2007–08 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was Chelsea Football Club's 94th competitive season, 16th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 102nd year as a club. Manager José Mourinho left the club by mutual consent on 20 September 2007[2] following a disappointing 1–1 draw with Rosenborg and was replaced by the Israeli Avram Grant.[3]

Chelsea

2007–08 season
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	José Mourinho (until 20 September)[1] Avram Grant (from 20 September)
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Premier League	2nd
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Runners-up
FA Community Shield	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Lampard (10) All: Frank Lampard (20)
Highest home attendance	41,837 (vs. Fulham, 29 September)
Lowest home attendance	24,973 (vs. Rosenborg, 18 September)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Champions League 2007–08

The 2007–08 Premier League season was decided on the last day of the season, when Chelsea needed to win against Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United to either draw or lose against Wigan Athletic. Chelsea drew 1–1 and Manchester United won 2–0, thus making Chelsea runners-up to United for the second consecutive season.

Chelsea played in their first UEFA Champions League Final, against Manchester United, making it the first all-English final in the competition's history. After extra time the score was 1–1; Manchester United won the penalty shootout 6–5 after Edwin van der Sar saved Nicolas Anelka's penalty.

This was the first time in four years that Chelsea had finished the season without a trophy; the lack of silverware led to Avram Grant being sacked three days after the Champions League final.[4] Five days later, Chelsea's assistant first-team coach, Henk ten Cate, had his contract terminated as well.[5]

Kits

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Home

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2008–09

UEFA Champions League Final

Away

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Third

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Goalkeeper 1

UEFA Champions League Final & 2008–09

Goalkeeper 2

Goalkeeper 3

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Kits information

The home kit was retained from the previous season. A new fluorescent yellow away kit with black stripes was introduced, replacing the black away kit from the previous season.[6] A new white third kit with blue highlights was also introduced.[7]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CZE Petr Čech 2 DF  SRB Branislav Ivanović 3 DF  ENG Ashley Cole 4 MF  FRA Claude Makélélé 5 MF  GHA Michael Essien 6 DF  POR Ricardo Carvalho 7 FW  UKR Andriy Shevchenko 8 MF  ENG Frank Lampard (vice-captain) 9 MF  ENG Steve Sidwell 10 MF  ENG Joe Cole 11 FW  CIV Didier Drogba 12 MF  NGA John Obi Mikel 13 MF  GER Michael Ballack 14 FW  PER Claudio Pizarro 15 MF  FRA Florent Malouda 17 MF  ENG Scott Sinclair

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  ENG Wayne Bridge 20 DF  POR Paulo Ferreira 21 FW  CIV Salomon Kalou 22 DF  ISR Tal Ben Haim 23 GK  ITA Carlo Cudicini 24 MF  ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 26 DF  ENG John Terry (captain) 27 FW  ISR Ben Sahar 28 MF  ENG Michael Woods 30 GK  WAL Rhys Taylor 33 DF  BRA Alex 35 DF  BRA Juliano Belletti 39 FW  FRA Nicolas Anelka 40 GK  POR Henrique Hilário 41 DF  ENG Sam Hutchinson 42 MF  ENG Lee Sawyer

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  ENG Glen Johnson (to Portsmouth) 16 MF  NED Arjen Robben (to Real Madrid)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  FRA Lassana Diarra (to Arsenal) 39 DF  ENG Harry Worley (to Leicester City)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 31 MF  ENG Anthony Grant 32 DF  ENG Carl Magnay[8] 34 MF  ENG Liam Bridcutt[9] 37 MF  ENG Jack Cork

No. Pos. Nation Player 43 DF  ENG Ryan Bertrand 44 DF  ENG Michael Mancienne 46 MF  ENG Jimmy Smith

