2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
2016–17 season
Owner Roman Abramovich
Chairman Bruce Buck
Manager Antonio Conte
Stadium Stamford Bridge
Premier League 1st
FA Cup Third round
EFL Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League:
Diego Costa (11 goals)
All:
Diego Costa (11 goals)
Highest home attendance 42,484 vs Manchester United
(23rd October 2016)[1]
Lowest home attendance 39,266 vs Bristol Rovers
(23 August 2016)[2]
Average home league attendance 40,394
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2015–16 2017-18 →

The 2016–17 season is Chelsea's 103rd competitive season, 27th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 25th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 111th year in existence as a football club.[3] They enter this season looking to rebound from a disappointing 2015–16 campaign. Chelsea will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup, but will not participate in any UEFA competition for the first time since the 1996–97 season. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Month by month review

June

It was announced that on the opening day, Chelsea will kick-off the season at home against West Ham United.

On 9 June, Vitesse signed an extension on Nathan's loan[4] and then two weeks later signed an extension on Lewis Baker's loan as well.[5]

On 13 June, Chelsea announced they had released two players, Marco Amelia and Kevin Wright,[6] and also confirmed that loanee Radamel Falcao and Alexandre Pato will be returning to their respective teams. After spending a season-and-a-half on loan at Udinese, Udinese activated a clause in Perica's contract to sign him on a permanent basis.[7]

On 22 June, Charly Musonda's loan at Real Betis was extended for the 2016–17 campaign.[8] On June 27, Chelsea youngster Kyle Scott joins Dutch club Willem II on trial after handing in multiple transfer requests back in April 2016.[9] On 29 June, Aké joined AFC Bournemouth on loan after a successful loan season with Watford in 2015–16.[10]

In the month of June, Chelsea submitted a total of three bids for Roma's Radja Nainggolan, with the third reportedly valued at €40 million; the player ultimately decided to stay after receiving an improved contract from Roma the following month.[11][12]

July

On 1 July, it was announced that Pedro would switch to the number 11 shirt at Chelsea, recently vacated by the loan expiration of Alexandre Pato.[13]

On 3 July, Michy Batshuayi signed a five-year deal at Chelsea after an accepted bid of €40 million (£33.2 million).[14] Batshuayi became the first signing by new Chelsea manager Antonio Conte. After being linked with multiple teams, on 6 July, Boga joined La Liga side Granada on a season-long loan.[15]

After months of speculation, promising right-back Ola Aina signed a new four-year contract.[16] Although Tika Musonda was on the release list, Chelsea opted to give him a new one-year contract.[17]

On 11 July, Chelsea under-21 assistant manager Andy Myers joined Vitesse on a one-year deal as Henk Fraser's assistant manager.[18] With Myers joining the Dutch side, Ian Howell is promoted as the new U-21 assistant manager.

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On 12 July, Players' Player of the Year Willian signed a new four-year contract.[19] On 13 July, Tomáš Kalas returned to the Championship, joining Fulham on a season-long loan.[20] After promotion to the first-team in the previous season, Kasey Palmer joins Huddersfield Town on 15 July.[21] On 20 July, Kiwomya joined League 2 side Crewe Alexandra on loan until 9 January 2017.[22] On 22 July, it was announced that Matej Delač would join Belgian side Mouscron-Péruwelz on a season-long loan.[23]

John Swift was given a new contract in June, but decided to turned it down to sign with Championship side Reading on July 14.[24]

On 16 July, N'Golo Kanté signed a five-year contract with Chelsea valued at £30 million, becoming Conte's second signing.[25][26]

Chelsea lost their first pre-season match against Rapid Wien, which ended in a 2–0 defeat to the Austrian side.[27] In the following match of their Austrian tour, Chelsea won 3–0 against Wolfsberger AC, with youngsters Bertrand Traoré, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Nathaniel Chalobah each scoring a goal.[28] The following day, Chelsea had a closed-door friendly with local team Atus Ferlach, ending their Austrian tour with a 8–0 win over the Austrian Fourth Division champions.[29]

On 28 July, Chelsea started off their U.S. tour with a 1–0 victory over Premier League rival Liverpool thanks to an early goal from Gary Cahill.[30] On 30 July, Chelsea set a record during the 3–2 loss against Real Madrid, with a record attendance of 105,826.[31]

August

Youngsters Fikayo Tomori[32] and Mukhtar Ali[33] both signed a new long-term contracts.

