Another fixture has been added to the men’s first team pre-season schedule with Thomas Tuchel’s side taking on Bournemouth on Tuesday 27 July.

The match is away at the Vitality Stadium and will kick-off at 7.45pm. Away fans will be permitted to attend the game, with a full capacity allowed for this fixture, and full ticket details will be announced in due course.

Fans not attending will be able to stream the game free of charge via The 5th Stand app and the official Chelsea website, with details on when the free stream will commence also to be confirmed in due course.

Bournemouth, who we last played in the Premier League in 2019/20, finished sixth in the Championship last season, losing to Brentford in the play-off semi-finals. Former Chelsea midfielder Scott Parker was appointed as their new head coach last month.

Following our game at Bournemouth, we will take on Arsenal at the Emirates and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge in the Mind Series of pre-season matches. Ticket details for the Spurs game on Wednesday 4 August were announced on Tuesday.