Chelsea will begin their Premier League 2025-26 campaign against Crystal Palace when the new campaign gets underway in August.
After their title charge faded at the turn of the year, the Blues salvaged a respectable fourth place finish which also secured qualification for this season’s Champions League.
Chelsea take on defending champions Liverpool on October 4 at Stamford Bridge with derby clashes against Tottenham and Arsenal falling on November 1 and November 29.
The 2025/26 Premier League season will start on the weekend of August 16/17 – just 83 days after the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
Chelsea are currently in action in the Club World Cup, hoping to add another piece of silverware after scooping the Europa Conference League trophy in June.
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The Londoners have already been very busy this summer, beating Manchester United to the signature of Liam Delap who has arrived from Ipswich Town for £30million.
Chelsea fans will also be desperate to get their first glimpse of Brazilian sensation Estevao Willian.
Chelsea Premier League fixtures in full
Sun Aug 17 – Crystal Palace (h)
Sat Aug 23 – West Ham United (a)
Sat Aug 30 – Fulham (h)
Sat Sep 6 – International window
Sat Sep 13 – Brentford (a)
16–18 September – Champions League matchday 1 (Wed Sep 17 – Carabao Cup Round 3)
Sat Sep 20 – Manchester United (a)
Sat Sep 27 – Brighton & Hove Albion (h)
30 Sep-1 Oct – Champions League matchday 2
Sat Oct 4 – Liverpool (h)
Sat Oct 11 – International window
Sat Oct 18 – Nottingham Forest (a)
21-22 Oct – Champions League matchday 3
Sat Oct 25 – Sunderland (h)
Wed Oct 29 – Carabao Cup Round 4
Sat Nov 1 – Tottenham Hotspur (a)
4-5 Nov –
Sat Nov 8 – Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)
Sat Nov 15 – International window
Sat Nov 22 – Burnley (a)
Sat Nov 29 – Arsenal (h)
Wed Dec 3 – Leeds United (a)
Sat Dec 6 – A.F.C. Bournemouth (a)
Sat Dec 13 – Everton (h)
Wed Dec 17 – Carabao Cup Round 5
Sat Dec 20 – Newcastle United (a)
Sat Dec 27 – Aston Villa (h)
Tue Dec 30 – A.F.C. Bournemouth (h)
Sat Jan 3 – Manchester City (a)
Wed Jan 7 – Fulham (a)
Sat Jan 10 – Emirates FA Cup 3
Wed Jan 14 – Carabao Cup Semi-Final (1)
Sat Jan 17 – Brentford (h)
Sat Jan 24 – Crystal Palace (a)
Sat Jan 31 – West Ham United (h)
Wed Feb 4 – Carabao Cup semi-final (2)
Sat Feb 7 – Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)
Wed Feb 11 – Leeds United (h)
Sat Feb 14 – Emirates FA Cup round 4
Sat Feb 21 – Burnley (h)
Sat Feb 28 – Arsenal (a)
Wed Mar 4 – Aston Villa (a)
Sat Mar 7 – Emirates FA Cup round 5
Sat Mar 14 – Newcastle United (h)
Sat Mar 21 – Everton (a)
Sun Mar 22 – Carabao Cup final
Sat Mar 28 – International window
Sat Apr 4 – Emirates FA Cup quarter-final
Sat Apr 11 – Manchester City (h)
Sat Apr 18 – Manchester United (h)
Sat Apr 25 – Brighton & Hove Albion (a) or Emirates FA Cup semi-final
Sat May 2 – Nottingham Forest (h)
Sat May 9 – Liverpool (a)
Sat May 16 – Emirates FA Cup final
Sun May 17 – Tottenham Hotspur (h)
Sun May 24 – Sunderland (a)
What Enzo Maresca has said ahead of the new season
Chelsea finished the season with the youngest squad in Premier League history.
Maresca is confident they can take the next step next season.
‘I didn’t have any doubt about the players. The doubt was from outside,’ the Italian told reporters.
‘All the ones that have the answers or the ones that have the truth, they were saying that we are too young, we are not good enough, they were waiting for Aston Villa to drop points for us to achieve the Champions League.
‘They were saying that we were not able to win on this pitch because we are too young, because we are not experienced. Unfortunately for them, they have all been wrong. All the ones that have the truth and have the answer to everything.’
