True Blues — Chelsea FC
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Season: 2024–25

Premier League

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  • UEFA Conference League
  • FIFA Club World Cup

League

Enzo Maresca’s first Chelsea campaign ended with Champions League qualification and two trophies, one in Poland in May and another in the United States in July.

Division
Premier League (Tier 1)
Manager
Enzo Maresca (from 1 July 2024)
Top scorer (league)
Cole Palmer (15)
Top scorer (all comps)
Cole Palmer (18)
Avg. league attendance
39,611

Cups & Europe

FA Cup
Round 4
League Cup
Round 4
Europe
UEFA Conference League: Winners
Other
FIFA Club World Cup: Winners

Notes

Enzo Maresca’s first Chelsea campaign ended with Champions League qualification and two trophies, one in Poland in May and another in the United States in July. His appointment was announced on 3 June 2024 and he began work on 1 July on a five-year contract with an option for another year. The football demanded patience as a young squad learned a more controlled, possession-based approach. Neto, Sancho and Dewsbury-Hall added new options, while Caicedo’s growing influence and Cucurella’s attacking contributions became important parts of the team. There were difficult spells, but the finish brought tangible rewards: fourth place, the Conference League and the expanded Club World Cup. Chelsea finished fourth in the Premier League with 69 points: 20 wins, nine draws and nine defeats, goals 64–43 and a +21 difference. At home the record was 12–5–2, goals 35–18; away it was 8–4–7, goals 29–25. Palmer led the league scoring with 15. Across the full campaign, including the summer Club World Cup, he finished top on 18: 15 in the league and three in the United States. Nkunku scored 15 overall, Jackson 13 and Madueke 11. The average attendance over all 19 home league games was 39,611. The season’s story extended beyond the traditional May finish, with Chelsea’s final competitive match played on 13 July 2025. The opening 2–0 home defeat by Manchester City gave little hint of the attacking fireworks to follow. Madueke scored a hat-trick in the 6–2 win at Wolves and Palmer scored all four Chelsea goals before half-time in the 4–2 home victory over Brighton on 28 September. December brought a 5–1 win at Southampton and a 4–3 comeback at Tottenham, where Chelsea recovered from 2–0 down and Palmer converted two penalties. Yet the winter exposed the team’s unevenness: late defeat by Fulham, a loss at Ipswich and further setbacks at Manchester City, Brighton and Villa made the race for a Champions League place far less comfortable. The decisive league response came in the closing weeks. George and Neto scored late in a 2–1 comeback at Fulham, Jackson settled the Everton match 1–0 and the Blues beat champions Liverpool 3–1 at the Bridge. A defeat at Newcastle raised the pressure again, but Cucurella’s header beat Manchester United 1–0 on 16 May. Nine days later, Colwill finished from Neto’s cross at Nottingham Forest for another 1–0 win. That final-day victory secured fourth place and a return to the Champions League. It was not a title challenge sustained to the end, but it was the league objective achieved. The Conference League supplied Chelsea’s first trophy since 2022. Servette were overcome 3–2 on aggregate in the play-off round, before six wins from six put the Blues top of the league phase. The goals flowed: 4–2 against Gent, 4–1 at Panathinaikos, 8–0 against Noah, 2–0 at Heidenheim, 3–1 against Astana and 5–1 against Shamrock Rovers. Guiu’s hat-trick in the last of those matches was one of the young players’ standout nights. Copenhagen were beaten 3–1 on aggregate, Legia Warsaw 4–2 despite a home-leg defeat, and Djurgården 5–1. Chelsea reached Wrocław having used the competition to give opportunities across the squad while keeping the trophy firmly in view. Real Betis made the final on 28 May difficult at first. Ezzalzouli put them ahead in the ninth minute and Chelsea went in at half-time 1–0 down. The second half belonged to the Blues. Palmer supplied the crosses for Fernández’s headed equaliser and Jackson’s close-range finish; Sancho curled in the third and Caicedo added the fourth in stoppage time. The 4–1 win completed Chelsea’s collection of the major UEFA men’s club trophies. Palmer was named player of the match, and James lifted the club’s first Conference League trophy. It was a very different European night from Porto or Munich, but a proper blue celebration all the same. The domestic cups had ended much earlier. Nkunku scored a hat-trick in the 5–0 League Cup win over Barrow before Newcastle won the fourth-round tie 2–0 on 30 October, through Isak and a Disasi own goal. Morecambe were beaten 5–0 in the FA Cup, with two goals each from Adarabioyo and Félix, but Brighton won the fourth-round match 2–1 on 8 February. A Verbruggen own goal had put Chelsea ahead; Rutter and Mitoma turned it around. Neither competition produced a Wembley run this time. Then came a second summer adventure. Chelsea’s Club World Cup campaign ran from 16 June to 13 July 2025 in the United States. Group wins over Los Angeles FC, 2–0, and Espérance, 3–0, came either side of a 3–1 defeat by Flamengo. Benfica were beaten 4–1 after extra time in the last 16, Palmeiras 2–1 in the quarter-final and Fluminense 2–0 in the semi-final, with new arrival João Pedro scoring both against his former club. The final at MetLife Stadium on 13 July brought European champions Paris Saint-Germain. Palmer scored twice, in the 22nd and 30th minutes, then set up João Pedro’s finish in the 43rd. Chelsea led 3–0 at half-time and kept it that way, Sánchez making important saves as Maresca’s team completed a commanding victory. Palmer won the tournament’s Golden Ball and Sánchez the Golden Glove. Chelsea had won the first 32-team edition and added a second world title to the one claimed in February 2022. From securing fourth at Forest to lifting trophies in Wrocław and New Jersey, the long campaign had ended with silverware and renewed confidence.

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Conference League won with DAMAC on the shirt.

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