Jose Mourinho's 100th Premier League home game: Chelsea manager's record is unrivalled

Jose Mourinho takes charge of his 100th Premier League home game as Chelsea manager against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

The 52-year-old, who returned to the club in 2013, is embarking on his sixth full season as Chelsea boss with a home record that is unrivalled in the Premier League era.

Stamford Bridge has been a fortress under Mourinho. In total, he has won 76, drawn 22 and lost only one of 99 Premier League home games in the Chelsea hot seat.

 It started in fitting circumstances back in August 2004 when his first competitive fixture as Chelsea boss ended in a 1-0 win over Manchester United thanks to a goal from Eidur Gudjohnsen.

Mourinho maintained his unbeaten home record for the duration of his first spell at the club. 

"Everybody knows Mourinho doesn't lose at Stamford Bridge," he said three years after his departure in 2010. "My record is unbeatable. It is amazing - we were so strong for such a long time."

Comparison

Indeed, Chelsea won 46 of their 60 Premier League home games under Mourinho between 2004 and 2007, scoring 123 goals and only conceding 28 with a 76.7 per cent win ratio as they clinched two league titles.

An unbeaten record of 77 games was finally broken in April 2014, when bottom club Sunderland claimed a shock 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge courtesy of Fabio Borini's late penalty.

Despite that defeat, Mourinho's Premier League home record in his second spell is actually marginally superior to his first. Chelsea are no longer unbeaten on home turf and they have conceded goals at a higher rate of 0.56 per game compared to 0.47, but their win percentage is 76.9 per cent, making for a remarkable average of 76.8 per cent across the two spells.

Best of the rest?

So how does Mourinho's home record compare to other Premier League bosses? Mourinho has won 250 points in 99 games so far, and the stats show his tally is the best by a considerable margin.

Even the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson lags behind. The former Manchester United manager, who ranks second in the top 10, 'only' accrued 234 points in his first 100 Premier League home games, tasting defeat on five more occasions than Mourinho.

Rafael Benitez is third on 231 from his time at Liverpool, where he developed a bitter rivalry with Mourinho before a brief stint as 'interim' Chelsea manager in 2012/13.

Arsenal's Arsene Wenger, another of Mourinho's adversaries, comes fourth with 226 points, while Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish rounds off the top five with 212 points from his first 100 Premier League home games as Blackburn manager.

The rest of the top 10 is made up of Kevin Keegan (208 points), Gerard Houllier (198), David O'Leary (192), David Moyes and Harry Redknapp (both 180).