On 2 August, Baba Rahman returned to the Bundesliga on a season-long loan with Schalke 04 after failing to impress Conte during the pre-season.[34] Although Roma announced the signing Mohamed Salah back in October 2015, on 3 August Chelsea finalised the move for an additional €15 million.[35] On 5 August, Abraham signed for Championship side Bristol City on a season-long loan, with no recall clause[36] and Papy Djilobodji joined for Sunderland for a fee reported to be in the region of £8 million.[37] On 6 August, Houghton joined Doncaster Rovers on loan until 3 January 2017.[38]

On 3 August, Chelsea beat Milan in their U.S. tour with a 3–1 win.[39] Chelsea concluded their pre-season campaign with a 4–2 victory over Werder Bremen.[40]

On 12 August, Bertrand Traoré signed a new three-year contract. He then joined Ajax on loan for the season[41] while Aleksandar Pantić joined Excelsior on loan.[42] On 14 August 2016, Michael Hector joined German side Eintracht Frankfurt on a season-long loan.[43] On 15 August 2016, goalkeeper Jamal Blackman joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on loan until 3 January 2017[44] while Brown joined Rotherham United on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[45] On 23 August, Marko Marin joined Greek side Olympiacos on a three-year deal for a fee thought to be in the region of £3 million.[46] On 25 August 2016, Eduardo joined Chelsea on free transfer, signing a one-year deal.[47] On 27 August, Mario Pašalić joined Milan on a season-long loan.[48]

On 30 August, strikers Patrick Bamford and Loïc Rémy joined Burnley[49] and Crystal Palace[50] respectively on season-long loans. Later in the day, Kenedy was also confirmed to have left on a season-long loan deal, to Watford.[51]

Chelsea started off the season with a 2–1 win over London rivals, West Ham, with goals scored by Eden Hazard and Diego Costa.[52] In their second league game, Chelsea left it late yet again, scoring two late goals in the second half to earn their first away win of the season over Watford.[53] Chelsea continued their winning streak, beating Bristol Rovers to advance to the third round of the EFL Cup.[54]

On 27 August, in the 3–0 home victory over Burnley, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois kept the first clean sheet of the season and broke a run of 13 home Premier League games without a clean sheet, with their last being in a 1–0 win over Norwich City in November 2015.[55] In the month of August, Chelsea earned all nine available points and was in second place of the Premier League.

Last day of the transfer window

On the last day of the transfer window, Chelsea completed a total of thirteen transfers, with 11 loan deals and two additions. Youngsters, Dion Conroy and Nathan Baxter,[56] both joined up with semi-professional clubs, while Jake Clarke-Salter and Charlie Colkett[57] both joined League One side, Bristol Rovers. Lucas Piazon joined Tomáš Kalas at Fulham[58] until 15 January 2017 while Christian Atsu joined Newcastle United[59] on a season loan. Kenneth Omeruo returned to the Turkish league, joining newly promoted side Alanyaspor after signing a new contract until 2019.[60] Cristián Cuevas returned to Sint-Truiden[56] for a second season while Islam Feruz joined fellow loanee Matej Delač at Mouscron-Péruwelz.[56] Matt Miazga joined up with the Dutch side Vitesse after his move to Espanyol fell through due to paperwork.[61]

Juan Cuadrado would return on loan to Juventus for three seasons which will see Juventus pay a loan fee of €5 million a season, and also contain a buy-out clause €25 million with add-on clauses.[62]

Marcos Alonso returned to the Premier League for a fee believed to be £23 million from Fiorentina, signing a five-year contract.[63] Chelsea's last summer transfer deal was the £30 million signing of David Luiz, who returned to the London side from Paris Saint-Germain after joining PSG from Chelsea in 2014.[64] His return was completed after he insisted on the move and stated that it was a "good deal" for the French champions after they initially refused the offer.[65]


Position at the end of August

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea 3 3 0 0 7 2+5 9

September

After the international break, Chelsea faced Swansea City at Wales on 11 September. The match ended in a 2–2 draw, meaning that it was the first game that Chelsea dropped points.[66] In the closing minutes, John Terry suffered an ankle injury and left the fields on crutches; scans later showed that his injury ruled him out for approximately ten days.[67] On 16 September, Chelsea suffered their first lost of the season at home as Liverpool won 2–1 at Stamford Bridge.[68] On 20 September, Chelsea beat Leicester City 4–2 after extra-time to advance into the fourth round of the EFL Cup. In the match, youngster Nathaniel Chalobah made his first-team debut and Gary Cahill served as captain for the first time.[69] It was then followed by another defeat at Emirates Stadium, with the scoreline being 3-0 with Alexis Sánchez, Theo Walcott and Mesut Özil on the score sheet.[70] In the month of September, Chelsea earned only a single point out of nine available points and was in eighth place of the Premier League.


