Position3of 20
Points83in 38
Won, drawn, lost25-8-5
Goals68for, 24 against
FormWWWWW
Results
2008-09Sun 24 May
FT
Sun 17 May
FT
Sun 10 May
FT
Sat 2 May
FT
Sat 25 Apr
FT
Wed 22 Apr
FT
Sat 11 Apr
FT
Sat 4 Apr
FT
Sat 21 Mar
FT
Sun 15 Mar
FT
Tue 3 Mar
FT
Sat 28 Feb
FT
Sat 21 Feb
FT
Sat 7 Feb
FT
Sun 1 Feb
FT
Wed 28 Jan
FT
Sat 17 Jan
FT
Sun 11 Jan
FT
Sun 28 Dec
FT
Fri 26 Dec
FT
Mon 22 Dec
FT
Sun 14 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Sun 30 Nov
FT
Sat 22 Nov
FT
Sat 15 Nov
FT
Sun 9 Nov
FT
Sat 1 Nov
FT
Wed 29 Oct
FT
Sun 26 Oct
FT
Sat 18 Oct
FT
Sun 5 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Sun 21 Sep
FT
Sat 13 Sep
FT
Sun 31 Aug
FT
Sun 24 Aug
FT
Sun 17 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 27thof 84 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 5wins in a row, running now
- 5wins in a row, the longest run of 2008-09
- 5clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2008-09
- 28%of the team's league goals scored by Nicolas Anelka
- 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
2008-09, 34 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 9 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 10 |
| Against | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
- 5points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 3points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 9points won after going behind
- 7points 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
2008-09Strength
Rating 1,538Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2008-09| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank LampardAttacking midfielder | 37 | 3,289 | 12 | 9 |
| John TerryCentre-back | 36 | 3,236 | 1 | 0 |
| Petr CechGoalkeeper | 35 | 3,150 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley ColeLeft-back | 34 | 2,941 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicolas AnelkaForward | 37 | 2,927 | 19 | 2 |
| José BosingwaCentre-back | 34 | 2,918 | 2 | 3 |
| John Obi MikelDefensive midfielder | 34 | 2,885 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael BallackMidfielder | 29 | 2,028 | 1 | 4 |
| Florent MaloudaForward | 31 | 2,024 | 6 | 5 |
| AlexCentre-back | 24 | 1,971 | 2 | 1 |
| DecoMidfielder | 25 | 1,636 | 3 | 2 |
| Didier DrogbaForward | 24 | 1,550 | 5 | 4 |
| Salomon KalouLeft winger | 27 | 1,499 | 6 | 4 |
| Branislav IvanovicRight-back | 16 | 1,098 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe ColeForward | 14 | 975 | 2 | 4 |
| Ricardo CarvalhoCentre-back | 12 | 966 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael EssienMidfielder | 11 | 771 | 1 | 0 |
| Juliano BellettiCentre-back | 20 | 707 | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne BridgeCentre-back | 6 | 308 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlo CudiciniGoalkeeper | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Mancienne– | 4 | 177 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Di SantoForward | 8 | 152 | 0 | 1 |
| Paulo FerreiraCentre-back | 7 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo QuaresmaForward | 4 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
| Henrique HilarioGoalkeeper | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Miroslav Stoch– | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott SinclairForward | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| MineiroMidfielder | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Wright-PhillipsRight midfielder | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 |

