While the transfer window does not open until 1st July, the rumour mill has been in overdrive.
One potential deal of the summer could be the transfer of Petr Cech from Chelsea to Arsenal.
After losing his first team spot to Thibaut Courtois, Cech looks set to leave the Champions. The Czech's preference is to remain in London and that puts Arsenal in pole position to sign the stopper.
The transfer, if it does happen, would mean one of David Ospina and Wojciech Szczesny leaving the club. According to various reports, Ospina will be sacrificed.
Rather surprising when the Colombian just joined last season and has done admirably since taking over the gloves, scoring an average rating of 7.06*.
Meanwhile, Wojciech Szczesny had a rating of 6.46* and Petr Cech averages 6.99* in 6 appearances.
It does not make sense to sell your statistically better player, doesn't it? Then again, this is nothing but rumours.
P.S - Anyone remember Lukasz Fabianski? With a rating of 7.09*, he was the 4th best performing goalkeeper in the Premier League.
* stats provided by whoscored.com
Tuesday 23 June 2015
Monday 22 June 2015
Season 2014/15 in review
Chelsea won the double of League title and cup. Arsenal retained their FA Cup. Hull, Burnley and QPR were relegated to the Championship and Manchester United snatched back their Champions League position.
We look back at the 2014/15 season and give our verdicts on the performances for the teams.
Chelsea - Led the table from day 1 and never relinguish the position, clinching the title with 3 games to spare. Beside the title, the Blues was won the League Cup. Our verdict: Excellent. Whoscored.com rating: 7.28
Man City - As the saying goes, "Winning the title is hard, retaining it is harder". Manchester City season prove just about right. The collective lost of form from the core players like Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero was their achilles heel. Our verdict: Good. Whoscored.com rating: 7.29.
Arsenal - Poor start means their title challenge was over by November. Put together an amazing run of 9 wins in 11 games towards the end. But gap proved too huge to overcome. Retain the FA Cup in emphatic style. Our verdict: Good. Whoscored.com rating: 7.38.
Man Utd - The appointment of Louis Van Gaal and new signings like Angel Di Maria, Macros Rojo, Luke Shaw, Danny Blind and Ander Herrara gave the fans plenty of look forward to. But, the Red Devils proved to be very much a team in transition. More importantly, they wrestle back their Champions League spot. Our verdict: Good. Whoscored.com: 7.20
Tottenham - Touted as the team to break the big four stranglehold but ended up as the bridesmaid yet again. The emergence of Harry Kane was the highlight of their season. Our verdict: Good. Whoscored.com rating: 7.08
Liverpool - After coming to within a whisker of finally ending their 25 years wait for the league title, Reds' fans started the season with high hopes. But the sale of Luis Suarez and the injuries substained by Daniel Sturridge dashed all hopes. Managed to make it to the semi-finals of both the FA and Capital One Cup but fans expected more. Our verdict: Poor. Whoscored.com: 7.06
Southampton - After the mass exodus of players, many predicted that Southampton will struggle. However, they exceed all expectation and remain in the top four for most part of the early season. Falter towards the end but still, managed to qualify for Europe next season. Surprise team of the season. Our verdict: Excellent. Whoscored.com rating: 7.08
Swansea - A mid table club who is not expected to challenge the big boys. However, they managed to overcome the lost of star striker Wilfried Bony, who joined Manchester City in the January transfer window, to stay in the top half of the table. Our rating: Good. Whoscored.com rating: 7.03
Stoke - Another of the mid table team, without any high hopes going into the season. Did well to retain their 9th position. Our verdict: Average. Whoscored.com: 7.04.
Crystal Palace - "One man's poison is another's meat". You can said that about Crystal Palace and Alan Pardew. Much hatred at the St James' Park, Pardew left the Magpies to join a Palace stuck in relegation zone and guided them to 10th position, their highest ever position in the Premier League. Pardew became the only manager to take over a club in relegation zone and eventually guided them to the top half of the table. Our verdict: Good. Whoscored.com rating: 7.00.
Everton - This is the season whereby we were suppose to see the rise of Ross Barkley after his breakthrough season the previous year. However, he did not really set the league on fire. So too did Everton. Our verdict: Average. Whoscored.com rating: 6.96.
West Ham - The highlight of an otherwise average season is their qualification to the Europa League first qualifying round after finishing top of the Premier League Fair Play table. Our verdict: Average. Whoscored.com rating: 7.01.
