2001–02 Chelsea F.C. Season
The 2001–02 season was Chelsea's 88th competitive season, 10th consecutive season in the Premier League and 96th year as a club.
Season summary
The 2001–02 campaign was the first full season under Italian manager Claudio Ranieri, who had replaced his compatriot Gianluca Vialli after five matches of the previous season. He made his first signing in the shape of French defender William Gallas for £6.2 million from Marseille, before signing Frank Lampard from West Ham United for £11 million on 14 June. Lampard went on to become Chelsea's highest goal scorer of all time. The signing of Lampard allowed Chelsea to part company with their captain Dennis Wise, who ended his successful 12-season spell at the club by joining Leicester City for £1.6 million. The third and final signing of the window was of French midfielder and 1998 FIFA World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit, who joined from Barcelona for £7.5 million on 26 June.
Chelsea players encountered controversy in the second round of the UEFA Cup, when they were due to face Hapoel Tel Aviv on 18 October 2001. Six Chelsea first-team players—Albert Ferrer, William Gallas, Emmanuel Petit, Graeme Le Saux, Eiður Guðjohnsen and captain Marcel Desailly—did not fly to Israel due to fears since the September 11 attacks in the previous month and recent Palestinian insurgency. Chelsea lost the match 2–0, with Desailly's replacement, the Ugandan teenager Joel Kitamirike, making mistakes in his only match for Chelsea. The six players returned for the second leg at Stamford Bridge, but a 1–1 draw saw Chelsea eliminated by an underdog for the second consecutive season.
The club came sixth in the Premier League, as they had done the previous season, and reached their third FA Cup final in six seasons. In the final against London rivals and Premier League champions Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 4 May 2002, Chelsea lost 2–0 with both goals in the last twenty minutes of the match. Chelsea were led out into the final by Roberto Di Matteo, who had announced his retirement earlier in the season due to a long-term absence with a leg fracture.
First team squad
- Squad at end of season
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Team kit
The team kit was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Emirates Airline and bore the "Fly Emirates" logo. Chelsea's home kit was all blue with a white trimmed collar. Their new away kit was all white with blue socks. The club's third kit for this season was orange with blue shorts and accents.
Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | UEFA Cup | FA Cup | Football League Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  NED
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Ed de Goeij | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  NGA
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Celestine Babayaro | 28 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  FRA
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Marcel Desailly | 37 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  ENG
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Frank Lampard | 53 | 7 | 34+3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NED
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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 48 | 29 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | MF |  SCG
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Slaviša Jokanović | 31 | 0 | 12+8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NED
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Boudewijn Zenden | 32 | 3 | 13+9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW |  CRO
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Mario Stanić | 35 | 2 | 18+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | FRA
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William Gallas | 41 | 2 | 27+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG
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Graeme Le Saux | 40 | 2 | 26+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NED
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Mario Melchiot | 50 | 2 | 35+2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FRA
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Emmanuel Petit | 38 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  ESP
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Albert Ferrer | 10 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG
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Jody Morris | 10 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW |  ISL
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Eiður Guðjohnsen | 47 | 23 | 26+6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6+1 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 23 | GK |  ITA
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Carlo Cudicini | 41 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA