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
Res	MF	Jacob Mellis	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	June 2007
Res	FW	Danny Philliskirk	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed[10]	1 June 2007
14	FW	Claudio Pizarro	Bayern Munich	Free[11]	1 June 2007
22	DF	Tal Ben Haim	Bolton Wanderers	Free[12]	14 June 2007
9	MF	Steve Sidwell	Reading	Free[13]	1 July 2007
15	MF	Florent Malouda	Lyon	£13,500,000[14]	10 July 2007
Res	FW	Fabio Borini	Bologna	Free[15]	31 July 2007
33	DF	Alex	PSV	Loan return	10 August 2007
35	DF	Juliano Belletti	Barcelona	€5,500,000[16]	23 August 2007
39	FW	Nicolas Anelka	Bolton Wanderers	£15,000,000[17]	11 January 2008
2	DF	Branislav Ivanović	Lokomotiv Moscow	£9,700,000[18]	16 January 2008
N/A	FW	Franco Di Santo	Audax Italiano	Undisclosed[19]	25 January 2008

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
33	DF	Nuno Morais	APOEL	Free[20]	12 May 2007
N/A	DF	Jonas Elmer	Aarau	Undisclosed	25 June 2007
41	GK	Yves Ma-Kalambay	Hibernian	Free[21]	27 June 2007
14	MF	Geremi	Newcastle United	Free[22]	6 July 2007
N/A	GK	James Russell	Stevenage Borough	Free	8 August 2007
16	MF	Arjen Robben	Real Madrid	£21,000,000[23]	22 August 2007
2	DF	Glen Johnson	Portsmouth	£4,000,000[24]	31 August 2007
19	MF	Lassana Diarra	Arsenal	Undisclosed[25]	31 August 2007
N/A	MF	Juan Sebastián Verón	Estudiantes La Plata	Free	2007

Overall transfer activity

Total Spending Summer: £19,000,000 Winter: £24,700,000 Total: £43,700,000

Income Summer: £25,000,000 Winter: £0,000,000 Total: £25,000,000

Expenditure Summer: £6,000,000 Winter: £24,700,000 Total: £18,700,000

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Managers	José Mourinho (until 20 September)
	Avram Grant (20 September–24 May)
Assistant managers	Steve Clarke
	Avram Grant (until 20 September)
	Henk ten Cate (20 September–29 May)
Goalkeeping coach	Christophe Lollichon
Head scout	Michael Emenalo
Club doctor	Dr. Bryan English
Chief scout and director of youth development	Frank Arnesen
Reserve team manager	Brendan Rodgers
Youth team manager	Paul Clement
Academy manager	Neil Bath

Last updated: 13 April 2009
Source: Chelsea FC

Other information

Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Chief Executive	Peter Kenyon
Director of Communications	Simon Greenberg
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Stamford Bridge (42,055 / 110x75 yards)

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Pre-season

Chelsea v América

14 July 2007	Chelsea	2–1	América	Stanford Stadium, California
02:00 BST	Malouda  74' Terry  83'	Report	Mosqueda  2'	Attendance: 47,329 Referee: Kevin Scott

Chelsea v Suwon Bluewings

17 July 2007	Chelsea	1–0	Suwon Bluewings	Home Depot Center, California
04:00 BST	Drogba  83'	Report		Attendance: 15,349 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

LA Galaxy v Chelsea

22 July 2007	LA Galaxy	0–1	Chelsea	Home Depot Center, California
02:00 BST		Report	Terry  48'	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Brian Hall

Feyenoord v Chelsea

25 July 2007	Feyenoord	1–1	Chelsea	Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
18:00 BST	Hofland  45'	Report	Lampard  79'	Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen

Rangers v Chelsea

28 July 2007	Rangers	2–0	Chelsea	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 BST	Novo  84' Šebo  86'	Report		Attendance: 50,380 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Brøndby IF v Chelsea

31 July 2007	Brøndby IF	0–2	Chelsea	Brøndby Stadium, Copenhagen
19:10 BST		Report	Drogba  61', 84'	Attendance: 22,800

Competitions

FA Community Shield

Main article: 2007 FA Community Shield

Chelsea v Manchester United

5 August 2007 Final	Chelsea	1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	Manchester United	London, England
15:00 BST	Tal Ben Haim  33' Malouda  45' Carvalho  63' Mikel  90+1'	Report	Giggs  35' Rooney  45+3'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 80,731 Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
	Penalties
	Pizzaro Lampard Wright-Phillips		Ferdinand Carrick Rooney

