HULL AT HOME ON OPENING DAY
Carlo Ancelotti will begin his Barclays Premier League career with a home game against Hull City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, August 15 (subject to TV requirements).
That is followed up by a swift return to Sunderland, our opponents on last season's final day of the league campaign, our longest away trip being made in midweek on Tuesday, August 18, before our shortest away trip to Fulham the following weekend.
It is the fifth time in six seasons we have started at home, and we also end the season on our own patch, entertaining Wigan Athletic at the Bridge on Sunday, May 9, six days before the FA Cup Final.
Other early dates to look out for are September 19, when Spurs head to west London, and they are followed by Liverpool on October 3 and Manchester United on November 7. We travel to Arsenal at the end of November.
Over Christmas, we travel to Gianfranco Zola's West Ham on December 19 before our away trip to newly-promoted Birmingham City on Boxing Day. We then host Fulham two days later on December 28. Once again there is no New Year's Day fixture.
Below this list of Barclays Premier League fixtures, there is a run down of all of Chelsea's potential fixture dates, including our pre-season matches, as well as a look at how the international calendar breaks up our season.
It could be worth noting that for the first time ever, the Champions League Final is played on a Saturday, May 22.
(Dates subject to change)
Sat Aug 15 Hull City H
Tue Aug 18 Sunderland A
Sat Aug 22 Fulham A
Sat Aug 29 Burnley H
Sat Sep 12 Stoke City A
Sat Sep 19 Tottenham Hotspur H
Sat Sep 26 Wigan Athletic A
Sat Oct 3 Liverpool H
Sat Oct 17 Aston Villa A
Sat Oct 24 Blackburn Rovers H
Sat Oct 31 Bolton Wanderers A
Sat Nov 7 Manchester United H
Sat Nov 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
Sat Nov 28 Arsenal A
Sat Dec 5 Manchester City A
Sat Dec 12 Everton H
Wed Dec 16 Portsmouth H
Sat Dec 19 West Ham United A
Sat Dec 26 Birmingham City A
Mon Dec 28 Fulham H
Sat Jan 9 Hull City A
Sat Jan 16 Sunderland H
Wed Jan 27 Birmingham City H
Sat Jan 30 Burnley A
Sat Feb 6 Arsenal H
Wed Feb 10 Everton A
Sat Feb 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
Sat Feb 27 Manchester City H
Sat Mar 6 Portsmouth A or FA Cup Round 6
Sat Mar 13 West Ham United H
Sat Mar 20 Blackburn Rovers A
Sat Mar 27 Aston Villa H
Sat Apr 3 Manchester United A
Sat Apr 10 Bolton Wanderers H or FA Cup Semi-Final
Sat Apr 17 Tottenham Hotspur A
Sat Apr 24 Stoke City H
Sat May 1 Liverpool A
Sun May 9 Wigan Athletic H
Sat May 15 F.A. Cup Final
Copyright © and Database Right 2009 The Football Association Premier League Ltd / The Football League Ltd. All rights reserved.
Compiled in association with Atos Origin. Fixtures are subject to change.
For the latest ticket information, including our pre-season friendlies, click here.
Potential fixtures in all competitions (dates subject to change):
Sat Jul 18 Seattle Sounders A - pre-season
Tue Jul 21 Inter (in Los Angeles) - pre-season
Fri 24 Jul AC Milan (in Baltimore) - pre-season
Sun 26 Jul Club America (in Dallas) - pre-season
Sat Aug 1 Reading A - pre-season
Sun Aug 9 Man United (Community Shield at Wembley)
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Wed Aug 12 International fixtures
Sat Aug 15 Hull City H
Tue Aug 18 Sunderland A
Sat Aug 22 Fulham A
Sat Aug 29 Burnley H
Sat 5 - Wed 9 Sep - International fixtures
Sat Sep 12 Stoke City A
Tue 15/Wed 16 Sep - Champions League group stage matchday 1
Sat Sep 19 Tottenham Hotspur H
Wed Sep 23 Carling Cup Round 3
Sat Sep 26 Wigan Athletic A
Tues 29 Sep/Wed 30 Sep - Champions League group stage matchday 2
Sat Oct 3 Liverpool H
Sat 10 Oct - Wed 14 Oct - International fixtures
Sat Oct 17 Aston Villa A
Tue 20/Wed 21 Oct - Champions League group stage matchday 3
Sat Oct 24 Blackburn Rovers H
Wed Oct 28 Carling Cup Round 4
Sat Oct 31 Bolton Wanderers A
Tue 3 Nov/Wed 4 Nov - Champions League group stage matchday 4
Sat Nov 7 Manchester United H
Sat 11 - Wed 14 Nov - International fixtures
Sat Nov 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
Tue 24 Nov/Wed 25 Nov - Champions League group stage matchday 5
Sat Nov 28 Arsenal A
Wed Dec 2 Carling Cup Quarter-Final
Sat Dec 5 Manchester City A
Tue 8/Wed 9 Dec - Champions League group stage matchday 6
Sat Dec 12 Everton H
Wed Dec 16 Portsmouth H
Sat Dec 19 West Ham United A
Sat Dec 26 Birmingham City A
Mon Dec 28 Fulham H
Sat Jan 2 FA Cup Round 3
Wed Jan 6 Carling Cup Semi-Final (1)
Sat Jan 9 Hull City A
Sun 10 - Sun 31 Jan - Africa Cup of Nations
Sat Jan 16 Sunderland H
Wed Jan 20 Carling Cup Semi-Final (2)
Sat Jan 23 FA Cup Round 4
Wed Jan 27 Birmingham City H
Sat Jan 30 Burnley A
Sat Feb 6 Arsenal H
Wed Feb 10 Everton A
Sat Feb 13 FA Cup Round 5
Tue 16/Wed 17 Feb - Champions League first knockout round - first leg (half the fixtures)
Sat Feb 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
Tue 23/Wed 24 Feb - Champions League first knockout round - first leg (half the fixtures)
Sat Feb 27 Manchester City H
Sun Feb 28 Carling Cup Final
Sat Mar 6 Portsmouth A orFA Cup Round 6
Tue 9/Wed 10 Mar - Champions League first knockout round - second leg (half the fixtures)
Sat Mar 13 West Ham United H
Tue 16/Wed 17 Mar - Champions League first knockout round - second leg (half the fixtures)
Sat Mar 20 Blackburn Rovers A
Sat Mar 27 Aston Villa H
Tue 30/Wed 31 Mar - Champions League quarter-final - first leg
Sat Apr 3 Manchester United A
Tue 6/Wed 7 Apr - Champions League quarter-final - second leg
Sat Apr 10 Bolton Wanderers H or FA Cup Semi-Final
Sat Apr 17 Tottenham Hotspur A
Tue 20/Wed 21 Apr - Champions League semi-final - first leg
Sat Apr 24 Stoke City H
Tue 27/Wed 28 Apr - Champions League semi-final - second leg
Sat May 1 Liverpool A
Sun May 9 Wigan Athletic H
Sat May 15 FA Cup Final
Sat 22 May - Champions League Final
Fri 11 Jun - Sun 11 Jul - World Cup Finals
Copyright © and Database Right 2009 The Football Association Premier League Ltd / The Football League Ltd. All rights reserved.
Compiled in association with Atos Origin. Fixtures are subject to change.
For the latest ticket information, including our pre-season friendlies, click here.
