2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

2011–12 season
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	André Villas-Boas (until 4 March 2012) Roberto Di Matteo (caretaker manager)
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Premier League	6th
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Lampard Daniel Sturridge (11) All: Frank Lampard (16)
Highest home attendance	41,830 vs Tottenham Hotspur (24 March 2012)
Lowest home attendance	33,820 vs Bayer Leverkusen (13 September 2011)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2011–12 season was Chelsea Football Club's 98th competitive season, 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football (20th in the Premier League), and 106th year in existence as a football club. While their sixth place in the league was their lowest domestic finish since 2001–02, they completed a cup double by winning their seventh FA Cup and their first UEFA Champions League.

Key dates

• 22 June 2011: André Villas-Boas is appointed as the new manager on a three-year contract, with immediate effect.^[1][2]
• 7 July 2011: Villas-Boas and the rest of the first team squad have their first training of the season together.^[3]
• 13 July 2011: Chelsea win their first friendly match against Wycombe Wanderers.
• 26 July 2011: Chelsea confirm Thibaut Courtois, a Belgian goalkeeper, as Villas-Boas' first signing. He is immediately loaned out to Atlético Madrid of La Liga.^[4]
• 14 August 2011: Chelsea draw first match of the Premier League season away to Stoke City. It finishes 0–0 on Villas-Boas's debut as Chelsea manager.
• 20 August 2011: Villas-Boas wins his first competitive match as a Chelsea manager after Chelsea defeat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 at Stamford Bridge.
• 22 August 2011: Chelsea and Valencia agree a deal for Juan Mata, who signs for Chelsea for a fee rumoured to be £23.5 million.^[5]
• 27 August 2011: Juan Mata scores on his debut match in a 3–1 home victory against Norwich City.
• 27 August 2011: Chelsea and Guadalajara agree a deal for Ulises Dávila. He joins Chelsea on a five-year contract.^[6]
• 31 August 2011: The transfer deadline day sees Raul Meireles join from Liverpool, whilst Yossi Benayoun and Patrick van Aanholt depart on seasonal loan deals. France Under-20 international Gaël Kakuta joins Bolton Wanderers on loan until 1 January 2012.
• 18 September 2011: Chelsea suffer their first defeat of the season, losing 1–3 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Fernando Torres scored Chelsea's goal.
• 29 November 2011: Liverpool knock Chelsea out of the League Cup at the Quarter Final stage, winning 2–0 at Stamford Bridge. The loss is Chelsea's third in four games, and sixth of the season overall.
• 3 December 2011: Manager André Villas-Boas confirms that Nicolas Anelka and Alex have been transfer listed, and banned from training with the first team, after handing in transfer requests to the club. Both will be allowed to resume full training if the transfer does not happen in the January transfer window. The announcement is made after the away match against Newcastle United, which Chelsea win 3–0.
• 6 December 2011: Chelsea win their final Champions League group game against Valencia 3–0 to secure progress to the knockout stages. Racing Genk's 1–1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen means that Chelsea top Group E.
• 12 December 2011: Chelsea become the first team in the 2011–12 edition of the Premier League to defeat leaders Manchester City. Chelsea come from behind in a fiery encounter by goals from Raul Meireles and a late penalty by Frank Lampard to turn the deficit into a victory.
• 4 March 2012: Villas-Boas is sacked and removed of his duties by the director's board following a 0–1 defeat against West Bromwich Albion.^[7] Italian first team assistant manager Roberto Di Matteo Is officially appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
• 14 March 2012: Chelsea win their second match in the round of 16 of the UEFA champions league against Napoli with a 5–4 aggregate victory. Branislav Ivanović scores the winner in extra time to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. Following defeat of Arsenal by Milan and defeats of the Manchester clubs in their respective Europa League ties, Chelsea becomes the only remaining English representative in all European competitions.
• 18 March 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup semi-finals for a fifth time in seven years after beating Leicester City 5–2 at Stamford Bridge. Fernando Torres was the man of the match with two goals and two assists.
• 4 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth time in the past nine seasons after beating Benfica 3–1 on aggregate.
• 15 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup final for the third time in four seasons, courtesy of a 5–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur. Controversy over Chelsea's second goal by Juan Mata adds to calls for goal-line technology.
• 24 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League final in spectacular fashion, drawing 2–2 with Barcelona at Camp Nou despite playing with ten men for more than two thirds of the game. Chelsea win 3–2 on aggregate.
• 28 April 2012: Chelsea agree personal terms with Werder Bremen's Marko Marin. He is set to join in the summer.^[8]
• 5 May 2012: Chelsea win the FA Cup for the 7th time after beating Liverpool 2–1 in the Final. Didier Drogba scores in his 4th FA Cup Final – a new record.
• 19 May 2012: Chelsea win their first Champions League title, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the Final. In doing so, Chelsea becomes the 22nd club to win the European Cup, the 5th English team and the 1st team from London to win the trophy.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	André Villas-Boas (until 4 March 2012)
Caretaker manager	Roberto Di Matteo (from 4 March 2012)
Assistant manager	Steve Holland
	Roberto Di Matteo (until 4 March 2012)
	Eddie Newton (from 5 March 2012)
Technical Director	Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach	Christophe Lollichon
First Team Fitness Coach	Jose Mario Rocha (until 4 March 2012)
Assistant First Team Fitness Coach	Chris Jones
Head Opposition Scout	Daniel Sousa (until 4 March 2012)
Senior Opposition Scout	Mick McGiven
Medical Director	Paco Biosca
First team doctor	Eva Carneiro
Reserve Team Manager	Dermot Drummy
Youth Team Manager	Adrian Viveash
Academy Manager	Neil Bath
Match Analyst	James Melbourne

Other information

Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Chief Executive	Ron Gourlay
Director	Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Stamford Bridge (41,837 / 103x67 metres)
Training ground	Cobham Training Centre

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Samsung

Home

Home alt.

