Xabi Alonso will begin his tenure as Chelsea manager with a London derby against Fulham on the opening Monday of the Premier League season.
Chelsea then host Brighton at Stamford Bridge the following weekend, ahead of a trip to Arsenal on Sep. 5.
Alonso will take charge of his first match against Liverpool on Dec. 5 at Stamford Bridge, before returning to Anfield, where he spent five years as a player, on May 1.
Chelsea have an incredibly daunting festive period, facing Crystal Palace (home), Liverpool (home), Manchester City (away), Aston Villa (home), Coventry (away) and Ipswich (away) in December.
The run-in is also set to be a tricky one to navigate for Alonso, with Chelsea playing Liverpool (away), Tottenham (away), Everton (home), Bournemouth (away) and Brentford (home).
Alonso was announced as Chelsea’s new manager in May after both Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior were sacked last season.
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Callum McFarlane took charge of the club on a temporary basis until the end of the season, in which Chelsea lost the FA Cup final to Manchester City and finished 10th in the Premier League.
Chelsea won just one of their last seven Premier League matches and missed out on any sort of European football with a 2-1 defeat to Sunderland on the final day of the season.
It is set to be another busy summer at Stamford Bridge as Alonso shapes his squad, with Marc Cucurella already making the move to Real Madrid.
Chelsea fixtures
24/08/2026: Fulham v Chelsea
29/08/2026: Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion
05/09/2026: Arsenal v Chelsea
12/09/2026: Chelsea v Hull City
19/09/2026: Brentford v Chelsea
10/10/2026: Chelsea v Bournemouth
17/10/2026: Everton v Chelsea
24/10/2026: Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
31/10/2026: Chelsea v Manchester United
07/11/2026: Sunderland v Chelsea
21/11/2026: Chelsea v Leeds United
28/11/2026: Nottingham Forest v Chelsea
02/12/2026: Chelsea v Crystal Palace
05/12/2026: Chelsea v Liverpool
12/12/2026: Manchester City v Chelsea
19/12/2026: Chelsea v Aston Villa
26/12/2026: Coventry City v Chelsea
30/12/2026: Ipswich Town v Chelsea
02/01/2027: Chelsea v Newcastle United
06/01/2027: Crystal Palace v Chelsea
16/01/2027: Chelsea v Sunderland
23/01/2027: Leeds United v Chelsea
30/01/2027: Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
06/02/2027: Manchester United v Chelsea
10/02/2027: Newcastle United v Chelsea
20/02/2027: Chelsea v Ipswich Town
27/02/2027: Aston Villa v Chelsea
03/03/2027: Chelsea v Coventry City
13/03/2027: Chelsea v Arsenal
20/03/2027: Hull City v Chelsea
10/04/2027: Chelsea v Fulham
17/04/2027: Brighton and Hove Albion v Chelsea
24/04/2027: Chelsea v Manchester City
01/05/2027: Liverpool v Chelsea
08/05/2027: Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
15/05/2027: Chelsea v Everton
23/05/2027: Bournemouth v Chelsea
30/05/2027: Chelsea v Brentford