West Brom - Another of the mid table club who managed to meet what must be their main objective, which is to stay in the Premier League. Our verdict: Average. Whoscored.com rating: 6.91.
Leicester - Started the season brilliantly but lost their way. Look set for relegation until they went on an amazing run, collecting 22 points out of a possible 30 to secure their survival. Our verdict: Excellent. Whoscored.com: 7.02
Newcastle - Appointed John Carver in January after Alan Pardew left to join Crystal Palace. Under Carver, Newcastle only managed to collective 12 points in 18 games. A win on the last day of the season secured their survival. Our verdict: Poor. Whoscored.com rating: 6.89.
Sunderland - Draw specialist (17) and joint-second lowest goal scoring team, Sunderland spent the entire season hovering around the relegation positions. The club parted way with Gus Poyet and Dick Advocat was named as the replacement. The Blacks Cats eventually did just enough to retain their Premier League status. Our verdict: Poor. Whoscored.com rating: 6.89.
Aston Villa - Joint-second lowest goal scoring team, Aston Villa parted way with Paul Lambert in February. The appointment of Tim Sherwood coincide with an upturn in form. They managed to fend off relegation and made it in the FA Cup. Our verdict: Average. Whoscored.com: 6.82.
Hull - After the highs of playing in the Europa League as a losing finalist in the 2013-14 FA Cup, Hull was brought back to earth with a heavy landing. After a relatively good start, The Tigers managed only 5 points out of possible 30 during the Nov-Dec period. They tried to fight against the odds but was unable to reverse it, Newcastle's final day victory condemn Hull to the Championship next season. Our verdict: Poor. Whoscored.com rating: 6.92
Burnley - One of the favourites for the drop, Burnley put on a valiant fight but the difference in class was simply too great. Our verdict: Poor. Whoscored.com rating: 6.91
QPR - The London club only managed to get their first away win, and indeed the first away points, in their 11th attempt. With such absyml away record, it is no wonder that they have been around their relegation zone. And their fate was sealed when they got hammered 6-0 by Manchester City. Our verdict: Poor. Whoscored.com rating: 6.91
We look back at the 2014/15 season and give our verdicts on the performances for the teams.
Chelsea - Led the table from day 1 and never relinguish the position, clinching the title with 3 games to spare. Beside the title, the Blues was won the League Cup. Our verdict: Excellent. Whoscored.com rating: 7.28
Man City - As the saying goes, "Winning the title is hard, retaining it is harder". Manchester City season prove just about right. The collective lost of form from the core players like Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero was their achilles heel. Our verdict: Good. Whoscored.com rating: 7.29.
Arsenal - Poor start means their title challenge was over by November. Put together an amazing run of 9 wins in 11 games towards the end. But gap proved too huge to overcome. Retain the FA Cup in emphatic style. Our verdict: Good. Whoscored.com rating: 7.38.
Man Utd - The appointment of Louis Van Gaal and new signings like Angel Di Maria, Macros Rojo, Luke Shaw, Danny Blind and Ander Herrara gave the fans plenty of look forward to. But, the Red Devils proved to be very much a team in transition. More importantly, they wrestle back their Champions League spot. Our verdict: Good. Whoscored.com: 7.20
Tottenham - Touted as the team to break the big four stranglehold but ended up as the bridesmaid yet again. The emergence of Harry Kane was the highlight of their season. Our verdict: Good. Whoscored.com rating: 7.08
Liverpool - After coming to within a whisker of finally ending their 25 years wait for the league title, Reds' fans started the season with high hopes. But the sale of Luis Suarez and the injuries substained by Daniel Sturridge dashed all hopes. Managed to make it to the semi-finals of both the FA and Capital One Cup but fans expected more. Our verdict: Poor. Whoscored.com: 7.06
Southampton - After the mass exodus of players, many predicted that Southampton will struggle. However, they exceed all expectation and remain in the top four for most part of the early season. Falter towards the end but still, managed to qualify for Europe next season. Surprise team of the season. Our verdict: Excellent. Whoscored.com rating: 7.08
Swansea - A mid table club who is not expected to challenge the big boys. However, they managed to overcome the lost of star striker Wilfried Bony, who joined Manchester City in the January transfer window, to stay in the top half of the table. Our rating: Good. Whoscored.com rating: 7.03
Stoke - Another of the mid table team, without any high hopes going into the season. Did well to retain their 9th position. Our verdict: Average. Whoscored.com: 7.04.
Crystal Palace - "One man's poison is another's meat". You can said that about Crystal Palace and Alan Pardew. Much hatred at the St James' Park, Pardew left the Magpies to join a Palace stuck in relegation zone and guided them to 10th position, their highest ever position in the Premier League. Pardew became the only manager to take over a club in relegation zone and eventually guided them to the top half of the table. Our verdict: Good. Whoscored.com rating: 7.00.
Everton - This is the season whereby we were suppose to see the rise of Ross Barkley after his breakthrough season the previous year. However, he did not really set the league on fire. So too did Everton. Our verdict: Average. Whoscored.com rating: 6.96.
West Ham - The highlight of an otherwise average season is their qualification to the Europa League first qualifying round after finishing top of the Premier League Fair Play table. Our verdict: Average. Whoscored.com rating: 7.01.
West Brom - Another of the mid table club who managed to meet what must be their main objective, which is to stay in the Premier League. Our verdict: Average. Whoscored.com rating: 6.91.
Leicester - Started the season brilliantly but lost their way. Look set for relegation until they went on an amazing run, collecting 22 points out of a possible 30 to secure their survival. Our verdict: Excellent. Whoscored.com: 7.02
Newcastle - Appointed John Carver in January after Alan Pardew left to join Crystal Palace. Under Carver, Newcastle only managed to collective 12 points in 18 games. A win on the last day of the season secured their survival. Our verdict: Poor. Whoscored.com rating: 6.89.
Sunderland - Draw specialist (17) and joint-second lowest goal scoring team, Sunderland spent the entire season hovering around the relegation positions. The club parted way with Gus Poyet and Dick Advocat was named as the replacement. The Blacks Cats eventually did just enough to retain their Premier League status. Our verdict: Poor. Whoscored.com rating: 6.89.
Aston Villa - Joint-second lowest goal scoring team, Aston Villa parted way with Paul Lambert in February. The appointment of Tim Sherwood coincide with an upturn in form. They managed to fend off relegation and made it in the FA Cup. Our verdict: Average. Whoscored.com: 6.82.
Hull - After the highs of playing in the Europa League as a losing finalist in the 2013-14 FA Cup, Hull was brought back to earth with a heavy landing. After a relatively good start, The Tigers managed only 5 points out of possible 30 during the Nov-Dec period. They tried to fight against the odds but was unable to reverse it, Newcastle's final day victory condemn Hull to the Championship next season. Our verdict: Poor. Whoscored.com rating: 6.92
Burnley - One of the favourites for the drop, Burnley put on a valiant fight but the difference in class was simply too great. Our verdict: Poor. Whoscored.com rating: 6.91
QPR - The London club only managed to get their first away win, and indeed the first away points, in their 11th attempt. With such absyml away record, it is no wonder that they have been around their relegation zone. And their fate was sealed when they got hammered 6-0 by Manchester City. Our verdict: Poor. Whoscored.com rating: 6.91
Wednesday 17 June 2015
Premier League opening day fixtures 2015/16
The pick of the opening day fixtures is at Old Trafford whereby Manchester United will take on Tottenham Hotspurs.
Champions Chelsea will start against Swansea City and Manchester City will face West Brom.
A London derby will see FA Cup holder Arsenal playing host to West Ham.
For the promotees, Watford will travel to Goodison Park to face Everton while Bournemouth and Norwich will play host to Aston Villa and Crystal Palace respectively.
Opening day fixtures - August 8, 2015
Bournemouth v Aston Villa
Arsenal v West Ham United
Chelsea v Swansea City
Everton v Watford
Leicester City v Sunderland
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United v Southampton
Norwich City v Crystal Palace
Stoke City v Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City
Champions Chelsea will start against Swansea City and Manchester City will face West Brom.
A London derby will see FA Cup holder Arsenal playing host to West Ham.
For the promotees, Watford will travel to Goodison Park to face Everton while Bournemouth and Norwich will play host to Aston Villa and Crystal Palace respectively.
Opening day fixtures - August 8, 2015
Bournemouth v Aston Villa
Arsenal v West Ham United
Chelsea v Swansea City
Everton v Watford
Leicester City v Sunderland
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United v Southampton
Norwich City v Crystal Palace
Stoke City v Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City
Wednesday 3 June 2015
The Legend - Frank Lampard
Born in June 20 1978, 16-year-old Lampard joined West Ham as an apprentice and made his first team debut in January 31 1996, coming on as a substitute for John Moncur.
He secured a place in the first team by the 1997-98 season and the following year, helped West Ham finish 5th in the Premier League, their highest-ever Premier League placing.