Away

Third

Goalkeeper 1

Goalkeeper alt.

Goalkeeper alt. 2

Goalkeeper 2

Goalkeeper 3

Kit information

Adidas yet launched new Chelsea home, away, third and goalkeeper kit for this season.

• Home: The new home kit was launched in April 2011 and featured a very broad horizontal shadow design, inspired by the kits in 1980s. The other unique feature was that the trimmings had a white block on them, so they were blue for the first time in the history of the club on the home kit.
• Away: The away kit was unsurprisingly black and featured a 'fresh splash' turquoise squares on the upper chest, giving it a unique design.
• Third: The new third kit was white with an indigo and yellow block on the upper chest.
• Keeper: The new goalkeeper kit turned out to be white with maroon trimmings and socks, while the macaw/black from last season and navy/fluo green goalkeeper outfits from the 2009–10 seasons were retained, should they be needed.

Squads

First team squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Petr Čech		GK	20 May 1982 (aged 30)	Rennes
22	Ross Turnbull		GK	4 January 1985 (aged 27)	Middlesbrough
40	Hilário		GK	21 October 1975 (aged 36)	Nacional
Defenders
2	Branislav Ivanović		RB / CB	22 February 1984 (aged 28)	Lokomotiv Moscow
3	Ashley Cole		LB	20 December 1980 (aged 31)	Arsenal
4	David Luiz		CB	22 April 1987 (aged 25)	Benfica
17	José Bosingwa		RB / LB	24 August 1982 (aged 29)	Porto
19	Paulo Ferreira		RB / LB	18 January 1979 (aged 33)	Porto
24	Gary Cahill		CB	19 December 1985 (aged 26)	Bolton Wanderers
26	John Terry (C)		CB	7 December 1980 (aged 31)	Chelsea Academy
27	Sam Hutchinson		RB / CB	3 August 1989 (aged 22)	Chelsea Academy
34	Ryan Bertrand		LB	5 August 1989 (aged 22)	Chelsea Academy
Midfielders
5	Michael Essien		CM / DM	3 December 1982 (aged 29)	Lyon
6	Oriol Romeu		DM / CM	24 September 1991 (aged 20)	Barcelona
7	Ramires		CM / RM	24 March 1987 (aged 25)	Benfica
8	Frank Lampard (VC)		CM	20 June 1978 (aged 33)	West Ham United
10	Juan Mata		LW / RW / AM	23 April 1988 (aged 24)	Valencia
12	John Obi Mikel		DM / CM	22 April 1987 (aged 25)	Lyn
15	Florent Malouda		LW / CM	13 June 1980 (aged 31)	Lyon
16	Raul Meireles		CM / DM	17 March 1983 (aged 29)	Liverpool
20	Josh McEachran		CM	1 March 1993 (aged 19)	Chelsea Academy
Forwards
9	Fernando Torres		ST	20 March 1984 (aged 28)	Liverpool
11	Didier Drogba		ST	11 March 1978 (aged 34)	Marseille
18	Romelu Lukaku		ST	13 May 1993 (aged 19)	Anderlecht
21	Salomon Kalou		RW / LW / ST	5 August 1985 (aged 26)	Feyenoord
23	Daniel Sturridge		RW / LW / ST	1 September 1989 (aged 22)	Manchester City

Premier League squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Petr Čech 2 DF Branislav Ivanović 3 DF Ashley Cole ^HG 4 DF David Luiz 5 MF Michael Essien 6 MF Oriol Romeu ^U21 7 MF Ramires 8 MF Frank Lampard ^HG 9 FW Fernando Torres 10 MF Juan Mata 11 FW Didier Drogba 12 MF John Obi Mikel 15 MF Florent Malouda 16 MF Raul Meireles 17 DF José Bosingwa

No. Position Player 18 FW Romelu Lukaku ^U21 19 DF Paulo Ferreira 20 MF Josh McEachran ^U21 21 FW Salomon Kalou 22 GK Ross Turnbull ^HG 23 FW Daniel Sturridge ^HG 24 DF Gary Cahill ^HG 26 DF John Terry ^HG (Captain) 27 DF Sam Hutchinson ^HG 34 DF Ryan Bertrand ^HG 35 MF Lucas Piazon ^U21 40 GK Hilário 45 DF Nathaniel Chalobah ^U21 46 GK Jamal Blackman ^U21

• HG = Home Grown Player
• U21 = Under 21 Player

Source: 2011–12 Premier League squad

Reserve team

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

No. Position Player 27 DF Sam Hutchinson 35 MF Lucas Piazon 45 DF Nathaniel Chalobah 47 DF Billy Clifford 48 MF Conor Clifford 49 DF Aziz Deen-Conteh

No. Position Player 51 DF Rohan Ince 53 FW Marko Mitrović 54 DF Todd Kane 56 MF George Saville 58 DF Daniel Pappoe – FW Adam Phillip

UEFA Champions League squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Petr Čech 2 DF Branislav Ivanović 3 DF Ashley Cole ^HG^1 4 DF David Luiz 5 MF Michael Essien 6 MF Oriol Romeu 7 MF Ramires 8 MF Frank Lampard ^HG^1 (Vice-Captain) 9 FW Fernando Torres 10 MF Juan Mata 11 FW Didier Drogba 12 MF John Obi Mikel 15 MF Florent Malouda 16 MF Raul Meireles 17 DF José Bosingwa 19 DF Paulo Ferreira 20 MF Josh McEachran ^B 21 FW Salomon Kalou 22 GK Ross Turnbull ^HG^1

