It will see Lampard go head to head with former Blues coach Brendan Rodgers and his side, who finished last season in fine form. It will go on sale to members, one ticket per person, from next Wednesday 10 July.

The match is one of several Chelsea games moved in August and September to accommodate TV rights holders and will kick off at 4.30pm, the same time as our opener away at Manchester United on Sunday 11 August. Both games will be on Sky Sports.

We travel to Norwich on Saturday 24 August in an early kick-off for our first live BT Sport game of the season.

Our final amendment for August and September comes when we host Liverpool on Sunday 22 September live on Sky Sports at 4.30pm. That will be a repeat of the UEFA Super Cup, which takes place in Istanbul on Wednesday 14 August.

Chelsea's opening Premier League fixtures and dates

Sunday 11 August – Manchester United (a) – KO 4.30pmSunday 18 August – Leicester City (h) – KO 4.30pmSaturday 24 August – Norwich City (a) – KO 12.30pmSaturday 31 August – Sheffield United (h) – KO 3pmSaturday 14 September – Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) – KO 3pmSunday 22 September – Liverpool (h) – KO 4.30pmSaturday 28 September – Brighton & Hove Albion (h) – KO 3pm

Our pre-season calendar kicks off on Wednesday 10 July when the Blues head across the Irish Sea to take on Bohemians. We will then play St Patrick’s on Saturday 13 July.

Games against Japanese champions Kawasaki Frontale, Barcelona, Reading and RB Salzburg follow before we travel to Borussia Monchengladbach, who finished third in last season’s Bundesliga, on Saturday 3 August to finalise our pre-season arrangements.

All pre-season games are live on our official app and chelseafc.com.