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Samuele Dalla Bona | 38 | 4 | 16+8 | 4 | 0+3 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ITA
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Gianfranco Zola | 50 | 5 | 19+16 | 3 | 3+1 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG
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John Terry | 43 | 4 | 32+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3+2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG
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Leon Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF |  GER
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Robert Huth | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW |  DEN
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Jesper Grønkjær | 16 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK |  AUS
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Mark Bosnich | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW |  FIN
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Mikael Forssell | 35 | 9 | 2+20 | 4 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+4 | 3 | 0+4 | 2 |
| 33 | DF | ENG
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Joel Kitamirike | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG
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Joe Keenan | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG
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Carlton Cole | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
In
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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| 13 | DF | William Gallas |
Marseille |
£6,200,000 | 18-05-2001 |
| 8 | MF | Frank Lampard |
West Ham United |
£11,000,000 | 11-06-2001 |
| 17 | MF | Emmanuel Petit |
Barcelona |
£7,500,000 | 26-06-2001 |
| 11 | MF | Boudewijn Zenden |
Barcelona |
£7,500,000 | 02-08-2001 |
Out
| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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| 8 | MF |  Gustavo Poyet |
Tottenham Hotspur |
£2,250,000 | 10-06-2001 |
| 11 | MF | Dennis Wise |
Leicester City |
£2,000,000 | 25-06-2001 |
| 21 | DF | Bernard Lambourde |
Bastia |
Free | 29-06-2001 |
| N/A | MF | Jay Richardson |
Exeter City |
Free | 04-07-2001 |
| 5 | DF | Frank Leboeuf |
Marseille |
£1,200,000 | 25-07-2001 |
| 34 | DF | Jon Harley |
Fulham |
£3,500,000 | 08-08-2001 |
Premier League
Classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Leeds United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 66 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 64 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 53 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 50 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 |
Matches
| 19 August 2001 1 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 14:00 | Zenden  8' |
Report | Acuña 77' |
Attendance: 40,124 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 25 August 2001 2 | Southampton | 0–2 | Chelsea | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton |
| 15:00 | Hasselbaink 33' Stanić 90' |
Attendance: 31,107 Referee: David Elleray |
| 8 September 2001 3 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Arsenal | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 15:00 | Hasselbaink 31' (pen.) |
Report | Henry 17' |
Attendance: 40,855 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 16 September 2001 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Chelsea | White Hart Lane, London |
| 15:00 | Sheringham 66', 90' |
Report | Hasselbaink 45', 81' (pen.) Desailly 90' |
Attendance: 36,037 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 23 September 2001 5 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 14:00 | Hasselbaink 3', 37' |
Report | Stockdale 61' Bokšić 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 36,767 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 30 September 2001 6 | Fulham | 1–1 | Chelsea | Craven Cottage, London |
| 12:00 | Hayles 56' |
Report | Hasselbaink 32' |
Attendance: 21,159 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 13 October 2001 7 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Leicester City | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 15:00 | Hasselbaink 20' (pen.) Guðjohnsen 45' |
Report | Attendance: 40,370 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 21 October 2001 8 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Chelsea | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 16:00 | Report | Attendance: 40,171 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 24 October 2001 9 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Chelsea | Upton Park, London |
| 19:45 | Carrick 5' Kanouté 13' |
Report | Hasselbaink 22' |
Attendance: 26,520 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 28 October 2001 10 | Derby County | 1–1 | Chelsea | Pride Park, Derby |
| 16:00 | Ravanelli 7' |
Report | Hasselbaink 48' |
Attendance: 28,910 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 4 November 2001 11 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 14:00 | Zola 36' Dalla Bona 90+1' |
