 3 CB Conroy, Dion ENG Dion Conroy1 2 years1 201829 February 201641 5 CM Colkett, Charlie ENG Charlie Colkett1 3 years1 201922 April 2016Colkett commits http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/04/colkett-commits.html Chelsea F.C. 22 April 201626 5 CB Terry, John ENG John Terry1 1 year1 201718 May 2016Terry signs new contract http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/05/terry-signs-new-contract.html Chelsea F.C. 18 May 2016 Transfers In Summer No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource— 9 AM Nathan BRA Nathan BRA Atlético Paranaense5 £4,500,0001 July 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32744221 Chelsea sign Brazilian midfielder for undisclosed fee BBC Sport 14 May 2015 14 May 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/05/chelsea-to-sign-nathan.html Chelsea to sign Nathan Chelsea F.C. 14 May 2015 14 May 2015— 5 DM Colley, Joseph SWE Joseph Colley SWE BrommapojkarnaUndisclosed1 July 2015 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/chelsea-beat-manchester-united-sign-brommapojkarna-defender-joseph-colley-1505218 Chelsea beat Manchester United to sign Brommapojkarna defender Joseph Colley International Business Times 9 June 2015 8 August 2015http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/development-squad/under-18s/player-profile/joseph-colly.html Joseph Colley Chelsea F.C. 8 August 20151 1 GK Begovic, Asmir BIH Asmir Begović ENG Stoke City3 £8,000,00013 July 2015 Asmir Begović joins Chelsea from Stoke for undisclosed fee http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9911594/asmir-begovic-joins-chelsea-from-stoke-for-undisclosed-fee Sky Sports 13 July 2015Chelsea sign goalkeeper from Stoke City https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33270636 BBC Sport 13 July 2015Chelsea sign goalkeeper from Stoke City http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/begovic-transfer-completed.html Chelsea F.C. 13 July 2015— 7 CM Pantic, Danilo SER Danilo Pantić SRB Partizan9 £1,250,00023 July 2015 Chelsea sign teenager Danilo Pantic from Partizan Belgrade http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9922593/chelsea-sign-teenager-danilo-pantic-from-partizan-belgrade Sky Sports 23 July 2015Chelsea new signing teenager Danilo Pantic from Partizan Belgrade https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33751507 BBC Sport 5 August 2015Midfielder Pantic move completed http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/midfielder-pantic-move-completed-.html Chelsea F.C. 23 July 20156 4 LB Rahman, Baba GHA Baba Rahman GER Augsburg2 £14,000,00017 August 2015 Baba Rahman joins Chelsea from Augsburg http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9952938/baba-rahman-joins-chelsea-from-augsburg Sky Sports 17 August 2015Baba Rahman moves to Stamford Bridge from Augsburg https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33953803 BBC Sport 16 August 2015Rahman signs http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/rahman-signs.html Chelsea F.C. 16 August 201517 11 RW Pedro ESP Pedro ESP Barcelona1 £21,400,00020 August 2015 Pedro signs for Chelsea http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/pedro-signs-for-chelsea-.html Chelsea F.C. 20 August 201516 9 AM Kenedy BRA Kenedy BRA Fluminense4 £6,300,00023 August 2015 Chelsea have signed Fluminense starlet Kenedy http://www.skysports.com/football/news/21476/9847277/chelsea-have-signed-fluminense-starlet-kenedy-but-who-is-he Sky Sports 23 August 2015Kenedy: Chelsea sign Brazilian forward from Fluminense https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34030039 BBC Sport 23 August 2015Kenedy signs for Chelsea https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/kenedy-signs.html Chelsea F.C. 23 August 201515 3 CB Djilobodji, Papy SEN Papy Djilobodji FRA Nantes7 £2,700,0001 September 2015 Papy Djilobodji file in Chelsea http://www.fcnantes.com/articles/article2809.php?num=11634 FC Nantes 1 September 2015Djilobodji signs https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/09/djilobodji-signs.html Chelsea F.C. 1 September 2015— 3 CB Hector, Michael JAM Michael Hector ENG Reading6 £4,000,0001 September 2015 Hector deal completed https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/09/hector-deal-completed.html Chelsea F.C. 1 September 201532 1 GK Amelia, Marco ITA Marco Amelia ITA Lupa Castelli RomaniFree8 October 2015 Amelia signing completed https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/10/amelia-signing-completed.html Chelsea F.C. 8 October 2015 Winter No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource20 2 CB Miazga, Matt USA Matt Miazga USA New York Red Bulls5 £3,500,00030 January 2016 Miazga move completed http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/01/miazga-move-completed.html Chelsea F.C. 30 January 2016 Out Summer No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource— 9 AM Hazard, Thorgan BEL Thorgan Hazard GER Borussia Mönchengladbach3 £5,850,0001 July 2015Thorgan 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 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31590137 Chelsea man to stay at Borussia Mönchengladbach 24 February 2014 BBC Sport 25 February 2014— 3 CB Brady, George ENG George Brady ENG SunderlandFree1 July 2015Exciting times for new scholars http://www.safc.com/news/reserves-and-academy/2015/june/exciting-times-for-new-scholars Sunderland A.F.C. 1 July 2015— 11 LW Kakuta, Gaël FRA Gaël Kakuta SPA Sevilla5 £2,500,0001 July 20151 1 GK Čech, Petr Czech Republic