No. Position Player 23 FW Daniel Sturridge ^HG^1 24 DF Gary Cahill ^HG^1 26 DF John Terry ^HG^2 (Captain) 34 DF Ryan Bertrand ^HG^2 40 GK Hilário 45 DF Nathaniel Chalobah ^B 46 GK Jamal Blackman ^B 47 DF Billy Clifford ^B 48 MF Conor Clifford ^B 49 DF Aziz Deen-Conteh ^B 51 DF Rohan Ince ^B 53 MF Marko Mitrović ^B 54 DF Todd Kane ^B 55 MF James Ashton ^B 56 MF George Saville ^B 57 DF Archange Nkumu ^B 58 DF Daniel Pappoe ^B 60 GK Rhys Taylor ^B

• B = List B Player
• HG¹ = Association-trained player
• HG² = Club-trained player

Source: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League squad

Transfers

In

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
—	GK	Thibaut Courtois	Genk	€9 million	26 July 2011	[9][10]
6	MF	Oriol Romeu	Barcelona	€5 million	4 August 2011	[11][12]
18	FW	Romelu Lukaku	Anderlecht	€12 million	18 August 2011	[13][14]
10	MF	Juan Mata	Valencia	£23.5 million	22 August 2011	[15][16]
—	MF	Ulises Dávila	Guadalajara	£1.75 million	27 August 2011	[6][17]
16	MF	Raul Meireles	Liverpool	£12 million	31 August 2011	[18][19]

Winter

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
27	DF	Sam Hutchinson	Comeback	Free transfer	1 December 2011	[20][21]
—	DF	Kenneth Omeruo	Standard Liège	Undisclosed	6 January 2012	[22]
24	DF	Gary Cahill	Bolton Wanderers	£7 million	16 January 2012	[23][24]
35	MF	Lucas Piazon	São Paulo	€7.5 million	20 January 2012	[25][26]
—	FW	Patrick Bamford	Nottingham Forest	£1 million	31 January 2012	[27][28]
—	MF	Kevin De Bruyne	Genk	£6.7 million	31 January 2012	[29][30]

Out

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
—	FW	Bobby Devyne	Chesham United	Free transfer	30 June 2011	[31][32][33]
45	FW	Fabio Borini	Parma	€360,000	1 July 2011	[34]
42	DF	Michael Mancienne	Hamburger SV	£3 million	1 July 2011	[35][36]
24	MF	Nemanja Matić	Benfica	Free transfer*	1 July 2011	[37]
60	MF	Danny Philliskirk	Sheffield United	Free transfer	1 July 2011	[38]
—	MF	Anton Rodgers	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer	1 July 2011	[31][32]
55	MF	Jacopo Sala	Hamburger SV	€100,000	1 July 2011	[39]
—	DF	Ben Sampayo	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer	1 July 2011	[31][32]
61	GK	Jan Šebek	Baumit Jablonec	Free transfer	1 July 2011	[40][41]
63	MF	Gökhan Töre	Hamburger SV	€1.3 million	1 July 2011	[42][43]
59	MF	Michael Woods	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	1 July 2011	[40]
—	MF	Jack Cork	Southampton	£750,000	7 July 2011	[44][45]
18	MF	Yuri Zhirkov	Anzhi Makhachkala	€15 million	6 August 2011	[46][47]
—	DF	Slobodan Rajković	Hamburger SV	£1.75 million	24 August 2011	[48][49]

Winter

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
—	MF	Mesca	Fulham	Free transfer	20 September 2011	[50][51]
39	FW	Nicolas Anelka	Shanghai Shenhua	Undisclosed	1 January 2012	[52][53]
—	DF	Carl Magnay	Gateshead	Free transfer	1 January 2012	[54]
33	DF	Alex	Paris Saint-Germain	£4.2 million	27 January 2012	[55][56]
50	MF	Kaby	AEL Limassol	Free transfer	27 January 2012	[57]
59	FW	Philipp Prosenik	Milan	Undisclosed	31 January 2012	[58]
52	MF	Jacob Mellis	Barnsley	Free transfer	20 March 2012	[59]

Loan out

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Loan Fee	Source
43	DF	Jeffrey Bruma	Hamburger SV	1 July 2011	30 June 2012	€500,000	[60]
54	GK	Sam Walker	Northampton Town	11 July 2011	23 December 2011	Free	[61][62]
—	GK	Thibaut Courtois	Atlético Madrid	26 July 2011	30 June 2012	Free	[4]
—	DF	Ben Gordon	Peterborough United	17 August 2011	24 September 2011	Free	[63][64]
64	FW	Milan Lalkovič	Doncaster Rovers	18 August 2011	15 October 2011	Free	[65][66]
—	DF	Tomáš Kalas	Vitesse	22 August 2011	30 June 2012	Free	[67]
—	FW	Ulises Dávila	Vitesse	30 August 2011	30 June 2012	Free	[68]
30	MF	Yossi Benayoun	Arsenal	31 August 2011	31 May 2012	Free	[69]
44	FW	Gaël Kakuta	Bolton Wanderers	31 August 2011	1 January 2012	Free	[70]
38	DF	Patrick van Aanholt	Wigan Athletic	31 August 2011	6 January 2012	Free	[71][72]
—	GK	Matej Delač	České Budějovice	13 September 2011	30 June 2012	Free	[73]
48	MF	Conor Clifford	Yeovil Town	4 November 2011	3 January 2012	Free	[74][75]
60	GK	Rhys Taylor	Rotherham United	2 January 2012	5 May 2012	Free	[57][76]
—	DF	Kenneth Omeruo	ADO Den Haag	7 January 2012	30 June 2013	Free	[22]
—	DF	Ben Gordon	Kilmarnock	11 January 2012	31 May 2012	Free	[77]
44	FW	Gaël Kakuta	Dijon	11 January 2012	30 June 2012	Free	[78]
20	MF	Josh McEachran	Swansea City	15 January 2012	31 May 2012	Free	[79]
38	DF	Patrick van Aanholt	Vitesse	16 January 2012	30 June 2012	Free	[80]
—	GK	Sam Walker	Yeovil Town	19 January 2012	31 May 2012	Free	[81]
—	MF	Kevin De Bruyne	Genk	31 January 2012	30 June 2012	Free	[29]
64	FW	Milan Lalkovič	ADO Den Haag	31 January 2012	11 April 2012	Free	[82][83]

