The Premier League campaign of the 2023-24 season for Chelsea didn’t start on expected note. After spending a sum close to about £1 billion in the transfer market, the London-based club struggled to put together impressive on-field performances under their new Argentine manager Mauricio Pochettino.
With five points to their tally in their first six matches of the season, and having one win under their belt, they looked a side far off from producing the performances which were expected of them before the start of the campaign. In this initial run, they had a draw with Liverpool, and Bournemouth, a win over Luton Town, and a 3-1 defeat to West Ham United, and 0-1 defeats to Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest respectively.
For most of the season, they did languish around the 10-12th spot in the table and looked far off from any European qualification hopes. In between their mixed form, there were some impressive performances, but they weren’t able to stitch together a decent amount of wins at most of the stages to show any signs of major improvement.
On the other domestic competitions front, Chelsea did reach the final of the Carabao Cup (EFL Cup) under Mauricio Pochettino. But, they lost the game 0-1 to almost a second-string Liverpool side marked by a notable sum of very young players. In the FA Cup, they did manage to beat Leicester City in the quarterfinal by a thumping scoreline of 4-2 but lost out to Man City in the semi-finals narrowingly.
However, something turned in the second half of the previous Premier League season for the Blues as all of a sudden emergence of the players like Cole Palmer, and Conor Gallagher started to build a bit of momentum for them and guided the team to an amazing run of results. Chelsea turned out a corner and made a dart towards the European spots. With memorable matches including a 4-3 win over Man United and a 2-2 draw at Villa Park, they carried on the momentum till the closing stages of the season.
As a result finished sixth in the standings. An achievement in the sense that nobody would have even thought of it the way they started their season. However, Man United winning the FA Cup did take away Chelsea’s Europa League berth and made it a Europa Conference League qualification.
After a nourishing end to the season, fans were hoping to see their side perform on even better notes in the 2024-25 Premier League season. But shocking news appeared as the club’s board decided to part ways with Mauricio Pochettino on mutual consent. The decision left many wondering, knowing how much improvement they made under the Argentine in recent times.
Enzo Maresca now has been appointed as Chelsea’s new head coach to take charge from the 2024-25 season. The 44-year-old Italian manager recently led Leicester City to the Premier League promotion after winning the 2023-24 EFL Championship title. While veteran centre-back Thiago Silva left the club after an astounding service of about 4 years or so, others like Trevoh Chalobah, Malang Sarr, and Carney Chukwuemeka are the players expected to leave the club this summer.
Big players like Raheem Sterling and Conor Gallagher are also tipped among the players on which the club has yet to take a call. In the transfer market, some of the major players the Blues have been linked to are Atletico Madrid’s Samu Omorodion and Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise. Although it did seem like their potential transfer target of Brazilian club Sport Recife’s Pedro Lima has been hijacked by Wolves.
While Omorodin could solve their number nine issues, the striker is likely to be available at a higher price tag. Michael Olise could be someone that Enzo Maresca would target if Conor Gallagher is to leave this summer. It remains to be seen how much backing the board will give to their newly appointed head coach in this window. For now, we take a look at Chelsea fixtures for the 2024-25 Premier League season.
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Chelsea Key Fixtures in 2024-25 Premier League Season
Chelsea begins their 2024-25 Premier League campaign against reigning Champions Man City on their home turf of Stamford Bridge. It can be classified that the Blues are set for a tough start to the campaign as in terms of a competitor it can’t get tougher than Man City these days in the top-flight of English football or perhaps the world football. Although Chelsea did manage to pull out a scintillating 4-4 draw the last time these two sides met at the Bridge, it still will be a game of nerves for Enzo Maresca’s team.
However, after the fixture against City, Chelsea wouldn’t be coming across any other major top-six sides till half past October. The Blues will be facing Liverpool at the Anfield on October 19. Though the position they will be in leading into that fixture will play a major role, history reckons Liverpool at Anfield is always a tough side to beat.
Within a span of just over a month starting from early November and lasting till the first week of December, Chelsea will come across teams like Man United, as well as London rivals like Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. This period could prove to define the rest of the second half of the season for the Blues and the spot on the table for which they could be aiming for.