Petr Čech ENG Arsenal2 £10,000,0001 July 201520 7 CM McEachran, Josh ENG Josh McEachran ENG Brentford6 £750,00010 July 2015McEachran in Bees switch http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/mceachran-in-bees-switch.html? Chelsea F.C. 10 July 2015McEachran leaves Chelsea for Brentford https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/3347793111 12 ST Drogba, Didier CIV Didier Drogba CAN Montreal ImpactFree27 July 2015Montreal Impact sign ex-Chelsea striker https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33684086 BBC Sport 27 July 2015Drogba: Today's my final Chelsea game http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/05/drogba--today_s-my-final-chelsea-game.html Chelsea F.C. 24 May 2015The Impact acquires striker Didier Drogba http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/07/impact-acquires-striker-didier-drogba Montreal Impact 27 July 20153 4 LB Luis, Filipe BRA Filipe Luís ESP Atlético Madrid1 £11,100,00028 July 2015 http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/filipe-luis-returns-to-atletico.html Filipe Luis returns to Atletico Chelsea F.C. 28 July 2015— 5 DM Romeu, Oriol ESP Oriol Romeu ENG Southampton4 £5,000,00013 August 2015 https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33890418 Oriol Romeu: Southampton sign Chelsea midfielder BBC Sport 13 August 2015https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/romeu-moves-to-southampton.html Romeu moves to Southampton Chelsea F.C. 13 August 2015— 9 AM Kemp, Daniel ENG Dan Kemp ENG West Ham UnitedFree11 November 2015 http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/10065645/west-ham-sign-former-chelsea-teenage-winger-daniel-kemp West Ham sign former Chelsea teenage winger Daniel Kemp Sky Sports 13 November 2015 11 April 2016http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/November/13-November/Kemp-signs-for-Hammers Kemp signs for Hammers West Ham United 13 November 2016 11 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20151116013248/http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/November/13-November/Kemp-signs-for-Hammers 16 November 2015 dead — 9 AM Davila, Ulises MEX Ulises Dávila MEX Santos LagunaUndisclosed5 December 2015 Santos Laguna confirm transfer of Ulises Davila from Chelsea http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/05/santos-laguna-confirm-transfer-of-ulises-davila-from-chelsea-5546422/ Metro.co.uk 5 December 2015Comunicado de Prensa – Contratación Ulises Alejandro Dávila http://www.clubsantos.mx/noticias/840/comunicado-de-prensa-contratacin-ulises-alejandro-dvila#.VmPk8Pl961t clubsantos.mx 4 December 2015 6 December 2015 8 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208224155/http://www.clubsantos.mx/noticias/840/comunicado-de-prensa-contratacin-ulises-alejandro-dvila#.VmPk8Pl961t dead Winter No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource— 9 AM Adamczyk, Hubert POL Hubert Adamczyk POL KS CracoviaFree14 January 2016Beeney loan switch http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/01/beeney-loan-switch.html Chelsea F.C. 15 January 2016Ekstraklasa w Sport.pl. Hubert Adamczyk z Chelsea w Cracovii! http://www.sport.pl/pilka/1,65039,19473272,ekstraklasa-w-sport-pl-hubert-adamczyk-z-chelsea-w-cracovii.html sport.pl 14 January 2016 plHubert Adamczyk podpisał 3-letni kontrakt z Cracovią! https://twitter.com/MKSCracoviaSSA/status/688006340174831616 MKS Cracovia (Via Twitter) 15 January 2016 pl7 7 CMRamires BRA Ramires CHN Jiangsu Suning£25,000,00027 January 2016Ramires departs http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/01/ramires-departs.html Chelsea F.C. 27 January 2016Chelsea's Ramires joins Jiangsu Suning in £25m move https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35422217 27 January 2016 BBC Sport 27 January 2016— 7 RWBolkiah, Faiq BRU Faiq Bolkiah ENG Leicester CityFree15 March 2016Brunei international Faiq Jefri Bolkiah joins Leicester City from Chelsea http://www.espnfc.com/story/2830050/faiq-jefri-bolkiah-joins-leicester-city-from-chelsea ESPN 15 March 2016— 8 AMQuina, Domingos POR Domingos Quina ENG West Ham UnitedFree23 April 2016https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/08/29/west-hams-portuguese-forward-domingos-quina-is-a-potential-engla/ West Ham's Portuguese forward Domingos Quina is a potential England star The Telegraph 29 August 2016 Burt JasonHappy to enjoy @whufc_official family. https://www.instagram.com/p/BElEpLducyh/ Domingos Quina (Instagram) 24 April 2016 29 April 2023 24 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20230429231929/https://www.instagram.com/p/BElEpLducyh/ dead Loan in Summer No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource9 12 ST Falcao, Radamel Colombia Radamel Falcao France Monaco3 July 201530 June 2016https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/falcao-loan-agreed.html Falcao loan agreed 3 July 2015 Chelsea F.C. Winter No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource11 12 ST Pato, Alexandre Brazil Alexandre Pato Brazil Corinthians29 January 201630 June 2016http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/01/pato-arrives-on-loan.html Pato arrives on loan 29 January 2016 Chelsea F.C. Loan out Chelsea had 37 players spend time out on loan in 2015–16, with five playing for two different clubs. Stipe Perica had signed a deal to spend the entire season out on loan prior to the 2015–16 season, while a further 29 exited for the entire season by the end of the summer transfer window. Six returned prematurely prior