Overall transfer activity

Spending Summer: £60 million Winter: £21.2+ million Total: £81.2 million

Income Summer: £20.65 million Winter: £4.2+ million Total: £24.85 million

Expenditure Summer: £39.35 million Winter: £17 million Total: £56.35 million

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	6th	14 August 2011	13 May 2012
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	Winners	13 September 2011	19 May 2012
Football League Cup	3rd round	Quarterfinal	21 September 2011	29 November 2011
FA Cup	3rd round	Winners	8 January 2012	5 May 2012

Pre-season and friendlies

Chelsea v Wycombe Wanderers

12 July 2011	Chelsea	3 – 0	Wycombe Wanderers	Cobham[84]
	Benayoun  4' Torres  52' Rajković  56'	Report		Stadium: Cobham Training Centre Attendance: None (Behind closed doors) Referee: Phil Dowd

Portsmouth v Chelsea

16 July 2011	Portsmouth	0 – 1	Chelsea	Portsmouth[85]
15:00 BST		Report	Ben Haim  7' (o.g.) Hilário  60' Benayoun  87'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,345 Referee: Keith Stroud

Malaysia XI v Chelsea

21 July 2011	Malaysia XI	0 – 1	Chelsea	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[86]
13:45 BST		Report	Drogba  81'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 84,980 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

Thailand XI v Chelsea

24 July 2011	Thailand XI	0 – 4	Chelsea	Bangkok, Thailand[87]
11:45 BST	Florent  88'	(Report)	Lampard  37' Bosingwa  49' Ivanović  51' Malouda  72'	Stadium: Rajamangala National Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Apisit Aonrak

Rangers v Chelsea

6 August 2011	Rangers	1 – 3	Chelsea	Glasgow, Scotland[88]
15:00 BST	Jelavić  6'	Report	Sturridge  21', 29' Malouda  71'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,379 Referee: Craig Thomson

Barclays Asia Trophy

Kitchee v Chelsea

27 July 2011 Semi-Final	Kitchee	0 – 4	Chelsea	Hong Kong[89]
13:30 BST		Report	Lampard  38' (pen.) Luzardo  50' (o.g.) Drogba  61' Sturridge  78'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 33,967 Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Aston Villa

30 July 2011 Final	Chelsea	2 – 0	Aston Villa	Hong Kong[89]
13:30 BST	McEachran  1' Torres  59' Malouda  90+2'	Report	Albrighton  28'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 38,911 Referee: Mike Dean

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Tottenham Hotspur	38	20	9	9	66	41	+25	69	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Group stage
5	Newcastle United	38	19	8	11	56	51	+5	65	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6	Chelsea	38	18	10	10	65	46	+19	64	2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage ^2
7	Everton	38	15	11	12	50	40	+10	56
8	Liverpool	38	14	10	14	47	40	+7	52	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round ^1

¹Liverpool won the 2011–12 Football League Cup and qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
²Chelsea won the 2011–12 Champions League and qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League; assigning Tottenham to the Europa League.

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	18	10	10	65	46	+19	64	12	3	4	41	24	+17	6	7	6	24	22	+2

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	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	W
Position	11	6	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6

Matches

Stoke City v Chelsea

14 August 2011 (Sunday) 1	Stoke City	0 – 0	Chelsea	Stoke-on-Trent
13:30 BST	Shawcross  10' Wilson  80'	Report	66' Cole  88' Lampard	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,412 Referee: Mark Halsey

Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion

20 August 2011 2	Chelsea	2 – 1	West Bromwich Albion	London
17:30 BST	Lampard  23' Anelka  53' Malouda  83' Terry  90'	Report	4' Long  7' Tamaș  45' Mulumbu  60' Olsson  90+2' Odemwingie	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,091 Referee: Lee Mason

Chelsea v Norwich City

27 August 2011 3	Chelsea	3 – 1	Norwich City	London
15:00 BST	Bosingwa  6',  35' Torres  56' Lampard  82' (pen.) Mata  90+11'	Report	41' Crofts  59' Naughton  63' Holt  80' Ruddy	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,765 Referee: Jones

Sunderland v Chelsea

10 September 2011 4	Sunderland	1 – 2	Chelsea	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Colback  23' Ji  90+1'	Report	18' Terry  51' Sturridge  90+2' Bosingwa	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 36,699 Referee: Lee Probert

Manchester United v Chelsea

18 September 2011 5	Manchester United	3 – 1	Chelsea	Manchester
16:00 BST	Smalling  8' Nani  37' Rooney  45' Valencia  80' Fletcher  85'	Report	46' Torres  49' Ramires  56' Terry  78' Cole	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,455 Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Swansea City

24 September 2011 6	Chelsea	4 – 1	Swansea City	London
15:00 BST	Torres  29',  38' Mata  32' Ramires  35', 76' Cole  85' Mikel  90+3' Drogba  90+3'	Report	53' Dyer  85' Williams  88' Taylor	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,800 Referee: Mike Dean

Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea

2 October 2011 7	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 5	Chelsea	Bolton
13:30 BST	N'Gog  10' Boyata  46'	Report	2', 25' Sturridge  15', 27', 59' Lampard  61' David Luiz  78' Terry	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 24,657 Referee: Peter Walton

Chelsea v Everton

15 October 2011 8	Chelsea	3 – 1	Everton	London
17:30 BST	Sturridge  31'  70' Cole  37' Terry  45+2' Ramires  61'	Report	16' Fellaini  42' Baines  81' Vellios	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,789 Referee: Mike Jones

Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea

23 October 2011 9	Queens Park Rangers	1 – 0	Chelsea	London
16:00 BST	Helguson  10' (pen.) Derry  52' Barton  59'	Report	32' Bosingwa  41' Drogba  50' Mikel  52' Lampard  58' Ivanović  70' David Luiz  72' Meireles  76' Cole  90' Terry	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,050 Referee: Chris Foy

Chelsea v Arsenal

29 October 2011 10	Chelsea	3 – 5	Arsenal	London
12:45 BST	Lampard  14' Terry  44' Ivanović  79' Mata  80' Meireles  90+2'	Report	36', 85', 90+2'  78' Van Persie  49' Santos  50' Szczęsny  55' Walcott  90+1' Song	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,801 Referee: Andre Marriner

Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea

5 November 2011 11	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 1	Chelsea	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Lowe  55' Hanley  70' Givet  76' Pedersen  79'	Report	51' Lampard  76' Sturridge  89' Meireles	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,985 Referee: Mike Dean

Chelsea v Liverpool

20 November 2011 12	Chelsea	1 – 2	Liverpool	London
16:00 GMT	David Luiz  41' Sturridge  54' Ramires  62' Ivanović  79'	Report	29' Lucas  33' Rodríguez  64' Kuyt  87' G. Johnson	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,820 Referee: Lee Probert

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers

26 November 2011 13	Chelsea	3 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
16:00 GMT	Terry  7',  89' Sturridge  29' Mata  45'	Report	16' Edwards  34' Henry	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,648 Referee: Lee Mason

Newcastle United v Chelsea

3 December 2011 14	Newcastle United	0 – 3	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45 GMT	Simpson  89' R. Taylor  90+3'	Report	4' David Luiz  38' Drogba  85',  90+2' Sturridge  89' Kalou  90+4' Terry	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,305 Referee: Mike Dean

Chelsea v Manchester City

12 December 2011 15	Chelsea	2 – 1	Manchester City	London
20:00 GMT	Meireles  34',  36' Romeu  64' Ramires  75' Drogba  78' Lampard  82' (pen.)	Report	2' Balotelli  41' Kompany  47', 58' Clichy	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,730 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Wigan Athletic v Chelsea

17 December 2011 16	Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	Chelsea	Wigan
17:30 GMT	Gómez  88'	Report	59' Sturridge	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,320 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

22 December 2011 17	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 1	Chelsea	London
20:00 GMT	Adebayor  8',  19' Bale  70'	Report	12' Ivanović  23' Sturridge  42' Ramires	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,141 Referee: Howard Webb

Chelsea v Fulham

26 December 2011 18	Chelsea	1 – 1	Fulham	London
13:00 GMT	Mata  47' Bosingwa  68'	Report	7',  56' Dempsey	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,548 Referee: Kevin Friend

Chelsea v Aston Villa

31 December 2011 19	Chelsea	1 – 3	Aston Villa	London
15:00 GMT	Drogba  23' (pen.) Terry  32'	Report	28' Ireland  67' Cuéllar  83' Petrov  85' Bent	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,332 Referee: Mark Halsey

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea

2 January 2012 20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 2	Chelsea	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Hammill  26' Henry  27' Doyle  31' Ward  84'	Report	Lampard  25',  89' Romeu  33' Ramires  54'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,289 Referee: Peter Walton

Chelsea v Sunderland

14 January 2012 21	Chelsea	1 – 0	Sunderland	London
15:00 GMT	David Luiz  8' Lampard  13' Torres  66' Meireles  73'	Report	Cattermole  59'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,696 Referee: Phil Dowd

Norwich City v Chelsea

21 January 2012 22	Norwich City	0 – 0	Chelsea	Norwich
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,792 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Swansea City v Chelsea

31 January 2012 23	Swansea City	1 – 1	Chelsea	Swansea
19:45 GMT	Taylor  14' Sinclair  40' Rangel  48'	Report	Malouda  45+2' Cole  45', 86'    Meireles  87'    Taylor  90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,526 Referee: André Marriner

Chelsea v Manchester United

5 February 2012 24	Chelsea	3 – 3	Manchester United	London
16:00 GMT	Torres  31' Evans  36' (o.g.) Ivanović  45+1' Mata  46' David Luiz  50'	Report	Evra  50' Rooney  58' (pen.), 69' (pen.) Hernández  84'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,668 Referee: Howard Webb

Everton v Chelsea

11 February 2012 25	Everton	2 – 0	Chelsea	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Pienaar  5' Stracqualursi  71'	Report	Meireles  42' Bosingwa  52' Torres  59'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 33,924 Referee: Mike Jones

Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers

25 February 2012 26	Chelsea	3 – 0	Bolton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT	David Luiz  48' Drogba  61' Lampard  79'	Report	Pratley  43'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,999 Referee: Michael Oliver

West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea

3 March 2012 27	West Bromwich Albion	1 – 0	Chelsea	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Ridgewell  66' Andrews  79' McAuley  82' Brunt	Report	Cole  85'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,838 Referee: Phil Dowd

Chelsea v Stoke City

10 March 2012 28	Chelsea	1 – 0	Stoke City	London
15:00 GMT	Mikel  18' Drogba  67'	Report	Diao  13' Fuller  24' Wilson  37'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,945 Referee: Andre Marriner

Manchester City v Chelsea

21 March 2012 29	Manchester City	2 – 1	Chelsea	Manchester
19:45 GMT	Agüero  78' (pen.) Nasri  85',  88'	Report	Mata  44' Lampard  58' Cahill  60'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,324 Referee: Mike Dean

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

24 March 2012 30	Chelsea	0 – 0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
12:30 GMT	Essien  50'	Report	Assou-Ekotto  65' Sandro  66'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,830 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Aston Villa v Chelsea

31 March 2012 31	Aston Villa	2 – 4	Chelsea	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Warnock  44' Collins  77' Lichaj  80'	Report	Sturridge  9' Ivanović  51', 83' Torres  90+4'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,740 Referee: Lee Mason

Chelsea v Wigan Athletic

7 April 2012 32	Chelsea	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	London
15:00 BST	Essien  22' Malouda  53' Ivanović  62' Mata  90'	Report	Maloney  61' Figueroa  65' Diame  82'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,651 Referee: Mike Jones

Fulham v Chelsea

9 April 2012 33	Fulham	1 – 1	Chelsea	London
20:00 BST	Murphy  63' Dempsey  82'	Report	24' Meireles  41' Cahill  45' (pen.) Lampard  58' Mikel	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,697 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Arsenal v Chelsea

21 April 2012 34	Arsenal	0 – 0	Chelsea	London
12:45 BST	Rosický  30' Van Persie  50' Diaby  76'	Report	49' Malouda  54' Cahill  72' Bosingwa  81' Cole	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,111 Referee: Dean

Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers

29 April 2012 35	Chelsea	6 – 1	Queens Park Rangers	London
13:30 BST	Sturridge  1' Terry  13' Torres  19', 25', 64' Malouda  80'	Report	61' Barton  84' Cissé	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,675 Referee: Howard Webb

Chelsea v Newcastle United

2 May 2012 36	Chelsea	0 – 2	Newcastle United	London
19:45 BST		Report	4' Tioté  19', 90+2' Cissé  56' Cabaye  90+1' Krul	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,559 Referee: Mark Halsey

Liverpool v Chelsea

8 May 2012 37	Liverpool	4 – 1	Chelsea	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Essien  19' (o.g.) Henderson  25',  65' Agger  28',  70' Shelvey  61'	Report	15' Ferreira  22' Terry  44' Essien  45' Ivanović  50' Ramires	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,721 Referee: Kevin Friend

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

13 May 2012 38	Chelsea	2 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	London
15:00 BST	Terry  31' Meireles  34' Bertrand  90'	Report	60' Yakubu	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,742 Referee: Lee Mason

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chelsea	6	3	2	1	13	4	+9	11
Bayer Leverkusen	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	10
Valencia	6	2	2	2	12	7	+5	8
Genk	6	0	3	3	2	16	−14	3

Chelsea v Bayer Leverkusen

13 September 2011 1	Chelsea	2 – 0	Bayer Leverkusen	London, England
19:45 BST	Torres  9' David Luiz  59'  67' Mata  90+3'	Report	Gastro  38' Bender  72' Derdiyok  74'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 33,820 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Valencia v Chelsea

28 September 2011 2	Valencia	1 – 1	Chelsea	Valencia, Spain
19:45 BST	Ruiz  13' Albelda  48' Soldado  87' (pen.)	Report	Lampard  56' Kalou  86' Malouda  90+3' Mata  90+4' Cole  90+4'	Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 33,791 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Chelsea v Genk

19 October 2011 3	Chelsea	5 – 0	Genk	London, England
19:45 BST	Meireles  8' Torres  11', 27' David Luiz  18' Ivanović  42' Kalou  72'	Report	Hyland  15' Pudil  42'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,518 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)

Genk v Chelsea

1 November 2011 4	Genk	1 – 1	Chelsea	Genk, Belgium
19:45 GMT	Vossen  61' De Bruyne  76'	Report	Ramires  25' Meireles  90+2'	Stadium: Cristal Arena Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Bayer Leverkusen v Chelsea

23 November 2011 5	Bayer Leverkusen	2 – 1	Chelsea	Leverkusen, Germany
19:45 GMT	Kießling  36' Kadlec  39' Ballack  44' Derdiyok  73' M. Friedrich  90+1'	Report	Drogba  48' Ivanović  55' Meireles  72'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,551 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Chelsea v Valencia

6 December 2011 6	Chelsea	3 – 0	Valencia	London, England
19:45 GMT	Drogba  3', 76' Ramires  22' Romeu  67'	Report	T. Costa  68'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,109 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

Napoli v Chelsea

21 February 2012 First leg	Napoli	3 – 1	Chelsea	Naples, Italy
19:45 GMT	Lavezzi  37', 65' Cavani  39',  45+2'	Report	Mata  27' Meireles  41' Cahill  56'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Chelsea v Napoli

14 March 2012 Second leg	Chelsea	4 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 agg.)	Napoli	London, England
19:45 GMT	Drogba  29' Lampard  43',  75' (pen.) Terry  47' Cole  98' Ivanović  105+1'	Report	Cannavaro  53' Inler  55',  112' Dossena  68' Campagnaro  115'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,784 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Quarter-finals

Benfica v Chelsea

27 March 2012 First leg	Benfica	0 – 1	Chelsea	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 GMT	Bruno César  26' Luisão  67' García  75'	Report	Meireles  18' Kalou  75'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,830 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Chelsea v Benfica

4 April 2012 Second leg	Chelsea	2 – 1 (3 – 1 agg.)	Benfica	London, England
19:45 GMT	Lampard  21' (pen.) Ivanović  38' Ramires  44' Mikel  79' Meireles  90+2'	Report	Cardozo  19' Pereira  20', 40' Bruno César  20' Aimar  27' García  85'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,264 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Semi-finals

