2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

2020–21 season
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Head coach	Frank Lampard (until 25 January 2021) Thomas Tuchel (from 26 January 2021)
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Runners-up
EFL Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Champions League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Jorginho (7) All: Tammy Abraham Timo Werner (12 each)
Biggest win	6–0 (vs. Barnsley, 23 September 2020, EFL Cup)
Biggest defeat	2–5 (vs. West Bromwich Albion, 3 April 2021, Premier League)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2020–21 season was Chelsea's 107th competitive season, 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 29th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 115th year in existence as a football club.^[1] The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Prior to the 2020–21 season, Chelsea made numerous high-profile signings in the transfer market, bringing in the likes of Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Ben Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech, and Thiago Silva in the off-season, as well as Édouard Mendy shortly after the season began. The Blues began this season under the management of former Chelsea player Frank Lampard, in his second season at the club. However, Lampard was sacked in January and replaced by German manager Thomas Tuchel, who guided the club to European glory, as on 29 May, Chelsea defeated fellow English side Manchester City in the Champions League final, their second title in the competition, and their first since 2012.

The season was the first since 2012–13 without Willian, who departed to Arsenal.

Kits[edit]

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Goalkeeper 2021–22

Season overview[edit]

Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Ben Chilwell and Hakim Ziyech were the fresh signings of this club. Frank Lampard bought them to Stamford Bridge prior to his sacking.

September[edit]

Chelsea played their first game of the new Premier League season on 14 September 2020, travelling to Brighton & Hove Albion and earning a 3–1 away victory, courtesy of goals from Jorginho, Kurt Zouma and Reece James.^[2] On 20 September, Chelsea welcomed defending champions Liverpool to Stamford Bridge. Andreas Christensen was dismissed in the first half after a naive challenge on Sadio Mané, who then proceeded to score two goals inside four minutes for Liverpool, with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga making a crucial mistake for Mané's second goal. New signing Timo Werner managed to win a penalty for Chelsea, but Jorginho had his effort saved by Alisson, his first penalty miss in nine attempts, as the match ended in a 2–0 defeat for Chelsea.^[3]

Three days later, Chelsea faced Barnsley in the EFL Cup, which ended in a 6–0 win for Chelsea, with Kai Havertz scoring a hat-trick for the Blues.^[4] Chelsea then travelled to The Hawthorns to play West Bromwich Albion. Chelsea were 3–0 down at half-time, but goals from Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi, and Tammy Abraham in stoppage-time managed to seal a draw as the match ended 3–3.^[5] On 29 September, Chelsea took on London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the round of 16 in the EFL Cup. Timo Werner scored his first Chelsea goal to put the Blues ahead, but Erik Lamela managed to equalise in the second half. Chelsea would go on to lose 5–4 on penalties, with Mason Mount missing the decisive penalty and Chelsea finding themselves eliminated from the EFL Cup.^[6]

Reece James' goal against Brighton was nominated for the Premier League Goal of the Month award, but was won by Leicester City's James Maddison.^[7][8]

October[edit]

Chelsea's first match of October was against Crystal Palace at home. After no goals in the first half, Chelsea managed to win 4–0, as Ben Chilwell registered a goal and an assist on his Premier League debut for Chelsea.^[9] Two weeks later, on 17 October, Chelsea welcomed Southampton to Stamford Bridge. Timo Werner scored his first Premier League goals for Chelsea as the Blues were leading 2–0 inside 28 minutes, with Danny Ings managing to pull a goal back for the Saints before half-time. Che Adams scored an equaliser for Southampton 57 minutes in, but Chelsea instantly responded with a Kai Havertz goal two minutes later, his first in the Premier League. Chelsea were pegged back again in the 92nd minute, with Jannik Vestergaard levelling the game, as Chelsea managed to come out of the game with a frustrating 3–3 draw.^[10] In their next two games, Chelsea drew back-to-back games 0–0, first against Sevilla at home in their first Champions League group stage game of the season, and then again away at Manchester United in the Premier League.^[11][12]

Chelsea then defeated Krasnodar 4–0 away in the Champions League, with Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, and Christian Pulisic all on target for the Blues.^[13] In Chelsea's final game of the month on 31 October, they defeated Burnley 3–0 away, with Hakim Ziyech scoring and assisting on his first Premier League start, with additional goals from Kurt Zouma and Timo Werner sealing the win for Chelsea.^[14]

As a result of his performances throughout the month, Thiago Silva was nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award, which was eventually won by Tottenham Hotspur's Heung-min Son, and Timo Werner's first goal against Southampton was nominated for Premier League Goal of the Month, but was instead given to West Ham United's Manuel Lanzini.^{[15][16][17][18]}