Position at the end of September

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
8 Chelsea 6 3 1 2 10 9+1 10

October

After suffering back-to-back Premier League losses to top-four rivals Liverpool and Arsenal, Conte switched to and debuted a 3–4–3 formation against Hull City on the 1 October which earned him a 2–0 victory.[71] On 15 October, Chelsea earned a 3–0 home victory over Premier League champions, Leicester City.[72]

On 23 October, Chelsea stunned Manchester United and former manager José Mourinho at Stamford Bridge with a 4–0 win.[73] With this win, Chelsea had gone eight league games, winning four and drawing four, without losing against Manchester United, making it their best run against the Red Devils in club history.[74] Chelsea lost their next game, an EFL Cup game, 2–1 against West Ham at the newly renovated Olympic Stadium on 26 October 2016, which meant they were out of the competition.[75] However, they bounced back with a 2–0 win in the Premier League over Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on 30 October.[76] The win meant Chelsea won all their Premier League matches in the month of October, a run of four games, scoring 11 goals without conceding any. The last time Chelsea had a four game winning run was April 2015 and the four consecutive clean sheet were also the first since August 2010 when Chelsea had a run of six consecutive Premier League games without conceding.[77]


Position at the end of October

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
4 Chelsea 10 7 1 2 21 8+13 22

November

On 5 November, Chelsea stunned Everton at Stamford Bridge with a 5–0 win. With this win, Chelsea had five consecutive league victories, scoring 16 goals and conceding none. The win also temporarily sent The Blues top of the Premier League table.[78]

On 18 November 2016, Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Antonio Conte both won the Premier League Player of the Month and the Premier League Manager of the Month awards respectively for the month of October.[79][80]

On 20 November 2016, Chelsea earn their sixth consecutive league victory, beating 1–0 Middlesbrough, in the progress Costa became the first player to reach double digit in the league when he scored his 10th goal of the season.[81] On 26 November, Chelsea ended the unbeaten league streak of Tottenham Hotspur, where Chelsea won 2–1.[82]

Position at the end of November

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea 13 10 1 2 29 9+20 31

December

On 3 December, Chelsea gave Manchester City their first home defeat after the Blues came back from a Gary Cahill own goal in the first half with three second half goals to earn a 3–1 victory. The match ended in a brawl when Sergio Agüero lunged a two legged tackled into David Luiz, after the brawl, Aguero and Fernandinho were both sent off with straight reds.[83]

Coaching staff

Position Staff
First-team ManagerItaly Antonio Conte
Assistant ManagersItaly Angelo Alessio
England Steve Holland
Italy Gianluca Conte
Technical DirectorNigeria Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper CoachesItaly Gianluca Spinelli
Portugal Henrique Hilário
Head Fitness CoachesItaly Paolo Bertelli
Spain Julio Tous
England Chris Jones
Assistant Fitness CoachItaly Constantino Coratti
Club Ambassador/Assistant to the First-teamItaly Carlo Cudicini
Consultant Personal Trainer/NutritionistItaly Tiberio Ancora
Senior Opposition ScoutEngland Mick McGiven
Medical DirectorSpain Paco Biosca
Head of Youth DevelopmentEngland Neil Bath
Under-21 Team ManagerEngland Adi Viveash
Under-18 Team ManagerEngland Jody Morris
Head of Match Analysis/ScoutEngland James Melbourne

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Other information

Stamford Bridge
Owner Russia Roman Abramovich
Chairman United States Bruce Buck
Directors Russia Canada Marina Granovskaia
Ukraine Canada Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (41,663 / 103x67 metres)
Training Ground Cobham Training Centre

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Squad information

First team squad

As of 1 September 2016.[84]

