0 ▁December , ▁ending ▁the ▁Liverpool - based ▁club ' s ▁un be aten ▁home ▁season . ▁ ▁January ▁ ▁Ch else a ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁January ▁transfer ▁window ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁by ▁trigger ing ▁the ▁release ▁clause ▁in ▁the ▁contract ▁of ▁New castle ▁United ' s ▁Sen eg al ese ▁forward ▁D emb a ▁Ba . ▁Ba , ▁who ▁had ▁scored ▁ 1 3 ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁for ▁his ▁former ▁club , ▁was ▁signed ▁for ▁£ 7 ▁million . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Ch else a ▁sold ▁a ▁stri ker ▁Daniel ▁St urr idge ▁to ▁Liverpool ▁for ▁an ▁und is closed ▁fee ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁£ 1 2 ▁million . ▁St urr idge ▁played ▁ 9 6 ▁games ▁for ▁Ch else a ▁in ▁three - and - a - half ▁seasons , ▁scoring ▁ 2 4 ▁goals . ▁ ▁The ▁year ▁opened ▁with ▁a ▁ 0 – 1 ▁home ▁defeat ▁to ▁bottom - of - the - table ▁West ▁London ▁riv als ▁Q PR , ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁coming ▁from ▁former ▁Ch else a ▁w inger ▁Sh a un ▁Wright - Ph ill ips . ▁However , ▁Ch else a ▁made ▁progress ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup , ▁where ▁they ▁beat ▁South am pton ▁ 1 – 5 ▁away ▁at ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January . ▁Ba ▁scored ▁twice ▁on ▁his ▁debut , ▁while ▁Frank ▁L amp ard ▁scored ▁his ▁ 1 9 3 rd ▁goal , ▁moving ▁him ▁equal