Premier League

Classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester United (C)	38	27	6	5	80	22	+58	87	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Chelsea	38	25	10	3	65	26	+39	85
3	Arsenal	38	24	11	3	74	31	+43	83	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Liverpool	38	21	13	4	67	28	+39	76
5	Everton	38	19	8	11	55	33	+22	65	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
(C) Champion.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	25	10	3	65	26	+39	85	12	7	0	36	13	+23	13	3	3	29	13	+16

Last updated: 5 May 2008.
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D
Points	3	6	7	10	10	11	11	12	15	18	21	24	25	28	31	34	34	37	38	41	44	47	50	53	54	55	58	61	64	65	68	71	74	75	78	81	84	85

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2008. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Chelsea v Birmingham City

12 August 2007 1	Chelsea	3–2	Birmingham City	Stamford Bridge, London
13:30 BST	Pizarro  17' Malouda  30' Essien  49',  52' Carvalho  79'	(Report)	Forssell  14' Kapo  34' Larsson  77'	Attendance: 41,590 Referee: Steve Bennett

Reading v Chelsea

15 August 2007 2	Reading	1–2	Chelsea	Madejski Stadium, Reading
20:00 BST	Long  13' Cissé  15'  72' Bikey  30' Hunt  37' Ingimarsson  52'	(Report)	Carvalho  26' Sidwell  31' Lampard  47' Drogba  50' Wright-Phillips  76' A. Cole  89' Mikel  90'	Attendance: 24,031 Referee: Mike Dean

Liverpool v Chelsea

19 August 2007 3	Liverpool	1–1	Chelsea	Anfield, Liverpool
16:00 BST	Torres  15' Kuyt  30' Pennant  40' Gerrard  43' Carragher  61'	(Report)	Essien  12' A. Cole  59' Ben Haim  63' Lampard  62' (pen.),  70' Terry  74'	Attendance: 43,924 Referee: Robert Styles

Chelsea v Portsmouth

25 August 2007 4	Chelsea	1–0	Portsmouth	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 BST	Lampard  30'	(Report)	Davis  52' Muntari  77'	Attendance: 41,501 Referee: Alan Wiley

Aston Villa v Chelsea

2 September 2007 5	Aston Villa	2–0	Chelsea	Villa Park, Birmingham
16:00 BST	Knight  47' Reo-Coker  56' Barry  66' Agbonlahor  71',  88' Carew  71'	(Report)	Drogba  70'	Attendance: 31,714 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

15 September 2007 6	Chelsea	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Stamford Bridge, London
17:15 BST	J. Cole  74' Belletti  75'	(Report)	Warnock  82' Savage  84'	Attendance: 41,062 Referee: Howard Webb

Manchester United v Chelsea

23 September 2007 7	Manchester United	2–0	Chelsea	Old Trafford, Manchester
16:00 BST	Tevez  45+2' Rooney  61' Brown  80' Saha  88' (pen.)	(Report)	Mikel  32' J. Cole  73' Terry  83'	Attendance: 75,663 Referee: Mike Dean

Chelsea v Fulham

29 September 2007 8	Chelsea	0–0	Fulham	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 BST	Drogba  34'  73'	(Report)	Davis  82'	Attendance: 41,837 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea

7 October 2007 9	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Chelsea	Reebok Stadium, Middlebrook
15:00 BST	Campo  18' Diouf  24' McCann  54' Davies  72' Jääskeläinen  90'	(Report)	Kalou  40' Carvalho  69'	Attendance: 20,059 Referee: Alan Wiley

Middlesbrough v Chelsea

20 October 2007 10	Middlesbrough	0–2	Chelsea	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Boateng  48'	(Report)	Drogba  8' Alex  52' Malouda  72'	Attendance: 27,669 Referee: Mark Halsey

Chelsea v Manchester City

27 October 2007 11	Chelsea	6–0	Manchester City	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 BST	Essien  17',  26' Lampard  29' Drogba  30', 55' J. Cole  60' Kalou  75' Shevchenko  90'	(Report)	Richards  28' Johnson  44'	Attendance: 41,832 Referee: Mike Riley

Wigan Athletic v Chelsea

3 November 2007 12	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Chelsea	JJB Stadium, Wigan
15:00 GMT	Landzaat  58' Bramble  88'	(Report)	Lampard  10' Belletti  17' Drogba  65'	Attendance: 19,011 Referee: Steve Bennett