November[edit]

Chelsea begun November with a 3–0 home victory over Rennes in the Champions League, with the goals coming from two Timo Werner penalties and a Tammy Abraham strike.^[19] Three days later, in Chelsea's last match before the November international break, Chelsea faced bottom of the league Sheffield United at home, who had lost seven out of their first eight Premier League games this season. The match ended in a comfortable 4–1 win for the Blues, which saw Hakim Ziyech pick up two assists.^[20]

After the international break, Chelsea returned on 21 November to face Newcastle United at St James' Park. Chelsea ran out 2–0 winners, with a Federico Fernández own goal and a goal from Tammy Abraham sealing the win for Chelsea, marking the first time Chelsea were top of the Premier League under Frank Lampard.^[21] Chelsea won their sixth consecutive game in a row in their next match against Rennes in the Champions League, which saw Callum Hudson-Odoi and Olivier Giroud on the scoresheet in a 2–1 away victory, sealing qualification for the Champions League round of 16.^[22] Chelsea next had inform London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to play at Stamford Bridge, who had already eliminated Chelsea from the EFL Cup back in September. The match ended in goalless 0–0 draw, which saw Tottenham ascend to the top of the league.^[23]

Ben Chilwell's performances throughout November earned a nomination for the Premier League Player of the Month award, which was by Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, and Frank Lampard's managerial duties saw him nominated for Premier League Manager of the Month, which was instead by Tottenham Hotspur's José Mourinho.^{[24][25][26][27]}

December[edit]

Chelsea's first game of the busy December period was at Sevilla in the Champions League group stage. Frank Lampard's Blues ran out 4–0 winners, with Olivier Giroud scoring all four goals for Chelsea, ensuring that the Blues' top spot in their group was secured.^[28] On December 5, they welcomed bitter rivals Leeds United to Stamford Bridge, in Chelsea's first home game with 2,000 fans in attendance. Leeds took a shock lead just five minutes through Patrick Bamford, but the Blues managed to equalise with an Olivier Giroud goal and defeated their rivals 3–1 to go top of the Premier League, with Kurt Zouma and Christian Pulisic also adding to the goals.^[29] Chelsea played out a 1–1 home draw three days later against Krasnodar, in their final group stage game of the Champions League.^[30]

Next, Chelsea travelled to Goodison Park to play Everton on 12 December. The match ended in a 1–0 loss for Chelsea, their first away defeat of the season, putting an end to their 17-game unbeaten run and losing ground in the title race, with Tottenham and Liverpool both ahead of Chelsea, and with a game in hand.^[31] Chelsea then followed this up by losing again away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, with a 95th minute winner from Pedro Neto sealing a 2–1 win for Wolves.^[32] Chelsea returned to winning ways in a 3–0 home victory against West Ham United, with a header from Thiago Silva and a brace from Tammy Abraham sealing an emphatic victory.^[33]

On 26 December, Chelsea travelled to North London to play out-of-form Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium; Arsenal were in 15th place and were winless in the last seven matches entering this game. The Gunners took a shock 2–0 lead at half-time, courtesy of an Alexandre Lacazette penalty and a Granit Xhaka free kick, before Bukayo Saka added to Arsenal's shock lead in the 56th minute. Tammy Abraham scored a consolation goal in the 85th minute, and Jorginho had a penalty saved in added time by Bernd Leno, to ensure no comeback was to happen for the Blues, in an humiliating 3–1 defeat.^[34] Chelsea closed out 2020 with a 1–1 home draw against Aston Villa, with Olivier Giroud and Anwar El Ghazi scoring the only goals of the game.^[35]

January[edit]

Chelsea's first match of 2021 was at home against Manchester City on 3 January. Chelsea struggled greatly throughout the game and were 3–0 down inside 34 minutes, with the goals coming from İlkay Gündoğan, Phil Foden, and former Chelsea man Kevin De Bruyne. Callum Hudson-Odoi scored a consolation goal in the 92nd minute, as the Blues suffered another embarrassing 3–1 defeat.^[36] The next week, Chelsea begun their quest for the FA Cup after coming up short the previous year, starting off their journey with a comfortable 4–0 home victory against League Two side Morecambe in the third round, with Mason Mount, Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi, and Kai Havertz finding the net for Chelsea.^[37]

