Editing Joe Cole (section)

====2003–04 season====
A week after signing for the club, Cole made his debut in a [[UEFA Champions League]] qualifier away to [[MŠK Žilina]]. He came on as a substitute for fellow new signing [[Damien Duff]] with 21 minutes remaining and caused [[Michal Drahno]] to score an own goal to conclude a 2–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chelsea romp past Zilina|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/champions_league/3143791.stm|access-date=16 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=13 August 2003}}</ref> On 17 August, he played his first Premier League game for the club, again replacing Duff for the last 15 minutes in a 2–1 victory over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Anfield]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hasselbaink sinks Liverpool|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3140907.stm|access-date=16 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=17 August 2003}}</ref> He scored his first goal on 29 October in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] against [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], replacing [[Jesper Grønkjær]] in the 70th minute and netting the last goal in a 4–2 victory which put Chelsea into the last 16.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chelsea 4–2 Notts County|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3204843.stm|access-date=16 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=29 October 2003}}</ref> On 17 December, in the next round, he started away to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], finishing [[Hernán Crespo]]'s cross to equalise in an eventual 1–2 defeat.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brodkin|first1=Jon|title=Angel helps banish the Blues|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/dec/18/newsstory.carlingcup03041|access-date=16 April 2015|work=The Guardian|date=18 December 2003}}</ref> Cole's only other goal of the season was his only one in the league campaign, ending a one-two with [[Frank Lampard]] to open the scoring after five minutes away to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], albeit in a 1–2 defeat.<ref>{{cite news|title=Newcastle 2–1 Chelsea|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3628575.stm|access-date=16 April 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=25 April 2004}}</ref>