Chelsea 1998/99

Chelsea finished 3rd of 20 in the 1998/99 Premier League with 75 points (won 20, drawn 15, lost 3; scored 57, conceded 30). They were top of the table after 4 matches of 38; lowest 18th, after match 1. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 21 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Chelsea
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 20-club Premier League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 15 Aug 1998	Coventry (away)	1–2 L	Lost	0	18th
2	Sat 22 Aug 1998	Newcastle (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	17th
3	Wed 9 Sep 1998	Arsenal (home)	0–0 D	Drew	2	18th
4	Sat 12 Sep 1998	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–1 W	Won	5	15th
5	Mon 21 Sep 1998	Blackburn (away)	4–3 W	Won	8	11th
6	Sat 26 Sep 1998	Middlesbrough (home)	2–0 W	Won	11	7th
7	Sun 4 Oct 1998	Liverpool (away)	1–1 D	Drew	12	6th
8	Sat 17 Oct 1998	Charlton (home)	2–1 W	Won	15	4th
9	Sun 25 Oct 1998	Leeds (away)	0–0 D	Drew	16	6th
10	Sun 8 Nov 1998	West Ham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	17	5th
11	Sat 14 Nov 1998	Wimbledon (home)	3–0 W	Won	20	4th
12	Sat 21 Nov 1998	Leicester (away)	4–2 W	Won	23	4th
13	Sat 28 Nov 1998	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–1 D	Drew	24	4th
14	Sat 5 Dec 1998	Everton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	25	6th
15	Wed 9 Dec 1998	Aston Villa (home)	2–1 W	Won	28	3rd
16	Sat 12 Dec 1998	Derby (away)	2–2 D	Drew	29	3rd
17	Wed 16 Dec 1998	Manchester United (away)	1–1 D	Drew	30	3rd
18	Sat 19 Dec 1998	Tottenham (home)	2–0 W	Won	33	1st
19	Sat 26 Dec 1998	Southampton (away)	2–0 W	Won	36	1st
20	Tue 29 Dec 1998	Manchester United (home)	0–0 D	Drew	37	2nd
21	Sat 9 Jan 1999	Newcastle (away)	1–0 W	Won	40	1st
22	Sat 16 Jan 1999	Coventry (home)	2–1 W	Won	43	1st
23	Sun 31 Jan 1999	Arsenal (away)	0–1 L	Lost	43	2nd
24	Sat 6 Feb 1999	Southampton (home)	1–0 W	Won	46	2nd
25	Wed 17 Feb 1999	Blackburn (home)	1–1 D	Drew	47	2nd
26	Sat 20 Feb 1999	Nottingham Forest (away)	3–1 W	Won	50	2nd
27	Sat 27 Feb 1999	Liverpool (home)	2–1 W	Won	53	2nd
28	Sat 13 Mar 1999	West Ham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	53	3rd
29	Sun 21 Mar 1999	Aston Villa (away)	3–0 W	Won	56	3rd
30	Sat 3 Apr 1999	Charlton (away)	1–0 W	Won	59	3rd
31	Sun 11 Apr 1999	Wimbledon (away)	2–1 W	Won	62	3rd
32	Wed 14 Apr 1999	Middlesbrough (away)	0–0 D	Drew	63	3rd
33	Sun 18 Apr 1999	Leicester (home)	2–2 D	Drew	64	2nd
34	Sun 25 Apr 1999	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–0 D	Drew	65	3rd
35	Sat 1 May 1999	Everton (home)	3–1 W	Won	68	3rd
36	Wed 5 May 1999	Leeds (home)	1–0 W	Won	71	3rd
37	Mon 10 May 1999	Tottenham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	72	3rd
38	Sun 16 May 1999	Derby (home)	2–1 W	Won	75	3rd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.