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

No. Position Player
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Asmir Begović
2 Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović (vice-captain)
3 Spain DF Marcos Alonso
4 Spain MF Cesc Fàbregas
5 France DF Kurt Zouma
7 France MF N'Golo Kanté
8 Brazil MF Oscar
10 Belgium MF Eden Hazard
11 Spain MF Pedro
12 Nigeria MF John Obi Mikel
13 Belgium GK Thibaut Courtois
14 England MF Ruben Loftus-Cheek
15 Nigeria MF Victor Moses
No. Position Player
19 Spain FW Diego Costa
21 Serbia MF Nemanja Matić
22 Brazil MF Willian
23 Belgium FW Michy Batshuayi
24 England DF Gary Cahill (third-captain)
26 England DF John Terry (captain)
28 Spain DF César Azpilicueta
29 England MF Nathaniel Chalobah
30 Brazil DF David Luiz
34 England DF Ola Aina
37 Portugal GK Eduardo
41 England FW Dominic Solanke

New contracts

No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
— CB England Trevoh Chalobah 3 years 2019 29 June 2016 [85]
— RB Sweden Joseph Colley 3 years 2019 29 June 2016 [85]
— GK England Nathan Baxter 2 years 2018 29 June 2016 [85]
— LW Scotland Harvey St Clair 2 years 2018 29 June 2016 [85]
— CF England Malakai Hinckson-Mars 2 years 2018 29 June 2016 [85]
— LB Wales Cole Dasilva 1 year 2017 29 June 2016 [85]
42 GK England Bradley Collins 2 years 2018 1 July 2016 [86]
— RW England Alex Kiwomya 1 year 2017 1 July 2016 [86]
34 RB England Ola Aina 4 years 2020 6 July 2016 [87]
— DM Belgium Tika Musonda 1 year 2017 6 July 2016 [17][88]
22 RW Brazil Willian 4 years 2020 12 July 2016 [89]
33 CB England Fikayo Tomori 4 years 2020 1 August 2016 [32]
— CM England Mukhtar Ali 2 years 2018 3 August 2016 [90][91]
— CM Scotland Ruben Sammut 2 years 2018 4 August 2016 [91]
— RB England Richard Nartey 1 year 2017 4 August 2016 [91]
14 RW Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré 3 years 2019 12 August 2016 [92]
— CB Nigeria Kenneth Omeruo 3 years 2019 31 August 2016 [60]
— RB England Todd Kane 3 years 2019 23 September 2016 [93]

Transfers


In

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
— CM Netherlands Juan Familia-Castillo Netherlands Ajax Free (scholar) 1 July 2016 [94]
23 CF Belgium Michy Batshuayi France Marseille £33,200,000 3 July 2016 [95][96]
— CF England Charlie Brown England Ipswich Town Free (scholar) 9 July 2016 [97]
7 CM France N'Golo Kanté England Leicester City £30,000,000 16 July 2016 [98][99]
— GK Poland Marcin Bułka Poland FCB Escola Varsovia Free (scholar) 29 July 2016 [100][101]
37 GK Portugal Eduardo Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Free 25 August 2016 [102]
3 LB Spain Marcos Alonso Italy Fiorentina £23,000,000 31 August 2016 [63]
30 CB Brazil David Luiz France Paris Saint-Germain £30,000,000 31 August 2016 [64]

Winter

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source

Out

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
32 GK Italy Marco Amelia Unattached Free 30 June 2016 [103]
9 CF Colombia Radamel Falcao France Monaco End of Loan 30 June 2016 [104]
11 CF Brazil Alexandre Pato Brazil Corinthians End of Loan 30 June 2016 [104]
— CF Croatia Stipe Perica Italy Udinese £3,400,000 1 July 2016 [7]
— LW England Reece Mitchell England Chesterfield Free 1 July 2016 [105]
— CM England John Swift England Reading Free 14 July 2016 [24]
— RW Egypt Mohamed Salah Italy Roma £14,500,000 3 August 2016 [35]
— CB Senegal Papy Djilobodji England Sunderland £8,000,000 5 August 2016 [106]
— AM Germany Marko Marin Greece Olympiacos £3,000,000 23 August 2016 [107]
— CB England Zech Medley Unattached Free 14 October 2016 [108]
— LB England Kevin Wright England Carlisle United Free 1 December 2016 [109]

