 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Poyet akabatana neChelsea pakutengeswa pasina mubhadharo muna June 1997. Hazvina kutora nguva refu mumwaka wake wekutanga kukirabhu yeLondon, akatambura kukuvara kwe cruciate ligament, izvi zvaireva kuti akapotsa kukunda 1998 Football League Cup Final asi akapora kuti atambe muchikwata chakabudirira Cup Winners Cup Final vachipesana neVfB Stuttgart. Gore rakatevera, akaisa zvibodzwa gumi nemana achimuita wechipiri wepamusoro zvibodzwa zvechikwata kubatsira Chelsea kupedzisa wechitatu muPremier League, kusanganisira yakakosha musoro chinangwa mukukunda 1-0 kurwisa Leeds United. Akakundawo Chelsea mu1998 UEFA Super Cupkurwisa Real Madrid. Muna 1999-2000, akarova zvibodzwa gumi nesere izvo zvakare zvakamuita iye wechipiri wepamusoro zvibodzwa zveChelsea, aine shear-kick volley kurwisa Sunderland, kurova kure kurwisa Lazio, uye zvibodzwa zviviri zveChelsea muFA Cup semi-fainari vachipesana neNewcastle United, pakati pevanonyanya kuyeukwa, sezvo timu yakahwina FA Cup uye yakasvika kumaquarter-fainari eEFA Champions League. 