Position1of 20
Points91in 38
Won, drawn, lost29-4-5
Goals72for, 22 against
FormWWWLL
Results
2005-06Sun 7 May
FT
Tue 2 May
FT
Sat 29 Apr
FT
Mon 17 Apr
FT
Sat 15 Apr
FT
Sun 9 Apr
FT
Sat 1 Apr
FT
Sat 25 Mar
FT
Sun 19 Mar
FT
Sat 11 Mar
FT
Sat 4 Mar
FT
Sat 25 Feb
FT
Sat 11 Feb
FT
Sun 5 Feb
FT
Wed 1 Feb
FT
Sun 22 Jan
FT
Sun 15 Jan
FT
Mon 2 Jan
FT
Sat 31 Dec
FT
Wed 28 Dec
FT
Mon 26 Dec
FT
Sun 18 Dec
FT
Sat 10 Dec
FT
Sat 3 Dec
FT
Sat 26 Nov
FT
Sat 19 Nov
FT
Sun 6 Nov
FT
Sat 29 Oct
FT
Sun 23 Oct
FT
Sat 15 Oct
FT
Sun 2 Oct
FT
Sat 24 Sep
FT
Sat 17 Sep
FT
Sat 10 Sep
FT
Sat 27 Aug
FT
Wed 24 Aug
FT
Sun 21 Aug
FT
Sun 14 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 27thof 82 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 2defeats in a row, running now
- 10wins in a row, the longest run of 2005-06
- 6clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2005-06
- 22%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
2005-06, 37 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 9 |
| Against | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
- 4points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 0points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 13points won after going behind
- 4points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 37 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
2005-06Strength
Rating 1,538Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2005-06| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John TerryCentre-back | 36 | 3,240 | 4 | 0 |
| Frank LampardAttacking midfielder | 36 | 3,240 | 16 | 9 |
| Petr CechGoalkeeper | 34 | 3,015 | 0 | 0 |
| William GallasCentre-back | 34 | 2,927 | 5 | 1 |
| Claude MakeleleMidfielder | 31 | 2,544 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael EssienMidfielder | 31 | 2,459 | 2 | 2 |
| Joe ColeForward | 34 | 2,112 | 8 | 4 |
| Asier Del HornoMidfielder | 25 | 2,046 | 1 | 4 |
| Didier DrogbaForward | 29 | 1,990 | 12 | 11 |
| Ricardo CarvalhoCentre-back | 24 | 1,984 | 1 | 1 |
| Arjen RobbenRight winger | 28 | 1,807 | 6 | 2 |
| Hernán CrespoForward | 30 | 1,680 | 10 | 2 |
| Paulo FerreiraCentre-back | 21 | 1,666 | 0 | 2 |
| Damien DuffMidfielder | 28 | 1,601 | 3 | 2 |
| Eidur GudjohnsenForward | 26 | 1,547 | 2 | 5 |
| Shaun Wright-PhillipsRight midfielder | 27 | 1,009 | 0 | 3 |
| GeremiMidfielder | 15 | 774 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert HuthCentre-back | 13 | 532 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlo CudiciniGoalkeeper | 5 | 405 | 0 | 0 |
| ManicheMidfielder | 8 | 403 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen JohnsonRight-back | 4 | 330 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton ColeForward | 9 | 224 | 0 | 0 |
| Lassana DiarraMidfielder | 3 | 186 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny PidgeleyGoalkeeper | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Smith– | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |

