Chelsea came third in the Premier League for a second successive season, thus again qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage. Three days later, Chelsea earned three valuable points after defeating Schalke 04 30 in their third Champions League group game, with Fernando Torres scoring a brace and Eden Hazard scoring late on through an impressive solo effort. Three days later, Chelsea drew 22 with West Brom at home, a last minute Eden Hazard penalty saving the point. The Saints took a shock early lead, Jay Rodriguez finding the back of the net with only 13 seconds on the clock. [24] Early in the first half of extra-time, Hazard put Chelsea ahead after beating two Bayern defenders and wrong-footing Manuel Neuer. Obviously, he didn't. Demba Ba capitalised on a Steven Gerrard error to give the Blues the lead in first-half stoppage time before Fernando Torres broke away and set up Willian to send Chelsea two points behind Liverpool.

A draw was looking likely until Oussama Assaidi gave Stoke the full three points with a curling strike from 20 yards out to send Mourinho's men away empty-handed. Chelsea continued their fine form, beating Cardiff City 41 on 19 October, their third consecutive win in all competitions. [7][8], Marko Marin left Chelsea to go on loan at Sevilla for the duration of the season[9] while Todd Kane and George Saville also went on season long and half-season loans to Blackburn Rovers[10] and Brentford, respectively. The win moved Chelsea level on points with City, yet behind on goal difference, +41 to Chelsea's +24. This includes all competitive matches. During his first spell in charge at Chelsea, Mourinho was unbeaten in 60 league home games.[4][5]. Aina, Temitayo Olufisayo OlaoluwaAke, Nathan BenjaminBaker, Lewis RenardBamford, Patrick JamesBeeney, Mitchell RyanBlackman, Jamal Clint RossBoga, JeremieBrady, GeorgeBrown, Isiah JayChalobah, Nathaniel NyakieChristensen, Andreas BodtkerClifford, BillyCole, GeorgeColkett, CharlieCollins, Bradley RayConroy, Dion JohnCourtois, ThibautCuevas Jara, Cristian AlejandroDabo, Sheik Mohamed FankatyDavey, Alex JamesDelac, MatejFeruz, IslamGnahore, Ambrose GnahouaHazard, Thorgen Ganael FrancisHoughton, JordanKalas, TomasKandi, Luke ChikeKane, Todd Arthur LucienKillip, BenKiwomya, Andrew AlexanderLalkovic, MilanLoftus Cheek, RubenLukaku, Romelu MenamaMcEachran, Joshua MarkMitchell, Reece StevenMuleba, JonathanMusonda, Lamisha ChashiMusonda, Tika KafushaMusonda, CharlesNditi, Adam Eric RichardOliveira Dos Santos, WallaceOmeruo, KennethPalmer, Kasey RemelPappoe, Daniel MillsPerica, StipePiazon, Lucas DominguesPirez Araujo, Jhon AlexanderSaville, George AlanSsewankambo, Isak SsaliSwift, John DavidTwasam, Christian AtsuVan Ginkel, Wulfert CorneliusWright, Kevin. Ezequiel Lavezzi gave PSG the lead after three minutes before Eden Hazard equalised from the penalty spot. [41] Chelsea edged passed Crystal Palace 21 following a sublime Ramires strike,[42] to move two points behind Arsenal after they lost 63 to Manchester City. Demba Ba was tipped to go on loan, but if he didn't, that meant that we'd have something of a crunch on our hands. In the match, Andr Schrrle grabbed a second-half hat-trick to move Chelsea four points ahead of both second-placed Liverpool and third-placed Arsenal. 3637-3701). Despite going behind after three minutes, goals from Eden Hazard and Samuel Eto'o moved the Blues four points ahead of Liverpool and two points behind leaders Arsenal.[46]. [35] Chelsea again displayed inconsistent form, however, later losing 10 to Basel on 26 November without registering a shot on target. Villa later equalised through a quickfire shot from Christian Benteke inside Petr ech's near post, but after 73 minutes, Branislav Ivanovi connected with Lampard's free kick to head home the winner. This decision can be reversed. Tony Pulis of Crystal Palace won the Manager of the Season award. [42], Chelsea travelled to the Stadium of Light for the second time in a month to face Sunderland in the quarter-final of the League Cup. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. On 1 August, Chelsea announced that senior reserve goalkeeper Henrique Hilrio had signed a new one-year deal after his contract had expired in June. John Terry scored an unfortunate own goal after 52 minutes as Chelsea lost top spot for the first time since the beginning of February. This page displays a detailed overview of the club's current squad.

Chelsea registered another win in their Round 2 fixture three days later on 4 August, once again a comfortable 20 victory, this time over Internazionale's cross-town rivals Milan in New York City. Mourinho won his first game back as Chelsea boss after overseeing a 10 friendly victory over the Singha All-Stars on 17 July in Chelsea's first leg of their Asian tour in Bangkok. Chelsea continued their strong Champions League form by defeating Schalke 04 30 at Stamford Bridge on 6 November in their fourth group game with a brace from Samuel Eto'o and an acrobatic volley from Demba Ba, thus making it three consecutive wins without conceding a goal. Van Ginkel won the 2012 Dutch Football Talent of the Year. Having gone 01 up through a solo effort from Andr Schrrle, things seemed to be going well, but Stoke capitalised on a defensive error to go into the break tied at 11.

