Lukaku then set-up Jesse Lingard to head home with 15 minutes left, after which Chelsea's lvaro Morata had a goal incorrectly disallowed for offside. Antonio Rudiger may well have given Hazard his second assist soon after, only for the defender to spurn the chance at the far post following a corner. Hazard exchanged passes with Olivier Giroud before giving Chelsea a first-half lead and, after Victor Moses slid home a second after the break, sealed victory with a powerful drive in the 71st minute. [6], While on international duty with Belgium, Eden Hazard fractured his right ankle and was consequently ruled out of action for three months, meaning he will likely miss the start of the 201718 season. [28], On 15 July, Chelsea announced the signing of French international midfielder Timou Bakayoko from Monaco for an initial transfer fee of 40million. Kenedy and Charly Musonda also got on the scoresheet and youngster Ethan Ampadu made his first senior Chelsea appearance as a second-half substitute. Conte rotated the team heavily, making eight changes from the side that beat Huddersfield. Source: Premier League, .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}Win [74], On 27 November, former Chelsea academy manager Dermot Drummy died aged 56. The result saw Roma surpass Chelsea for the top spot of Group C via the head-to-head tiebreaker. Patrick van Aanholt's late goal briefly raised their hopes, but Conte's side held on with Palace remaining in the bottom three. [79], On 9 December, Chelsea's unbeaten league run since October came to an end after they lost 10 to West Ham United at the London Stadium. The most notable of these was Chelsea's attempt to sign Everton midfielder Ross Barkley, agreeing a fee with Everton only for Barkley to reject the move. [78], On 5 December, Chelsea drew 11 against Atltico Madrid on the final matchday of the Champions League. [3], On 24 May, newly promoted Premier League club Newcastle United activated the option-to-purchase clause in Christian Atsu's loan contract from the 201617 season, purchasing the player for a reported 6.2million. Chelsea signed two players on transfer deadline day: Italian right-back Davide Zappacosta from Torino, who joined for a reported 23million transfer fee;[48] and Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater, who arrived for an undisclosed fee and signed a five-year contract with the Blues. The match looked to be finishing as a draw until Batshuayi snatched a winner for Chelsea at the death. Following the match, Chelsea were drawn against Arsenal in the semi-finals. [1] The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. Kevin Long's own goal sent Conte's men on their way in the first half. Chelsea won their 8th FA Cup Trophy and their first since 2012. [97], In the away leg of the UEFA Champions League following a 11 draw at home against Barcelona, Chelsea fell behind after just 128 seconds after Lionel Messi shot through the legs of Thibaut Courtois from a tight angle. [15] Also on 1 July, Chelsea announced the signing of Argentine goalkeeper Willy Caballero on a free transfer from Manchester City. In 17 games we lost four. After the loss, Chelsea fell five points adrift of Tottenham for fourth place in the league table. The victory meant Chelsea manager Antonio Conte would match-up against managerial adversary Jos Mourinho at Wembley on 19 May against Manchester United. The initial transfer fee was reported to be around 58million, which could increase to 70million with add-ons, which would make him Chelsea's new record-high signing, surpassing the 50million transfer fee paid for Fernando Torres in January 2011. [88], On 5 January 2018, Chelsea signed 24-year-old Englishman Ross Barkley from Everton for a reported 15million. [225], Chelsea entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Nottingham Forest. [223][224], In the FA Cup, Chelsea entered in the third round and were drawn away to Norwich City. United pulled level before the break with striker Romelu Lukaku getting in front of Marcos Alonso to score against his former club for the first time. On 19 May, in the FA Cup Final, Chelsea lifted the FA Cup after beating Manchester United 10 at Wembley with a single-goal from Eden Hazard's penalty at 22 minutes after Phil Jones fouled Hazard. [108] Shelvey gets an MOTM in this match. He joined the Chelsea squad on their pre-season tour in Asia. In the match, Csar Azpilicueta had prodded the hosts ahead following lvaro Morata's knock-down, with Azpilicueta dedicating his goal to Wilkins. The match was marred by an incident involving manager Antonio Conte and match official Neil Swarbrick, with the Italian spending the whole of the second half watching from a television feed in the dressing room after disputing Swarbrick's decision not to award a corner when the match was goalless. The victory was Chelsea's fourth successive league win, while West Brom remained without a win in all competitions since 22 August, a run of 11 matches. [106], On 6 May on Gameweek 37, Chelsea beat Liverpool at the Bridge 10 with a header from Giroud in the 32nd minute after receiving an assist from Moses. [36], On 27 July, goalkeeper Jamal Blackman signed a contract extension at Chelsea through to 2021, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to Championship club Sheffield United. However, following the opener, Chelsea scored twice, once courtesy of an Eden Hazard penalty, and again in the 84th minute, when Marcos Alonso scored what looked to be the winner. When you have a competitor like City and every game they are winning, it is very difficult to think you can fight for the title. On 2 August, Mario Paali signed a four-year contract extension and joined Russian