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Chelsea 4th, English Premiership |
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| English Premiership |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-97 | A | Coventry City | L | 2-3 | (1-1) | 22,686 |
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| 2 | 24-Aug-97 | A | Barnsley | W | 6-0 | (3-0) | 18,170 |
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| 3 | 27-Aug-97 | A | Wimbledon | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 22,232 |
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| 4 | 30-Aug-97 | H | Southampton | W | 4-2 | (4-1) | 30,008 |
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| 5 | 13-Sep-97 | A | Crystal Palace | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 26,186 |
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| 6 | 21-Sep-97 | H | Arsenal | L | 2-3 | (1-1) | 33,012 |
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| 7 | 24-Sep-97 | A | Manchester United | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 55,163 |
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| 8 | 27-Sep-97 | H | Newcastle United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 31,563 |
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| 9 | 05-Oct-97 | A | Liverpool | L | 2-4 | (1-2) | 36,647 |
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| 10 | 18-Oct-97 | H | Leicester City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 33,356 |
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| 11 | 26-Oct-97 | A | Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 24,080 |
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| 12 | 01-Nov-97 | A | Aston Villa | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 39,372 |
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| 13 | 09-Nov-97 | H | West Ham United | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 34,382 |
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| 14 | 22-Nov-97 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 27,683 |
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| 15 | 26-Nov-97 | H | Everton | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 34,148 |
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| 16 | 29-Nov-97 | H | Derby County | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 34,544 |
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| 17 | 06-Dec-97 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 6-1 | (1-1) | 28,476 |
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| 18 | 13-Dec-97 | H | Leeds United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 34,779 |
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| 19 | 20-Dec-97 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | 28,334 |
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| 20 | 26-Dec-97 | H | Wimbledon | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 32,754 |
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| 21 | 29-Dec-97 | A | Southampton | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 15,237 |
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| 22 | 10-Jan-98 | H | Coventry City | W | 3-1 | (0-1) | 33,395 |
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| 23 | 18-Jan-98 | A | Everton | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 32,355 |
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| 24 | 31-Jan-98 | H | Barnsley | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 34,442 |
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| 25 | 08-Feb-98 | A | Arsenal | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | 38,083 |
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| 26 | 21-Feb-98 | A | Leicester City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 21,335 |
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| 27 | 28-Feb-98 | H | Manchester United | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 34,511 |
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| 28 | 08-Mar-98 | H | Aston Villa | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 33,018 |
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| 29 | 11-Mar-98 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 6-2 | (3-1) | 31,917 |
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| 30 | 14-Mar-98 | A | West Ham United | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 25,829 |
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| 31 | 05-Apr-98 | A | Derby County | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 30,062 |
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| 32 | 08-Apr-98 | A | Leeds United | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 37,276 |
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| 33 | 11-Apr-98 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 34,149 |
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| 34 | 19-Apr-98 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 29,075 |
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| 35 | 25-Apr-98 | H | Liverpool | W | 4-1 | (1-1) | 34,639 |
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| 36 | 29-Apr-98 | H | Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 33,311 |
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| 37 | 02-May-98 | A | Newcastle United | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | 36,710 |
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| 38 | 10-May-98 | H | Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 34,845 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 04-Jan-98 | H | Manchester United | L | 3-5 | (0-3) | 34,792 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 15-Oct-97 | H | Blackburn Rovers | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 18,671 |
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| 4 | 19-Nov-97 | H | Southampton | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 20,968 |
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| QF | 07-Jan-98 | A | Ipswich Town | D | 2-2 | (2-1) | 22,088 |
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| SF L1 | 28-Jan-98 | A | Arsenal | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 38,114 |
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| SF L2 | 18-Feb-98 | H | Arsenal | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 34,330 |
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| F | 29-Mar-98 | N | Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 77,698 |
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| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 03-Aug-97 | N | Manchester United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 73,636 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | Team | Away | Pts |
| L 2-3 | Arsenal | L 0-2 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | Manchester United | D 2-2 | 1 |
| W 4-1 | Liverpool | L 2-4 | 3 |
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| D 0-0 | Leeds United | L 1-3 | 1 |
| L 0-1 | Blackburn Rovers | L 0-1 | 0 |
| L 0-1 | Aston Villa | W 2-0 | 3 |
| W 2-1 | West Ham United | L 1-2 | 3 |
| W 4-0 | Derby County | W 1-0 | 6 |
| W 1-0 | Leicester City | L 0-2 | 3 |
| W 3-1 | Coventry City | L 2-3 | 3 |
| W 4-2 | Southampton | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | Newcastle United | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Tottenham Hotspur | W 6-1 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | Wimbledon | W 2-0 | 4 |
| W 1-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | W 4-1 | 6 |
| W 2-0 | Everton | L 1-3 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | L 0-1 | 3 |
| W 2-0 | Barnsley | W 6-0 | 6 |
| W 6-2 | Crystal Palace | W 3-0 | 6 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup Other |
| Flo | | 13 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Vialli | | 13 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hughes | | 9 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Zola | | 8 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Di Matteo | | 7 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Petrescu | | 6 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Leboeuf | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Poyet | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Le Saux | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| M Hughes | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Nicholls | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Wise | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Charvet | | 2 | |  |  |
| Morris | | 2 | |  |  |
| Sinclair | | 2 | |  |  |
| Clarke | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 2 | |  |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup | Other |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 |
| 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | 1 | | | | 1 |
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| 0 |
| 1 | | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season