Jose's hot spots! These are the clubs Mourinho has had trouble with in the past...so what will happen on his return?



He left Stamford Bridge as the Special One, he returns as the self-proclaimed Happy One, but whatever you want to call the new Chelsea manager, one thing is for certain - Jose Mourinho is back in the Premier League.

We know what Chelsea supporters think of the happy homecoming, but how will Mourinho be welcomed when he returns to old battle grounds to face familiar foe and new faces?

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Jose on tour: Mourinho is back in the Premier League and will be coming to a stadium near you very soon

Sportsmail has launched an investigation to find out what will be waiting for the Special One at each stop on the road next season.

The Portuguese will be striving to maintain a 100 per cent win record against SIX teams next year, but can you guess at which two Premier League grounds Mourinho has never won?



These are Jose's 'Hot Spots'. And you know what a hot spot's not? HOT!*

HOT SPOTS: Mourinho's five main Premier League Hot Spots

ARSENAL

As soon as the rumours started surfacing there was a chance the ‘Special One’ could return to British shores, Arsene Wenger admitted he was 'afraid' of what Chelsea would be capable of this summer. ‘We have to be prepared for them to be one of the biggest movers in terms of investment once the window opens’ said the Arsenal boss.

Mourinho pitted his wits against the Arsenal boss at the Emirates stadium and at the Gunners' former home, Highbury. The former Madrid manager is unbeaten as Chelsea manager against Arsenal, however he only has a 33 per cent win ratio versus Wenger’s men.

The Portuguese has swiped the Arsenal manager in the past, once saying of his French counterpart: ‘Wenger has a real problem with us and I think he is what you call in England a voyeur. He is someone who likes to watch other people. There are some guys who, when they are at home, have this big telescope to look into the homes of other people and see what is happening. Wenger must be one of them – and it is a sickness’.

JOSE'S RECORD AT EMIRATES/HIGHBURY: 1.7pts/game, 1.7gls/game, Win ratio: 33 per cent.



Long feud: Mourinho once described Gunners boss Wenger as a 'voyeur'

Manager's salute: Mourinho acknowledges the Chelsea supporters during his sides 1-1 draw at Arsenal in May 2007 which handed Manchester United their first Premier League title since 2003

ASTON VILLA

Surprisingly, given Chelsea’s near Premier League dominance of the early 2000s, the 'Special One' has never won at Villa Park.

And luckily for Mourinho, Martin O’Neill is currently without a club – the Portuguese boss was unable to defeat the former Villa manager in three attempts. Chelsea could only muster one draw against O’Neil’s men and managed just a solitary goal.

Unbeatable: Mourinho failed to defeat Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill in three attempts.

Overcoming current Villains manager Paul Lambert may not be a walk in the park either. In 2007, Chelsea faced Lambert’s Wycombe Wanderers in the League Cup semi-final and were held to a 1-1 draw by the League Two side. However, Mourinho did win the day eventually, 4-0 at Stamford Bridge in the return leg.

Will the new Chelsea manager finally end his Villa Park hoodoo next season?

JOSE'S RECORD AT VILLA PARK: 0.8pts/game, 0.3gls/game, Win ratio: 0 per cent.



CARDIFF CITY

During his first tenure as Chelsea manager, Mourinho’s only visits to Wales were to compete for silverware at the Millennium stadium. This season will see the ex-Porto manager add Cardiff and Swansea to his Welsh travels. Newly-promoted Cardiff will be keen to put on a show for their fans against one of the Premier League big boys and a Chelsea win might not be so straightforward.

Former Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou, who signed for the club in 2006 before leaving for Lille last summer, could come up against his former manager if reports linking him to the Welsh capital are true.

JOSE IS YET TO VISIT THE CARDIFF CITY STADIUM.



Potential signing: Signed for Chelsea by Mourinho in 2006, Kalou has been linked with a move to newly-promoted Cardiff City from French club Lille

CRYSTAL PALACE



The first and only time Mourinho sat in the away dugout at Selhurst Park marked a memorable moment of his tenure. Didier Drogba, one of the ‘Special One’s’ most influential Blues’ signings, announced his Premier League arrival with a towering header in a 2-0 win. Portugal midfielder Tiago got the other goal.

This time around, Mourinho won't have to deal with the full media glare by himself as Palace boss Ian Holloway is sure to match the Portuguese coach in the entertainment stakes.



All smiles: Mourinho and Chelsea owner Abramovich pictured at Selhurst Park in August 2004

Laugh a minute: Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway (left) and Jose Mourinho are sure to keep fans entertained next season



EVERTON

Mourinho will be looking forward to his trip to the Blue side of Merseyside this year. Not only does he appreciate the club's vocal support, he is also unbeaten against the Toffees, winning four and drawing two of his six games against Everton.