Winter

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source

Loan in

Summer

No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source

Winter

No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source

Loan out

Summer

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
— RB Brazil Wallace Brazil Grêmio 7 January 2016 30 June 2017 [110][111]
— LB Netherlands Nathan Aké England AFC Bournemouth 1 July 2016 30 June 2017 [10]
— CM England Lewis Baker Netherlands Vitesse 1 July 2016 30 June 2017 [5]
— GK England Mitchell Beeney England Crawley Town 1 July 2016 3 January 2017 [112]
— CB Denmark Andreas Christensen Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 July 2016 30 June 2017 [113]
— LW Belgium Charly Musonda Spain Real Betis 1 July 2016 30 June 2017 [8]
— LW Brazil Nathan Netherlands Vitesse 1 July 2016 30 June 2017 [4]
— CF Colombia Joao Rodríguez Colombia Santa Fe 1 July 2016 30 June 2017 [114]
— AM France Jérémie Boga Spain Granada 6 July 2016 30 June 2017 [15][115]
— CB Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas England Fulham 13 July 2016 30 June 2017 [116]
38 AM England Kasey Palmer England Huddersfield Town 15 July 2016 30 June 2017 [21]
— RW England Alex Kiwomya England Crewe Alexandra 20 July 2016 9 January 2017 [117]
— DM Ivory Coast Victorien Angban Spain Granada 22 July 2016 30 June 2017 [38][118]
— GK Croatia Matej Delač Belgium Mouscron-Péruwelz 22 July 2016 30 June 2017 [23][38]
6 LB Ghana Baba Rahman Germany Schalke 04 2 August 2016 30 June 2017 [lower-alpha 1] [120]
32 CF England Tammy Abraham England Bristol City 5 August 2016 30 June 2017 [121]
— CM England Jordan Houghton England Doncaster Rovers 6 August 2016 3 January 2017 [38]
— CB Scotland Alex Davey England Crawley Town 11 August 2016 3 January 2017 [122]
14 RW Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré Netherlands Ajax 12 August 2016 30 June 2017 [123]
— CM Serbia Danilo Pantić Netherlands Excelsior 12 August 2016 30 June 2017 [124]
30 CB Jamaica Michael Hector Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 14 August 2016 30 June 2017 [43]
27 GK England Jamal Blackman England Wycombe Wanderers 15 August 2016 3 January 2017 [44]
— RW England Isaiah Brown England Rotherham United 15 August 2016 30 June 2017 [125]
— CM Croatia Mario Pašalić Italy Milan 27 August 2016 30 June 2017 [48]
— CF England Patrick Bamford England Burnley 30 August 2016 30 June 2017 [126]
18 CF France Loïc Rémy England Crystal Palace 30 August 2016 30 June 2017 [127]
16 LW Brazil Kenedy England Watford 30 August 2016 30 June 2017 [51]
— CB England Dion Conroy England Aldershot Town 31 August 2016 15 January 2017 [56]
— LM Chile Cristián Cuevas Belgium Sint-Truiden 31 August 2016 30 June 2017 [56]
40 GK England Nathan Baxter England Metropolitan Police 31 August 2016 15 January 2017 [56]
— CF Scotland Islam Feruz Belgium Mouscron-Péruwelz 31 August 2016 30 June 2017 [56]
— CB Nigeria Kenneth Omeruo Turkey Alanyaspor 31 August 2016 30 June 2017 [60]
17 RW Colombia Juan Cuadrado Italy Juventus 31 August 2016 30 June 2019 [128]
— CB England Jake Clarke-Salter England Bristol Rovers 31 August 2016 30 June 2017 [57]
— CM England Charlie Colkett England Bristol Rovers 31 August 2016 30 June 2017 [57]
— LW Brazil Lucas Piazon England Fulham 31 August 2016 15 January 2017 [58]
— RW Ghana Christian Atsu England Newcastle United 31 August 2016 30 June 2017 [59]
20 CB United States Matt Miazga Netherlands Vitesse 31 August 2016 30 June 2017 [129]
  1. ↑ A £500,000 loan fee has been applied to the loan for Baba Rahman.[119]

