Position4of 20
Points67in 38
Won, drawn, lost19-10-9
Goals68for, 38 against
FormLWDLW
Results
2002-03Sun 11 May
FT
Sat 3 May
FT
Sat 26 Apr
FT
Mon 21 Apr
FT
Sat 19 Apr
FT
Sat 12 Apr
FT
Sat 5 Apr
FT
Sat 22 Mar
FT
Sun 16 Mar
FT
Sat 1 Mar
FT
Sat 22 Feb
FT
Sat 8 Feb
FT
Sat 1 Feb
FT
Tue 28 Jan
FT
Sat 18 Jan
FT
Sat 11 Jan
FT
Wed 1 Jan
FT
Sat 28 Dec
FT
Thu 26 Dec
FT
Sat 21 Dec
FT
Sat 14 Dec
FT
Sat 7 Dec
FT
Sat 30 Nov
FT
Sat 23 Nov
FT
Sat 16 Nov
FT
Sat 9 Nov
FT
Sun 3 Nov
FT
Sat 26 Oct
FT
Sat 19 Oct
FT
Sun 6 Oct
FT
Sat 28 Sep
FT
Mon 23 Sep
FT
Sat 14 Sep
FT
Wed 11 Sep
FT
Sun 1 Sep
FT
Wed 28 Aug
FT
Fri 23 Aug
FT
Sat 17 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 29thof 81 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 4wins in a row, the longest run of 2002-03
- 5clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2002-03
- 21%of the team's league goals scored by Gianfranco Zola
- 57%of matches won since 2001-02
- 8–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Chelsea 8–0 Aston Villa
- 0–6Heaviest defeat: Manchester City 6–0 Chelsea
In Europe
105 matches in the European cups since 2014-15Won, drawn, lost65-19-21
Goals220– 104
Finals3won Europa League 2018-19, Champions League 2020-21, Conference League 2024-25
Vesta and Chelsea
347 league matches since 2017-18- 56%of Chelsea's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 155wins in 278 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 20%won with 20%: Tottenham 1–2 Chelsea
- 21%won with 21%: Chelsea 3–1 Liverpool
- 22%won with 22%: Chelsea 2–0 Manchester City
- 81%lost at 81%: Chelsea 0–3 Bournemouth
- 80%lost at 80%: Chelsea 0–1 West Ham
- 78%lost at 78%: Chelsea 2–5 West Bromwich Albion
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2002-03, 35 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 7 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| Against | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
- 3points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 3points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 19points won after going behind
- 12points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 35 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2002-03Strength
Rating 1,538Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2002-03| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank LampardAttacking midfielder | 38 | 3,307 | 6 | 2 |
| William GallasCentre-back | 38 | 3,241 | 4 | 0 |
| Carlo CudiciniGoalkeeper | 36 | 3,240 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario MelchiotCentre-back | 34 | 2,829 | 0 | 2 |
| Gianfranco ZolaForward | 38 | 2,695 | 14 | 7 |
| Marcel DesaillyCentre-back | 31 | 2,694 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkForward | 36 | 2,382 | 11 | 7 |
| Graeme Le SauxCentre-back | 28 | 2,180 | 2 | 7 |
| Emmanuel PetitMidfielder | 24 | 2,056 | 1 | 5 |
| Eidur GudjohnsenForward | 35 | 2,023 | 10 | 3 |
| Jody MorrisMidfielder | 25 | 1,798 | 0 | 2 |
| Jesper GronkjaerMidfielder | 30 | 1,735 | 4 | 5 |
| Enrique De LucasMidfielder | 25 | 1,550 | 0 | 0 |
| Celestine BabayaroCentre-back | 19 | 1,491 | 1 | 0 |
| John TerryCentre-back | 20 | 1,415 | 3 | 2 |
| Mario StanicMidfielder | 18 | 1,019 | 4 | 1 |
| Boudewijn ZendenMidfielder | 21 | 988 | 1 | 4 |
| Carlton ColeForward | 13 | 388 | 3 | 2 |
| Albert FerrerCentre-back | 3 | 225 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert HuthCentre-back | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed de GoeyGoalkeeper | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Filipe Oliveira– | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Keenan– | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

