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Chelsea

England · Premier League · Manager: Xabi Alonso (#97 in the world) since Aug 2026

#14 World rank · club rating

2,118 Club rating

6th in the Premier League

Chelsea have had 13 managers since 2015/16. Antonio Conte (Aug 2016 – May 2018) had the best points per game of them (2.08 in 106 matches), while the club rating fell from 2,056 to 2,032.

Chelsea managers

28 spells since 1995 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Xabi Alonso #97 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 1.77 current Aug 2026 – present 13 7-2-4 1.77 2,209 → 2,190 −20 −6.8 −0.02

Calum McFarlane Apr 2026 – May 2026 · PPG 1.17 caretaker Apr 2026 – May 2026 6 2-1-3 1.17 2,093 → 2,094 +1 −6.1 −0.23

Liam Rosenior #216 now Jan 2026 – Apr 2026 · PPG 1.43 Jan 2026 – Apr 2026 23 10-3-10 1.43 2,258 → 2,047 −210 −39.6 −0.11

Calum McFarlane Jan 2026 · PPG 0.50 caretaker Jan 2026 2 0-1-1 0.50 2,184 → 2,180 −4 −0.7 −0.05

Enzo Maresca #410 now Aug 2024 – Dec 2025 · PPG 1.94 Aug 2024 – Dec 2025 89 52-17-20 1.94 1,974 → 2,189 +215 +25.3 +0.08

Willy Caballero (stand-in) 27 Dec 2025 27 Dec 2025 1 0-0-1 −4.3

Willy Caballero (stand-in) 18 Oct 2025 18 Oct 2025 1 1-0-0 +6.3

Willy Caballero (stand-in) 26 Apr 2025 26 Apr 2025 1 1-0-0 +3.5

Mauricio Pochettino Aug 2023 – May 2024 · PPG 1.76 Aug 2023 – May 2024 51 26-12-13 1.76 2,108 → 2,167 +59 +35.6 +0.20

Frank Lampard #195 now Apr 2023 – May 2023 · PPG 0.45 Apr 2023 – May 2023 11 1-2-8 0.45 2,064 → 1,976 −88 −19.6 −0.20

Bruno Saltor Apr 2023 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Apr 2023 1 0-1-0 1.00 2,021 → 2,025 +4 +0.9 +0.05

Graham Potter Sep 2022 – Apr 2023 · PPG 1.42 Sep 2022 – Apr 2023 31 12-8-11 1.42 2,124 → 2,082 −42 −12.7 −0.03

Thomas Tuchel Jan 2021 – Sep 2022 · PPG 1.99 Jan 2021 – Sep 2022 99 57-26-16 1.99 2,217 → 2,121 −97 −8.4 +0.15

Arno Michels (stand-in) 27 Aug 2022 27 Aug 2022 1 1-0-0 +3.1

Frank Lampard #195 now Aug 2019 – Jan 2021 · PPG 1.77 Aug 2019 – Jan 2021 84 44-17-23 1.77 2,099 → 2,101 +2 +24.6 +0.22

Maurizio Sarri #275 now Aug 2018 – May 2019 · PPG 2.06 Aug 2018 – May 2019 63 39-13-11 2.06 2,041 → 2,235 +194 +27.0 +0.12

Antonio Conte #12 now Aug 2016 – May 2018 · PPG 2.08 Aug 2016 – May 2018 106 67-19-20 2.08 2,056 → 2,032 −24 +13.2 +0.28

Guus Hiddink Dec 2015 – May 2016 · PPG 1.52 Dec 2015 – May 2016 27 10-11-6 1.52 1,988 → 2,074 +86 +11.6 +0.15

José Mourinho #10 now Aug 2013 – Dec 2015 · PPG 1.98 Aug 2013 – Dec 2015 137 80-31-26 1.98 2,149 → 1,985 −164 −22.1 +0.18

Before 2015/16 · 13 spells, Aug 1995 – May 2013

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Rafael Benítez #110 now Nov 2012 – May 2013 · PPG 1.96 Nov 2012 – May 2013 48 28-10-10 1.96 1,996 → 2,147 +151 +26.6 +0.05

Roberto di Matteo Mar 2012 – Nov 2012 · PPG 1.88 Mar 2012 – Nov 2012 42 23-10-9 1.88 1,929 → 1,988 +59 +27.6 +0.13

Andre Villas-Boas Aug 2011 – Mar 2012 · PPG 1.65 Aug 2011 – Mar 2012 40 18-12-10 1.65 1,932 → 1,879 −53 +1.6 −0.01

Carlo Ancelotti Aug 2009 – May 2011 · PPG 2.04 Aug 2009 – May 2011 108 67-19-22 2.04 2,153 → 2,018 −135 −23.9 0.00

Guus Hiddink Feb 2009 – May 2009 · PPG 2.43 Feb 2009 – May 2009 23 17-5-1 2.43 1,939 → 2,151 +212 +34.4 +0.14

Luiz Felipe Scolari Aug 2008 – Feb 2009 · PPG 1.97 Aug 2008 – Feb 2009 36 20-11-5 1.97 1,996 → 1,865 −131 −15.2 +0.01

Avram Grant Sep 2007 – May 2008 · PPG 2.16 Sep 2007 – May 2008 44 27-14-3 2.16 1,872 → 2,108 +236 +39.0 +0.12

José Mourinho #10 now Aug 2004 – Sep 2007 · PPG 2.20 Aug 2004 – Sep 2007 153 101-34-18 2.20 1,810 → 1,871 +61 +32.7 +0.17