Chelsea v Everton

11 November 2007 13	Chelsea	1–1	Everton	Stamford Bridge, London
14:00 GMT	Belletti  51' Essien  66' Drogba  70'	(Report)	Neville  39' Cahill  88' Pienaar  90+2'	Attendance: 41,683 Referee: Alan Wiley

Derby County v Chelsea

24 November 2007 14	Derby County	0–2	Chelsea	Pride Park Stadium, Derby
17:15 GMT		(Report)	Kalou  16' Wright-Phillips  72' A. Cole  76' Essien  90+2'	Attendance: 32,789 Referee: Andre Marriner

Chelsea v West Ham United

1 December 2007 15	Chelsea	1–0	West Ham United	Stamford Bridge, London
12:45 GMT	Mikel  37' Kalou  41' Belletti  55' Lampard  71' J. Cole  76' Terry  85'	(Report)	Etherington  23' Solano  34' Boa Morte  45'	Attendance: 41,830 Referee: Howard Webb

Chelsea v Sunderland

8 December 2007 16	Chelsea	2–0	Sunderland	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Shevchenko  22' Lampard  74' (pen.)	(Report)	Wallace  40' Miller  88'	Attendance: 41,707 Referee: Peter Walton

Arsenal v Chelsea

16 December 2007 17	Arsenal	1–0	Chelsea	Emirates Stadium, London
16:00 GMT	Adebayor  22' Eboué  35' Gallas  45+2' Flamini  63' Fàbregas  90+7'	(Report)	Terry  30' Lampard  30' J. Cole  67' Ben Haim  74' Mikel  84'	Attendance: 60,139 Referee: Alan Wiley

Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea

23 December 2007 18	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Chelsea	Ewood Park, Blackburn
16:10 GMT	Dunn  37'	(Report)	Alex  10' J. Cole  21' Carvalho  79'	Attendance: 23,966 Referee: Steve Bennett

Chelsea v Aston Villa

26 December 2007 19	Chelsea	4–4	Aston Villa	Stamford Bridge, London
13:00 GMT	Essien  19' Shevchenko  45+4' (pen.), 49' Alex  65',  90+2' Carvalho  78' Ballack  87',  90+2' A. Cole  90+1'	(Report)	Maloney  13', 43' Knight  45+2' Reo-Coker  55' Laursen  71' Barry  90+2' (pen.) Harewood  90+2'	Attendance: 41,686 Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Newcastle United

29 December 2007 20	Chelsea	2–1	Newcastle United	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Alex  5' Essien  28' Kalou  87'	(Report)	Faye  12' Butt  56' Given  88'	Attendance: 41,751 Referee: Mike Riley

Fulham v Chelsea

1 January 2008 21	Fulham	1–2	Chelsea	Craven Cottage, Hammersmith and Fulham
12:45 GMT	Murphy  9' (pen.) Stefanović  67'	(Report)	Kalou  53' Ballack  61' (pen.)	Attendance: 25,357 Referee: Mark Halsey

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

12 January 2008 22	Chelsea	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Belletti  18' Makélélé  58' Ballack  68' Wright-Phillips  80'	(Report)	Boateng  23' Malbranque  53' O'Hara  75' Lennon  78'	Attendance: 41,777 Referee: Alan Wiley

Birmingham City v Chelsea

19 January 2008 23	Birmingham City	0–1	Chelsea	St. Andrews, Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Muamba  11'	(Report)	Pizarro  77',  78'	Attendance: 26,567 Referee: Robert Styles

Chelsea v Reading

30 January 2008 24	Chelsea	1–0	Reading	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 GMT	Ballack  31'	(Report)		Attendance: 41,171 Referee: Mike Dean

Portsmouth v Chelsea

2 February 2008 25	Portsmouth	1–1	Chelsea	Fratton Park, Hampshire
15:00 GMT	Davis  22' Pamarot  33' Defoe  62'	(Report)	Anelka  54'	Attendance: 20,488 Referee: Howard Webb

Chelsea v Liverpool

10 February 2008 26	Chelsea	0–0	Liverpool	Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 GMT	Belletti  3' Carvalho  74' Alex  78'	(Report)	Babel  41' Riise  63'	Attendance: 41,788 Referee: Mike Riley