to or during the winter window, but by its close four of that group had exited on new deals to the end of the campaign. John Swift, who joined Brentford on 1 October, ultimately had his loan extended to the end of the season, while two further players exited on new season-long deals in January. Summer No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource— 12 ST Perica, Stipe Croatia Stipe Perica Italy Udinese2 February 201530 June 2016http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/salah-completed-fiorentina-loan.html Stipe Perica will play the next 18 months on loan in Italy at Udinese. Chelsea F.C. 3 June 2015— 11 LW Atsu, Christian Ghana Christian Atsu England Bournemouth1 July 20154 January 2016http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/05/atsu-loan-deal-agreed.html Atsu loan deal agreed Chelsea F.C. 29 May 2015Swift extends loan deal as two return http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/01/swift-extends-loan-deal-as-two-return.html Chelsea F.C. 4 January 2016— 9 AM Baker, Lewis England Lewis Baker Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem1 July 201530 June 2016http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/06/netherlands-loan-for-baker.html Netherlands loan for Baker Chelsea F.C. 27 May 2015— 7 CM Pasalic, Mario Croatia Mario Pašalić France Monaco3 July 201530 June 2016http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/pasalic-loan-to-monaco.html Pasalic loan to monaco Chelsea F.C. 3 July 2015 — 3 CB Christensen, Andreas DEN Andreas Christensen GER Borussia Mönchengladbach10 July 201530 June 2016— 11 LW Brown, Izzy ENG Izzy Brown Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem10 July 201530 June 2016— 9 AM Nathan BRA Nathan Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem10 July 201530 June 2016Brown and Nathan in Dutch loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/brown-and-nathan-in-dutch-loan.html Chelsea F.C. 10 July 2015— 7 CM Van Ginkel, Marco NED Marco van Ginkel England Stoke City10 July 20151 February 2016PSV hires Marco van Ginkel https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/psv-huurt-marco-van-ginkel PSV Eindhoven 1 February 2016 1 February 2016 4 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160204121646/http://www.psv.nl/psv/nieuws/artikel/psv-huurt-marco-van-ginkel.htm live — 9 AM Angban, Victorien Ivory Coast Victorien Angban Belgium Sint-Truiden14 July 201530 June 2016http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/loan-for-young-midfielder.html Loan for young midfielder Chelsea F.C. 14 July 2015— 3 CB Kalas, Tomas CZE Tomáš Kalas England Middlesbrough17 July 201530 June 2016http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/kalas-in-boro-loan.html? Kalas in Boro loan Chelsea F.C. 17 July 2015— 5 DM Houghton, Jordan ENG Jordan Houghton England Gillingham20 July 20153 January 2016Gills loan for Houghton http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/gills-loan-for-houghton.html Chelsea F.C. 20 July 2015— 3 CB Omeruo, Kenneth NGA Kenneth Omeruo Turkey Kasımpaşa21 July 201530 June 2016New loan for Omeruo https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/new-loan-for-omeruo.html Chelsea F.C. 21 July 2015— 12 ST Bamford, Patrick ENG Patrick Bamford England Crystal Palace21 July 20154 January 2016— 2 RB Wallace BRA Wallace Italy Carpi22 July 20157 January 2016Wallace in Italian loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/07/wallace-in-italian-loan.html Chelsea F.C. 22 July 2015Wallace in Gremio loan switch https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/01/wallace-in-gremio-loan-switch.html Chelsea F.C. 7 January 2016— 7 CM Pantic, Danilo SER Danilo Pantić Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem23 July 201530 June 2016— 9 AM Davila, Ulises MEX Ulises Dávila Portugal Vitória3 August 20155 December 2015Vitória and Chelsea renew yield Ulises Dávila http://vfc.pt/noticias/futebol/2015/08/03/7300/ Chelsea F.C. 3 August 2015 8 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150828185551/http://vfc.pt/noticias/futebol/2015/08/03/7300/ 28 August 2015 dead dmy-all— 12 ST Solanke, Dominic ENG Dominic Solanke Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem4 August 201530 June 2016Solanke loaned to Vitesse https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/solanke-loaned-to-vitesse.html Chelsea F.C. 4 August 2015— 12 ST Rodriguez, Joao COL Joao Rodríguez Belgium Sint-Truiden4 August 201530 June 2016Sint-Truiden confirm loan signing of Chelsea's Joao Rodríguez http://www.stvv.com/nl/nieuws/hotnews/d/detail/stvv-leent-opnieuw-speler-van-chelsea STVV 4 August 2015 8 August 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111253/http://www.stvv.com/nl/nieuws/hotnews/d/detail/stvv-leent-opnieuw-speler-van-chelsea dead — 2 RB Kane, Todd ENG Todd Kane Netherlands NEC Nijmegen6 August 201530 June 2016— 10 RW Salah, Mohamed EGY Mohamed Salah Italy Roma6 August 201530 June 2016 Salah in Roma loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/salah-in-roma-loan-.html Chelsea F.C. 6 August 2015— 1 GK Delac, Matej CRO Matej Delač Bosnia Sarajevo7 August 201530 June 2016Matej Delac http://www.fcsarajevo.ba/bs/prvi-tim/matej-delac/58 FK Sarajevo 7 August 2015 7 August 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011205/http://www.fcsarajevo.ba/bs/prvi-tim/matej-delac/58 dead — 3 CB Davey, Alex SCO Alex Davey England Peterborough United8 August 20152 January 2016Posh loan for Davey https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/posh-loan-for-davey.html