Chelsea v Barcelona

18 April 2012 First leg	Chelsea	1 – 0	Barcelona	London, England
19:45 BST	Drogba  45+2',  86' Ramires  69'	Report	Pedro  71' Busquets  76'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,039 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Barcelona v Chelsea

24 April 2012 Second leg	Barcelona	2 – 2 (2 – 3 agg.)	Chelsea	Barcelona, Spain
19:45 BST	Busquets  35' Iniesta  43',  50' Messi 49'  71'	Report	Mikel  32' Terry  37' Ramires  45',  45+1' Ivanović  49' Čech  59' Lampard  72' Meireles  89' Torres  90+2'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,845 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Final

Bayern Munich v Chelsea

19 May 2012 Final	Bayern Munich	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p)	Chelsea	Munich, Germany
20:45 CEST	Schweinsteiger  2' Müller  83' Robben 95'	Report	Cole  81' David Luiz  86' Drogba  88',  93' Torres  120'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 62,500 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal) Man of the Match: Didier Drogba[90]
		Penalties
	Lahm Gómez Neuer Olić Schweinsteiger		Mata David Luiz Lampard Cole Drogba

League Cup

Chelsea v Fulham

21 September 2011 Third round	Chelsea	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Fulham	London
19:45 BST	Alex  47' Lampard  120'	Report	Frei  98'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,632 Referee: Chris Foy
		Penalties
	Lampard David Luiz Terry Kalou Malouda		Zamora Sidwell Dembélé Baird Ruiz

Everton v Chelsea

26 October 2011 Fourth round	Everton	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Chelsea	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Fellaini  20' Baines 61' Saha  83' Drenthe  75', 107'	Report	Anelka 16' Alex  23' Kalou  38' Turnbull  58' Mikel  76' Sturridge  116'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 23,170 Referee: Lee Mason

Chelsea v Liverpool

29 November 2011 Quarter-finals	Chelsea	0 – 2	Liverpool	London
19:45 GMT	David Luiz  3' Alex  21' Malouda  34' Lukaku[91]  44' Ramires  66'	Report	Coates  54' Rodríguez  58' Kelly  63'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,511 Referee: Phil Dowd

FA Cup

Chelsea v Portsmouth

8 January 2012 Third round	Chelsea	4 – 0	Portsmouth	London
15:00 GMT	Malouda  40' Mata  48' Terry  75' Ramires  85', 87' Meireles  90+2' Lampard  90+3'	Report	37' Pearce  44' Halford  76' Williams  81' Kitson	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,529 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea

28 January 2012 Fourth round	Queens Park Rangers	0 – 1	Chelsea	London
12:00 GMT	Wright-Phillips  29' Hall  47'	Report	62' (pen.) Mata  73' Cole  90' Romeu	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,728 Referee: Mike Dean

Chelsea v Birmingham City

18 February 2012 Fifth round	Chelsea	1 – 1	Birmingham City	London
12:30 GMT	Mata 23' Cahill  55' Sturridge  62' David Luiz  90+2'	Report	20' Murphy  34' Mutch	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 36,870 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Birmingham City v Chelsea

6 March 2012 Replay	Birmingham City	0 – 2	Chelsea	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Žigić  28'	Report	54', 68' Mata  60' Meireles  63' Torres	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 21,822 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Chelsea v Leicester City

18 March 2012 Quarter-finals	Chelsea	5 – 2	Leicester City	London
14:05 GMT	Cahill  12' Kalou  18' Torres  67', 85' Meireles  90+1'	Report	77' Beckford  88' Marshall	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,276 Referee: Lee Probert

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

14 April 2012 Semi-finals	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 5	Chelsea	London
18:00 BST	Bale  56' Gallas  80' Adebayor  90+1' Parker  90+2'	Report	16',  43' Drogba  49' Mata  77' Ramires  81' Lampard  90+3' Mikel  90+4' Malouda	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,731 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Chelsea v Liverpool

5 May 2012 Final	Chelsea	2 – 1	Liverpool	London
17:15 BST	Ramires  11' Mikel  37' Drogba  52'	Report	45' Agger  64' Carroll  82' Suárez	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 89,102 Referee: Phil Dowd Man of the Match: Juan Mata[92]
Note: Roberto Di Matteo's last FA Cup game as Chelsea manager.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of end of season^[93]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Petr Čech	56	0	34	0	7	0	1+1	0	13	0
2	DF		Branislav Ivanović	45	5	26+3	3	5	0	1	0	10	2
3	DF		Ashley Cole	48	0	31+1	0	4	0	0	0	11+1	0
4	DF		David Luiz	40	3	18+2	2	5+1	0	3	0	11	1
5	MF		Michael Essien	19	0	10+4	0	0+3	0	0	0	1+1	0
6	MF		Oriol Romeu	24	0	11+5	0	0+2	0	3	0	3	0
7	MF		Ramires	47	12	28+2	5	6	4	0+1	0	10	3
8	MF		Frank Lampard	49	16	26+4	11	3+2	2	1+1	0	8+4	3
9	FW		Fernando Torres	49	11	20+12	6	5+1	2	1	0	6+4	3
10	MF		Juan Mata	54	12	29+5	6	7	4	0+1	0	11+1	2
11	FW		Didier Drogba	35	13	16+8	5	2+1	2	0	0	7+1	6
12	MF		John Obi Mikel	37	0	15+7	0	5	0	0+1	0	7+2	0
15	MF		Florent Malouda	43	3	11+15	2	2+3	1	3	0	5+4	0
16	MF		Raul Meireles	45	6	23+5	2	5+1	2	0	0	9+2	2
17	DF		José Bosingwa	43	1	24+3	1	4	0	1	0	7+4	0
18	FW		Romelu Lukaku	12	0	1+7	0	0+1	0	3	0	0	0
19	DF		Paulo Ferreira	9	0	3+3	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
21	FW		Salomon Kalou	26	5	7+5	1	4+1	1	2	1	3+4	2
22	GK		Ross Turnbull	5	0	2	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0
23	FW		Daniel Sturridge	43	13	28+2	11	3+1	1	1+1	1	5+2	0
24	DF		Gary Cahill	19	2	9+1	1	3+1	1	0	0	4+1	0
26	DF		John Terry	44	7	31	6	4	0	0+1	0	8	1
27	DF		Sam Hutchinson	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Ryan Bertrand	15	0	6+1	0	3+1	0	3	0	1	0
35	MF		Lucas Piazon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK		Henrique Hilário	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF		Nathaniel Chalobah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who spent the season/part of the season out on loan, or left the club in January transfer window
20	MF		Josh McEachran	5	0	0+2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
30	MF		Yossi Benayoun	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF		Alex	9	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0+3	0
39	FW		Nicolas Anelka	15	1	3+6	1	0	0	1+1	0	2+2	0