West Ham United v Chelsea

1 March 2008 27	West Ham United	0–4	Chelsea	Upton Park, London
15:00 GMT		(Report)	Lampard  16' (pen.),  34' J. Cole  19' Ballack  21',  36' Terry  45+2' A. Cole  63'	Attendance: 34,969 Referee: Peter Walton

Chelsea v Derby County

12 March 2008 28	Chelsea	6–1	Derby County	Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 GMT	Lampard  27' (pen.), 56', 65', 71' Kalou  42' J. Cole  63'	(Report)	Jones  72' McEveley  85'	Attendance: 39,447 Referee: Chris Foy

Sunderland v Chelsea

15 March 2008 29	Sunderland	0–1	Chelsea	Stadium of Light, Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Whitehead  51' Leadbitter  58'	(Report)	Terry  9' Mikel  60'	Attendance: 44,679 Referee: Mike Dean

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

18 March 2008 30	Tottenham Hotspur	4–4	Chelsea	White Hart Lane, London
20:00 GMT	Woodgate  12' Berbatov  60' Huddlestone  72',  74' Keane  45+2',  87'	(Report)	Drogba  2' Essien  19' J. Cole  36',  51', 79' A. Cole  45+1'	Attendance: 36,178 Referee: Mike Riley

Chelsea v Arsenal

23 March 2008 31	Chelsea	2–1	Arsenal	Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 GMT	J. Cole  32' Ballack  34' Drogba  73', 81',  74'	(Report)	Eboué  5' Sagna  59'	Attendance: 41,824 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Chelsea v Middlesbrough

30 March 2008 32	Chelsea	1–0	Middlesbrough	Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 GMT	Carvalho  6' Belletti  90+4'	(Report)	Cattermole  45+1'	Attendance: 39,993 Referee: Phil Dowd

Manchester City v Chelsea

5 April 2008 33	Manchester City	0–2	Chelsea	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
15:00 GMT	Fernandes  45'	(Report)	Dunne  5' (o.g.) Kalou  54'	Attendance: 42,594 Referee: Chris Foy

Chelsea v Wigan Athletic

14 April 2008 34	Chelsea	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 GMT	Essien  54'	(Report)	Koumas  68' Valencia  89' Heskey  90+2'	Attendance: 40,487 Referee: Andre Marriner

Everton v Chelsea

17 April 2008 35	Everton	0–1	Chelsea	Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00 GMT		(Report)	Carvalho  23' Essien  40' Ferreira  57'	Attendance: 37,411 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Chelsea v Manchester United

26 April 2008 36	Chelsea	2–1	Manchester United	Stamford Bridge, London
12:45 GMT	Ballack  45', 86' (pen.)  45' Mikel  77' Drogba  88'	(Report)	Brown  52' Rooney  57' Van der Sar  86' Ferdinand  90+2' Hargreaves  90+2'	Attendance: 41,828 Referee: Alan Wiley

Newcastle United v Chelsea

5 May 2008 37	Newcastle United	0–2	Chelsea	St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 BST	Faye  60' José Enrique  76'	(Report)	Terry  34' Ballack  61' Malouda  69'  82'	Attendance: 52,305 Referee: Steve Bennett

Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers

11 May 2008 38	Chelsea	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Shevchenko  61' Drogba  81'	(Report)	O'Brien  17' McCann  39' Davies  45' Taylor  90+2'	Attendance: 41,755 Referee: Chris Foy

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea	6	3	3	0	9	2	+7	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Schalke 04	6	2	2	2	5	4	+1	8
3	Rosenborg	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	7	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Valencia	6	1	2	3	2	6	−4	5

Source:

Chelsea v Rosenborg

18 September 2007 1	Chelsea	1–1	Rosenborg	London, England
19:45 BST	Shevchenko  53'	Report	Koppinen  24'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 24,973 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

Valencia v Chelsea

3 October 2007 2	Valencia	1–2	Chelsea	Valencia, Spain
19:45 BST	Villa  9'	Report	J. Cole  21' Drogba  71'	Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Chelsea v Schalke 04

24 October 2007 3	Chelsea	2–0	Schalke 04	London, England
19:45 BST	Malouda  4' Drogba  47'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,910 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Schalke 04 v Chelsea