Chelsea F.C. 8 August 2015Davey loan extended http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/davey-loan-extended-.html Chelsea F.C. 1 September 2015— 8 LM Cuevas, Cristian CHI Cristián Cuevas Belgium Sint-Truiden10 August 201530 June 2016Loan move for Cuevas http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/loan-move-for-cuevas.html Chelsea F.C. 10 August 2015 10 August 2015— 3 CB Ake, Nathan NED Nathan Aké England Watford14 August 201530 June 2016— 10 RW Cuadrado, Juan COL Juan Cuadrado Italy Juventus25 August 201530 June 2016— 11 LW Marin, Marko GER Marko Marin Turkey Trabzonspor25 August 201530 June 2016Marin moves on loan https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/marin-moves-on-loan.html Chelsea F.C. 25 August 2015 25 August 2015— 9 AM Boga, Jeremie FRA Jérémie Boga France Stade Rennais31 August 201530 June 2016Boga moves on loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/boga-moves-on-loan.html Chelsea F.C. 31 August 2015 31 August 2015— 9 AM Piazon, Lucas BRA Lucas Piazon England Reading31 August 201528 April 2016Piazon loaned to Reading http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/piazon-loaned-to-reading.html Chelsea F.C. 31 August 2015 31 August 2015Reading loanees return http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/04/reading-loanees-return.html Chelsea F.C. 28 April 2016— 11 LW Moses, Victor NGA Victor Moses England West Ham United1 September 201530 June 2016New deal for Moses http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/new-deal-for-moses.html Chelsea F.C. 1 September 2015 1 September 2015— 12 ST Feruz, Islam Scotland Islam Feruz Scotland Hibernian1 September 201516 January 2016Loan move for Feruz http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/09/loan-move-for-feruz.html Chelsea F.C. 1 September 2015 1 September 2015Islam Feruz returns to Chelsea after loan spell at Hibs http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2016/01/islam-feruz-returns-to-chelsea-after-loan-spell-at-hibs/ The Edinburgh Reporter 16 January 2016 2 February 2016— 3 CB Hector, Michael Jamaica Michael Hector England Reading1 September 201528 April 2016Hector deal completed https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/09/hector-deal-completed.html Chelsea F.C. 1 September 2015 1 September 2015— 4 DM Chalobah, Nathaniel England Nathaniel Chalobah Italy Napoli1 September 201530 June 2016The footballer of Sierra Leone arrives on loan from Chelsea http://sscnapoli.it/static/news/Il-Napoli-ufficializza-l-ingaggio-di-Chalobah-5969.aspx Napoli S.S.C. 1 September 2015 1 September 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150903004420/http://sscnapoli.it/static/news/Il-Napoli-ufficializza-l-ingaggio-di-Chalobah-5969.aspx 3 September 2015 — 5 CM Swift, John England John Swift England Brentford1 October 201530 June 2016Brentford loan for Swift https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/10/brentford-loan-for-swift.html Chelsea F.C. 1 October 2015 1 October 2015Swift stay at Brentford extended https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/10/swift-stay-at-brentford-extended.html Chelsea F.C. 28 October 2015 Winter No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource— 2 RB Wallace Brazil Wallace Brazil Grêmio7 January 201630 June 2017WALLACE SIDE IS THE NEW TRICOLOR OF SUPPORT http://www.gremio.net/news/view.aspx?id=19116&language=0&news_type_id=1 Gremio 7 January 2016 7 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126151213/http://www.gremio.net/news/view.aspx?id=19116&language=0&news_type_id=1 26 January 2016 dead dmy-all 33 1 GK Beeney, Mitchell England Mitchell Beeney Wales Newport County15 January 201625 February 2016Loan extension for Beeney http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/02/loan-extension-for-beeney.html Chelsea F.C. 18 February 2016Newport County loan star Mitchell Beeney returns to Chelsea http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/football/newportcounty/14302540.Newport_County_loan_star_Mitchell_Beeney_returns_to_Chelsea/?ref=rl&lp=1 South Wales Argus 26 February 201615 3 CB Djilobodji, Papy Senegal Papy Djilobodji Germany Werder Bremen21 January 201630 June 2016Papy Djilobodji verstärkt den SV Werder http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/57730.php SV Werder Bremen 21 January 2016 de dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160121134228/http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/57730.php 2016-01-21 — 9 RW Kiwomya, Alex England Alex Kiwomya England Fleetwood Town21 January 201620 February 2016Kiwomya loan move http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/01/kiwomya-loan-move.html Chelsea F.C. 21 January 2016— 9 RW Atsu, Christian Ghana Christian Atsu Spain Málaga25 January 201630 June 2016Atsu in Málaga loan http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/01/atsu-in-malaga-loan.html Chelsea F.C. 25 January 2016— 8 AM Musonda, Charly Belgium Charly Musonda Spain Real Betis29 January 201630 June 2016OFFICIAL Real Betis Balompié signs Charly Musonda Jr. Welcome!! https://twitter.com/RealBetis_en/status/693179163117772800?