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Chelsea
2022–23 season
OwnerTodd Boehly
Clearlake Capital
Hansjörg Wyss
Mark Walter
ChairmanTodd Boehly
ManagerThomas Tuchel
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League8th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jorginho (1)

All:
Jorginho (1)
Biggest win1–0
(vs Everton (A), 6 August 2022, Premier League)
2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is Chelsea Football Club's 117th year in existence and 34th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Chelsea are participating in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League.[1] The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Kits

Home
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Season summary

Pre-season

On 23 May it was announced that long serving goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon would leave the club after having joined from Rennes in 2007 to help with the training of former Goalkeeper Petr Čech.[2]

On 28 May Chelsea FC released a statement via the club website stating that "Chelsea Football Club can confirm that a final and definitive agreement was entered into last night to sell the Club to the Todd Boehly/Clearlake Capital consortium. It is expected that the transaction will be completed on Monday."[3]

The consortium led by Todd Boehly, chairman and CEO of Eldridge Industries, and Clearlake Capital, announced completion of the ownership transfer of Chelsea on the 30 May 2022. The consortium also includes Hansjörg Wyss, founder of the Wyss Foundation, and Mark Walter, co-founder and CEO of Guggenheim Partners. Walter and Boehly are partial owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Los Angeles Sparks. The transaction has received all necessary approvals from The Government of the United Kingdom, The Premier League, and other authorities.[4]

It was announced on 20 June that long-serving Chairman Bruce Buck would step-down after 19 years in the role effective on 30 June.[5] A further statement was released on 22 June announcing a new-look Board of Directors including Boehly, Eghbali, Feliciano, Walter, Wyss as well as Jonathan Goldstein, Barbara Charone, Daniel Finkelstein and James Pade. It was also revealed that long serving Marina Granovskaia left the club, with Boehly acting as interim Sporting Director as well as Chairman.[6] Then on 27th June, the club announced that Petr Cech, will leave his role as Technical and Performance Advisor at the end of the month.[7]

On 13 July, Chelsea announced their first signing of the season, English international winger Raheem Sterling joined the club for a reported fee of £47.5 million.[8] Three days later, they completed the signing of Kalidou Koulibaly for a reported fee of £33m.[9]

Start of the season

In the first match of the new Premier League season, Chelsea defeated Everton 1–0 at the Goodison Park, with Jorginho scoring the penalty.

Management team

Position Name
Head coach Germany Thomas Tuchel
First-Team coach Germany Arno Michels
Hungary Zsolt Lőw
Assistant coach England Anthony Barry
Assistant coach/Analyst Germany Benjamin Weber
Goalkeeper coach Portugal Henrique Hilário
Assistant goalkeeper coach England James Russell

