Chelsea started the season strong and never looked back. Key moments included:
On October 16, 2004, Chelsea faced Manchester City. With 30 minutes left, a controversial decision saw Mourinho sent to the stands. From that point, Chelsea conceded a late equalizer (2-2). The media wrote Chelsea off as brittle. Instead, Mourinho used the incident to galvanize his team. Chelsea lost only one more league game all season (at Man City in February 2005) and went on a from October to April. chelsea 2004/05