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Real Betis 29 January 2016— 12 ST Bamford, Patrick England Patrick Bamford England Norwich City30 January 201630 June 2016TRANSFER NEWS: PATRICK BAMFORD JOINS ON LOAN http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/norwich-city-loan-patrick-bamford-2926941.aspx Norwich City F.C. 30 January 2016 30 January 2016 30 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161230065221/http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/norwich-city-loan-patrick-bamford-2926941.aspx/ dead — 5 CM Van Ginkel, Marco Netherlands Marco van Ginkel Netherlands PSV1 February 201630 June 2016— 5 CM Houghton, Jordan England Jordan Houghton England Plymouth Argyle10 March 201630 June 2016Loan move for midfielder http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/03/loan-move-for-midfielder.html Chelsea F.C. 10 March 2016— 2 CB Davey, Alex Scotland Alex Davey Norway Stabæk15 March 201622 July 2016Defender makes loan move to Norway http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/03/defender-makes-loan-move-to-norway.html?extcmp=SOCIA_TW_ENG_NEWS_LOAN Chelsea F.C. 15 March 201627 1 GK Blackman, Jamal England Jamal Blackman Sweden Östersunds FK18 March 201631 May 2016ÖFK lends keeper Chelsea http://www.ostersundsfk.se/?p=16857 Östersunds FK 18 March 2016 2016-03-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20160323095533/http://www.ostersundsfk.se/?p=16857 2016-03-23 dead Loan move for Blackman http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/03/loan-move-for-blackman.html Chelsea F.C. 18 March 2016 Overall transfer activity Spending Summer: £64,450,000 Winter: £3,500,000 Total: £67,950,000 Income Summer: £35,200,000 Winter: £25,000,000 Total: £60,200,000 Expenditure Summer: £29,250,000 Winter: £21,500,000 Total: £7,750,000 Pre-season 2015 International Champions Cup On 28 April 2015, the schedule for the 2015 International Champions Cup was announced that Chelsea would play New York Red Bulls, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Fiorentina.International Champions Cup organizers reveal cities and schedule for North America matches https://worldsoccertalk.com/2015/04/28/international-champions-cup-organizers-reveal-cities-and-schedule-for-north-america-matches/ World Soccer Talk 28 April 2015 International Champions Cup 22 July 2015 20:00 EDT New York Red Bulls 4–2 Report Chelsea Davis 20, 73 77Castellanos 51Miller 62Adams 70 Rémy 26Hazard 75 Harrison, New Jersey, USA Red Bull Arena 24,076 Robert Sibiga L International Champions Cup 25 July 2015 18:00 EDT Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Report Chelsea Ibrahimović 25Rabiot 52Aurier 59 Azpilicueta 34Moses 65 5–6 Motta Rabiot Ongenda Bahebeck Cavani Marquinhos Silva Falcao Azpilicueta Cuadrado Rémy Oscar Willian Courtois Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Bank of America Stadium 61,224 Ted Unkel D International Champions Cup 28 July 2015 20:00 EDT Chelsea 2–2 Report Barcelona Hazard 10Cahill 86 Mathieu 42Suárez 52Sandro 66Alba 74 4–2 Falcao Moses Ramires Rémy Iniesta Halilović Piqué Sandro Landover, Maryland, USA FedExField 78,914 Allen Chapman D International Champions Cup 5 August 2015 20:00 BST Chelsea 0–1 Report Fiorentina Zouma 90+2Matić 90+2 Rodríguez 34Roncaglia 52Hegazy 83Joaquín 90+3 London, England Stamford Bridge 41,435 David Coote L Competitions Overall y Premier League 10th 8 August 2015 15 May 2016 FA Cup Third round Sixth round 10 January 2016 12 March 2016 y League Cup Third round Fourth round 23 September 2015 27 October 2015 UEFA Champions League Group stage Round of 16 16 September 2015 9 March 2016 y FA Community Shield Final Runner-up Runners-up 2 August 2015 15 May 2016 Overview {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record |- !G Games played !W Games won !D Games drawn !L Games lost !GF Goals for !GA Goals against !GD Goal difference !Win % Winning percentage |- | Premier League 38 12 14 12 59 53 yes |- | FA Cup 4 3 0 1 12 4 yes |- | League Cup 2 1 1 0 5 2 yes |- | Champions League 8 4 1 3 15 7 yes |- | FA Community Shield 1 0 0 1 0 1 yes |- ! Total 53 20 16 17 91 67 yes 15 May 2016 FA Community Shield 2015 FA Community Shield Final 2 August 2015 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–0 Report Chelsea Oxlade-Chamberlain 24Coquelin 67 Azpilicueta 65 Wembley Stadium London 85,437 Anthony Taylor L Premier League 2015–16 Premier League League table CHE Results summary 5 9 5 32 30 7 5 7 27 23 15 May 2016 Premier League August 2015 Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /A /H Result D /L /W /L /L /W /D /L /W /L /L /L /W /D /L /L /W /D /D /W /D /D /W /D /D /W /W /W /D /D /W /L /L /W /D /L /D /D Position 5/16 /9/13/16/13/15/16/11/15/15/16/15/14/14/16/15/15/14/14/14/14/13/13/13/12/11 /8/10/10/10/10/10 /9 /9/9 /9/10 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 15 May 2016 Statto August 2015 Score overview #BBF3BB Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFBB Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA OppositionHome scoreAway scoreAggregate scoreDoubleArsenal2–01–03–0 Aston Villa2–04–06–0 Bournemouth0–14–14–2Crystal Palace1–23–04–2Everton3–31–34–6Leicester City1–11–22–3Liverpool1–31–12–4Manchester City0–30–30–6Manchester United1–10–01–1Newcastle United5–12–27–3Norwich City1–02–13–1 Southampton1–32–13–4Stoke City1–10–11–2Sunderland3–12–35–4 Swansea City2–20–12–3Tottenham Hotspur2–20–02–2Watford2–20–02–2West Bromwich Albion2–23–25–4West Ham United2–21–22–3 Matches #BBF3BB Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFBB Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA The fixtures for the 2015–16 season were announced on 17 June 2015 at 9 am.New league season begins at home http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/06/swansea-at-home-to-start-new-season.html Chelsea F.C. 17 June 2015Fixture list for