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 6 August 2022. Appearances include all competitions.[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga Spain GK (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 29) 2018 2025[11] Spain Athletic Bilbao £71.5M[12] 124 0
13 Marcus Bettinelli England GK (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 32) 2021 2023[13] England Fulham Free[14] 1 0
16 Édouard Mendy Senegal GK (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 32) 2020 2025[15] France Rennes £22M[16] 94 0
Defenders
3 Marcos Alonso Spain LWB / LB (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33) 2016 2023[17] Italy Fiorentina £24M[18] 212 29
6 Thiago Silva Brazil CB (1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 39) 2020 2023[19] France Paris Saint-Germain Free 83 5
14 Trevoh Chalobah England CB / DM (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25) 2018 2026[20] England Chelsea Academy N/A 30 4
21 Ben Chilwell England LB / LWB (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 27) 2020 2025[21] England Leicester City £45M[22] 56 7
24 Reece James England RB / RWB (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24) 2018 2025[23] England Chelsea Academy N/A 124 9
26 Kalidou Koulibaly Senegal CB (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 33) 2022 2026 Italy Napoli £33M 1 0
28 César Azpilicueta (captain) Spain RB / CB (1989-08-29) 29 August 1989 (age 35) 2012 2024[24] France Marseille £7M[25] 477 17
31 Malang Sarr France CB / LB (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25) 2020 2025[26] France Nice Free[26] 21 0
32 Marc Cucurella Spain LWB / CB (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 26) 2022 2028 England Brighton & Hove Albion £56M[27] 1 0
33 Emerson Italy LWB / LB (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 30) 2018 2024 Italy Roma £17.5M 71 2
Ethan Ampadu Wales CB / DM (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 (age 23) 2017 2024 England Exeter City £2.5M 12 0
Baba Rahman Ghana LB (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 30) 2015 2024 Germany Augsburg £14M 23 0
Midfielders
5 Jorginho (vice-captain) Italy DM / CM (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 32) 2018 2023[28] Italy Napoli £50M[29] 189 27
7 N'Golo Kanté France CM / DM (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 33) 2016 2023[30] England Leicester City £32M[31] 261 13
8 Mateo Kovačić Croatia CM / DM (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 30) 2019 2024[32] Spain Real Madrid £40M[33] 184 4
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek England CM / DM (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28) 2014 2024[34] England Chelsea Academy N/A 123 13
19 Mason Mount England AM / CM (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 25) 2017 2024[35] England Chelsea Academy N/A 161 30
23 Conor Gallagher England CM / AM (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24) 2019 2025 England Chelsea Academy N/A 1 0
30 Carney Chukwuemeka England CM (2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 (age 20) 2022 2028 England Aston Villa £20M 0 0
Ross Barkley England AM / CM (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 30) 2018 2023[36] England Everton £15M[36] 100 12
Billy Gilmour Scotland CM (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 23) 2019 2024 England Chelsea Academy N/A 22 0
Forwards
10 Christian Pulisic United States LW / RW (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 25) 2019 2024[37] Germany Borussia Dortmund £58M[38] 116 25
17 Raheem Sterling England LW / RW (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29) 2022 2027 England Manchester City £47.5M[8] 1 0
18 Armando Broja Albania ST (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 23) 2020 2026 England Chelsea Academy N/A 2 0
20 Callum Hudson-Odoi England LW / RWB (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 23) 2018 2024[39] England Chelsea Academy N/A 126 16
22 Hakim Ziyech Morocco RW / AM (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31) 2020 2025[40] Netherlands Ajax £37M[41] 83 14
29 Kai Havertz Germany CF / AM (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 25) 2020 2025[42] Germany Bayer Leverkusen £72M[43] 93 23
Michy Batshuayi Belgium ST (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 30) 2016 2023 France Marseille £33.2M 77 25
Kenedy Brazil LW / LWB (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28) 2015 2023 Brazil Fluminense £6.3M 30 3

Transfers

In

Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source
1 July 2022 GK Wales Eddie Beach England Southampton Undisclosed [44]
13 July 2022 17 FW England Raheem Sterling England Manchester City £47,500,000 [8][45]
16 July 2022 MF Jamaica Omari Hutchinson England Arsenal Undisclosed [46]
26 DF Senegal Kalidou Koulibaly Italy Napoli £33,000,000 [9][47]
2 August 2022 GK United States Gabriel Slonina United States Chicago Fire £8,100,000 [48][49]
4 August 2022 30 MF England Carney Chukwuemeka England Aston Villa £20,000,000 [50][51]
DF England Zak Sturge England Brighton & Hove Albion Free [52]
5 August 2022 32 DF Spain Marc Cucurella England Brighton & Hove Albion £56,000,000 [53][27]

Out

Date No. Pos. Player To Fee Source
1 July 2022 2 DF Germany Antonio Rüdiger Spain Real Madrid Free [54]
4 DF Denmark Andreas Christensen Spain Barcelona Free [55][56]
41 MF England George McEachran Unattached Free [57]
42 MF Austria Thierno Ballo Austria Wolfsberger Free [57][58]
GK Croatia Karlo Žiger Croatia Gorica Free [57][59]
DF England Jake Clarke-Salter England Queens Park Rangers Free [55][60]
MF England Danny Drinkwater Unattached Free [55]
MF Belgium Charly Musonda Unattached Free [55]
12 July 2022 FW Republic of Ireland George Nunn England Derby County Free [61]
20 July 2022 DF England Josh Tobin Unattached Free [62]
5 August 2022 DF United States Matt Miazga United States FC Cincinnati Undisclosed [63]
8 August 2022 11 FW Germany Timo Werner Germany RB Leipzig £18,000,000 [64]