In 2001, he moved to rival London club Chelsea for £11 million and established himself as a prolific scorer at the west London club and was a key part of the sides which won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2004–05 and 2005–06 and a domestic cup double in 2007.
In his 13 years with Chelsea, he has won 3 Premier League titles, 4 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, 2 Community Shields, 1 Champions League and 1 Europa League.
A three-time Chelsea Player of the Year, Lampard is Chelsea's all-time top scorer with 211 goals in all competition and one of seven players, only midfielder, to have scored 150 or more goals in the Premier League.
He is second in the Premier League's all-time assists table, behind Ryan Giggs.
Personal accolades includes FWA Football of the Year 2005, runner-up in both FIFA World Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or. In 2010, he received the FWA Tribute Award.
Internationally, Lampard was capped 106 times by England and scored 29 international goals. He was voted England Player of the Year for two consecutive years in 2004 and 2005. He was named in the team of the tournament for Euro 2004 after scoring three goals in four games. He was top scorer for England in their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign with five goals, and played at three World Cups. He is England's most prolific penalty taker with nine goals, surpassing the previous record holders, Ron Flowers and Alan Shearer.
See below for his career timeline.
He secured a place in the first team by the 1997-98 season and the following year, helped West Ham finish 5th in the Premier League, their highest-ever Premier League placing.
In 2001, he moved to rival London club Chelsea for £11 million and established himself as a prolific scorer at the west London club and was a key part of the sides which won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2004–05 and 2005–06 and a domestic cup double in 2007.
In his 13 years with Chelsea, he has won 3 Premier League titles, 4 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, 2 Community Shields, 1 Champions League and 1 Europa League.
A three-time Chelsea Player of the Year, Lampard is Chelsea's all-time top scorer with 211 goals in all competition and one of seven players, only midfielder, to have scored 150 or more goals in the Premier League.
He is second in the Premier League's all-time assists table, behind Ryan Giggs.
Personal accolades includes FWA Football of the Year 2005, runner-up in both FIFA World Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or. In 2010, he received the FWA Tribute Award.
Internationally, Lampard was capped 106 times by England and scored 29 international goals. He was voted England Player of the Year for two consecutive years in 2004 and 2005. He was named in the team of the tournament for Euro 2004 after scoring three goals in four games. He was top scorer for England in their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign with five goals, and played at three World Cups. He is England's most prolific penalty taker with nine goals, surpassing the previous record holders, Ron Flowers and Alan Shearer.
See below for his career timeline.
1978
- Jun 20
Born in Romford, London.
- Jun 20
1994
- Joined West Ham United's youth team as an apprentice.
1995
- Signed professional contract.
- Oct
Went on loan to Second Division Swansea City.
- Signed professional contract.
1996
- Jan 31
Made debut for West Ham against Coventry City, coming on as a subsitute for John Moncur. - Aug 17
Made his first start in a 2-0 away defeat to Arsenal.
- Jan 31
1997
- Mar 15
Broke his leg in a 0-0 home draw against Aston Villa. Claimed to have been jeered from the pitch by West Ham United supporters and considered leaving football.
- Mar 15
1998
- Nov 19
Scored his first hat-trick against Walsall in a League Cup fourth round game. - Made 42 appearances in all competitions, scoring nine goals.
- Nov 19
1999
- Ever present for the season, helping West Ham United to fifth place and qualification for the Intertoto Cup.
- July 24
Scored his first European goal in a 1-1 away draw with Finnish side FC Jokerit. - July 28
Scored in the semi-final of the Intertoto Cup to put West Ham into the final. - Aug 24
Among the goalscorers as West Ham won the Intertoto Cup. - Sept 16
Scored his goal in the UEFA Cup against NK Osijek. - Oct 10
Made his England debut in a 2-1 friendly win over Belgium.
2000
- Finished the season as West Ham's third top scorer with a total of 14 goals.
2001
- Finish season as West Ham's third top scorer with 9 goals.
- Jun 14
Joined Chelsea for £11 million. - Aug 19
Made his Chelsea debut in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United. - Sep 16
First red card in Chelsea's colour came in a match against Tottenham Hotspur.
2003
- Aug 20
Scored his first England goal in a 3-1 win over Croatia.
- Sep
Named Barclays Player of the Month. - Oct
PFA Fans' Player of the Month.
- Aug 20
2004
- Named in the 2004 PFA Team of the Year as he reached double figures (10) in league goals.