[73], Chelsea left back Ashley Cole retired from international football as he was subsequently left out of the England squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. [77] Quartet David Luiz, Oscar, Ramires and Willian were selected for the Brazilian final 23[78] and midfielder Andr Schrrle was also selected for Germany,[79] which would eventually won the tournament. Schrrle became Mourinho's first signing since returning to the club, signing a five-year deal. 33, Average age: [33] The following day, the Blues were drawn to face either Southampton or Sunderland away in the next round. Eighteen-year-old defender Nathan Ak signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, he made six appearances for the Blues last season.

On 7 August, Chelsea lost their perfect pre-season record after they were defeated in the International Champions Cup final by Real Madrid in Miami, losing 31. He was re-united with former squad members John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, John Obi Mikel, Petr ech, Henrique Hilrio and Michael Essien whom he brought back from his loan spell at Real Madrid.

Who's missing? He been capped 107 times for the Three Lions and has represented his nation at three World Cups. Premier League and EFL Season Spend Comparison, Premier League Managers Spending Comparison Table, EFL ChampionshipClubsNetspend from 1993, EFL ChampionshipClubsNetspend from 2004, EFL Championship Clubs Netspend For The Last Five Seasons, EFL Championship and Division One Netspend Comparison, Brighton and Hove Albion Squad 2018 - 2019, Wolverhampton Wanderers Squad 2018 - 2019, Brighton and Hove Albion Squad 2017 - 2018, Qualification for the Champions League group stage, Qualification for the Champions League play-off round, Qualification for the Europa League group stage, Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a], Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]. Chelsea progressed to the Fifth Round of the FA Cup with a 10 victory over Stoke City, the winner being a superb Oscar free-kick in the first half. [67], Chelsea edged closer to Liverpool at the top of the table by defeating them 02 at Anfield. The victory meant that Mourinho's Chelsea were unbeaten at Stamford Bridge in 61 league games. Four days later, Chelsea suffered a shock defeat by Basel in their opening group game in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge. [58], Three days later, Chelsea became the first English team to progress in the Round of 16 in the Champions League by defeating Galatasaray at Stamford Bridge. Despite Samuel Eto'o's early goal, goals from Connor Wickham and a penalty from Fabio Borini left Chelsea five points behind league leaders Liverpool. [18] Chelsea won their final game of pre-season in a 21 victory over Roma in Washington, D.C., on 10 August. Paulo Ferreira retired from football after several years at the club and Jeffrey Bruma was sold to PSV for 2.5 million. Chelsea won their following fixture in the Premier League on 21 September after a four-game winless streak and two game losing streak in all competitions against Fulham. [74] Frank Lampard and Gary Cahill, however, were both selected by Roy Hodgson for the England squad.[75].

Chelsea became the first premier league team to defeat Manchester City and the first team to stop them scoring at the Etihad Stadium all season as a Branislav Ivanovi scored after 32 minutes. [36] Chelsea's next match saw them defeat a spirited Sunderland side 34 in a thrilling, topsy-turvy encounter at the Stadium of Light; yet again the Blues went behind but were able to fight back to get the win following a mercurial display by Eden Hazard, who scored a brace. [69], Chelsea all but lost the 201314 Premier League title after drawing 00 to Norwich in their penultimate game of the season, and their final league season game at home. Now football fans are the cure", "Chelsea the latest to benefit from Barcelona youth star exodus", "Isaiah Brown officially joins the Chelsea Academy", "Willian: Chelsea sign Brazil midfielder on five-year contract", "Paali se vratio u Split: Samo sam koncentriran na Hajduk 24sata", "SPORTS Walter Figueira in Platanias F.C. [2] Chelsea started December with a home win against Southampton, continuing their strong home form in the league.

.mw-parser-output .sports-table-notes{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}, Chelsea announced the signing of Porto winger Christian Atsu for a reported 3.5million. Goals from new signing Mohamed Salah, Frank Lampard and Willian gave the Blues all three points. Norwich City, Fulham, and Cardiff City finished in the bottom three and were relegated to the Football League Championship. Despite Frank Lampard's early penalty miss, Oscar gave Chelsea the lead, poking the ball under the onrushing Allan McGregor after a sumptuous passing move. On 3 June, Chelsea announced that former manager Jos Mourinho had been appointed as the new manager for the 201314 season. Chelsea completed the signing of promising 18-year-old midfielder Bertrand Traor on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He signed a four-year contract with the Blues, up to the end of the 201617 season. [28][29], On 14 September, Mourinho suffered the first defeat of his "second coming" as Chelsea were defeated 10 by Everton through a Steven Naismith header in first-half stoppage time after an impressive defensive display by the Merseyside club at Goodison Park.