Loans in

Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source

Loans out

Summer

Date Until No. Pos. Player To Fee Source
1 July 2022 End of season 9 FW Belgium Romelu Lukaku Italy Inter Milan £7,000,000 [65]
End of season 36 GK Finland Lucas Bergström England Peterborough United Free [66]
End of season 45 DF Northern Ireland Sam McClelland England Barrow Free [67]
End of season GK United States Ethan Wady England Woking Free [68]
4 July 2022 End of season GK England Nathan Baxter England Hull City Free [69]
7 July 2022 End of season 70 GK England Prince Adegoke England Welling United Free [70]
9 July 2022 End of season GK England Jamie Cumming England Milton Keynes Dons Free [71]
15 July 2022 End of season DF Netherlands Ian Maatsen England Burnley Free [72]
22 July 2022 End of season MF England Tino Anjorin England Huddersfield Town Free [73]
End of season DF England Henry Lawrence England Milton Keynes Dons Free [74]
2 August 2022 31 December 2022 GK United States Gabriel Slonina United States Chicago Fire Free [48]
5 August 2022 End of season DF England Levi Colwill England Brighton & Hove Albion Free [75]

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season and friendlies

Chelsea announced they would travel to the United States to take part in the FC Series with a friendly against Arsenal.[76] A month later the club annonced two further fixtures as part of the FC Series, against América and Charlotte FC.[77] On 6 July, Chelsea confirmed they would play Udinese in Italy after the American tour.[78]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 July 2022 FC Series América Mexico 1–2 England Chelsea Paradise, United States
19:00 PT (UTC-8)
Report
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium
Attendance: 47,223
Referee: Kevin Broadley (United States)
20 July 2022 FC Series Charlotte FC United States 1–1
(5–3 p)
England Chelsea Charlotte, United States
20:35 EDT (UTC-4)[A]
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 52,673
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza (United States)
Penalties
Note:
  1. ^ The match was originally scheduled for 19:30 EDT, but was rescheduled to 20:35 EDT due to severe weather conditions around the stadium.[79]
23 July 2022 FC Series Arsenal England 4–0 England Chelsea Orlando, United States
20:00 EDT (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 63,811
Referee: Kevin Broadley (United States)
29 July 2022 Friendly Udinese Italy 1–3 England Chelsea Udine, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 11,776
Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)
30 July 2022 Friendly Udinese XI Italy 0–2 England Chelsea XI Udine, Italy
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi (Italy)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 6 August 2022 28 May 2023 Matchday 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
FA Cup 6–9 January 2023 TBC Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 8–10 November 2022 TBC Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Champions League 6–7 September 2022 TBC Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00

Last updated: pre-season
Source: [Soccerway]

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Fulham 38 15 7 16 55 53 +2 52
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 12 15 40 49 −9 45
12 Chelsea 38 11 11 16 38 47 −9 44
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 31 58 −27 41
14 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 42 55 −13 40 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[80]
Notes:
  1. ^ West Ham United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
1 1 0 0 1 0  +1 3 0 0 0 0 0  0 1 0 0 1 0  +1

Last updated: 6 August 2022.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultW
Position8
Updated to match(es) played on 6 August 2022. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2022.[81]

