Player stats

Our run of 153 consecutive matches with at least one Academy graduate in the starting line-up ended at Manchester City in January. That was the only occasion in the season, which means our run now stands at 181 of our last 182 games with at least one Academy graduate in the team.

At 22 years and 40 days, Trevoh Chalobah became the second-youngest player to score on his Premier League debut for Chelsea (against Crystal Palace at home), after Paul Hughes in January 1997 (20 years and 274 days).

Edouard Mendy is the second-quickest Chelsea player to reach 30 clean sheets (54 games). Petr Cech managed it in 51 games.

Against Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup, Kepa Arrizabalaga moved ahead of Petr Cech with a club record seven shoot-out saves. He ended the season on eight.

Against Malmo at home, Jorginho became the first Chelsea player to score two penalties in the same match on three occasions.

Ben Chilwell was the first English player to score in four consecutive Premier League games for Chelsea since Frank Lampard in 2013.

Timo Werner scored our quickest ever Champions League goal (one minute, 23 seconds) at Zenit St Petersburg.

Jorginho scored 10 Premier League penalties in 2021, a record in a single calendar year in the competition.

Against Newcastle United away, Jorginho became the first player in Premier League history to have 10 consecutive goals in the competition come from the penalty spot.

Manager stats

Thomas Tuchel recorded his 50th victory with Chelsea in his 78th game in charge, giving him a 64.1 per cent win rate.

Of the eight managers to earn 100 points or more in their first 50 Premier League games, four of them achieved it with Chelsea - Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Carlo Ancelotti and Thomas Tuchel.

Thomas Tuchel’s 50th match in charge of Chelsea was at home against Juventus, during which he led us to 32 wins (11 draws, seven defeats). The Blues kept 31 clean sheets in those 50 games, more than any other side in Europe’s big-five leagues in that period, conceding just 24 goals.

Kai Havertz scored the 100th Premier League goal in the Thomas Tuchel era against Watford at home on the last day of the season.