League record
What the numbers show
Chelsea won 50.0% of league matches and avoided defeat in 29 of 38. The side averaged 1.53 goals scored and 0.95 conceded per match, producing a +22 goal difference.
Against the preceding comparable campaign, league position was unchanged and goal difference moved from +15 to +22.
The campaign
The 2020–21 league record placed Chelsea 4th in the Premier League. A +22 goal difference and 29 unbeaten league matches show the balance behind that finish; the position was in the same league position as 2019–20.
Beyond the league, the recorded competition outcomes were FA Cup: runners-up; League Cup: fourth round; European Cup/Champions League: winners. The European Cup/Champions League success links this campaign directly to the honours archive.
The managerial record links the campaign to Frank Lampard, Thomas Tuchel. Tammy Abraham / Timo Werner led the recorded scoring list with 12 goals.
Place in Chelsea history
Thomas Tuchel’s mid-season appointment preceded Chelsea’s second Champions League victory.
Related Chelsea history
The season in detail
Chelsea's second Champions League title followed a mid-season managerial change. Frank Lampard began the campaign and Thomas Tuchel took charge in January, with the team eventually finishing fourth in the Premier League.
The European knockout run was built on defensive control and narrow margins. Chelsea conceded only twice across seven knockout matches and beat Atlético Madrid, Porto and Real Madrid before facing Manchester City in Porto.
Kai Havertz scored the final's only goal before half-time. The 1-0 result depended on collective defending after Thiago Silva's injury as well as the transition that created the goal.
Chelsea also lost the FA Cup final to Leicester City. Retaining that result beside the European triumph gives the campaign its real shape: a team capable of winning the strongest knockout competition while not converting every final or league week into success.
Across 38 league matches Chelsea won 19, drew 10 and lost 9, finishing with a +22 goal difference. FA Cup: RU; League Cup: R4; European Cup/Champions League: W.