Chelsea Premier League 2025-26 Fixtures: Full schedule & key dates

Chelsea’s fixtures for the 2025-26 season were released this morning and you can see the full list below.

Fans should be aware the initial fixture list is subject to change, with potential rescheduling due to European fixtures, cup matches or games being selected for television broadcast.

The only kick-off day and time which has been officially confirmed is our opening day match as it has been selected for television broadcast.

The Blues will kick off our 2025-26 season on Sunday, 17 August, when we welcome London rivals Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge for a 2pm kick-off, with the match being shown live on Sky Sports in the UK.

Crystal Palace finished the 2024-25 campaign in 12th but are set to play in a major European competition for the first time in their history next season after winning the FA Cup – although which tournament is unclear as they currently await an appeal with UEFA due to rules around multi-club ownership.

Chelsea start the season with four London derbies on the bounce, as we travel to West Ham United the following weekend, welcome Fulham on the weekend of 30-31 August and then following the first international window of the campaign, travel to Brentford on the weekend of 13-14 September.

The festive fixtures are always one of the highlights of the English football calendar and according to the list provided by the Premier League, Chelsea are scheduled to welcome Aston Villa on Saturday, 27 December and Bournemouth on Tuesday, 30 December, with a trip to Manchester City pencilled in for Saturday, 3 January. As with all fixtures, this is subject to change and the games slated for December 27 are often changed to Boxing Day as part of TV selection.

Enzo Maresca’s men will then conclude our Premier League campaign with a trip to newly-promoted Sunderland on Sunday 24 May.

Chelsea qualified for the Champions League next season following our fourth-place finish and our European campaign will get underway across the week of 16–18 September.

Chelsea’s 2025-26 Premier League fixtures in full

Sun Aug 17 – Crystal Palace (h) (2pm KO)

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

Sat Sep 20 – Manchester United (a) *

Wed Sep 24 – Carabao Cup Round 3

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 – Champions League matchday 4

Sat Nov 8 – Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)

Sat Nov 15 – International window

Sat Nov 22 – Burnley (a)

25-26 November – Champions League matchday 5

Sat Nov 29 – Arsenal (h)

Wed Dec 3 – Leeds United (a)

Sat Dec 6 – Bournemouth (a)

9-10 Dec – Champions League matchday 6

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 – 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 first leg

Sat Jan 17 – Brentford (h)

20-21 Jan – Champions League matchday 7

Sat Jan 24 – Crystal Palace (a) *

28 Jan – Champions League matchday 8

Sat Jan 31 – West Ham United (h)

Wed Feb 4 – Carabao Cup semi-final second leg

Sat Feb 7 – Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)

Wed Feb 11 – Leeds United (h)

Sat Feb 14 – Emirates FA Cup round 4

17/18 Feb – Champions League knockout phase play-off first leg

Sat Feb 21 – Burnley (h)

24/25 Feb – Champions League knockout phase play-off second leg

Sat Feb 28 – Arsenal (a)

Wed Mar 4 – Aston Villa (a)

Sat Mar 7 – Emirates FA Cup round 5

10/11 Mar – Champions League Round of 16 first leg

Sat Mar 14 – Newcastle United (h)

17/18 Mar – Champions League Round of 16 second leg

Sat Mar 21 – Everton (a)

Sun Mar 22 – Carabao Cup final

Sat Mar 28 – International window

Sat Apr 4 – Emirates FA Cup quarter-final

7/8 Apr – Champions League quarter-final first leg

Sat Apr 11 – Manchester City (h)

14/15 Apr – Champions League quarter-final second leg

Sat Apr 18 – Manchester United (h)

Sat Apr 25 – Brighton & Hove Albion (a) or Emirates FA Cup semi-final

28/29 Apr – Champions League semi-final first leg

Sat May 2 – Nottingham Forest (h)

5/6 May – Champions League semi-final second leg

Sat May 9 – Liverpool (a)

Sat May 16 – Emirates FA Cup final

Sun May 17 – Tottenham Hotspur (h)

Sun May 24 – Sunderland (a)

Sat May 30 – Champions League final (Budapest)

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