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Cole did not play for Chelsea in the pre-season, due to cruciate ligament damage in his knee, suffered in January 2009. He was one of the substitutes for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the UEFA Champions League clash against [[F.C. Porto]], which Chelsea won 1–0, however he was never brought on in a match that saw torrential rain lashing [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] in London. He made a return to the starting squad in Chelsea's Carling Cup Match with [[Queens Park Rangers|QPR]] on 23 September 2009, in which he was also handed captain's armband. He also came on as a substitute in the [[UEFA Champions League 2009-10|Champions League]] game between [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] side [[Apoel Nicosia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8257276.stm|title=
Chelsea 1–0 QPR|author=|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 September 2009|accessdate=}}</ref> Cole made his first [[Premier League 2009-10]] appearance for Chelsea against side [[Blackburn Rovers]]. He played in the attacking midfield role and influenced Chelsea to blast 5 goals against Blackburn.<ref>{{cite web|author=England |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/10/24/1581781/alex-dimonds-chelsea-special-joe-coles-return-no-coincidence |title=Alex Dimond's Chelsea Special: Joe Cole's Return No Coincidence As Blues Make Title Statement |publisher=Goal.com |date=24 October 2009 |accessdate=19 April 2010}}</ref> On 8 November Cole played his 250th game for Chelsea, coming on as a substitute against Manchester United in the 62nd minute for Deco, on his 28th birthday. On 21 November he scored the last goal in Chelsea's 4–0 win against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers|Wolves]]. On 3 April, he scored the opener against Manchester United at [[Old Trafford]] after 19 minutes with a masterful back heel deflection from a [[Florent Malouda]] cross, Chelsea went on to win the game 2–1. He came on as a substitute as Chelsea won the [[2010 FA Cup Final]], his second appearance in a victorious FA Cup final for Chelsea.
His contract with Chelsea expired on 30 June 2010, making him a [[free agent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2067102,00.html |title=Joe Cole To Leave Chelsea |publisher=Chelsea FC |date=9 June 2010 |accessdate=10 June 2010}}</ref>▼
[[File:Joe Cole Liverpool.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Cole, warming up for Liverpool]]
▲His contract with Chelsea expired on 30 June 2010, making him a [[free agent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2067102,00.html |title=Joe Cole To Leave Chelsea |publisher=Chelsea FC |date=9 June 2010 |accessdate=10 June 2010}}</ref>
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