Here we take a look at Chelsea’s key fixtures for the 2024-2025 Premier League season:
| Date | Kick-Off Time (GMT) | Fixtures | Venue |
| August 18 | 03:30 PM | Chelsea vs Man City | Stamford Bridge |
| October 19 | 02:00 PM | Liverpool vs Chelsea | Anfield |
| November 02 | 03:00 PM | Man United vs Chelsea | Old Trafford |
| November 09 | 03:00 PM | Chelsea vs Arsenal | Stamford Bridge |
| December 07 | 03:00 PM | Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
| January 25 | 03:00 PM | Man City vs Chelsea | Etihad Stadium |
| March 15 | 03:00 PM | Arsenal vs Chelsea | Emirates Stadium |
| April 02 | 06:45 PM | Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur | Stamford Bridge |
| May 03 | 02:00 PM | Chelsea vs Liverpool | Stamford Bridge |
| May 18 | 02:00 PM | Chelsea vs Man United | Stamford Bridge |
Chelsea Fixtures List for 2024-25 Premier League Season
| Date | Kick-Off Time (GMT) | Fixtures | Venue |
| August 18 | 03:30 PM | Chelsea vs Man City | Stamford Bridge |
| August 24 | 02:00 PM | Wolves vs Chelsea | Molineux Stadium |
| August 31 | 02:00 PM | Chelsea vs Crystal Palace | Stamford Bridge |
| September 14 | 02:00 PM | Bournemouth vs Chelsea | Vitality Stadium |
| September 21 | 02:00 PM | West Ham United vs Chelsea | London Stadium |
| September 28 | 02:00 PM | Chelsea vs Brighton | Stamford Bridge |
| October 05 | 02:00 PM | Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest | Stamford Bridge |
| October 19 | 02:00 PM | Liverpool vs Chelsea | Anfield |
| October 26 | 02:00 PM | Chelsea vs Newcastle United | Stamford Bridge |
| November 02 | 03:00 PM | Man United vs Chelsea | Old Trafford |
| November 09 | 03:00 PM | Chelsea vs Arsenal | Stamford Bridge |
| November 23 | 03:00 PM | Leicester City vs Chelsea | King Power Stadium |
| November 30 | 03:00 PM | Chelsea vs Aston Villa | Stamford Bridge |
| December 04 | 07:45 PM | Southampton vs Chelsea | St. Mary’s Stadium |
| December 07 | 03:00 PM | Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
| December 14 | 03:00 PM | Chelsea vs Brentford | Stamford Bridge |
| December 21 | 03:00 PM | Everton vs Chelsea | Goodison Park |
| December 26 | 03:00 PM | Chelsea vs Fulham | Stamford Bridge |
| December 29 | 03:00 PM | Ipswich Town vs Chelsea | Portman Road |
| January 04 | 03:00 PM | Crystal Palace vs Chelsea | Selhurst Park |
| January 15 | 07:45 PM | Chelsea vs Bournemouth | Stamford Bridge |
| January 18 | 03:00 PM | Chelsea vs Wolves | Stamford Bridge |
| January 25 | 03:00 PM | Man City vs Chelsea | Etihad Stadium |
| February 01 | 03:00 PM | Chelsea vs West Ham United | Stamford Bridge |
| February 15 | 03:00 PM | Brighton vs Chelsea | Falmer Stadium |
| February 22 | 03:00 PM | Aston Villa vs Chelsea | Villa Park |
| February 26 | 07:45 PM | Chelsea vs Southampton | Stamford Bridge |
| March 08 | 03:00 PM | Chelsea vs Leicester City | Stamford Bridge |
| March 15 | 03:00 PM | Arsenal vs Chelsea | Emirates Stadium |
| April 02 | 06:45 PM | Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur | Stamford Bridge |
| April 05 | 02:00 PM | Brentford vs Chelsea | Stamford Bridge |
| April 12 | 02:00 PM | Chelsea vs Ipswich Town | Stamford Bridge |
| April 19 | 02:00 PM | Fulham vs Chelsea | Craven Cottage |
| Apri 26 | 02:00 PM | Chelsea vs Everton | Stamford Bridge |
| May 03 | 02:00 PM | Chelsea vs Liverpool | Stamford Bridge |
| May 10 | 02:00 PM | Newcastle United vs Chelsea | St. James Park |
| May 18 | 02:00 PM | Chelsea vs Man United | Stamford Bridge |
| May 25 | 03:00 PM | Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea | City Ground |
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