Chelsea then made a trip to Craven Cottage to take on West London rivals Fulham. The game saw Fulham fullback Antonee Robinson being shown a red card after a dangerous challenge César Azpilicueta. Mason Mount managed to score the only goal of the match in the 78th minute, as Chelsea earned a hard-fought 1–0 win against their rivals.^[38] Chelsea's next match was away at high-flying Leicester City, who at this point were second in the league. Chelsea went on to lose this match 2–0, with first-half goals from Wilfred Ndidi and James Maddison piling more misery on the Blues' bad run of form.^[39] Frank Lampard's final game took place on 24 January, as Chelsea defeated Luton Town 3–1 in the FA Cup. However, this wasn't enough to save Lampard's job, as the very next day, Chelsea announced the sacking of Lampard after their poor run of form that included only two wins from their past eight league matches.^[40]

The following day, it was announced that former Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel would be replacing Lampard as the manager of Chelsea.^[41] Tuchel's first match in charge took place two days later, with Chelsea taking on Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge. The match ended in a frustrating 0–0 stalemate, with Chelsea having 79% possession of the ball but were unable to find the net. Tuchel stated after the match that "we will build a team nobody wants to play against".^[42] Chelsea's final match of the month was against Burnley at home, which saw Tuchel claim his first win as Chelsea manager, as goals from César Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso sealed a 2–0 victory for the Blues.^[43] Alonso's strike against the Clarets earned him a nomination for the Premier League Goal of the Month award, eventually won by Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.^[44][45]

February[edit]

Chelsea opened February with three consecutive away victories at Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United in the league, and Barnsley in the FA Cup.^[46][47][48] On 15 February, Chelsea welcomed Newcastle United to Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea winning 2–0 to claim their fifth victory in a row in all competitions, as Timo Werner ended his 14-game goal drought in the Premier League, dating back to November.^[49]

Chelsea then took the trip to St Mary's Stadium to take on Southampton on 20 February, who had lost their last six Premier League matches in a row, including a 9–0 defeat at Manchester United. The Blues could only manage a 1–1 draw, with Takumi Minamino opening the scoring in the first half before Mason Mount equalised with a penalty in the second half.^[50] Three days later, Chelsea travelled to Spain to play Atlético Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie. Chelsea won the match 1–0, with an Olivier Giroud bicycle kick sealing the first leg win and a crucial away goal for Chelsea.^[51] Chelsea returned to Premier League action on 28 February, playing out a dull goalless stalemate against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.^[52]

Chelsea's league performances under Thomas Tuchel in February earned the German a nomination for the Premier League Manager of the Month award, which was won by Manchester City's Pep Guardiola.^[53][54]

March[edit]

Chelsea's first match of the month saw them take on Liverpool at Anfield, who had lost their last four home games after going on a 68-game home unbeaten run between April 2017 and January 2021, the second-longest in league history, with the record belonging to Chelsea themselves after going unbeaten at home for 86 games between March 2004 and October 2008. Chelsea defeated the Reds 1–0, with a superb Mason Mount strike in the 42nd minute condemning Liverpool to their fifth home loss in a row, and Tuchel extending his unbeaten run to 10 games.^[55] Next, Chelsea defeated Everton 2–0, with an own goal form Ben Godfrey and a Jorginho penalty sealing the victory for the Blues.^[56]

The Blues then travelled to Elland Road to play bitter rivals Leeds United on 13 March, which ended in a 0–0 draw.^[57] Chelsea then played the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie against Atlético Madrid, this time at home, with the Blues heading into the game with a 1–0 advantage and a away goal. Chelsea earned a 2–0 victory, with goals from Hakim Ziyech and Emerson Palmieri ensuring Chelsea's progression to the quarter finals of the Champions League, the first time they had done so since the 2013–14 season.^[58] The victory also meant that Tuchel became the first Chelsea manager to go unbeaten in his first 13 matches in charge of the club, surpassing the previous record of 12 held by Luiz Felipe Scolari.^[59] Chelsea followed this up by defeating Sheffield United in the quarter finals of the FA Cup, sending the Blues through to the semi-finals.^[60] Chelsea then went on a brief hiatus for the March international break.

Chelsea were nominated for all three Premier League awards in March, with Andreas Christensen's defensive performances earning him a nomination for the Premier League Player of the Month award, and Mason Mount's goal against Liverpool also being nominated for Premier League Goal of the Month.^[61][62] Thomas Tuchel was nominated for the Premier League Manager of the Month award for the second consecutive month, this time being honoured with the award.^[63]

April[edit]