Claudio Ranieri Sep 2000 – May 2004 · PPG 1.83 Sep 2000 – May 2004 160 84-41-35 1.83 1,744 → 1,845 +101 +40.5 +0.10

Graham Rix Sep 2000 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Sep 2000 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,726 → 1,671 −55 −10.9 −0.71

Gianluca Vialli Mar 1998 – Sep 2000 · PPG 1.76 Mar 1998 – Sep 2000 102 49-33-20 1.76 1,561 → 1,723 +162 +25.9 +0.14

Ruud Gullit Aug 1996 – May 1998 · PPG 1.63 Aug 1996 – May 1998 71 34-14-23 1.63 1,471 → 1,584 +113 +19.6 +0.07

Glenn Hoddle Aug 1995 – May 1996 · PPG 1.32 Aug 1995 – May 1996 38 12-14-12 1.32 1,500 → 1,443 −57 −7.5

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Claudio Ranieri is the longest-serving: 160 matches over 3 years (Sep 2000 – May 2004), and the most coach rating added (+40.5).

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

2,118Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#14World rankof 943 active clubs

#6Premier Leagueof 20 clubs

2,298Peak since 2015/16Feb 2026 · low 1,801, Oct 2015

Colour changes with each manager (12 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Chelsea's club rating peaked at 2,298 in February 2026, under Liam Rosenior, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,801 in October 2015, under José Mourinho.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time

Sat 21 Nov · 15:00 Premier League H v Leeds United

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Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2026/27 10 2.30 3.60 2.17 65% 5.50 5.30 4.74

2025/26 38 2.79 2.32 1.96 73% 5.95 4.29 4.99

2024/25 38 2.71 2.63 2.18 70% 6.16 3.66 5.12

2023/24 38 2.97 2.74 2.26 59% 5.32 5.00 5.41

2022/23 38 2.21 1.87 1.88 69% 5.50 4.79 5.04

7 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2021/22 38 1.68 1.92 1.82 66% 6.34 3.97 5.20

2020/21 38 1.42 1.55 1.54 65% 5.95 4.21 5.08

2019/20 38 1.58 2.08 1.79 62% 6.50 3.50 5.35

2018/19 38 1.29 1.66 1.72 65% 5.66 3.71 5.14

2017/18 38 1.32 2.03 1.63 70% 6.05 4.18 5.15

2016/17 38 1.89 2.37 1.93 62% 5.74 4.21 5.21

2015/16 38 1.76 3.11 1.70 66% 6.32 5.47 5.40

Chelsea picked up 2.97 cards a game in 2023/24, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 32% above the Premier League's average side (2.26).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

428 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 13131% 297% 72%

HT drawHT D 7016% 6014% 4611%

HT lossHT L 113% 113% 6315%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 85 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 167 matches

1st half · W 167 · D 176 · L 85 GD +113

2nd half · W 170 · D 142 · L 116 GD +108

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Chelsea

28 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Anthony Taylor 42 21-12-9 1.79 2.38 1.97 +21%

Michael Oliver 39 14-13-12 1.41 1.79 1.97 −9%

Craig Pawson 25 14-4-7 1.84 2.12 1.97 +8%

Stuart Attwell 25 8-11-6 1.40 2.40 2.08 +15%

Andre Marriner 23 10-5-8 1.52 1.35 1.64 −18%

Chris Kavanagh 23 12-3-8 1.70 2.48 2.09 +19%

Martin Atkinson 23 10-4-9 1.48 1.30 1.56 −17%

Jonathan Moss 21 13-2-6 1.95 2.29 1.56 +46%

Paul Tierney 20 14-2-4 2.20 1.80 2.00 −10%

Kevin Friend 17 10-6-1 2.12 1.06 1.56 −32%

18 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Mike Dean 17 9-5-3 1.88 2.06 1.56 +32%

Andy Madley 14 5-3-6 1.29 1.86 2.30 −19%

David Coote 12 6-2-4 1.67 2.83 1.97 +44%

Peter Bankes 12 6-3-3 1.75 2.75 2.16 +27%

Robert Jones 11 4-4-3 1.45 2.09 2.67 −22%

Jarred Gillett 9 4-4-1 1.78 1.78 2.67 −33%

John Brooks 9 4-0-5 1.33 3.00 2.65 +13%

Simon Hooper 9 5-0-4 1.67 3.11 2.67 +16%

Lee Mason 8 6-2-0 2.50 1.25 1.57 −20%

Mark Clattenburg 8 3-3-2 1.50 1.63 1.83 −11%

Darren England 7 2-3-2 1.29 2.57 2.67 −4%

Robert Madley 7 3-2-2 1.57 1.57 1.66 −5%

Graham Scott 6 4-1-1 2.17 0.83 1.43 −42%

Mike Jones 6 2-2-2 1.33 1.67 1.66 +1%

Neil Swarbrick 6 6-0-0 3.00 1.17 1.66 −30%

Roger East 6 5-0-1 2.50 0.50 1.46 −66%

Samuel Barrott 5 2-1-2 1.40 1.20 2.70 −56%

Tim Robinson 5 2-1-2 1.40 2.60 2.84 −9%

Under Jonathan Moss, Chelsea picked up 2.29 cards a game, 46% above their own average in the same seasons (21 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (426). Cards = Chelsea's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Chelsea's manager?

Xabi Alonso, #97 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 13 matches, 7 won (1.77 points per game).

How many managers has Chelsea had since 2015?

13, counting 2 caretakers. Plus 4 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Chelsea's longest-serving manager?

Claudio Ranieri: 160 matches from September 2000 to May 2004.

How many cards a game do Chelsea get?

2.30 a game in the Premier League in 2026/27, against 2.17 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.