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On 27 August, Chelsea won their first Premier League home match of the 2017–18 season after defeating Everton 2–0 in a dominant display that the Blues could have won by more goals. Fàbregas opened the scoring in the 27th minute, coolly clipping into the bottom corner and past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford with the help of Morata, who claimed ...
In 2012, Chelsea became the first London club to win the UEFA Champions League. The first major trophy won by Chelsea came in 1955, when the team became national champions after winning the 1954–55 First Division title. [2] In the 2009–10 season, Chelsea won their first and only double after winning both the Premier League and the FA Cup. [3]
The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Chelsea won their fifth Premier League title with a 1–0 win away to West Bromwich Albion on 12 May. Chelsea lost the FA Cup Final to Arsenal after a 2–1 loss on 27 May.
In their latest spell in the Second Division Chelsea achieved their highest points total achieving 99 in the 1988–89 season. [4] As of the 2022–23 season, the club holds the records for the most clean sheets in a single Premier League season with 25 in 2004–05. Chelsea have been English football champions six times. [5]
The Blackburn Rovers team which won the FA Cup in 1884. Team captain James Brown (front row, centre) holds the trophy.. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout competition in English football, organised by and named after The Football Association (the FA), the governing body of the sport in England.
Chelsea and Tottenham players before the FA Cup semi-final in 2017. On 4 January 2017, Tottenham beat Chelsea 2–0 at White Hart Lane, ending Chelsea's record 13 game winning streak in the Premier League. [26] It brought Tottenham to within five points of Chelsea, who were leading the Premier League.
Chelsea also earned the right to play 2017–18 Premier League champions Manchester City for the 2018 FA Community Shield. [41] It was the first time that Mourinho had lost a cup final in charge of an English team, after seven consecutive victories, [34] and the defeat sealed his third-ever full season without winning silverware. [42]
Five days later, he made his first home appearance in the Premier League, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 win over West Ham United. [21] He made 19 appearances across the 2016–17 season, including two in the UEFA Champions League, and scored his first career goal on 18 May 2017 in a 6–1 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur. [22]