Chelsea's first match after the international break saw them welcome relegation-fighting West Bromwich Albion to Stamford Bridge. Christian Pulisic gave Chelsea the lead 27 minutes in but just two minutes later, Thiago Silva was sent off after receiving a second yellow card. The Blues found themselves 2–1 down at half-time via a stoppage-time brace from Matheus Pereira. Goals from Callum Robinson and Mbaye Diagne gave the Baggies a shocking 4–1 lead. Mason Mount managed to pull one back for Chelsea, but another goal from Callum Robinson in added time capped off an embarrassing 2–5 defeat for Chelsea, ending Thomas Tuchel's 14-game unbeaten streak as manager. It was the first time Chelsea had conceded 5 goals at home since a 3–5 defeat against Arsenal in 2011, and was also the first time they had lost to West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge since 1978.^[64] Chelsea bounced back from the humiliation in their next game, which was the first leg of their Champions League quarter final tie against Porto away, which saw a fine Mason Mount strike and a late Ben Chilwell goal give Chelsea a 2–0 victory with two crucial away goals.^[65]

Chelsea then travelled to South London to take on Crystal Palace away on 10 April. Goals from Kai Havertz, Kurt Zouma and a brace from Christian Pulisic saw Chelsea run out 4–1 winners, the first time they had scored more than two goals under Tuchel.^[66] The Blues then played Porto in the second leg of the Champions League quarter finals, heading into the game with a 2–0 advantage and two away goals. Chelsea were defeated 1–0 thanks to a late Mehdi Taremi overhead kick, but did enough to make it through to the Champions League semi-finals, winning 2–1 on aggregate.^[67] Four days later, Chelsea defeated Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals, with Hakim Ziyech scoring the winner to help Chelsea advance to the FA Cup Final for the second consecutive year.^[68]

On 18 April, it was announced that Chelsea would be a founding member of the newly formed European Super League, a proposed annual club football competition to be contested by twenty of Europe's most elite football clubs.^[69] On 20 April, after two days of widespread backlash from the United Kingdom government including Prime Minister Boris Johnson, FIFA, UEFA, the FA, other Premier League clubs, supporters, players, and broadcasters, and after Chairman Bruce Buck met with players, Chelsea announced their intention to withdraw from the competition.^[70] This led to the five other English clubs all pulling out later that night.^[71] By 21 April, the Super League announced it was suspending its operations.^[72]

On 20 April, Chelsea played out a 0–0 home draw against Brighton & Hove Albion, losing some ground in the top four race.^[73] Four days later, the Blues defeated West Ham United 1–0 away, with a Timo Werner goal sealing the win for Chelsea. Chelsea's final match of April was against Real Madrid away in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Chelsea took the lead through Christian Pulisic, but Karim Benzema equalised for Real Madrid later in the first half, as the match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Chelsea entering the second leg at home a crucial away goal.^[74]

May[edit]

Chelsea's first fixture of May saw them defeat West London rivals Fulham 2–0, thanks to a brace from Kai Havertz.^[75] On 5 May, Chelsea welcomed Real Madrid to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their semi-final, with the score being level at 1–1 and Chelsea heading into the match with an away goal. Timo Werner gave Chelsea the lead in the 28th minute, before a late tap-in from Mason Mount booked Chelsea their place in the Champions League Final in Istanbul.^[76] Their win set up an all-English affair after Manchester City had secured their maiden appearance in the final the day before, defeating Paris Saint-Germain over two legs.^[77]

Chelsea's next match in the Premier League was against their Champions League final opponents, Manchester City, at the Etihad Stadium. Raheem Sterling scored first for the Citizens 44 minutes in, with Sergio Agüero having a penalty saved by Édouard Mendy just before half-time. Hakim Ziyech scored the equaliser for the Blues in the 63rd minute, before a stoppage-time goal from Marcos Alonso saw Chelsea run out 2–1 winners, as Thomas Tuchel made it two consecutive victories against Pep Guardiola.^[78] Next, Chelsea took on ninth-placed Arsenal at home, with Mikel Arteta's Gunners already enduring a poor season. Chelsea were shockingly defeated 1–0, with a poor back pass from Jorginho allowing Emile Smith Rowe to score the winner for Arsenal, with Christian Pulisic also having a goal disallowed by VAR due to a handball. This was the first time had Chelsea had lost to Arsenal at home in nearly a decade, since a 3–5 defeat in October 2011.^[79]

On 15 May, Chelsea faced Leicester City in the FA Cup Final, which was Chelsea's first chance of winning silverware this season. It was a frustrating game for Tuchel's Blues, as they were denied by Kasper Schmeichel multiple times throughout the game, with a Youri Tielemans stunner in the 63rd minute putting Leicester 1–0 up. Chelsea thought they had found their equaliser through Ben Chilwell in the 88th minute, but was ruled out by VAR for offside, as the Foxes won their first ever FA Cup and Chelsea had lost the FA Cup Final for the second straight year.^[80] Chelsea had an immediate rematch against Leicester City three days later in the Premier League, with goals from Antonio Rüdiger and Jorginho giving Chelsea a 2–1 victory and strengthening their top four hopes, while leaving Leicester's Champions League hopes in danger.^[81] Chelsea's final Premier League match of the season saw them travel to Birmingham to face Aston Villa, on 23 May. Chelsea would go on to lose 2–1, but still finished fourth and secured their place in next season's Champions League, as elsewhere, Leicester City lost to Tottenham Hotspur.^[82]