6 August 2022 (2022-08-06) 1 Everton 0–1 Chelsea Walton
17:30 BST Mina Yellow card 45+8'
Mykolenko Yellow card 80'
Holgate Yellow card 90+8'
Report Jorginho 45+9' (pen.)
James Yellow card 56'
Cucurella Yellow card 90+11'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,254
Referee: Craig Pawson
14 August 2022 (2022-08-14) 2 Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur Fulham
16:30 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
21 August 2022 (2022-08-21) 3 Leeds United v Chelsea Leeds
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Elland Road
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 4 Chelsea v Leicester City Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
30 August 2022 (2022-08-30) 5 Southampton v Chelsea Southampton
19:45 BST Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
4 September 2022 (2022-09-04) 6 Chelsea v West Ham United Fulham
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) 7 Fulham v Chelsea Fulham
12:30 BST Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) 8 Chelsea v Liverpool Fulham
16:30 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 9 Crystal Palace v Chelsea Selhurst
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 10 Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 11 Aston Villa v Chelsea Birmingham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Villa Park
19 October 2022 (2022-10-19) 12 Brentford v Chelsea Brentford
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 13 Chelsea v Manchester United Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 14 Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea Falmer
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) 15 Chelsea v Arsenal Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 16 Newcastle United v Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: St James' Park
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 17 Chelsea v Bournemouth Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
31 December 2022 (2022-12-31) 18 Nottingham Forest v Chelsea West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: City Ground
2 January 2023 19 Chelsea v Manchester City Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
14 January 2023 20 Chelsea v Crystal Palace Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
21 January 2023 21 Liverpool v Chelsea Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Anfield
4 February 2023 22 Chelsea v Fulham London
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
11 February 2023 23 West Ham United v Chelsea London
15:00 GMT Stadium: London
18 February 2023 24 Chelsea v Southampton Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
25 February 2023 25 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea London
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
4 March 2023 26 Chelsea v Leeds United Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
11 March 2023 27 Leicester City v Chelsea Leicester
15:00 GMT Stadium: King Power
18 March 2023 28 Chelsea v Everton Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
1 April 2023 29 Chelsea v Aston Villa Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
8 April 2023 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Molineux
15 April 2023 31 Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
22 April 2023 32 Manchester United v Chelsea Manchester
15:00 BST Stadium: Old Trafford
26 April 2023 33 Chelsea v Brentford Fulham
19:45 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
29 April 2023 34 Arsenal v Chelsea Highbury
15:00 BST Stadium: Emirates Stadium
6 May 2023 35 Bournemouth v Chelsea Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vitality
26 April 2023 36 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
20 May 2023 37 Manchester City v Chelsea Manchester
15:00 BST Stadium: City of Manchester
28 May 2023 38 Chelsea v Newcastle United Fulham
16:00 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

7 September 2022 1 v
13 September 2022 2 v
4 October 2022 3 v
11–12 October 2022 4 v
26 October 2022 5 v
2 November 2022 6 v

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 GK Spain Kepa Arrizabalaga 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Italy Jorginho 1 0 0 0 1
6 DF Brazil Thiago Silva 1 0 0 0 1
7 MF France N'Golo Kanté 1 0 0 0 1
8 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW United States Christian Pulisic 1 0 0 0 1
12 MF England Ruben Loftus-Cheek 1 0 0 0 1
13 GK England Marcus Bettinelli 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF England Trevoh Chalobah 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK Senegal Édouard Mendy 1 0 0 0 1
17 MF England Raheem Sterling 1 0 0 0 1
18 MF Albania Armando Broja 1 0 0 0 1
19 MF England Mason Mount 1 0 0 0 1
20 FW England Callum Hudson-Odoi 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF England Ben Chilwell 1 0 0 0 1
22 FW Morocco Hakim Ziyech 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW England Conor Gallagher 1 0 0 0 1
24 DF England Reece James 1 0 0 0 1
26 DF Senegal Kalidou Koulibaly 1 0 0 0 1
28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta 1 0 0 0 1
29 FW Germany Kai Havertz 1 0 0 0 1
30 MF England Carney Chukwuemeka 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF France Malang Sarr 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Spain Marc Cucurella 1 0 0 0 1
33 DF Brazil Emerson Palmieri 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 8 August 2022.
Source: FBref.com

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 5 MF Italy Jorginho 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 1 0 0 0 1

Last updated: 8 August 2022.
Source: FBref.com

Top assists

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 8 August 2022.
Source: FBref.com

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 16 GK Senegal Edouard Mendy 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 1 0 0 0 1

Last updated: 8 August 2022.
Source: FBref.com

Discipline

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
24 DF England Reece James 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 DF Spain Marc Cucurella 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Last updated: 8 August 2022.
Source: FBref.com

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