the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/jun/170615-fixture-list-for-2015-2016-season-released.html Premier League 17 June 2015 17 June 2015 16 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160616183820/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/jun/170615-fixture-list-for-2015-2016-season-released.html dead 1 8 August 2015 17:30 BST Chelsea 2–2 Report Swansea City Oscar 23Fernández 30 o.g.Courtois 0 52 Terry 53 Shelvey 18Ayew 29Cork 45+2Gomis 55 pen.Williams 90+3 Stamford Bridge London 41,232 Michael Oliver D 2 16 August 2015 16:00 BST Manchester City 3–0 Report Chelsea Agüero 32Kompany 33, 79Fernandinho 45+1, 85Touré 51Mangala 90+1 Ivanović 48Hazard 81 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 54,331 Martin Atkinson L 3 23 August 2015 13:30 BST West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Report Chelsea Morrison 14', 35 59McClean 37McManaman 71 Matić 17Pedro 20Costa 30Azpilicueta 42Terry 0 54 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 23,256 Mark Clattenburg W 4 29 August 2015 15:00 BST Chelsea 1–2 Report Crystal Palace Cahill 71Falcao 79 Sako 65Cabaye 73Ward 81 Stamford Bridge London 41,581 Craig Pawson L 5 12 September 2015 12:45 BST Everton 3–1 Report Chelsea Naismith 17 22 82Galloway 65Stones 87 Matić 36Azpilicueta 88Costa 90+3 Goodison Park Liverpool 38,311 Andre Marriner L 6 19 September 2015 12:45 BST Chelsea 2–0 Report Arsenal Costa 45+1Ivanović 49Zouma 53Oscar 64Chambers 90+1 o.g. Gabriel 1 45 45+1Chambers 72 Cazorla 2 30 79 Stamford Bridge London 41,584 Mike Dean W 7 26 September 2015 17:30 BST Newcastle United 2–2 Report Chelsea Colback 34Pérez 42Wijnaldum 60 Ivanović 68 Ramires 79Willian 86Pedro 90+7 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 48,682 Martin Atkinson D 8 3 October 2015 17:30 BST Chelsea 1–3 Report Southampton Willian 10Ramires 43Falcao 57 Romeu 9Bertrand 26Mané 34, 60Davis 43Pellè 72, 86Ward-Prowse 77 Stamford Bridge London 41,642 Robert Madley L 9 17 October 2015 15:00 BST Chelsea 2–0 Report Aston Villa Costa 34Hutton 54 o.g.Willian 74 Ayew 49Richardson 62Grealish 85 Stamford Bridge London 41,596 Roger East W 10 24 October 2015 15:00 BST West Ham United 2–1 Report Chelsea Zárate 17Kouyaté 74Carroll 79 Azpilicueta 24Matić 2 35 44Costa 45Fàbregas 45Cahill 56Willian 81Mikel 90+5 Boleyn Ground London 34,977 Jonathan Moss L 11 31 October 2015 12:45 GMT Chelsea 1–3 Report Liverpool Ramires 4Mikel 66 Coutinho 23, 45+3 74Lucas 58Can 65Benteke 83, 86 Stamford Bridge London 41,577 Mark Clattenburg L 12 7 November 2015 17:30 GMT Stoke City 1–0 Report Chelsea Whelan 44Arnautović 53Shawcross 57Johnson 90 Rahman 45+2 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 27,550 Anthony Taylor L 13 21 November 2015 15:00 GMT Chelsea 1–0 Report Norwich City Willian 35Costa 64 Mulumbu 31O'Neil 47Bassong 61Olsson 69 Stamford Bridge London 41,582 Craig Pawson W 14 29 November 2015 12:00 GMT Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Report Chelsea Rose 32Kane 40Walker 45+1Vertonghen 53 Matić 59Azpilicueta 90+5 White Hart Lane London 35,639 Michael Oliver D 15 5 December 2015 17:30 GMT Chelsea 0–1 Report Bournemouth Pedro 21Costa 63 Surman 23Murray 82 Stamford Bridge London 41,631 Mike Jones L 16 14 December 2015 20:00 GMT Leicester City 2–1 Report Chelsea Vardy 34, 46Mahrez 48Huth 50 Rémy 77 King Power Stadium Leicester 32,054 Mark Clattenburg L 17 19 December 2015 15:00 GMT Chelsea 3–1 Report Sunderland Ivanović 5Pedro 13Oscar 50 pen.Matić 88 Pantilimon 48Borini 53Rodwell 62O'Shea 89 Stamford Bridge London 41,562 Roger East W 18 26 December 2015 15:00 GMT Chelsea 2–2 Report Watford Costa 32 65, 88 Deeney 42 pen.Britos 44Cathcart 49Ighalo 56Holebas 81Behrami 83 Stamford Bridge London 41,620 Andre Marriner D 19 28 December 2015 17:30 GMT Manchester United 0–0 Report Chelsea Schneiderlin 30Smalling 39Schweinsteiger 81Rooney 90+1 Mikel 27Hazard 72 Old Trafford Greater Manchester 75,275 Martin Atkinson D 20 3 January 2016 13:30 GMT Crystal Palace 0–3 Report Chelsea Delaney 13Jedinak 57Dann 80 Oscar 29Willian 60Costa 66 Selhurst Park London 24,854 Kevin Friend W 21 13 January 2016 19:45 GMT Chelsea 2–2 Report West Bromwich Albion Azpilicueta 20, 85Costa 49Courtois 70McAuley 73 o.g. Yacob 25Gardner 33Myhill 68McClean 70, 86 Stamford Bridge London 40,945 Anthony Taylor D 22 16 January 2016 15:00 GMT Chelsea 3–3 Report Everton Costa 64Fàbregas 66Terry 90+8, 90+9 Terry 50 o.g.Mirallas 56Funes Mori 90+1, 90+2 Stamford Bridge London 41,633 Mike Jones D 23 24 January 2016 16:00 GMT Arsenal 0–1 Report Chelsea Mertesacker 0 18Flamini 45 Oscar 11Costa 23Matić 60Mikel 72 Emirates Stadium London 60,072 Mark Clattenburg W 24 3 February 2016 19:45 GMT Watford 0–0 Report Chelsea Prödl 19Paredes 45+2 Costa 45+2 Vicarage Road Watford 20,910 Mike Dean D 25 7 February 2016 16:00 GMT Chelsea 1–1 Report Manchester United Costa 90+1 Lingard 61, 79Blind 63Smalling 83 Stamford Bridge London 41,434 Michael Oliver D 26 13 February 2016 17:30 GMT Chelsea 5–1 Report Newcastle United Costa 5Pedro 9 59Willian 17Traoré 83 Taylor 19Shelvey 61Townsend 90 Stamford Bridge London 41,622 Roger East W 27 27 February 2016 15:00 GMT Southampton 1–2 Report Chelsea Davis 19Long 42Bertrand 64Clasie 65 Costa 63Fàbregas 75Ivanović 89 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,688 Martin Atkinson W 28 1 March 2016 19:45 GMT Norwich City 1–2 Report Chelsea Howson 13Bennett 39Redmond 68Klose 76 Kenedy 1Oscar 44Costa 45+1Fàbregas 73 Carrow Road Norwich 27,091 Lee Mason W 29 5 March 2016 15:00 GMT Chelsea 1–1 Report Stoke City Traoré 39Oscar 45 Pieters 53Whelan 73Diouf 