On 29 May, Chelsea faced Manchester City in the Champions League Final. It was the third time in Chelsea's 116-year history that they had competed in the Champions League final, losing against Manchester United in 2008 and defeating Bayern Munich in 2012. Chelsea went into the match as the underdogs, similarly to 2012, and defeated Manchester City 1–0 to win the Champions League, with Kai Havertz's goal in the first-half goal sealing Chelsea's second Champions League title. Chelsea became the third English club to win the Champions League multiple times, after Liverpool (2005, 2019) and Manchester United (1999, 2008).^[83]

Final league position[edit]

Management team[edit]

Position	Name
Head coach	Thomas Tuchel
Assistant head coach	Arno Michels
Assistant coaches	Zsolt Lőw
	Anthony Barry
	Joe Edwards
Goalkeeper coach	Henrique Hilário
Assistant goalkeeper coach	James Russell
Loan Player Technical Coach	Carlo Cudicini

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

Players and squad numbers last updated on 29 May 2021. Appearances include all competitions.^[85]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Signed in	Contract ends	Signed from	Transfer Fee	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Kepa Arrizabalaga		GK	(1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 29)	2018	2025[86]	Athletic Bilbao	£71.5M[87]	109	0
13	Willy Caballero		GK	(1981-09-28)28 September 1981 (aged 39)	2017	2021[88]	Manchester City	Free[89]	38	0
16	Édouard Mendy		GK	(1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 29)	2020	2025[90]	Rennes	£22M[91]	44	0
Defenders
2	Antonio Rüdiger		CB	(1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 28)	2017	2022[92]	Roma	£29M[93]	149	7
3	Marcos Alonso		LWB / LB	(1990-12-28)28 December 1990 (aged 30)	2016	2023[94]	Fiorentina	£24M[95]	166	24
4	Andreas Christensen		CB	(1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 25)	2013	2022[96]	Chelsea Academy	N/A	127	0
6	Thiago Silva (3rd captain)		CB	(1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 36)	2020	2022[97]	Paris Saint-Germain	Free[98]	34	2
15	Kurt Zouma		CB	(1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 26)	2014	2023[99]	Saint-Étienne	£12M[100]	150	10
21	Ben Chilwell		LB / LWB	(1996-12-21)21 December 1996 (aged 24)	2020	2025[101]	Leicester City	£45M[102]	42	4
24	Reece James		RB / RWB	(1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 21)	2018	2025[103]	Chelsea Academy	N/A	84	3
28	César Azpilicueta (captain)		RB / CB / LB	(1989-08-29)29 August 1989 (aged 31)	2012	2022[104]	Marseille	£7M[105]	429	14
33	Emerson		LB / LWB	(1994-08-03)3 August 1994 (aged 26)	2018	2022[106]	Roma	£18M[107]	70	2
Midfielders
5	Jorginho (vice-captain)		CM / DM	(1991-12-20)20 December 1991 (aged 29)	2018	2023[108]	Napoli	£50M[109]	141	17
7	N'Golo Kanté (4th captain)		CM / DM	(1991-03-21)21 March 1991 (aged 30)	2016	2023[110]	Leicester City	£32M[111]	218	11
17	Mateo Kovačić		CM	(1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 27)	2018	2024[112]	Real Madrid	£45M[113]	140	2
19	Mason Mount (5th captain)		CM / AM / CF / LW	(1999-01-10)10 January 1999 (aged 22)	2017	2024[114]	Chelsea Academy	N/A	107	17
22	Hakim Ziyech		AM / RW	(1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 28)	2020	2025[115]	Ajax	£37M[116]	39	6
23	Billy Gilmour		CM	(2001-06-11)11 June 2001 (aged 20)	2019	2023[117]	Chelsea Academy	N/A	22	0
29	Kai Havertz		AM / CF	(1999-06-11)11 June 1999 (aged 22)	2020	2025[118]	Bayer Leverkusen	£62Ma[119]	45	9
55	Tino Anjorin		AM	(2001-11-23)23 November 2001 (aged 19)	2019	2025	Chelsea Academy	N/A	5	0
Forwards
9	Tammy Abraham		ST	(1997-10-02)2 October 1997 (aged 23)	2016	2022[120]	Chelsea Academy	N/A	82	30
10	Christian Pulisic		LW / RW	(1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 22)	2019	2024[121]	Borussia Dortmund	£58M[122]	77	17
11	Timo Werner		ST / LW	(1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 25)	2020	2024[123]	RB Leipzig	£47.5M[124]	52	12
18	Olivier Giroud		ST	(1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 34)	2018	2022[125]	Arsenal	£18M[126]	119	39
20	Callum Hudson-Odoi		RW / LW / RWB	(2000-11-07)7 November 2000 (aged 20)	2018	2024[127]	Chelsea Academy	N/A	98	13

