Position2of 20
Points79in 38
Won, drawn, lost24-7-7
Goals67for, 30 against
FormDLWDW
Results
2003-04Sat 15 May
FT
Sat 8 May
FT
Sat 1 May
FT
Sun 25 Apr
FT
Sat 17 Apr
FT
Mon 12 Apr
FT
Sat 10 Apr
FT
Sat 3 Apr
FT
Sat 27 Mar
FT
Sat 20 Mar
FT
Sat 13 Mar
FT
Sat 28 Feb
FT
Sat 21 Feb
FT
Wed 11 Feb
FT
Sun 8 Feb
FT
Sun 1 Feb
FT
Sun 18 Jan
FT
Sun 11 Jan
FT
Wed 7 Jan
FT
Sun 28 Dec
FT
Fri 26 Dec
FT
Sat 20 Dec
FT
Sat 13 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Sun 30 Nov
FT
Sat 22 Nov
FT
Sun 9 Nov
FT
Sat 1 Nov
FT
Sat 25 Oct
FT
Sat 18 Oct
FT
Tue 14 Oct
FT
Sun 5 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Sat 20 Sep
FT
Sat 13 Sep
FT
Sat 30 Aug
FT
Sat 23 Aug
FT
Sun 17 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 28thof 79 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 3matches unbeaten, running now
- 5wins in a row, the longest run of 2003-04
- 5clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2003-04
- 18%of the team's league goals scored by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
- 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
2003-04, 34 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 9 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| Against | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
- 4points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 1point thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 11points won after going behind
- 14points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 34 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
2003-04Strength
Rating 1,538Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2003-04| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank LampardAttacking midfielder | 37 | 3,289 | 9 | 6 |
| Wayne BridgeCentre-back | 33 | 2,964 | 1 | 3 |
| John TerryCentre-back | 32 | 2,875 | 2 | 1 |
| Claude MakeleleMidfielder | 29 | 2,308 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlo CudiciniGoalkeeper | 25 | 2,250 | 0 | 0 |
| William GallasCentre-back | 28 | 2,001 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkForward | 29 | 1,925 | 12 | 4 |
| Mario MelchiotCentre-back | 23 | 1,838 | 2 | 0 |
| GeremiMidfielder | 25 | 1,768 | 1 | 3 |
| Adrian MutuForward | 25 | 1,759 | 6 | 4 |
| Joe ColeForward | 35 | 1,654 | 1 | 3 |
| Jesper GronkjaerMidfielder | 30 | 1,589 | 2 | 2 |
| Eidur GudjohnsenForward | 25 | 1,497 | 6 | 1 |
| Glen JohnsonRight-back | 18 | 1,433 | 3 | 1 |
| Damien DuffMidfielder | 22 | 1,374 | 4 | 8 |
| Marcel DesaillyCentre-back | 15 | 1,331 | 0 | 1 |
| Hernán CrespoForward | 19 | 1,146 | 10 | 0 |
| Robert HuthCentre-back | 16 | 805 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco AmbrosioGoalkeeper | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott ParkerMidfielder | 11 | 605 | 1 | 0 |
| Juan Sebastián VerónMidfielder | 7 | 483 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil SullivanGoalkeeper | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 |
| Celestine BabayaroCentre-back | 5 | 350 | 1 | 2 |
| Emmanuel PetitMidfielder | 4 | 264 | 0 | 1 |
| Alexis NicolasMidfielder | 2 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario StanicMidfielder | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Filipe Oliveira– | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |

