The new campaign gets underway in August and we can now start to piece together the look and feel of the season after the fixtures were announced on Friday morning.

As always, these matches are subject to change based on potentially being chosen for television coverage or needing to be moved due to fixtures in other competitions.

Here we have picked out some of the important games to get on your radar early...

Who is Chelsea’s first Premier League game of 2026/27 against?

The Blues start the season with the most local away game of all. We will play Fulham at Craven Cottage on Monday 24 August, with the game having been selected for live television coverage by Sky Sports.

Who else do Chelsea play in the opening weeks of the season?

Our first home game is the following weekend against Brighton and Hove Albion. It's then a trip to north London to meet Arsenal before we welcome newly-promoted Hull City to the Bridge.

When are Chelsea’s London derbies against Arsenal and Tottenham?

After that early game at the Emirates, we host Arsenal on Saturday 13 March.

Our eighth league fixture of the campaign sees Tottenham visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24 October. The reverse fixture is on Saturday 8 May, our fourth last of 2026/27.

When are the west London derbies?

Not long after the game at Craven Cottage on matchday one we make the short trip to the Gtech Stadium to play Brentford. That is on Saturday 19 September.

Our home fixture against Fulham is on Saturday 10 April, while we welcome Brentford to the Bridge on the final day - Sunday 30 May - making it a west London-themed beginning and end to the season.

When do Chelsea play Liverpool?

We host Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 5 December, with the reverse fixture scheduled for Saturday 1 May as the campaign enters its final month.

When do Chelsea meet Manchester City and Manchester United?

We play Manchester United on Saturday 31 October (Stamford Bridge) and Saturday 6 February (Old Trafford), while we visit Manchester City shortly before Christmas (Saturday 12 December) and host them on Saturday 24 April - assuming neither side is in an FA Cup semi-final.

When do Chelsea play the newly promoted teams?

Our first match against a newly-promoted side is on Saturday 12 September when Hull City come to the Bridge. The reverse fixture is on Saturday 20 March.

Our first reunion with Frank Lampard will be on Boxing Day, when we travel to play Coventry at the CBS Arena. They come to the Bridge on Wednesday 3 March.

We play Ipswich Town hot on the heels of the game at Coventry, on Wednesday 30 December, then host the Tractor Boys on Saturday 20 February.

Who do Chelsea play over Christmas and New Year?

Those away games at Coventry and Ipswich are the first two of four fixtures in 11 days between 26 December and 6 January.

We host Newcastle on Saturday 2 January, then travel to Selhurst Park to play Crystal Palace four days later.

What does the Premier League run-in at the end of the season look like?

Five games in May start with trips to Liverpool and Tottenham, before we host Everton and then travel to the South Coast to play Bournemouth.

Who is Chelsea’s last Premier League game of 2026/27 against?

The campaign concludes with the visit of Brentford on Sunday 30 May.

Changes to fixtures

Supporters are reminded that throughout the campaign there will be alterations to the fixtures. Match dates can change for a variety of reasons, including live TV broadcast selections and to accommodate matches in cup competitions, including movement from Saturday to Sunday due to opposition teams' involvement in European competition. For this reason, Premier League fixtures are always advertised as being subject to change.