a.^ Additional costs of £10 million to be paid.

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Summer[edit]

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Source
1 July 2020
		MF	Edwin Andersson	IFK Göteborg	£40,000	[128]
		FW	Malik Mothersille	Leyton Orient	Free	[128]
	22	MF	Hakim Ziyech	Ajax	£36,000,000	[129]
		MF	Jimi Tauriainen	HJK	Undisclosed	[128]
	11	FW	Timo Werner	RB Leipzig	£47,700,000	[130]
20 August 2020		DF	Xavier Mbuyamba	Barcelona	Free	[131]
26 August 2020	21	DF	Ben Chilwell	Leicester City	£45,180,000	[132]
27 August 2020		DF	Malang Sarr	Nice	Free	[133]
28 August 2020	6	DF	Thiago Silva	Paris Saint-Germain	Free	[134]
4 September 2020	29	MF	Kai Havertz	Bayer Leverkusen	£72,000,000	[135]
6 September 2020		GK	Teddy Sharman-Lowe	Burton Albion	Undisclosed	[136]
24 September 2020	16	GK	Édouard Mendy	Rennes	£21,600,000	[137]
		FW	Aleksi Heino	Inter Turku	Undisclosed	[138]

Winter[edit]

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Source
6 October 2020		GK	Sami Tlemcani	Paris FC	Undisclosed	[139]
4 May 2021		MF	Declan Frith	Unattached	Free	[140]

Out[edit]

Summer[edit]

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Source
1 July 2020
		MF	Nathan	Atlético Mineiro	£2,700,000	[141]
		GK	Josh Clarke	Bournemouth	Free	[142]
		FW	Adrian Akande	Swansea City	Free	[143]
18 July 2020		DF	Josh Grant	Bristol Rovers	Free	[144]
3 August 2020	50	GK	Nicolas Tié	Vitória de Guimarães	Undisclosed	[145]
12 August 2020		MF	Jacob Maddox	Vitória de Guimarães	Undisclosed	[146]
14 August 2020	10	MF	Willian	Arsenal	Free	[147]
1 September 2020		MF	Mario Pašalić	Atalanta	£13,500,000	[148]
	11	MF	Pedro	Roma	Free	[149]
3 October 2020	49	DF	Marcel Lavinier	Tottenham Hotspur	Free	[150]
5 October 2020	60	GK	Jake Askew	Wealdstone	Free	[151]
6 October 2020	54	DF	Jordan Aina	Fulham	Free	[152]
13 October 2020	73	GK	Kelechi Chibueze	Unattached[a]		[153]
24 November 2020		DF	Richard Nartey	Burnley	Free	[154]
27 November 2020	58	DF	James Clark	Wycombe Wanderers	Free	[155][156]

Notes

Winter[edit]

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Source
13 January 2021	38	FW	Charlie Brown	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[157]
14 January 2021		MF	Lucas Piazon	Braga	Undisclosed	[158]
February 2021		FW	Amani Richards	Arsenal	Free	[159]

Loan out[edit]

Summer[edit]