6 November 2007 4	Schalke 04	0–0	Chelsea	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Rosenborg v Chelsea

28 November 2007 5	Rosenborg	0–4	Chelsea	Trondheim, Norway
19:45 GMT		Report	Drogba  8', 20' Alex  40' J. Cole  73'	Stadium: Lerkendal stadion Attendance: 21,582 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Chelsea v Valencia

11 December 2007 6	Chelsea	0–0	Valencia	London, England
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,439 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Round of 16

Olympiacos v Chelsea

19 February 2008 First leg	Olympiacos	0–0	Chelsea	Piraeus, Greece
20:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Geórgios Karaïskákis Stadium Attendance: 31,302 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Chelsea v Olympiacos

5 March 2008 Second leg	Chelsea	3–0 (3–0 agg.)	Olympiacos	London, England
19:45 GMT	Ballack  5' Lampard  25' Kalou  48'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,721 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Quarter-finals

Fenerbahçe v Chelsea

2 April 2008 First leg	Fenerbahçe	2–1	Chelsea	Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 GMT	Kazim-Richards  65' Deivid  81'	Report	Deivid  13' (o.g.)	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 49,055 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Chelsea v Fenerbahçe

8 April 2008 Second leg	Chelsea	2–0 (3–2 agg.)	Fenerbahçe	London, England
20:45 GMT	Ballack  4' Lampard  87'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,369 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Semi-finals

Liverpool v Chelsea

22 April 2008 First leg	Liverpool	1–1	Chelsea	Liverpool, England
20:45 GMT	Kuyt  43'	Report	Riise  90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,180 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Chelsea v Liverpool

30 April 2008 Second leg	Chelsea	3–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 agg.)	Liverpool	London, England
20:45 GMT	Drogba  33', 105' Lampard  98' (pen.)	Report	Torres  64' Babel  117'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,900 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Final

Main article: 2008 UEFA Champions League Final

Manchester United v Chelsea

21 May 2008 Final	Manchester United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Chelsea	Moscow, Russia
20:45 CEST	Ronaldo  26'	Report	Lampard  45' Drogba  117'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 67,310 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)[26]
	Penalties
	Tevez Carrick Ronaldo Hargreaves Nani Anderson Giggs		Ballack Belletti Lampard A. Cole Terry Kalou Anelka

Disciplinary record

No.	Nat.	Player	Yellow cards	Red cards
3		Ashley Cole	1	0
4		Claude Makélélé	2	0
5		Michael Essien	4	0
6		Ricardo Carvalho	2	0
8		Frank Lampard	1	0
13		Michael Ballack	1	0
20		Paulo Ferreira	1	0
26		John Terry	2	0
33		Alex	2	0
35		Juliano Belletti	1	0
11		Didier Drogba	0	1

Football League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup

Hull City v Chelsea

26 September 2007 Third round	Hull City	0–4	Chelsea	KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST		Report	Sinclair  36' Kalou  47', 80' Sidwell  51'	Attendance: 23,543 Referee: Chris Foy

Chelsea v Leicester City

31 October 2007 Fourth round	Chelsea	4–3	Leicester City	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 BST	Lampard  20', 28' Shevchenko  85', 90+4'	Report	McAuley  6' Campbell  67' Cort  73'	Attendance: 40,037 Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Liverpool

19 December 2007 Quarter-final	Chelsea	2–0	Liverpool	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 GMT	Lampard  58' Shevchenko  89'	Report	Crouch  59'	Attendance: 41,366 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Chelsea v Everton

8 January 2008 Semi-final 1st leg	Chelsea	2–1	Everton	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 GMT	Wright-Phillips  25' Mikel  54' Lescott  90+2' (o.g.)	Report	Yakubu  63'	Attendance: 41,178 Referee: Peter Walton

Everton v Chelsea

23 January 2008 Semi-final 2nd leg	Everton	0–1	Chelsea	Goodison Park, Liverpool
19:45 GMT		Report	J. Cole  69'	Attendance: 37,086 Referee: Steve Bennett

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

24 February 2008 Final	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Chelsea	Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 GMT	Berbatov  69' (pen.) Woodgate  93'	Report	Drogba  39'	Attendance: 87,660 Referee: Mark Halsey

