 Nyorai mberi kwechikamu chino - Sturridge akarasikirwa nemitambo yese yeChelsea pre-mwaka kutanga mushandirapamwe wa2012 13, sezvo aive pabasa neGreat Britain mumitambo yeOlympic ya2012. Zvisinei, akatamba neManchester City mu2012 FA Community Shield, achibatsira chinangwa chaRyan Bertrand, nokurova uye Costel Pantilimon achidurura. Sturridge akarasikirwa nemitambo yekutanga ye2012 13 UEFA Champions League group stage vachipesana neJuventus neNordsjælland uye mutambo wekutanga weLigi Cup uchipesana neWolverhampton. Akarasikirwawo nemutambo wePremier League neStoke City nekukuvara kwehamstring. Akahwina chibodzwa chekupedzisira chePremier League kukirabhu mukukunda 4-2 vachirwisa Tottenham kuWhite Hart Lane mushure mekunge apinda semunhu wekupedzisira uye akahwina kubva pamuchinjikwa waJuan Mata munguva yekumira kuti asimbise kukunda. Chibodzwa chake chekupedzisira cheChelsea chaive chakanangana neManchester United muLigi Cup, achihwina munguva yekuwedzera mukukunda 5 4. Mushure mokunge mutungamiri weBlues Roberto Di Matteo akadzingwa semutungamiri uye akatsiviwa naRafael Benítez, Sturridge akanga asingazombotambi zvekare nekuda kwekukuvara. 