Jose Mourinho experienced a rare trophyless season on his return to Stamford Bridge in 2013-14.
Having insisted he needed one season to settle in and make his mark on the squad, Mourinho in February described the title race as: "Two horses and a little horse (Chelsea) that still needs milk and to learn how to jump. A horse that next season can race."
Many Blues fans will have been hanging on his every word, so the heat is on next term.
Chelsea's 2014-15 Premier League fixtures in full:
August
16 Burnley (A)
23 Leicester (H)
30 Everton (A)
September
13 Swansea (H)
20 Man City (A)
27 Aston Villa (H)
October
4 Arsenal (H)
18 Crystal Palace (A)
25 Man Utd (A)
November
1 QPR (H)
8 Liverpool (A)
22 West Brom (H)
29 Sunderland (A)
December
3 Tottenham (H)
6 Newcastle (A)
13 Hull (H)
20 Stoke (A)
26 West Ham (H)
28 Southampton (A)
January
1 Tottenham (A)
10 Newcastle (H)
17 Swansea (A)
31 Man City (H)
February
7 Aston Villa (A)
11 Everton (H)
21 Burnley (H)
28 Leicester (A)
March
3 West Ham (A)
14 Southampton (H)
21 Hull (A)
April
4 Stoke (H)
11 QPR (A)
18 Man Utd (H)
25 Arsenal (A)
May
2 Crystal Palace (H)
9 Liverpool (H)
16 West Brom (A)
24 Sunderland (H)
