2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season

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

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

Kits[edit]

Home
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Away
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Third
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Goalkeeper 1
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Goalkeeper 3

Overview[edit]

August[edit]

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

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

September[edit]

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

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

October[edit]

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

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

November[edit]

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

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

December[edit]

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

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

January[edit]

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

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

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

February[edit]

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

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

March[edit]

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

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

April[edit]

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

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

May[edit]

May began with a tense 1–1 draw away to German Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final, with Pedro lashing home an equalizer just before half-time.[71] Chelsea then secured a top-four finish for the first time since 2017, after second-half goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, David Luiz and Gonzalo Higuain earned a 3–0 home win against Watford.[72] Chelsea then faced Frankfurt in the second leg of the Europa League semi-final and, after taking the lead through Loftus-Cheek, were forced into extra-time after a second-half goal from Luka Jovic. Cesar Azpilicueta had a goal disallowed for a foul on goalie Trapp in the build-up, before Eden Hazard scored the winning penalty in the shootout to send Chelsea to meet Arsenal's 7–3 aggregate winners over Valencia in the final in Baku, Azerbaijan.[73][74][75] Chelsea's final day draw at Leicester secured a third-place league finish,[76] with Chelsea having amassed 72 points from a possible 114.[77] Chelsea collected one individual award for the league campaign, with Eden Hazards 15 assists enough to earn him the Premier League Playmaker Award for the most assists,[78] whilst also collecting the Chelsea Player of the Year, Players` Player of the Year and Goal of the Year.[79] After a 3–0 win away to New England Revolution in a warm-up friendly,[80] Chelsea faced Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League final. After a tense first half of few openings, Olivier Giroud nodded Chelsea in front on 49 minutes,[81] and the team soon were ahead 2–0 after Pedro swept home on the hour mark.[81] Hazard made it 3–0 from the spot before Alex Iwobi pulled on back for Arsenal;[81] however, a second from Hazard sealed the game ensured a 4–1 win as Chelsea won the Europa League for the second time in their history.[81][82]

Final league position[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 32 2 4 95 23 +72 98 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 38 30 7 1 89 22 +67 97
3 Chelsea 38 21 9 8 63 39 +24 72
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 23 2 13 67 39 +28 71
5 Arsenal 38 21 7 10 73 51 +22 70 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Management team[edit]

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

Players[edit]

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

Last updated: 30 June 2019.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

New contracts[edit]

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

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Summer[edit]

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

Winter[edit]

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

Loan in[edit]

Summer[edit]

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

Winter[edit]

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

Out[edit]

Summer[edit]

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

Winter[edit]

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

Loan out[edit]

Summer[edit]

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

Winter[edit]

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

Overall transfer activity[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

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

International Champions Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 International Champions Cup

Tables[edit]

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

Matches[edit]

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

Competitions[edit]

Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2018–19 Premier League

Tables[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 32 2 4 95 23 +72 98 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 38 30 7 1 89 22 +67 97
3 Chelsea 38 21 9 8 63 39 +24 72
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 23 2 13 67 39 +28 71
5 Arsenal 38 21 7 10 73 51 +22 70 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Rodríguez joined Central Córdoba on 27 July 2019
  2. ^ Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultWWWWWDDWDWWDLWLWWLWWDWLLWLWWDLWWWLDDWD
Position23321332332343444444444546454555454433
Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Score overview[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Matches[edit]

11 August 2018 1 Huddersfield Town 0–3 Chelsea Huddersfield
15:00 BST Schindler Yellow card 44'
Kongolo Yellow card 83'		 Report Kanté 34'
Jorginho 45' (pen.)
David Luiz Yellow card 69'
Pedro 80'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 24,121
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
18 August 2018 2 Chelsea 3–2 Arsenal London
17:30 BST Pedro 9'
Morata 20'
Alonso 81'		 Report Xhaka Yellow card 27'
Mkhitaryan 37'
Iwobi 41'
Mustafi Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,491
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 August 2018 3 Newcastle United 1–2 Chelsea Newcastle
16:00 BST Schär Yellow card 65'
Fernández Yellow card 68'
Ritchie Yellow card 70'
Joselu 83'		 Report Kovačić Yellow card 40'
Hazard 76' (pen.)
Yedlin 87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,791
Referee: Paul Tierney
1 September 2018 4 Chelsea 2–0 Bournemouth London
15:00 BST Alonso Yellow card 33'
Kanté Yellow card 55'
Pedro 72'
Hazard 85'		 Report Gosling Yellow card 20'
Lerma Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,178
Referee: Lee Mason
15 September 2018 5 Chelsea 4–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 BST Hazard 37', 44', 80' (pen.)
Willian 83'		 Report Bamba 16' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,499
Referee: Jon Moss
23 September 2018 6 West Ham United 0–0 Chelsea London
13:30 BST Felipe Anderson Yellow card 52'
Snodgrass Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Kanté Yellow card 50' Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 56,875
Referee: Mike Dean
29 September 2018 7 Chelsea 1–1 Liverpool London
17:30 BST Hazard 25' Report Mané Yellow card 39'
Milner Yellow card 77'
Sturridge 89'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,625
Referee: Andre Marriner
7 October 2018 8 Southampton 0–3 Chelsea Southampton
14:15 BST Bertrand Yellow card 45+2'
Lemina Yellow card 54'
Cédric Yellow card 59'
Romeu Yellow card 61'
Højbjerg Yellow card 66'
Ings Yellow card 90'		 Report Hazard 30'
Barkley 57'
Morata 90+3'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,077
Referee: Craig Pawson
20 October 2018 9 Chelsea 2–2 Manchester United London
12:30 BST Rüdiger 21', Yellow card 30'
Hazard Yellow card 34'
Barkley 90+6'		 Report Matić Yellow card 13'
Young Yellow card 27'
Martial 55', 73'
Mata Yellow card 67'
Sánchez Yellow card 90+4'
Pereira Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,721
Referee: Mike Dean
28 October 2018 10 Burnley 0–4 Chelsea Burnley
13:30 GMT Tarkowski Yellow card 43'
Hendrick Yellow card 48'
Brady Yellow card 61'
Guðmundsson Yellow card 64'		 Report Morata 22', Yellow card 43'
Willian Yellow card 45', 62'
Barkley 57'
Loftus-Cheek 90+2'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,430
Referee: Craig Pawson