Report | Stewart 63' (pen.) |
Attendance: 40,497 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 18 November 2001 12 | Everton | 0–0 | Chelsea | Goodison Park, Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 30,555 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 24 November 2001 13 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 37,978 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 1 December 2001 14 | Manchester United | 0–3 | Chelsea | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 15:00 | Report | Melchiot 6' Hasselbaink 64'Guðjohnsen 84' |
Attendance: 67,544 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 5 December 2001 15 | Chelsea | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 20:00 | Report | Lisbie 90' |
Attendance: 33,504 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 9 December 2001 16 | Sunderland | 0–0 | Chelsea | Stadium of Light, Sunderland |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 48,017 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 16 December 2001 17 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Liverpool | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 16:00 | Le Saux 3' Hasselbaink 28'Dalla Bona 71'Guðjohnsen 90' |
Report | Attendance: 41,174 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 23 December 2001 18 | Chelsea | 5–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 13:30 | Guðjohnsen 41' Zenden 45'Hasselbaink 46'Hendry 76' (o.g.)Lampard 87' |
Report | Nolan 3' |
Attendance: 34,063 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 26 December 2001 19 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Chelsea | Arsenal Stadium, London |
| 19:45 | Campbell 49' Wiltord 71' |
Report | Lampard 31' |
Attendance: 38,079 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 29 December 2001 20 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Chelsea | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Shearer 37' |
Report | Guðjohnsen 35', 45' |
Attendance: 52,123 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 1 January 2002 21 | Chelsea | 2–4 | Southampton | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 19:45 | Guðjohnsen 20' Hasselbaink 45' |
Report | Beattie 7', 73' Pahars 55'Marsden 64' |
Attendance: 35,156 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
| 12 January 2002 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Chelsea | Reebok Stadium, Horwich |
| 19:45 | Ricketts 56' Nolan 79' |
Report | Guðjohnsen 53' Forssell 65' |
Attendance: 23,891 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 20 January 2002 23 | Chelsea | 5–1 | West Ham United | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 14:00 | Hasselbaink 45', 60' Guðjohnsen 51', 87'Forssell 90' |
Report | Defoe 88' |
Attendance: 40,035 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 30 January 2002 24 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Leeds United | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 19:45 | Guðjohnsen 2' Dalla Bona 31' |
Report | Attendance: 40,614 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 2 February 2002 25 | Leicester City | 2–3 | Chelsea | Filbert Street, Leicester |
| 15:00 | Scowcroft 24', 68' |
Report | Hasselbaink 62', 90' Zola 79' |
Attendance: 19,950 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 9 February 2002 26 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Chelsea | Villa Park, Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Merson 28' |
Report | Lampard 66' |
Attendance: 41,137 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 2 March 2002 27 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Chelsea | The Valley, London |
| 15:00 | Euell 72', 89' |
Report | Lampard 23' |
Attendance: 26,354 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 6 March 2002 28 | Chelsea | 3–2 | Fulham | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 19:45 | Melchiot 18' Guðjohnsen 29'Forssell 82' |
Report | Saha 20' (pen.), 73' |
Attendance: 39,744 Referee: Peter Jones |
| 13 March 2002 29 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 15:00 | Hasselbaink 24', 69', 81' Lampard 90' |
Report | Taricco  |
Attendance: 39,652 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 15 March 2002 30 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Sunderland | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 15:00 | Gallas 24' Guðjohnsen 73'Forssell 84'Dalla Bona 90' |
Report | Attendance: 40,218 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 24 March 2002 31 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Chelsea | Anfield, Liverpool |
| 14:00 | Šmicer 90' |
Report | Attendance: 44,203 Referee: Mike Halsey |
| 30 March 2002 32 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Derby County | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 15:00 | Terry 50' Petit 86' |
Report | Strupar 60' |
Attendance: 37,849 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 1 April 2002 33 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Chelsea | Portman Road, Ipswich |