85 Stamford Bridge London 41,381 Mark Clattenburg D 30 19 March 2016 15:00 GMT Chelsea 2–2 Report West Ham United Ivanović 16Fàbregas 45+3 89 pen., 90+1Willian 90+1 Lanzini 17Reid 45+2Ogbonna 45+3Carroll 61Kouyaté 64Antonio 88Adrián 89 Stamford Bridge London 41,623 Robert Madley D 31 2 April 2016 12:45 BST Aston Villa 0–4 Report Chelsea Gueye 28Cissokho 45+2Sánchez 61Hutton 2 78 85Westwood 87 Loftus-Cheek 26Fàbregas 29Pato 45+3 pen.Pedro 46 59 Villa Park Birmingham 31,120 Neil Swarbrick W 32 9 April 2016 15:00 BST Swansea City 1–0 Report Chelsea Sigurðsson 25Rangel 30Taylor 43Paloschi 70Fer 79 Azpilicueta 36Miazga 40Pedro 71Fàbregas 76 Liberty Stadium Swansea 20,966 Andre Marriner L 33 16 April 2016 17:30 BST Chelsea 0–3 Report Manchester City Azpilicueta 62Mikel 72Courtois 0 78 Zabaleta 29Agüero 33 54 80 pen.Otamendi 45+1Nasri 47 Stamford Bridge London 41,212 Mike Dean L 34 23 April 2016 15:00 BST Bournemouth 1–4 Report Chelsea Elphick 36Ritchie 89 Pedro 5Hazard 34 90+1Willian 71 Dean Court Bournemouth 11,365 Roger East W 35 2 May 2016 20:00 BST Chelsea 2–2 Report Tottenham Hotspur Willian 45+1Cahill 58Ivanović 71Hazard 83Mikel 87 Walker 27Kane 35, 90+5Vertonghen 38Son 44Rose 45+1Lamela 51Ériksen 70Dier 87Dembélé 90+5Mason 90+6 Stamford Bridge London 41,545 Mark Clattenburg D 36 7 May 2016 15:00 BST Sunderland 3–2 Report Chelsea Khazri 41Cattermole 52Borini 67Defoe 70, 70Kaboul 87Larsson 88 Cahill 1Costa 14Matić 45+3Terry 2 87 90+5 Stadium of Light Sunderland 47,050 Mike Jones L 37 11 May 2016 20:00 BST Liverpool 1–1 Report Chelsea Can 44Touré 48Milner 73Benteke 90+2 Hazard 32Azpilicueta 87 Anfield Liverpool 43,210 Michael Oliver D 38 15 May 2016 15:00 BST Chelsea 1–1 Report Leicester City Fàbregas 66 pen. Drinkwater 82 Stamford Bridge London 41,494 Craig Pawson D FA Cup 2015–16 FA Cup #BBF3BB Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFBB Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Third round 10 January 2016 14:00 GMT Chelsea 2–0 Report Scunthorpe United Costa 13Ivanović 66Loftus-Cheek 68 Dawson 63 Stamford Bridge London 41,625 Craig Pawson W Fourth round 31 January 2016 16:00 GMT Milton Keynes Dons 1–5 Report Chelsea Potter 21Walsh 74Spence 80 Oscar 15 32 44Terry 31Hazard 55 pen.Traoré 62 Stadium mk Milton Keynes 28,127 Jonathan Moss W Fifth round 21 February 2016 16:00 GMT Chelsea 5–1 Report Manchester City Costa 35Willian 48Cahill 53Hazard 67Traoré 89 Faupala 37Demichelis 65 Stamford Bridge London 41,594 Andre Marriner W Sixth round 12 March 2016 17:30 GMT Everton 2–0 Report Chelsea Jagielka 42Lukaku 77 82Barry 1 84 87 Costa 1 11 84Fàbregas 62 Goodison Park Liverpool 37,283 Michael Oliver L League Cup 2015–16 Football League Cup #BBF3BB Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFBB Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Third round 23 September 2015 19:45 BST Walsall 1–4 Report Chelsea O'Connor 45+1Chambers 59Forde 83 Ramires 10Mikel 39Rémy 41Terry 52Kenedy 52Pedro 90+2 Bescot Stadium Walsall 10,525 Lee Mason W Fourth round 27 October 2015 19:45 GMT Stoke City 1–1 yes 5–4 Report Chelsea Bardsley 2 17 90+3Walters 52Wilson 81 Rahman 36Rémy 90+1 Adam Odemwingie Shaqiri Wilson Arnautović Willian Oscar Rémy Zouma Hazard Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 24,886 Kevin Friend D UEFA Champions League 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Chelsea qualified for the Group Stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2014–15 Premier League. Having previously been seeded in pot 1 for the Champions League drew as one of the top eight ranked teams in UEFA, Chelsea would remain staying in pot 1 despite the changes to UEFA qualification rules, where pot 1 for group stage draws would now consist of the Champions League holders and the champions of the seven highest ranked associations. The group stage draw was made on 27 August 2015 in Monaco, France. Chelsea were to face Porto, Dynamo Kyiv and Maccabi Tel Aviv.Group stage draw http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/draws/index.html https://archive.today/20150827181806/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/draws/index.html dead 27 August 2015 UEFA 27 August 2015 27 August 2015 Scoring a total of 13 points, Chelsea advanced to the knockout stage as group winners by winning against Porto, and sending the Portuguese side to the Europa League, in the last round.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35042175 Chelsea 2–0 Porto BBC Sport 9 December 2015 17 December 2015 Group stage 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage Group G yes CHE #BBF3BB Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFBB Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 16 September 2015 19:45 BST Chelsea ENG 4–0 Report ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv Loftus-Cheek 1Willian 15Oscar 45+4 pen.Costa 58Fàbregas 78 Rajković 5Nosa 33Ben Haim 45+2 Stamford Bridge London, England 40,684 Felix Zwayer (Germany) W 2 29 September 2015 19:45 BST Porto POR 2–1 Report ENG Chelsea Martins Indi 19Marcano 25André 39Maicon 52D. Pereira 82Imbula 89 Cahill 41Willian 45+2Azpilicueta 66Matić 79 Estádio do Dragão Porto, Portugal 46,120 Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) L 3 20 October 2015 19:45 BST Dynamo Kyiv UKR 0–0 Report ENG Chelsea Buyalskyi 65 Zouma 67 Olympic Stadium Kyiv, Ukraine 60,291 Damir Skomina (Slovenia) D 4 4 November 2015 19:45 GMT Chelsea ENG 2–1 Report UKR Dynamo Kyiv Dragović 34 o.g.Willian 83 González 26Antunes 59Buyalskyi 72Dragović 77 Stamford Bridge London, England 