champions Spartak Moscow on a season-long loan. The Premier League also granted Chelsea permission for his shirt name to be "Musonda Jr.". The victory saw Chelsea move within seven points of fourth-placed Tottenham. He was assigned the number 8 shirt, previously occupied by Oscar and Frank Lampard. The season was the first since 1997-98 without former club captain John Terry, after he departed to Aston Villa on a free transfer following 22 years with the club. [65], On 18 October, Chelsea drew 33 at home against Roma in the UEFA Champions League. [102], On 14 April, Chelsea returning to the winning track with a thrilling 32 late comeback victory against Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium. Kyle Naughton, Tom Carroll and Wayne Routledge also went close. [13] Daishawn Redan, a youth striker at Ajax, became the second high-profile youth signing of the season, and Ethan Ampadu of Exeter City also linked up with the academy upon the opening of the summer transfer window. [73], On 25 November, just three days after travelling to Azerbaijan, Chelsea earned a 11 league draw at Anfield against Liverpool. [24], On 13 July, English midfielder and academy product Nathaniel Chalobah completed a transfer to Premier League club Watford for an undisclosed transfer fee reported to be approximately 5.5million. Sean Dyche's Burnley remain seventh and on course for 201819 UEFA Europa League qualification with an eight-point advantage over Leicester City, sitting in eighth. [27] Also on 14 July, academy defender Jake Clarke-Salter signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea. Prior to kick-off, there was a minute's applause for Wilkins, with the Chelsea players also donning black armbands in his memory. Just before half-time, lvaro Morata took Willian's pass in his stride to beat Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. From speaking to Mark he is very pleased with his achievement quoting I love this club The Mexican's effort, driven into the corner after Marko Arnautovi's fine cut-back, moved David Moyes' club six points clear of the relegation places. Jamie Vardy made amends for a poor headed miss when he pounced in a goalmouth scramble for a 76th-minute equaliser for the Foxes. Former Chelsea youth players that had been coached under him paid tribute to Drummy, including Nathan Ak, Nathaniel Chalobah, Patrick Bamford and Ruben Loftus-Cheek. It was former Blues manager Jos Mourinho's third-straight loss at Stamford Bridge since he became United manager. On 1 January 2018, Diego Costa officially departed the club and signed for Atltico Madrid. Hazard almost danced his way through before Rudiger's header was ruled out for offside and Alonso's volley flew inches wide.[107]. [34], Also on 21 July, French international defender Kurt Zouma signed a new six-year contract with Chelsea, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until the end of the 202223 season. [85], On 26 December, Chelsea took on Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge. Along with the new contract, two new members of Conte's backroom team were announced: Paolo Vanoli and Davide Mazzotta. During the game I suffer. [49], In spite of several signings arriving at the club, it was a turbulent deadline day for the Blues, in that several of their transfer targets were missed. The result sees the Blues remaining in third place, three points behind joint leaders Manchester United and Manchester City. Marcos Alonso scored a double, his first goal being a free-kick and his second a strike late in the match, while Spurs scored through an own goal from Michy Batshuayi. Chelsea returned to the UEFA Champions League after a single season's absence and entered the Premier League season as defending champions. [101], On 8 April, Chelsea faced West Ham at Stamford Bridge. On 6 August, Chelsea lost the Community Shield 41 on penalties to Arsenal after drawing 11 in normal time. On 26 September 2014 local Chelsea Supporter Mark Carroll was awarded with the Golden football for his dedication to the club over the past ten years. [64], On 14 October, in their first league match after the international break, Chelsea fell to a very poor 21 away defeat against bottom Premier League side Crystal Palace. Willian opened the scoring for the hosts aided by a deflection off Palace defender Martin Kelly with a shot that crept inside the left-hand post. It's a pity." The win for Moyes as a manager ended a personal 15-match winless run at Stamford Bridge. On 20 February, Chelsea drew Barcelona 11 at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. But Ayoze Prez poked home twice in the second period as his side finished the season in 10th position. Club Honors. [63], On 30 September, three days after their Champions League heroics, Chelsea lost 10 at Stamford Bridge to league leaders Manchester City in a very poor performance that culminated in Chelsea only having two shots on target in the entire match. After Chelsea's elimination from the Champions League, the club defeated Leicester City 12 away at the King Power Stadium in the FA Cup. The result kept Chelsea in touch with the two Manchester clubs after they had both won in the same gameweek, with the Blues remaining third, but now three points ahead of Liverpool in fourth. Chelsea moved up to third, one point behind Manchester United. On the same day, Abraham completed a season-long loan move to Premier League club Swansea City. Hazard scored his second goal of the game in the second half, a chipped penalty after Matt Ritchie fouled Victor Moses in the area. Chelsea spurned several excellent openings before doubling their advantage, again thanks to significant chunk of good fortune. Barkley did not make any