Date	Until	No.	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Source
1 July 2020	14 January 2021		MF	Lucas Piazon	Rio Ave	Free	[160]
2 July 2020	6 October 2020		FW	Charlie Brown	Union SG	Free	[155]
12 August 2020	End of season		MF	Danilo Pantić	Čukarički	Free	[146]
17 August 2020	End of season	31	GK	Jamie Cumming	Stevenage	Free	[161]
18 August 2020	End of season		DF	Trevoh Chalobah	Lorient	Free	[162]
	End of season		FW	Ike Ugbo	Cercle Brugge	Free	[163]
20 August 2020	End of season		FW	Izzy Brown	Sheffield Wednesday	Free	[131]
21 August 2020	End of season	57	FW	Armando Broja	Vitesse	Free	[164]
24 August 2020	End of season		GK	Jamal Blackman	Rotherham United	Free	[165]
26 August 2020	End of season		DF	Marc Guehi	Swansea City	Free	[166]
6 September 2020	4 January 2021		GK	Teddy Sharman-Lowe	Burton Albion	Free	[136][167]
7 September 2020	End of season	46	MF	Tariq Uwakwe	Accrington Stanley	Free	[168]
	End of season		DF	Ethan Ampadu	Sheffield United	Free	[169]
8 September 2020	End of season		MF	Kenedy	Granada	Free	[170]
10 September 2020	End of season	23	FW	Michy Batshuayi	Crystal Palace	Free	[171]
17 September 2020	End of season		MF	Conor Gallagher	West Bromwich Albion	Free	[172]
18 September 2020	End of season		MF	Lewis Baker	Trabzonspor	Free	[173]
19 September 2020	End of season		DF	Davide Zappacosta	Genoa	Free	[174]
21 September 2020	End of season	41	MF	Luke McCormick	Bristol Rovers	Free	[175]
27 September 2020	24 January 2021	70	GK	Ethan Wady	Dartford	Free	[176]
30 September 2020	End of season	8	MF	Ross Barkley	Aston Villa	Free	[177]
2 October 2020	End of season	44	MF	Jon Russell	Accrington Stanley	Free	[178]
3 October 2020	End of season		DF	Matt Miazga	Anderlecht	Free	[179]
5 October 2020	End of season		MF	Tiémoué Bakayoko	Napoli	£1,800,000	[180]
	End of season	12	MF	Ruben Loftus-Cheek	Fulham	Free	[181]
6 October 2020	End of season		DF	Malang Sarr	Porto	Free	[182]
	12 December 2020		MF	George McEachran	Maastricht	Free	[152][183]
	End of season		MF	Marco van Ginkel	PSV	Free	[184]
	11 January 2021		DF	Juan Castillo	AZ	Free	[185][186]
9 October 2020	End of season	31	GK	Nathan Baxter	Accrington Stanley	Free	[187]
13 October 2020	End of season	52	DF	Ian Maatsen	Charlton Athletic	Free	[188]
15 October 2020	End of season		MF	Victor Moses	Spartak Moscow	Free	[189]
16 October 2020	End of season		DF	Jake Clarke-Salter	Birmingham City	Free	[190]

Winter[edit]

Date	Until	No.	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Source
11 January 2021	End of season		DF	Juan Castillo	ADO Den Haag	Free	[191]
18 January 2021	End of season		MF	Danny Drinkwater	Kasımpaşa	Free	[192]
22 January 2021	End of season	14	DF	Fikayo Tomori	Milan	Undisclosed	[193]
30 January 2021	End of season		DF	Baba Rahman	PAOK	Free	[194]
1 February 2021	End of season	43	DF	Jack Wakely	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free	[195]
	End of season		FW	Malik Mothersille	Derby County	Free	[195]

Overall transfer activity[edit]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea

29 August 2020 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Chelsea	Falmer
15:00 BST	Groß 90' (pen.)	Report	Werner 4' Alonso  34'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 2,524 Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)

Competitions[edit]

Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Results by matchday[edit]

Score overview[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Aggregate score	Double
Arsenal	0–1	1–3	1–4
Aston Villa	1–1	1–2	2–3
Brighton	0–0	3–1	3–1
Burnley	2–0	3–0	5–0
Crystal Palace	4–0	4–1	8–1
Everton	2–0	0–1	2–1
Fulham	2–0	1–0	3–0
Leeds United	3–1	0–0	3–1
Leicester City	2–1	0–2	2–3
Liverpool	0–2	1–0	1–2
Manchester City	1–3	2–1	3–4
Manchester United	0–0	0–0	0–0
Newcastle United	2–0	2–0	4–0
Sheffield United	4–1	2–1	6–2
Southampton	3–3	1–1	4–4
Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	1–0	1–0
West Bromwich Albion	2–5	3–3	5–8
West Ham United	3–0	1–0	4–0
Wolves	0–0	1–2	1–2

Matches[edit]

Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea

14 September 2020 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–3	Chelsea	Falmer
20:00 BST	Trossard 54' Lamptey  81'	Report	Jorginho 23' (pen.) James 56' Zouma 66'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Chelsea v Liverpool

20 September 2020 2	Chelsea	0–2	Liverpool	London
16:30 BST	Christensen  45+1' Jorginho 75'	Report	Mané 50', 54'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea

26 September 2020 3	West Bromwich Albion	3–3	Chelsea	West Bromwich
17:30 BST	Robinson 4', 25' Bartley 27' Furlong  82'	Report	Alonso  8' James  27' Mount 54' Hudson-Odoi 70' Christensen  86' Abraham 90+3'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Chelsea v Crystal Palace