41,241 Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) W 5 24 November 2015 19:45 GMT Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 0–4 Report ENG Chelsea Ben Haim 0 40 Cahill 20Matić 59Willian 73Oscar 77Fàbregas 83Zouma 90+1 Sammy Ofer Stadium Haifa, Israel 29,121 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) W 6 9 December 2015 19:45 GMT Chelsea ENG 2–0 Report POR Porto Marcano 13 o.g.Costa 20Matić 31Willian 52Ivanović 74 M. Pereira 34D. Pereira 41Martins Indi 43 Stamford Bridge London, England 41,096 Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey) W Knockout phase 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase Round of 16 16 February 2016 19:45 GMT First leg Paris Saint-Germain FRA 2–1 Report ENG Chelsea Ibrahimović 19, 39Lucas 70David Luiz 70Cavani 78 Mikel 38, 45+1Pedro 67 Parc des Princes Paris, France 46,505 Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) L 9 March 2016 19:45 GMT Second leg Chelsea ENG 1–2 2–4 Report FRA Paris Saint-Germain Costa 27Fàbregas 45Mikel 53Ivanović 90 Rabiot 33Motta 41Ibrahimović 10, 67Matuidi 86 Stamford Bridge London, England 37,591 Felix Brych (Germany) L Statistics Appearances No.Pos.NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueCommunity ShieldTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px 1 GKBosnia Asmir Begović15 (2)01020500023 (2)000 2 DFSER Branislav Ivanović3324010401043280 4 MFESP Cesc Fàbregas33 (4)54000711044 (4)670 5 DFFRA Kurt Zouma21 (2)110105 (1)10 (1)028 (4)210 6 DFGHA Baba Rahman11 (4)02020400019 (4)020 8 MFBRA Oscar20 (7)33 (1)3104 (3)20 (1)028 (12)940 9 FWCOL Radamel Falcao1 (9)10010000 (1)02 (10)110 10 MFBEL Eden Hazard25 (6)422106 (2)01035 (8)620 11 FWBRA Alexandre Pato1 (1)1000000001 (1)100 12 MFNGA John Obi Mikel19 (6)020203 (1)10026 (7)180 13 GKBEL Thibaut Courtois2303000301030002 14 MFBFA Bertrand Traoré4 (6)20 (3)20 (1)00 (2)0004 (12)400 16 MFBRA Kenedy4 (10)11 (1)01 (1)11 (1)0007 (13)200 17 MFESP Pedro24 (5)73 (1)00 (1)13 (3)00030 (10)840 18 FWFRA Loïc Rémy3 (10)10 (1)01 (1)21 (2)0106 (14)300 19 FWESP Diego Costa27 (1)1242107 (1)20038 (2)16101 20 DFUSA Matt Miazga20000000002010 21 MFSER Nemanja Matić28 (5)22 (1)00 (1)04 (1)01035 (8)271 22 MFBRA Willian32 (3)53 (1)110851045 (4)1150 24 DFENG Gary Cahill21 (2)241206 (1)11034 (2)430 26 DFENG John Terry2411 (1)020401032 (1)152 28 DFESP César Azpilicueta36 (1)23000801048 (1)290 32 GKITA Marco Amelia00000000000000 34 DFENG Ola Aina00000000000000 36 MFENG Ruben Loftus-Cheek4 (9)11 (1)11010007 (10)210 37 DFENG Jake Clarke-Salter0 (1)0000000000 (1)000 38 MFENG Kasey Palmer00000000000000 41 MFENG Charlie Colkett00000000000000 42 FWENG Tammy Abraham0 (2)0000000000 (2)000 43 DFCAN Fikayo Tomori0 (1)0000000000 (1)000Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan 7 MFBRA Ramires7 (5)210214 (1)01015 (6)310 15 DFSEN Papy Djilobodji00000 (1)000000 (1)000 27 GKENG Jamal Blackman00000000000000 — MFNGA Victor Moses000000000 (1)00 (1)000 — MFCOL Juan Cuadrado0 (1)0000000000 (1)000 15 May 2016 Chelsea F.C. August 2015 Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Rnk Ranking Pos Position No. Squad Number PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueCommunity ShieldTotal1FW19ESP Diego Costa122020162MF22BRA Willian51050113MF8BRA Oscar330208MF17ESP Pedro7010085MF4ESP Cesc Fàbregas500106MF10BEL Eden Hazard4200067FW14BFA Bertrand Traoré220004DF24ENG Gary Cahill2101049MF7BRA Ramires201003FW18FRA Loïc Rémy10200311DF2SRB Branislav Ivanović200002DF5FRA Kurt Zouma100102MF16BRA Kenedy101002MF21SER Nemanja Matić200002DF28ESP César Azpilicueta200002MF36ENG Ruben Loftus-Cheek11000217FW9COL Radamel Falcao100001FW11BRA Alexandre Pato100001MF12NGA John Obi Mikel000101DF26ENG John Terry100001Own goals300205Total5812515090 15 May 2016 Chelsea F.C. August 2015 Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal. Rnk Ranking No. Squad number PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueCommunity ShieldTotal11Bosnia Asmir Begović410308213BEL Thibaut Courtois500106Total9104014 2 April 2016 Chelsea F.C. August 2015 Summary Games played 53 (38 Premier League) (2 League Cup) (8 Champions League) (1 Community Shield) (4 FA Cup)Games won 20 (12 Premier League) (1 League Cup) (4 Champions League) (3 FA Cup)Games drawn 16 (14 Premier League) (1 League Cup) (1 Champions League)Games lost 17 (12 Premier League) (3 Champions League) (1 Community Shield) (1 FA Cup)Goals scored 91 (58 Premier League) (5 League Cup) (15 Champions League) (12 FA Cup)Goals conceded 67 (53 Premier League) (2 League Cup) (7 Champions League) (1 Community Shield) (4 FA Cup)Goal difference 24 (+6 Premier League) (+3 League Cup) (+8 Champions League) (−1 Community Shield) (+8 FA Cup)Clean sheets 14 (9 Premier League) (4 Champions League) (1 FA Cup)Yellow cards 81 (57 Premier League) (3 League Cup) (15 Champions League) (1 Community Shield) (5 FA Cup)Red cards 6 (5 Premier League) (1 FA Cup)Most appearances ESPCésar Azpilicueta & BRAWillian (49 appearances)Top scorer ESPDiego Costa (16 goals)Winning percentage Overall: 20/53 (37.74%) 15 May 2016 Chelsea F.C. August 2015 Awards Player No. Squad Number Player Award Month Source36ENG Ruben Loftus-CheekChelsea Young Player of the YearMayWillian at the double http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/05/player-of-the-year-2016.html Chelsea F.C. 13 May 201610BEL Eden HazardChelsea Goal of the Year43CAN Fikayo TomoriAcademy Player of the Year22BRA WillianChelsea Players' Player of the YearChelsea Player of the Year References Chelsea Category:Chelsea F.C. seasons Chelsea