Having claimed Andrew Johnson dived to win a penalty in a fixture between the two sides in December 2006, Mourinho quickly revoked his accusation after Everton said they would make an official complaint to the FA.

In trouble: A policeman has a quiet word with Chelsea assistant Steve Clarke after Mourinho's reaction to Johnson's 'dive'

Book him: Mourinho angrily claims Andrew Johnson should have been carded for 'diving'

'First I would like to say I have the utmost respect for Everton Football Club, David Moyes and their players,' said Mourinho when he apologised 'That's why I love to play them, and especially at Goodison Park where the atmosphere is magnificent.'

Goodison Park is also the venue in which, during the same game in '06, Mourinho re-created his run and celebration down the touchline first seen at Old Trafford when Porto defeated Manchester United in the Champions League two years before.

With just three minutes to go and the game poised at 2-2, Didier Drogba plucked the ball from the air on his chest, turned and thumped a stunning volley over the head of Tim Howard from 30 yards out. The goal, and imminent win, sent the Chelsea bench delirious. Mourinho once again sprinted down the pitch pumping his fists - which you can watch in the video below.

New Everton boss Roberto Martinez will be keen to hand Mourinho his first Goodison loss this campaign.

JOSE'S RECORD AT GOODISON: 2.3pts/game, 1.7gls/game, Win ratio: 67 per cent.



Record: Mourinho has never lost a game against Everton or their former manager David Moyes





FULHAM



Current Fulham coach Martin Jol is one of only two Premier League managers to have managed to outwit the 'Special One' as his Spurs side defeated the Blues in November 2006.

A different challenge will face the Dutchman at Craven Cottage this time as Mourinho will be particularly keen to do the business against Chelsea's West London rivals.

Winner: Martin Jol is one of only two current Premier League managers to have defeated the 'Special One'

The new Chelsea gaffer has a 67 percent win record at Craven Cottage but won't have fond memories of losing points there in March 2006.

Chelsea thought they had scored an important equaliser to cancel out Luis Boa Morte's first-half goal, however Didier Drogba's effort was chalked off for handball. Cue an infuriated Mourinho who claimed after the game that there was no way linesman Paul Norman, who advised referee Dean that the goal should be disallowed, could have seen the incident.

JOSE'S RECORD AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: 2pts/game, 2gls/game, Win ratio: 67 per cent.



Outcry: Fulham players appeal after Drogba handled before scoring

HULL CITY

Hull are another new team Mourinho will face this season. He has come up against Tigers boss Steve Bruce before however, enjoying a 60 per cent win ratio against the former Manchester United centre-back who was manager of Birmingham City during Mourinho's time in England.

JOSE IS YET TO VISIT THE KC STADIUM.

Familiar face: Former Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce has faced Mourinho on five occassions

LIVERPOOL

Mourinho has faced Liverpool more than any other Premier League side and it's fair to say there has been a fair amount of bad blood between the Chelsea manager and Merseyside club.

After Luis Garcia's 'ghost' goal against the Blues during Liverpool's Champions League winning campaign of 2005, Mourinho and then Liverpool manager Rafe Benitez feuded and a bitter rivalry between the two bosses ensued. Two years later and Benitez again came out on top in Europe as Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties in the semi-final of the 2007 Champions League.

Ghost goal: Luis Garcia wheels away to celebrate as William Gallas clears - it is still debated whether the ball crossed the line or not

Replacement: After years of feuding, Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge this summer as a replacement for Chelsea's departing interim manager Rafa Benitez

Despite the red half of Merseyside's successes over Chelsea in Europe, Mourinho never saw Liverpool as a threat to the Blues' title challenge.



'In a one-off game maybe they will surprise me and they can do it. In the Premiership the distance between the teams is 45 points over two seasons.'

Although Liverpool have finished outside of the top six for the last two seasons, Mourinho believes they could cause Chelsea problems next year - the former Inter Milan boss knows the full capabilities of current Anfield boss Brendan Rodgers having coached together at Chelsea.

Chelsea boy: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was reserve team manager at Stamford Bridge during Mourinho's first Blues tenure

Mourinho first invited Rodgers to become head coach at Stamford Bridge before promoting him to reserve team manager two years later. Rodgers has since forged his own managerial career and Mourinho expects Liverpool to improve next season.

Reports suggest Mourinho may get one over on the Reds this term by bringing former Anfield favourite Xabi Alonso to Stamford Bridge having managed the Spaniard at Real Madrid.

JOSE'S RECORD AT ANFIELD: 1.8pts/game, 1.5gls/game, Win ratio: 50 per cent.



Target: Mourinho is reportedly keen on signing ex-Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso

MANCHESTER CITY

The last time Mourinho was managing in the Premier League, City were a completely different entity. Funded by Sheikh Mansour and capable of affording any player in the world, City will be one of Mourinho's main rivals for the title.