appearances for Everton in the 201718 season, so he was eligible to play in all of Chelsea's competitions. Draw On 17 May 2018, Kane's loan spell was terminated. After defeats to both Manchester clubs had weakened their grip on a Champions League place, this represented a welcome three points for Chelsea, who dominated proceedings from start to finish. [56], On 12 September, Chelsea marked their return to the UEFA Champions League with a 60 thrashing of Azerbaijani champions Qaraba, who made their first ever appearance in Europe's elite competition. Two goals from Willian, as well as spot-kicks from Eden Hazard and Cesc Fbregas, confirmed the Blues will finish in the top two of Group C with a match to spare. Davide Zappacosta made his debut for Chelsea while Eden Hazard returned from injury, coming on as a substitute. [104], On 21 April, Chelsea reached the FA Cup Final after defeating Southampton 20 at Wembley Stadium. He subsequently signed a contract with the Serie A champions until 2020. His red card amounts to Chelsea's third red card of the season. In the other match, high-flying Manchester City were drawn against Bristol City, who shockingly defeated their next opponent's city rivals, Manchester United. Upon joining the Blues, Rdiger was assigned the number 2 shirt, formerly occupied by Branislav Ivanovi. Chelsea, having led 20 following goals from David Luiz and Eden Hazard, caved in to Roma's Edin Deko and Aleksandar Kolarov, who between them scored three goals. The Spanish international forward helped Real Madrid defend their UEFA Champions League title in 201617, scoring 20 goals in all competitions across the 201617 season. Chelsea took the lead through Willian, with Cesc Fbregas and Kenedy heavily involved in the build-up. The defeat left the Blues in fifth place after Tottenham defeated Crystal Palace 10 earlier that day. The result sees the Blues go top of Group C, four points ahead of Atltico and Roma after two matches. [45], On 27 August, Chelsea won their first Premier League home match of the 201718 season after defeating Everton 20 in a dominant display that the Blues could have won by more goals. Chelsea ended the calendar year in second place, one point ahead of Manchester United and 14 points behind runaway leaders Manchester City. Following signing, Barkley said, "To be given a fresh start at a new club like Chelsea, it's unbelievable for me. Well done Mark from all at Chelsea Football Club. [220][219], Details for the 2017 FA Community Shield were announced on 15 June 2017. However, Stoke City started a completely rotated lineup, with manager and former Chelsea player Mark Hughes prioritizing the upcoming Newcastle game. [105], On 28 April, Chelsea take against Swansea at Liberty Stadium, Chelsea returned to playing in the league after playing in the FA Cup last week. [92] Hazard received the Man of the Match award in this match, with his two goals against West Brom. [98], On 15 March, Chelsea announced that they had reached settlement in last right of light issue holding up stadium development.[99]. The game was also marred by David Luiz receiving a red card in the second half for a high tackle on Sead Kolainac, with the defender set to miss Chelsea's next three matches as a result. [8][9] Traor subsequently signed a five-year contract with Lyon, with reports suggesting buy-back and sell-on clauses had been included in the contract. On 20 August, Chelsea bounced back from their disappointing defeat with a 21 away victory over Tottenham Hotspur at their temporary home, Wembley Stadium. Chelsea remain in fifth but move within three points of third-placed Liverpool. [82], On 20 December, Chelsea defeated AFC Bournemouth 21 in the EFL Cup quarter-finals. On 30 January 2018, Chelsea announced the signing of 23-year-old BrazilianItalian Emerson from Roma for a reported 17million; he was assigned the number 33 shirt. On 30 January 2018, Kane's loan spell was terminated. Liverpool had more than 66% possession in the first half and created plenty of chances - the best falling to Mane, who was denied twice by Thibaut Courtois - but it was Chelsea who came closest. Goals from Timou Bakayoko, Willian and Pedro rendered a late Laurent Depoitre strike mere consolation.
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[22], On 11 July, English international defender and academy product Ola Aina completed a season-long loan move to Championship club Hull City. [20][21], On 10 July, it was announced that newly signed goalkeeper Willy Caballero would be assigned the number 1 shirt for the forthcoming campaign. The draw also caused Atltico to fail to progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since they failed to qualify outright, in 201213. The Blues fought back from 30 down with goals from debutant lvaro Morata and David Luiz, but ultimately lost the match. On 12 August, Chelsea suffered a nightmare start to their Premier League title defence, losing 32 at home to Burnley, who had only won once away from home in the previous season. [94], On 25 February, Chelsea lost 21 away at Old Trafford in the Premier League against Manchester United. Goals from Pedro, Csar Azpilicueta, Timou Bakayoko, Michy Batshuayi, as well as a goal from Zappacosta on his first start for Chelsea and an own goal by Qaraba player Maksim Medvedev, sent the Blues to the top of their group after the first round of fixtures. Giroud expertly headed in Moses' cross in the first half after the visitors had dominated possession and failed to capitalize. The 201718 season was Chelsea's 104th competitive season, 29th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 26th consecutive season in the Premier League and 112th year in existence as a football club.