| 20:00 | Report | Attendance: 28,053 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme |
| 6 April 2002 34 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Everton | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 15:00 | Hasselbaink 26', 44' Zola 90' |
Report | Attendance: 40,545 Referee: David Elleray |
| 10 April 2002 35 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Chelsea | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
| 20:00 | Report | Attendance: 25,441 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 20 April 2002 36 | Chelsea | 0–3 | Manchester United | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 15:00 | Scholes 15' van Nistelrooy 61'Solskjær 86' |
Attendance: 41,725 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 27 April 2002 37 | Middlesbrough | 0–2 | Chelsea | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Report | Cole 38' Zenden 43' |
Attendance: 28,686 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 11 May 2002 38 | Chelsea | 1–3 | Aston Villa | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 15:00 | Guðjohnsen 70' (pen.) |
Report | Crouch 21' Vassell 63'Dublin 88' |
Attendance: 40,709 Referee: Steve Bennett |
UEFA Cup
First round
| 20 September 2001 1st leg | Chelsea | 3–0 |  Levski Sofia | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 21:00 | Guðjohnsen 45', 74' Lampard 90'Zenden  82' |
Report | Attendance: 20,812 Referee: Helmut Fleischer |
| 27 September 2001 2nd leg | Levski Sofia | 0–2 | Chelsea | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia |
| 19:30 | Markov 12' Topuzakov 30' |
Report | Terry 33' Guðjohnsen 45' |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson  |
Second round
| 18 October 2001 1st leg | Hapoel Tel Aviv  | 2–0 | Chelsea | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv |
| 19:15 | Gershon 87' (pen.) Cleşcenco 90+4' |
Report | Zenden 27' Melchiot 53' |
Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Dick van Egmond |
| 1 November 2001 2nd leg | Chelsea | 1–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 21:00 | Zola 64' Terry 67'Hasselbaink 89' |
Report | Osterc 35' Gershon 44'Domb 58'Antebi 62'Elimelech 82' |
Attendance: 28,433 Referee: Laurent Duhamel |
FA Cup
| 5 January 2002 Third round | Norwich City | 0–0 | Chelsea | Carrow Road, Norwich |
| Report | Attendance: 21,017 Referee: Peter Jones |
| 16 January 2002 Replay | Chelsea | 4–0 | Norwich City | Stamford Bridge, London |
| Stanic 11' Lampard 56'Zola 63'Forssell 89' |
Report | Attendance: 24,231 Referee: Peter Jones |
| 26 January 2002 Fourth round | Chelsea | 1–1 | West Ham United | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 15:00 | Hasselbaink 20' |
Report | Kanouté 84' |
Attendance: 33,443 Referee: David Elleray |
| 6 February 2002 Replay | West Ham United | 2–3 | Chelsea | Upton Park, London |
| Defoe 37', 50' |
Report | Hasselbaink 42' Forssell 64'Terry 90+2' |
Attendance: 27,272 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 17 February 2002 Fifth Round | Chelsea | 3–1 | Preston North End | Stamford Bridge, London |
| Guðjohnsen 15' Hasselbaink 26'Forssell 90' |
Report | Cresswell 9' |
Attendance: 28,133 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 10 March 2002 Quarter-final | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–4 | Chelsea | White Hart Lane, London |
| 16:00 | Report | Gallas 12' Guðjohnsen 48', 66'Le Saux 54' |
Attendance: 32,896 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 14 April 2002 Semi-final | Fulham | 0–1 | Chelsea | Villa Park, Birmingham |
| 19:00 | Report | Terry 40' |
Attendance: 36,147 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 4 May 2002 Final | Arsenal | 2–0 | Chelsea | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Parlour 70' Ljungberg 80' |
Report | Attendance: 73,963 Referee: Mike Riley |
League Cup
| 9 October 2001 Third round | Coventry City | 0–2 | Chelsea | Highfield Road, Coventry |
| Report | Guðjohnsen 56' Forssell 60' |
Attendance: 12,582 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 28 November 2001 Fourth round | Leeds United | 0–2 | Chelsea | Elland Road, Leeds |
| Report | Guðjohnsen 59', 80' |
Attendance: 33,841 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 12 December 2001 Quarter-final | Chelsea | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Stamford Bridge, London |
| Hasselbaink 90' |
Report | Attendance: 27,613 Referee: David Elleray |
| 9 January 2002 Semi-final 1st leg | Chelsea | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Stamford Bridge, London |
| Hasselbaink 10', 76' |
Report | Ferdinand 65' |
Attendance: 37,264 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 23 January 2002 Semi-final 2nd leg | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Chelsea | White Hart Lane, London |
| Iversen 2' Sherwood 32'Sheringham 50'Davies 76'Rebrov 87' |
Report | Forssell 90' |
Attendance: 36,100 Referee: Mark Halsey |
Notes
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