Disciplinary record

No.	Nat.	Player	Yellow cards	Red cards
4		Claude Makélélé	1	0
6		Ricardo Carvalho	1	0
9		Steve Sidwell	1	0
10		Joe Cole	1	0
12		Jon Obi Mikel	1	1
22		Tal Ben Haim	1	0
35		Juliano Belletti	2	0

FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup

Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers

5 January 2008 Third Round	Chelsea	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Camp  28' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 41,289 Referee: Mike Dean

Wigan Athletic v Chelsea

26 January 2008 Fourth Round	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Chelsea	JJB Stadium, Wigan
17:15 GMT	Sibierski  87'	Report	Anelka  53' Wright-Phillips  82'	Attendance: 14,116 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Chelsea v Huddersfield Town

16 February 2008 Fifth Round	Chelsea	3–1	Huddersfield Town	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Lampard  17', 60' Kalou  71'	Report	Collins  45+1'	Attendance: 41,324 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Barnsley v Chelsea

8 March 2008 Quarter-finals	Barnsley	1–0	Chelsea	Oakwell, Yorkshire
17:30 GMT	Odejayi  66'	Report		Attendance: 22,410 Referee: Steve Bennett

Disciplinary record

No.	Nat.	Player	Yellow cards	Red cards
6		Ricardo Carvalho	1	0

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Community Shield
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Petr Čech	40	0	26	0	1	0	3	0	9	0	1	0
23	GK		Carlo Cudicini	19	0	10	0	2	0	2	0	4+1	0	0	0
40	GK		Henrique Hilário	6	0	2+1	0	1	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF		Ashley Cole	41	1	27	1	1	0	1+1	0	10	0	1	0
6	DF		Ricardo Carvalho	38	1	21	1	2	0	4	0	10	0	1	0
18	DF		Wayne Bridge	22	0	9+2	0	3	0	4+1	0	3	0	0	0
20	DF		Paulo Ferreira	28	0	15+3	0	2+1	0	1+1	0	5	0	0	0
22	DF		Tal Ben Haim	23	0	10+3	0	2	0	3+2	0	1+1	0	1	0
26	DF		John Terry	37	1	23	1	2	0	2	0	10	0	0	0
33	DF		Alex	39	3	22+6	2	2	0	3	0	5+1	1	0	0
35	DF		Juliano Belletti	38	2	20+3	2	2	0	6	0	4+3	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF		Claude Makélélé	34	0	15+3	0	1	0	1+1	0	12+1	0	0	0
5	MF		Michael Essien	46	6	23+4	6	1+1	0	3+1	0	11+1	0	1	0
8	MF		Frank Lampard	43	20	23+1	10	1	2	3	4	10+4	4	1	0
9	MF		Steve Sidwell	25	1	7+8	0	3	0	3+2	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
10	MF		Joe Cole	55	10	28+5	7	2+1	0	2+3	1	12+1	2	1	0
12	MF		John Obi Mikel	39	0	21+8	0	2	0	3	0	1+3	0	1	0
13	MF		Michael Ballack	30	9	16+2	7	1+1	0	1+2	0	7	2	0	0
15	MF		Florent Malouda	38	4	16+5	2	2	0	2+1	0	8+3	1	1	1
17	MF		Scott Sinclair	7	1	0+1	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	0+1	0
24	MF		Shaun Wright-Phillips	41	4	20+7	2	3	1	5	1	2+3	0	1	0
Forwards
7	FW		Andriy Shevchenko	25	8	8+9	5	0+1	0	2	2	2+3	1	0	0
11	FW		Didier Drogba	32	15	17+2	8	0+1	0	1	1	11	6	0	0
14	FW		Claudio Pizarro	32	2	4+17	2	2+2	0	3+1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
21	FW		Salomon Kalou	48	11	24+6	7	2+1	1	2+2	2	5+6	1	0	0
39	FW		Nicolas Anelka	24	2	10+4	1	2+1	1	2	0	0+5	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
2	DF		Glen Johnson	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF		Lassana Diarra	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Source: Competitions

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External links

• Chelsea FC official website
• Chelsea FC on Soccerbase
• UEFA Champions League