Winter

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: Decrease £116,200,000

Winter: Decrease £

Total: Decrease £116,200,000

Income

Summer: Increase £28,900,000

Winter: Increase £

Total: Increase £28,900,000

Expenditure

Summer: Decrease £87,300,000

Winter: Decrease Increase £

Total: Decrease £87,300,000

Pre-season

On 13 April 2016, it was announced that Chelsea would visit Austria for two pre-season friendlies against Rapid Wien and Wolfsberger AC.[130] Chelsea will conclude their pre-season campaign facing Bundesliga side Werder Bremen in Germany.[131]

International Champions Cup

On 22 March 2016, the schedule for the 2016 International Champions Cup was announced that Chelsea would play Liverpool, Real Madrid and Milan.[132]

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 14 11 1 2 32 11 +21 78.57
FA Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 66.67
Total 17 13 1 3 40 17 +23 76.47

Last updated: 3 December 2016
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea 14 11 1 2 32 11 +21 34 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Arsenal 14 9 4 1 33 14 +19 31
3 Liverpool 14 9 3 2 35 18 +17 30
4 Manchester City 14 9 3 2 30 15 +15 30 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 14 7 6 1 24 10 +14 27 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2016. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[133]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 11 1 2 32 11  +21 34 6 0 1 20 4  +16 5 1 1 12 7  +5

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday


Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHHAHAHAH                       
Result W W W D L L W W W W W W W W                                                
Position 3 4 1 2 3 8 6 5 4 4 1 1 1 1                                                

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Statto
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 15 June 2016 at 9am.[134][135]

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović 0000303000
2 DF Serbia Branislav Ivanović 6 (3)000107 (3)020
3 DF Spain Marcos Alonso 8 (1)100109 (1)110
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas 2 (3)000224 (3)210
5 DF France Kurt Zouma 0000000000
7 MF France N'Golo Kanté 141001015130
8 MF Brazil Oscar 5 (4)0001 (1)06 (5)010
10 MF Belgium Eden Hazard 148000 (3)014 (3)820
11 MF Spain Pedro 8 (5)3002 (1)010 (6)330
12 MF Nigeria John Obi Mikel 0000000000
13 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois 140000014010
14 MF England Ruben Loftus-Cheek 0 (1)000202 (1)000
15 MF Nigeria Victor Moses 8 (5)3002110 (5)410
19 FW Spain Diego Costa 1411000 (1)014 (1)1140
21 MF Serbia Nemanja Matić 130002015020
22 MF Brazil Willian 6 (4)300107 (4)320
23 FW Belgium Michy Batshuayi 0 (9)100323 (9)300
24 DF England Gary Cahill 141003217310
26 DF England John Terry 4 (1)0001 (1)05 (2)010
28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta 140003117130
29 MF England Nathaniel Chalobah 0 (5)0001 (1)01 (6)010
30 DF Brazil David Luiz 100002012040
34 DF England Ola Aina 0 (1)000202 (1)000
37 GK Portugal Eduardo 0000000000
41 FW England Dominic Solanke 0000000000
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 FW 19 Spain Diego Costa 110011
2 MF 10 Belgium Eden Hazard 8008
3 MF 15 Nigeria Victor Moses 3014
6 MF 11 Spain Pedro 3003
MF 22 Brazil Willian 3003
FW 23 Belgium Michy Batshuayi 1023
DF 24 England Gary Cahill 1023
8 MF 4 Spain Cesc Fàbregas 0022
10 DF 3 Spain Marcos Alonso 1001
MF 7 France N'Golo Kanté 1001
DF 28 Spain César Azpilicueta 0011
# Own goals 0 0 0 0
Total 32 0 8 40

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 13 Belgium Thibaut Courtois 7007
2 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović 0000
Total 7007

Last updated: 20 November 2016.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Summary

Games played 17 (14 Premier League) (3 EFL Cup)
Games won 13 (11 Premier League) (2 EFL Cup)
Games drawn 1 (1 Premier League)
Games lost 3 (2 Premier League) (1 EFL Cup)
Goals scored 40 (32 Premier League) (8 EFL Cup)
Goals conceded 17 (11 Premier League) (6 EFL Cup)
Goal difference +23 (+21 Premier League) (+2 EFL Cup)
Clean sheets 7 (7 Premier League)
Yellow cards 34 (31 Premier League) (3 EFL Cup)
Red cards 0
Most appearances 3 Players (17 Appearances)
Top scorer Spain Diego Costa (11 goals)
Winning Percentage Overall: 13/17 (76.47%)

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Awards are available in the clubs official website.

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