The club are expected to announce former Malaga coach Manuel Pelligrini as their new manager soon and he is no stranger to Mourinho - the two pitted their wits against each other several times in La Liga over the last couple of campaigns.

Round Two: Mourinho will come up against his former La Liga rival Manuel Pellegrini when Chelsea face Manchester City

During the 'Special One's' first spell in England, City were usually found at the wrong end of the table. Despite the gulf in class between the two sides back then however, it was the Manchester club who inflicted Mourinho with his first defeat in English football. Managed by Kevin Keegan, City came out on top in October 2004, courtesy of a Nicolas Anelka penalty.

Enjoying a 67 percent win record at the City of Manchester Stadium, Mourinho will hope to continue this ratio at the recently renamed Etihad.

JOSE'S RECORD AT ETIHAD/CITY STADIUM: 2pts/game, 0.7gls/game, Win ratio: 67 per cent.



Making a point: Mourinho talks to Manchester City boss Kevin Keegan on the touchline during Chelsea's 1-0 defeat at the City of Manchester Stadium

MANCHESTER UNITED

Mourinho has a very good record against both the former manager of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson and the newly appointed one, David Moyes.

Unbeaten against former Everton boss Moyes, the Chelsea boss lost only once against Sir Alex. However that defeat will have been particularly difficult to take as a Darren Fletcher header ended Chelsea's 40-match unbeaten run in the league in November 2005.

Head to head: Mourinho has an impressive record against Sir Alex Ferguson

Battles for the title with the the Red Devils' were common place during Mourinho's first Chelsea spell and it will be no different second time around.

As the 'Special One' takes to the Old Trafford away team dugout this season, summer rumours hinted that he could have easily been sat in the home one.

JOSE'S RECORD AT OLD TRAFFORD: 1.3pts/game, 1.3gls/game, Win ratio: 33 per cent.

In the dugout: When Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement Mourinho was linked to the vacant hotseat

NEWCASTLE UNITED



As well as Villa Park, Newcastle's St James' is the only current Premier League stadium at which Mourinho has never tasted victory. Managed by Graeme Souness and Gleen Roeder during that time, Mourinho's sides have managed just 0.3 goals per game at the home of the Magpies and earnt just 0.7 points - Mourinho's worst points return at all the current top-flight grounds.

Mourinho will be confident of taking all three points on his next visit to the North-East however, having beaten current Newcastle boss Alan Pardew on each of the four occasions he's faced him. Pardew was unable to take any points from Chelsea during his spells at West Ham and Charlton.

JOSE'S RECORD AT ST JAMES' PARK: 0.7pts/game, 0.3gls/game, Win ratio: 0 per cent.

'Snow' joke: Mourinho is yet to taste victory at St James' Park



Out for revenge: Magpies boss Pardew will be keen to claim his first victory over the 'Special One' at the fifth attempt

NORWICH CITY

Mourinho's sole trip to Carrow Road came in March 2005 as the Blues ran out 3-1 winners. It is fair to assume that Petr Cech won't have been too delighted with the scoreline however - Leon McKenzie's goal for the Canaries denied the Czech keeper an eleventh consecutive Premier League clean sheet.

JOSE'S RECORD AT CARROW ROAD: 3pts/game, 3 gls/game, Win ratio: 100 per cent.



So close: Leon McKenzie's (right) goal against Petr Cech (left) during Chelsea's visit to Carrow Road in March 2005 denied the Blues' goalkeeper an eleventh consecutive clean sheet

SOUTHAMPTON

Mourinho's only visit to St Marys came in April 2005 against a relegation-threatened Southampton, managed by Harry Redknapp. In all five meetings between the Chelsea boss and Redknapp, Mourinho has come out on top, winning all five games and scoring 10 goals in the process.

While Mourinho can boast a 100 per cent win record against Southampton, both home and away, the feat isn't completely perfect. After clean sheets in each of his first three games as Chelsea manager, the Saints were the first club to score against Mourinho, as James Beattie scored an exquisite half-volley after just 12 seconds of the fixture on August 28, 2004.

Having been away from the Premier League almost as long as Mourinho, Mauricio Pocchetino's Southampton will be a much tougher proposition this season having impressed last year.

JOSE'S RECORD AT ST MARY'S: 3pts/game, 3gls/game, Win ratio: 100 per cent.

Beat that: James Beattie became the first player to score past Mourinho in the Premier League

STOKE CITY

The Britannia Stadium is another Premier League stadium Mourinho is yet to visit.

Having never played the Potters in the Premier League, Mourinho will be reminded of his old battles with Bolton Wanderers who shared a similar robust approach to Mark Hughes' men.

Newly appointed to the Stoke hotseat, Hughes, like Martin Jol, is the only other current Premier League manager to have come out on top against Chelsea's new boss.