[1] One of Mourinho's first games was against Barcelona rival Pep Guardiola, as he managed 201213 UEFA Champions League winners Bayern Munich in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup at the Eden Arena in Prague. But there you have it. Yet again, more youngsters were sent on loan and in keeping with Chelsea's special relationship with Vitesse, newly signed Chilean youngster Cristin Cuevas and Lucas Piazon were sent on loan to the Dutch side[19] while Jhon Prez will spend another season out on loan at third division Spanish outfit Legans. This victory preserved Chelsea's perfect home league record. Chelsea completed the signing of Andr Schrrle for a fee of around 18.75 million. During the penalty shoot-out, all the players on both sides scored their penalties up until Chelsea's final penalty taker, Romelu Lukaku, hit a tame penalty that was saved by Neuer, thus sealing the win for Bayern. Chelsea managed to hold on until the final five seconds after spending much of extra-time camped in their own 18-yard box, but Javi Martnez broke their hearts putting the ball past ech after a deflection carried it into his path. $-94.82m. Last updated on 11 May. Eden Hazard scored his first hat-trick for Chelsea, which also saw them go to the top of the table. The 201314 season was Chelsea Football Club's 100th competitive season, 25th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 22nd consecutive season in the Premier League and 108th year in existence as a football club. A number of young players were sent on loan to gain first-team experience; Patrick van Aanholt and Gal Kakuta were both sent on loan to Vitesse for another season, Matej Dela was sent on a season-long loan to Vojvodina in Serbia, whilst Sam Walker and Daniel Pappoe were both loaned to Colchester United for the first half of the season. Mourinho also brought three coaching staff members with him to Stamford Bridge in Rui Faria, Silvino Louroboth of whom had worked at Chelsea under Mourinho's previous tenureand Jos Morais. Chelsea ended their 201314 campaign without a trophy, a first since the 201011 season. Southampton kept Chelsea at bay until midway through the second half, when Mourinho made a double substitution, taking Andr Schrrle and Juan Mata off for Willian and Oscar, the latter of whose deflected cross was tapped by Fernando Torres in the 60th minute, and later scored himself in the 82nd minute following a good strike by Willian. [64], Mourinho's superb unbeaten home record fell apart on 19 April as Sunderland defeated the Blues 12. Additionally, Patrick Bamford, Billy Clifford and Milan Lalkovi were sent on half-season loans to Milton Keynes Dons, Yeovil and Walsall respectively, whilst Eden Hazard's younger brother Thorgan also saw his loan with Zulte-Waregem in Belgium renewed for the season. Liverpool had looked on course to win the title with two weeks to go, but a loss and a draw in two of their last three matches, combined with Manchester City winning their final five league matches, ultimately meant they finished in second place with 84 points. The 201314 Premier League was the 22nd season of the Premier League. [59], Chelsea finished March in disappointment, as they succumbed to defeat at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace, 10. Remove Cookies Victory came courtesy of a rare John Obi Mikel goal, scoring his second of the season despite not having scored since 2007 before his goal against Fulham in October, followed by an Oscar goal 20 minutes from time that sealed the win. One of the major questions as the transfer deadline loomed was how Chelsea would handle the fact that they had one too many non-homegrown players for the Premier League squad rules. 26.2, Foreigners: A Stephen Ireland goal put the hosts ahead, but not for long as Schrrle scored his third of the season and second of the match, again from outside the area. [21] On 28 August, it was confirmed that Chelsea had signed Willian for 30 million from Anzhi Makhachkala. In Mourinho's first official interview back, he referred to himself as "The Happy One" in regards to his appointment as the new Chelsea manager, having called himself "The Special One" during his first tenure.[3]. Chelsea then faced a trip to Old Trafford for David Moyes' first home game as Manchester United manager. On 18 August, Mourinho won his "second" first competitive game in charge of Chelsea with a 20 victory over Hull City. Following the release of the 201314 Premier League fixtures, Mourinho's first match in charge since his return was at home against Hull City. Chelsea signed midfielder Marco van Ginkel from Dutch club Vitesse for an undisclosed fee, but a reported 8 million deal. Players sold in the January transfer window will also be included in the Chelsea Squad as they will have been available to be played for half the season. [62], The second leg of the Champions League quarter-final ended in dramatic fashion, as a last minute goal from Demba Ba sent Chelsea through to the semi-finals at the expense of PSG. It also contains a table with average age, cumulative market value and average market value for each player position and overall. Everything else is as expected. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. On the final day of the season, Manchester City won the Premier League with a 20 victory over West Ham United, finishing with 86 points. Spurs played the last 30 minutes with ten men, and in the last five minutes, Demba Ba scored twice to triple his goal tally for the season. In the second half, Ramires completed a brace with a strong shot into the near post after impressive wing-play by Andr Schrrle and Frank Lampard finished Steaua off with a trade-mark goal, a low shot from 18 yards skimming in off the base of the far post.