- Came in second for the FWA Footballer of the Year award, behind Thierry Henry.
- Participated in his first international competition, scoring against France and Croatia in the group stages and in the the quarter-final against Portugal. Named in the team of tournament by UEFA.
- Voted England Player of the Year by fans
2005
- Feb 27
Chelsea won the Football League Cup, in which Lampard scored twice in six matches, which included the opening goal against Manchester United in the League Cup semi-final.
- Mar 09
Scored one of the goals in Chelsea's famous 4-2 win over Barcelona to progress to the quarter-finals for the Champions League.
- Mar 19
Scored a long-range goal from 30 yards against Crystal Palace in the Premier League which Chelsea won 4–1 in their quest for the Premier League title.
- Apr 06
Scored 3 goals in 2 legs in the semi-final tie against Bayern Munich as Chelsea won 6-5 on aggregate. His second goal in the first leg was a spectacular one.
- Apr 30
Scored both goals against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–0 win which clinched the Premier League title for Chelsea, ending the London's club first top-flight title in fifty years.
- Named as Barclays Player of the Season and Footballer of the Year. Finished the season with 13 goals (19 in all competitions) and led the league in assists with sixteen.
- Sep
Selected as a member of the inaugural World XI. - Dec 28
His record of consecutive Premier League appearances ended at 164 (five better than previous record-holder David James) when he sat out a match against Manchester City due to illness. - Voted England Player of the Year by fans.
- Finished runner-up to Ronaldinho for Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards.
- Voted FWA Player of the Year.
- Feb 27
2006
- May
Chelsea's top scorer with 16 goals as they won back-to-back Premier League title. - England's top-scorer in their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign with 5 goals.
- Jul 01
One of the three England players who missed their penalties in the shootout against Portugal, alongside Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher.
- Dec 17
Scored his 77th Chelsea goal in a 3-2 win over Everton. Overtook Dennis Wise as Chelsea's highest scoring midfielder.
- May
2007
- Spent much of season as team captain in John Terry's absence.
- Jan 06
Scored his first Chelsea hat-trick in the FA Cup third-round tie against Macclesfield Town.
- May 19
Provided the assist for Didier Drogba to score the winning goal in the 2007 FA Cup Final.
- Finished season with 21 goals in all competition, including a career-high six FA Cup goals.
2008
- Feb 16
Scored twice in the 3-1 FA Cup fifth-round win over Huddersfield Town to became the eighth Chelsea player to score 100 goals for the club.
- Mar 12
Scored four goals in a 6-1 rout of Derby County. - Apr 30
Grieving the loss of his mother a week earlier, Lampard decided to play in the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, scoring penalty in the 98th minute of extra-time to eliminate Liverpool on a 4-3 aggregate.
- May 21
Equalised for Chelsea in the 45th minute against Manchester United in the Champions League Final before eventually losing 6-5 on penalties.
- Named UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year.
- Aug 13
Signed new five-year contract with Chelsea worth £39.2 million, making him the highest-paid Premier League player. - Sep 13
Scored 150th club career goal against Manchester City.
- Oct
Named Premier League Player of the Month for the third time. - Nov 2
Scored 100th Premier League goal in a 5-0 victory over Sunderland.
- Feb 16
2009
- Jan 17
Scored a stoppage time winner against Stoke City in his 400th Chelsea appearance.
- Finished the season with 20 goals and 19 assist.
- Named Chelsea's Player of the Year for the third time.
- Aug 09
Scored in the Community Shield and also in the penalty shootout which Chelsea won 4-1.
- Oct 21
Scored his 133rd goal for Chelsea in a Champions League match against Atletico Madrid to move him up to 5th among the club's all-time goalscorers. - Oct 30
Nominated FIFA World Player of the Year Award for the sixth straight year.
- Jan 17
2010
- Mar 27
For the second time in his career, hit four goals in one match against Aston Villa to bring his goal tally past 20 for the fifth consecutive season. With 151 goals, it put him as Chelsea third highest scorer. - Apr 25
Scored twice in Chelsea's 7-0 win over Stoke City to bring his tally to 20 league goals for the first time. - May 09
Scored one and assisted two others in the final match of the season where Chelsea thrashed Wigan Athletic 8-0 to clinch the Premier League title.
- May 15
Ended his season by lifting the FA Cup. - England exited the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Lampard achieved the record of having made 37 shots on goal without scoring in a World Cup tournament, more than any other player since 1966.
- Received the FWA Tribute Award.