3 October 2020 4	Chelsea	4–0	Crystal Palace	London
12:30 BST	Chilwell 50' Azpilicueta  64' Zouma 66' Kanté  70' Jorginho 78' (pen.), 82' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

Chelsea v Southampton

17 October 2020 5	Chelsea	3–3	Southampton	London
16:00 BST	Werner 15', 28' Chilwell  48' Havertz 59'	Report	Ings 43' Adams 57' Romeu  84' Vestergaard 90+2'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

Manchester United v Chelsea

24 October 2020 6	Manchester United	0–0	Chelsea	Manchester
17:30 BST	Shaw  39' Fred  46' Rashford  76'	Report	Havertz  45+1'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Burnley v Chelsea

31 October 2020 7	Burnley	0–3	Chelsea	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Long  49'	Report	Ziyech 26' Zouma 63' Werner 70'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote

Chelsea v Sheffield United

7 November 2020 8	Chelsea	4–1	Sheffield United	London
15:00 GMT	Abraham 23' Chilwell 34' Thiago Silva 77' Werner 80'	Report	McGoldrick 9' Egan  37' Berge  75'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Newcastle United v Chelsea

21 November 2020 9	Newcastle United	0–2	Chelsea	Newcastle
12:30 GMT	Hayden  39' Murphy  45'	Report	Fernández 10' (o.g.) Abraham 65'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

29 November 2020 10	Chelsea	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
16:30 GMT	Ziyech  29' James  53' Zouma  55' Mount  76'	Report	Bergwijn  50' Reguilón  89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Chelsea v Leeds United

5 December 2020 11	Chelsea	3–1	Leeds United	London
20:00 GMT	Giroud 27' Zouma 61' Pulisic 90+3'	Report	Bamford 4' Llorente  74' Raphinha  90+5'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kevin Friend

Everton v Chelsea

12 December 2020 12	Everton	1–0	Chelsea	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Sigurðsson 22' (pen.) Richarlison  24' Doucouré  80'	Report	Kanté  45+3' James  59' Thiago Silva  65'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea

15 December 2020 13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Chelsea	Wolverhampton
18:00 GMT	Podence 66',  77' Semedo  90+4' Neto 90+5'	Report	Giroud 49' Mount  60' Kanté  85'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Chelsea v West Ham United

21 December 2020 14	Chelsea	3–0	West Ham United	London
20:00 GMT	Thiago Silva 10' Abraham 78', 80'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Arsenal v Chelsea

26 December 2020 15	Arsenal	3–1	Chelsea	London
17:30 GMT	Marí  16' Lacazette 34' (pen.) Xhaka 44' Saka 56' Tierney  83'	Report	Thiago Silva  73' Abraham 85' Jorginho 90+1	Stadium: Emirates Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

Chelsea v Aston Villa

28 December 2020 16	Chelsea	1–1	Aston Villa	London
17:30 GMT	Giroud 34',  71' Azpilicueta  45+2' Kanté  74'	Report	El Ghazi 50',  71'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Chelsea v Manchester City

3 January 2021 17	Chelsea	1–3	Manchester City	London
16:30 GMT	Pulisic  45+1' Kanté  53' Kovačić  71' Hudson-Odoi 90+2'	Report	Gündoğan 18' Foden 21' De Bruyne 34' Silva  90'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Fulham v Chelsea

16 January 2021 18	Fulham	0–1	Chelsea	London
17:30 GMT	Robinson  44' Reid  69' Lookman  88'	Report	Ziyech  72' Mount 78' Thiago Silva  82' Azpilicueta  90+4'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

Leicester City v Chelsea

19 January 2021 19	Leicester City	2–0	Chelsea	Leicester
20:15 GMT	Ndidi 6' Maddison 41' Fofana  85'	Report	Havertz  29' Kovačić  51' Ziyech  89'	Stadium: King Power Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 January 2021 20	Chelsea	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
18:00 GMT	Chilwell  62'	Report	Neto  51'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley

Chelsea v Burnley

31 January 2021 21	Chelsea	2–0	Burnley	London
12:00 GMT	Azpilicueta 40' Alonso 84'	Report	Westwood  60'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

4 February 2021 22	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Chelsea	Tottenham
20:00 GMT	Alderweireld  50' Højbjerg  63'	Report	Jorginho 24' (pen.) Pulisic  79' Kanté  81' Azpilicueta  88'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

Sheffield United v Chelsea

7 February 2021 23	Sheffield United	1–2	Chelsea	Sheffield
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