Anthony Taylor’s Chelsea record as referee announces retirement

The Blues ended up losing that game 2-1, but what does their overall record in matches officiated by Taylor look like?

Anthony Taylor has announced his retirement from refereeing. What was his most controversial decision involving Chelsea? 🟨 🟥

Well, this will surprise Chelsea fans, but the Club World Cup holders actually have more wins than draws and losses combined!

According to Transfermarkt, Taylor has refereed 59 Chelsea games. Thirty of those matches ended in victory for the Blues, 15 ended in a draw and 14 were defeats.

In those fixtures, Taylor was quite quick to book Chelsea’s players. In total, Taylor showed 135 yellow cards, which was more than he handed to any other club.

He also showed four red cards, sending Victor Moses and Mateo Kovacic off in the 2017 and 2020 FA Cup finals.

It is no surprise, then, that Chelsea fans are not too disappointed about Taylor’s retirement. With that being said, their players have not always behaved, especially in the last campaign.

Chelsea’s discipline, or lack thereof, was a huge talking point. They picked up an astonishing 11 red cards, including Enzo Maresca’s dismissal against Liverpool.

It is one of the first things that Xabi Alonso has to address now that he has taken over as Chelsea manager.

Chelsea supporters will no longer have to worry about Taylor officiating their games, though, and have a lot to look forward to next term.

Alonso is at the helm and Chelsea have just signed Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa, a very exciting addition to their squad. Hopefully next season goes much more smoothly than the last one, which saw Chelsea finish in 10th place.