- Mar 27
2011
- Jan 09
Scored twice and gave an assist in a 7-0 win against Ipswich Town to reach 201 career club goals.
- Feb 08
Captain the national team against Denmark in a friendly. - Nov 12
Captained England to a 1–0 friendly victory over World Champions Spain where he scored the only goal.
- Jan 09
2012
- Feb 25
Scored in Chelsea's 3-0 win against Bolton to become the only player to score at least 10 goals in nine consecutive seasons in the Premier League. His 149th league goal. - Mar 14
Provided one assist and then equalising the aggregate score against Napoli. - Apr 04
Converted a crucial penalty to give Chelsea a 2-1 win over Benfica to advance to the Champions League semi-finals. - Apr 09
Scored his 150th Premier League goal in a 1-1 draw against Fulham. - Apr 24
Trailing 2-1 on aggregate against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final, assisted Ramires' goal with a through-pass which levelled the aggregate score at 2–2. Fernando Torres added another goal in stoppage time to give Chelsea a 3–2 victory overall.
- May 05
Assisted Didier Drogba's winning goal against Liverpool in the FA Cup Final.
- May 19
Captained Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League Final due to John Terry's suspension. Converted his team's third spot-kick, helping Chelsea win 4-3 on penalties.
- Ended season as Chelsea's topscorer with 16 goals in all competitions.
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May 31
Missed Euro 2012 with a thigh injury. - Dec 23
Marked his 500th appearance in the Premier League by scoring in an 8-0 win over Aston Villa.
- Feb 25
2013
- Jan 06
Lampard's agent Steve Kutner announced that Lampard would not be offered a new contract with Chelsea and would leave when his contract expired in June 2013. - Jan 12
Scored a penalty in the 4-0 win over Stoke City to move to second spot on Chelsea's highest goal scorer list with 194 goals.
- Feb 17
Scored his 199th goal in a 4-0 FA Cup victory over Brentford. Became Chelsea's all-time leading FA Cup goalscorer with 26 goals.
- Mar 17
Scored his 200th Chelsea goal against former club West Ham. - Mar 22
Scored his 28th international in a 8-0 win over San Marino to surpassed David Platt as England's highest scoring midfielder.
- May 11
Scored two goals against Aston Villa to break Chelsea's all-time scoring record.
- May 15
Captained Chelsea in the Europa League Final against Benfica, winning 2-1 to secure the 11th major trophy of Roman Abramovich era.
- May 16
Signed a one-year extension with Chelsea. - Sep 10
Became only the eighth English player to earn his 100th England cap, doing so in a World Cup qulifier against Ukraine. - Dec 04
Scored against Sunderland to become 4th on the all-time Premier League goal-scoring list, beating Robbie Fowler's 164 goals.
- Jan 06
2014
- Apr 02
Played his 100th Champions League game, losing 3-1 to PSG. - Apr 05
Scored his 250th goal of his club career in a 3-0 win against Stoke City. - May 12
Named in the 23-man England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and a week later, named vice-captain. - May 23
Included on the list of players released by Chelsea. - Jun 03
Chelsea confirmed Lampard would leave the club. - Jul 24
Signed a two-year contract with New York City FC as a free agent. - Aug 03
Manchester City, NYCFC's parent club, announced that Lampard would join the club on a six-month deal ending in January 2015. - Aug 26
Announced retirement from international football. He earned 106 caps, scoring 29 goals.
- Sep 13
Made his Manchester City debut in a 2-2 away draw with Arsenal. - Sep 21
Came on as a substitute and scored his first Manchester City goal to level the scoreline at 1-1 against Chelsea.
- Sep 30
Made his Manchester City Champions League debut against Roma. - Dec 31
Initially reported as a loan, reports emerged that Lampard had signed a short-term contract with Manchester City as a free agent with his MLS contract not to start until the end of his stay in Manchester. The same day, it was announced that Lampard would extend his contract with Manchester City until the end of the English season and it was confirmed that that Lampard had never been an MLS player with his arrival date in MLS unclear.
- Apr 02
2015
- Jan 09
Manchester City admitted that Lampard had never signed a two-year contract with NYCFC having instead originally signed a non-binding "commitment" to join the team. - Jan 10
Confirmed intention to begin playing for NYCFC at the end of the 2014-15 Premier League Season. - Mar 14
Made his 600th Premier League appearance, becoming the second player to do so after Ryan Giggs. - May 24
Captained Manchester City in their final match of the season and scored his 177th Premier League goal to give City the lead.
- Jan 09
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