Position1of 20
Points95in 38
Won, drawn, lost29-8-1
Goals72for, 15 against
FormWWWWD
Results
2004-05Sun 15 May
FT
Tue 10 May
FT
Sat 7 May
FT
Sat 30 Apr
FT
Sat 23 Apr
FT
Wed 20 Apr
FT
Sat 9 Apr
FT
Sat 2 Apr
FT
Sat 19 Mar
FT
Tue 15 Mar
FT
Sat 5 Mar
FT
Sat 12 Feb
FT
Sun 6 Feb
FT
Wed 2 Feb
FT
Sat 22 Jan
FT
Sat 15 Jan
FT
Tue 4 Jan
FT
Sat 1 Jan
FT
Tue 28 Dec
FT
Sun 26 Dec
FT
Sat 18 Dec
FT
Sun 12 Dec
FT
Sat 4 Dec
FT
Sat 27 Nov
FT
Sat 20 Nov
FT
Sat 13 Nov
FT
Sat 6 Nov
FT
Sat 30 Oct
FT
Sat 23 Oct
FT
Sat 16 Oct
FT
Sun 3 Oct
FT
Sat 25 Sep
FT
Sun 19 Sep
FT
Sat 11 Sep
FT
Sat 28 Aug
FT
Tue 24 Aug
FT
Sat 21 Aug
FT
Sun 15 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 29thof 82 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 29matches unbeaten, running now
- 8wins in a row, the longest run of 2004-05
- 10clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2004-05
- 18%of the team's league goals scored by Frank Lampard
- 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
2004-05, 34 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| Against | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
- 2points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 2points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 9points won after going behind
- 2points 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
2004-05Strength
Rating 1,538Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2004-05| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank LampardAttacking midfielder | 38 | 3,413 | 13 | 16 |
| John TerryCentre-back | 36 | 3,240 | 3 | 1 |
| Claude MakeleleMidfielder | 36 | 3,240 | 1 | 4 |
| Petr CechGoalkeeper | 35 | 3,150 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulo FerreiraCentre-back | 29 | 2,610 | 0 | 0 |
| Eidur GudjohnsenForward | 37 | 2,507 | 12 | 7 |
| William GallasCentre-back | 28 | 2,446 | 2 | 1 |
| Damien DuffMidfielder | 30 | 2,410 | 6 | 6 |
| Ricardo CarvalhoCentre-back | 25 | 1,969 | 1 | 0 |
| TiagoMidfielder | 34 | 1,968 | 4 | 4 |
| Joe ColeForward | 28 | 1,644 | 8 | 2 |
| Didier DrogbaForward | 26 | 1,632 | 10 | 5 |
| Arjen RobbenRight winger | 18 | 1,259 | 7 | 9 |
| Glen JohnsonRight-back | 17 | 1,159 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne BridgeCentre-back | 15 | 1,150 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexey SmertinMidfielder | 16 | 782 | 0 | 0 |
| Mateja KezmanMidfielder | 25 | 739 | 4 | 0 |
| GeremiMidfielder | 13 | 588 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert HuthCentre-back | 10 | 537 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri JarosikMidfielder | 14 | 436 | 0 | 0 |
| Celestine BabayaroCentre-back | 4 | 281 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlo CudiciniGoalkeeper | 3 | 262 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott ParkerMidfielder | 4 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian MutuForward | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael ForssellForward | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny PidgeleyGoalkeeper | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Filipe Oliveira– | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuno Morais– | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Watt– | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Grant– | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

