Chelsea 2008/09

Chelsea finished 3rd of 20 in the 2008/09 Premier League with 83 points (won 25, drawn 8, lost 5; scored 68, conceded 24). They were top of the table after 12 matches of 38; lowest 4th, after match 25. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 8 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	Sun 17 Aug 2008	Portsmouth (home)	4–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Sun 24 Aug 2008	Wigan (away)	1–0 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sun 31 Aug 2008	Tottenham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	7	1st
4	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Manchester City (away)	3–1 W	Won	10	1st
5	Sun 21 Sep 2008	Manchester United (home)	1–1 D	Drew	11	2nd
6	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Stoke (away)	2–0 W	Won	14	1st
7	Sun 5 Oct 2008	Aston Villa (home)	2–0 W	Won	17	1st
8	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Middlesbrough (away)	5–0 W	Won	20	1st
9	Sun 26 Oct 2008	Liverpool (home)	0–1 L	Lost	20	2nd
10	Wed 29 Oct 2008	Hull (away)	3–0 W	Won	23	2nd
11	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Sunderland (home)	5–0 W	Won	26	1st
12	Sun 9 Nov 2008	Blackburn (away)	2–0 W	Won	29	1st
13	Sat 15 Nov 2008	West Brom (away)	3–0 W	Won	32	1st
14	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Newcastle (home)	0–0 D	Drew	33	1st
15	Sun 30 Nov 2008	Arsenal (home)	1–2 L	Lost	33	1st
16	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Bolton (away)	2–0 W	Won	36	2nd
17	Sun 14 Dec 2008	West Ham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	37	2nd
18	Mon 22 Dec 2008	Everton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	38	2nd
19	Fri 26 Dec 2008	West Brom (home)	2–0 W	Won	41	2nd
20	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Fulham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	42	2nd
21	Sun 11 Jan 2009	Manchester United (away)	0–3 L	Lost	42	2nd
22	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Stoke (home)	2–1 W	Won	45	3rd
23	Wed 28 Jan 2009	Middlesbrough (home)	2–0 W	Won	48	2nd
24	Sun 1 Feb 2009	Liverpool (away)	0–2 L	Lost	48	3rd
25	Sat 7 Feb 2009	Hull (home)	0–0 D	Drew	49	4th
26	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Aston Villa (away)	1–0 W	Won	52	3rd
27	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Wigan (home)	2–1 W	Won	55	2nd
28	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Portsmouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	58	2nd
29	Sun 15 Mar 2009	Manchester City (home)	1–0 W	Won	61	2nd
30	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Tottenham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	61	2nd
31	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Newcastle (away)	2–0 W	Won	64	3rd
32	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Bolton (home)	4–3 W	Won	67	3rd
33	Wed 22 Apr 2009	Everton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	68	3rd
34	Sat 25 Apr 2009	West Ham (away)	1–0 W	Won	71	3rd
35	Sat 2 May 2009	Fulham (home)	3–1 W	Won	74	3rd
36	Sun 10 May 2009	Arsenal (away)	4–1 W	Won	77	3rd
37	Sun 17 May 2009	Blackburn (home)	2–0 W	Won	80	3rd
38	Sun 24 May 2009	Sunderland (away)	3–2 W	Won	83	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.