Goalscorers

As of end of season.^[93]

Rnk	No.	Pos	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total
1	8	MF	Lampard	11	2	0	3	16
2	11	FW	Drogba	5	2	0	6	13
	23	FW	Sturridge	11	1	1	0	13
4	7	MF	Ramires	5	4	0	3	12
	10	MF	Mata	6	4	0	2	12
6	9	FW	Torres	6	2	0	3	11
7	26	DF	Terry	6	0	0	1	7
8	16	MF	Meireles	2	2	—	2	6
9	2	DF	Ivanović	3	0	0	2	5
	21	FW	Kalou	1	1	1	2	5
11	4	DF	David Luiz	2	0	0	1	3
	15	MF	Malouda	2	1	0	0	3
13	24	DF	Cahill	1	1	—	0	2
14	17	DF	Bosingwa	1	0	0	0	1
	39	FW	Anelka	1	—	0	0	1
Own Goals				2	0	0	0	2
TOTALS				65	20	2	25	112

Clean sheets

As of end of season.^[93]

Rnk	No.	Pos	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total
1	1	GK	Čech	10	3	1	5	19
2	22	GK	Turnbull	0	0	0+1	0	1
TOTALS				10	3	1	5	20

Disciplinary record

As of end of season.^[93]

Rnk	Pos.	No.	Player	PL			FA Cup			League Cup			CL			Total (FA Total)
1	DF	3	Ashley Cole	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	11 (8)	1 (1)	0
2	MF	16	Raul Meireles	8	0	0	1	0	0	—			5	0	0	14 (9)	0	0
3	DF	26	John Terry	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9 (9)	0	1 (0)
4	DF	4	David Luiz	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	10 (7)	0	0
5	DF	2	Branislav Ivanović	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	9 (6)	0	0
	MF	12	John Obi Mikel	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	9 (7)	0	0
7	FW	9	Fernando Torres	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7 (5)	0	1 (1)
8	MF	7	Ramires	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	8 (5)	0	0
	MF	8	Frank Lampard	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	8 (6)	0	0
10	DF	17	José Bosingwa	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5 (5)	0	1 (1)
11	MF	15	Florent Malouda	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6 (5)	0	0
12	FW	11	Didier Drogba	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4 (2)	0	1 (1)
13	MF	6	Oriol Romeu	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4 (3)	0	0
	DF	24	Gary Cahill	2	0	0	1	0	0	—			1	0	0	4 (3)	0	0
15	DF	33	Alex	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2 (2)	0	1 (1)
16	MF	5	Michael Essien	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 (3)	0	0
	MF	10	Juan Mata	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3 (2)	0	0
	FW	23	Daniel Sturridge	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 (3)	0	0
19	GK	22	Ross Turnbull	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)
20	GK	1	Petr Čech	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1 (0)	0	0
	FW	18	Romelu Lukaku	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0
	DF	19	Paulo Ferreira	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0
	FW	21	Salomon Kalou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1 (0)	0	0
	DF	34	Ryan Bertrand	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0
TOTALS				74	1	3	11	0	0	8	0	2	31	0	1	124	1	6

Overall

As of end of season.^[93]

Games played	61 (38 Premier League, 13 UEFA Champions League, 3 Football League Cup, 7 FA Cup)
Games won	32 (18 Premier League, 7 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup, 6 FA Cup)
Games drawn	16 (10 Premier League, 4 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Games lost	13 (10 Premier League, 2 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup)
Goals scored	112 (65 Premier League, 25 UEFA Champions League, 2 Football League Cup, 20 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	66 (46 Premier League 12 UEFA Champions League, 3 Football League Cup, 5 FA Cup)
Goal difference	+46 (+19 Premier League, +13 UEFA Champions League, −1 Football League Cup, +15 FA Cup)
Clean sheets	19 (10 Premier League, 1 Football League Cup, 5 UEFA Champions League, 3 FA Cup)
Yellow cards	124 (74 Premier League, 31 UEFA Champions League, 8 Football League Cup, 11 FA Cup)
Red cards	7 (4 Premier League, 1 UEFA Champions League, 2 Football League Cup)
Worst discipline	Ashley Cole (11 , 1 )
Best result(s)	W 6 – 1 (H) v Queens Park Rangers – Premier League – 29 April 2012
Worst result(s)	L 4 – 1 (A) v Liverpool – Premier League – 8 May 2012
Most appearances	Petr Čech with 56 appearances
Top scorer(s)	Frank Lampard (16 goals)
Top assister(s)	Juan Mata (20 assists)

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External links

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