His Blackburn Rovers side qualified for Europe in 2006 with a 1-0 win over Chelsea, who had already been crowned Premier League Champions.



JOSE IS YET TO VISIT THE BRITANNIA STADIUM.

Rovers: Hughes' Blackburn defeated Mourinho's Chelsea 1-0 in May 2006

The Potters: Mourinho will take on newly appointed Stoke boss Mark Hughes, who played as a striker for Chelsea (right) in the nineties, at the Britannia this season



SUNDERLAND

With a 100 per cent win record against the Black Cats, Mourinho will come up against an equally eccentric manager at the Stadium of Light next season, one Paolo Di Canio.

Cue lots of knee-sliding, gesticulation and amazing post-match interviews by both gaffers when Chelsea travel to Tyne and Wear.

JOSE'S RECORD AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT: 3pts/game, 2gls/game, Win ratio: 100 per cent.

Pure ecstasy: Mourinho and Di Canio (left) aren't afraid to let their emotions show on the touchline



SWANSEA CITY

When Mourinho arrives in Swansea, he comes up against a manager who was tipped to replace him at Real Madrid when rumours first surfaced that he could be departing the Spanish capital. Michael Laudrup has carried on Brendan Rodgers' good work at Swansea and will manage the club in the Europa League next season having guided them to their first Capital One Cup last February.

Having 'broken' Barcelona's dominance during his reign as Real Madrid manager, will the 'Special One' have the capabilities to defeat the Premier League's very own version of the Catalan giants?

JOSE'S RECORD AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT: 3pts/game, 2gls/game, Win ratio: 100 per cent.

Successful: Swansea manager Laudrup has been linked with the Real Madrid hotseat recently vacated by new Chelsea boss Mourinho

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Mourinho has a 67 per cent win ratio at White Hart Lane and will be keen to take points from Tottenham again this year having mooted them as potential title challengers.

Spurs defeated Chelsea 2-1 in 2006, their first victory over the Blues since 1990 - winger Aaron Lennon grabbing the winner.



2006 winner: Aaron Lennon converts to give Spurs their first victory over Chelsea since 1990

Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas was one of Jose Mourinho's 'assistants' during theIr time together at Chelsea, having followed the manager from Porto. Four years after his departure from Chelsea, Villas-Boas took the Stamford Bridge hotseat but things didn't go to plan and the Tottenham manager will be keen to beat his old employers and get one over his former tutor.

Will the managerial wisdom he passed on to Andre Villas-Boas during their time together at Chelsea come back to haunt Mr Mourinho?

JOSE'S RECORD AT WHITE HART LANE: 2pts/game, 1.7gls/game, Win ratio: 67 per cent.

New enemies: Andre Villas-Boas (third left) was one of Mourinho's assistants during the 'Special One's' first stint in the Premier League

WEST BROMWICH ALBION

When Mourinho first arrived at Chelsea in 2004, he showed he was aware of the club's past by appointing former long-serving defender Steve Clarke as his assistant manager. It proved to be a shrewd appointment as Chelsea won two league titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups.

After coaching spells with West Ham and Liverpool, Clarke is now managing West Brom and impressed in his first season at the helm, finishing in eighth position.

Chelsea favourites: Mourinho appointed current Baggies manager Steve Clarke as his assistant back in 2004

Like at many other grounds, Mourinho has a stellar 100 per cent win record at The Hawthorns.

In March 2006, Chelsea beat the Baggies away from home and the game was full of incident as Mourinho and West Brom boss Bryan Robson came to blows. Robson was angered by Chelsea's late arrival to the pitch and accused Drogba of diving. Chelsea believed Robson was to blame for the tensions, continually shouting at the Chelsea bench.

Next season's encounter may be a little less heated between Mourinho and his old assistant Clarke.

JOSE'S RECORD AT THE HAWTHORNS: 3pts/game, 3gls/game, Win ratio: 100 per cent.

Man in the middle: Fourth official Howard Webb steps in to prevent Mourinho and Bryan Robson coming to blows

WEST HAM UNITED

Upton Park is another happy hunting ground for the new Chelsea boss. Not only is Mourinho's 100 per cent win ratio intact but his record against Hammers' boss Sam Allardyce looks good too.

Mourinho is unbeaten against Allardyce in six matches, who was Bolton Wanderers' manager from 2004 to 2007, winning four of those matches and drawing twice. Mourinho also saw his Chelsea side amass 14 goals in those games and will be hoping for more of the same at the Boleyn Ground next season.

JOSE'S RECORD AT UPTON PARK: 3pts/game, 3.5gls/game, Win ratio: 100 per cent.

Get Ready: Mourinho is unbeaten against West Ham and their current boss Sam Allardyce

*Catchphrase courtesy of 80s quiz favourite Strike it Lucky*



