Chelsea FC | 2025/26 Season

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The Blues will kick off our 2025/26 season on Sunday 17 August when we welcome London rivals Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge for a 2pm kick-off, with the match being shown live on Sky Sports in the UK.

Crystal Palace finished the 2024/25 campaign in 12th but are set to play in a major European competition for the first time in their history next season after winning the FA Cup - although which tournament is unclear as they currently await an appeal with UEFA due to rules around multi-club ownership.

Chelsea's 2025/26 Premier League fixtures in full​

Sun Aug 17 - Crystal Palace (h) (2pm KO, shown on Sky Sports in the UK)

Sat Aug 23 - West Ham United (a)

Sat Aug 30 - Fulham (h)

Sat Sep 6 - International window

Sat Sep 13 - Brentford (a)

16–18 September - Champions League matchday 1

Sat Sep 20 - Manchester United (a) *

Wed Sep 24 - Carabao Cup Round 3

Sat Sep 27 - Brighton & Hove Albion (h)

30 Sep-1 Oct - Champions League matchday 2

Sat Oct 4 - Liverpool (h)

Sat Oct 11 - International window

Sat Oct 18 - Nottingham Forest (a)

21-22 Oct - Champions League matchday 3

Sat Oct 25 - Sunderland (h)

Wed Oct 29 - Carabao Cup Round 4

Sat Nov 1 - Tottenham Hotspur (a)

4-5 Nov - Champions League matchday 4

Sat Nov 8 - Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)

Sat Nov 15 - International window

Sat Nov 22 - Burnley (a)

25-26 November - Champions League matchday 5

Sat Nov 29 - Arsenal (h)

Wed Dec 3 - Leeds United (a)

Sat Dec 6 - Bournemouth (a)

9-10 Dec - Champions League matchday 6

Sat Dec 13 - Everton (h)

Wed Dec 17 - Carabao Cup Round 5

Sat Dec 20 - Newcastle United (a)

Sat Dec 27 - Aston Villa (h)

Tue Dec 30 - Bournemouth (h)

Sat Jan 3 - Manchester City (a)

Wed Jan 7 - Fulham (a)

Sat Jan 10 - Emirates FA Cup 3

Wed Jan 14 - Carabao Cup semi-final first leg

Sat Jan 17 - Brentford (h)

20-21 Jan - Champions League matchday 7

Sat Jan 24 - Crystal Palace (a) *

28 Jan - Champions League matchday 8

Sat Jan 31 - West Ham United (h)

Wed Feb 4 - Carabao Cup semi-final second leg

Sat Feb 7 - Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)

Wed Feb 11 - Leeds United (h)

Sat Feb 14 - Emirates FA Cup round 4

17/18 Feb - Champions League knockout phase play-off first leg

Sat Feb 21 - Burnley (h)

24/25 Feb - Champions League knockout phase play-off second leg

Sat Feb 28 - Arsenal (a)

Wed Mar 4 - Aston Villa (a)

Sat Mar 7 - Emirates FA Cup round 5

10/11 Mar - Champions League Round of 16 first leg

Sat Mar 14 - Newcastle United (h)

17/18 Mar - Champions League Round of 16 second leg

Sat Mar 21 - Everton (a)

Sun Mar 22 - Carabao Cup final

Sat Mar 28 - International window

Sat Apr 4 - Emirates FA Cup quarter-final

7/8 Apr - Champions League quarter-final first leg

Sat Apr 11 - Manchester City (h)

14/15 Apr - Champions League quarter-final second leg

Sat Apr 18 - Manchester United (h)

Sat Apr 25 - Brighton & Hove Albion (a) or Emirates FA Cup semi-final

28/29 Apr - Champions League semi-final first leg

Sat May 2 - Nottingham Forest (h)

5/6 May - Champions League semi-final second leg

Sat May 9 - Liverpool (a)

Sat May 16 - Emirates FA Cup final

Sun May 17 - Tottenham Hotspur (h)

Sun May 24 - Sunderland (a)

Sat May 30 - Champions League final (Budapest)

 

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Maresca refuses to rule out Jackson leaving Chelsea

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has refused to rule out the possibility of Nicolas Jackson leaving Stamford Bridge during the summer transfer window.

Newcastle are reportedly interested in the 24-year-old forward, after Manchester United hijacked the Magpies' bid to sign striker Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig.

If they are to sell, Chelsea would be targeting a transfer fee of at least double the £32m they paid Villarreal for Jackson in 2023.

When asked whether Jackson could leave Chelsea this summer, Maresca said: "When the transfer window is open, unfortunately or fortunately, anything can happen. This also involves Nico's situation.

"At the moment we also had two strikers arrive, Joao [Pedro] and Liam [Delap]. So we will see what happens."

Joao Pedro joined from Brighton during the Club World Cup for an initial £55m and scored three goals in three games, including a strike during the 3-0 win against Paris St-Germain in the final, while Delap joined in a £30m move from Ipswich and also featured in the United States.

Jackson's Club World Cup campaign was affected by his dismissal in the group match win over Flamengo, but Chelsea's valuation of over £65m is benchmarked against the Senegal international's 10 goals and five assists in 30 league games last season, following 14 goals and five assists in 35 games during his maiden season at Stamford Bridge.

Jackson also signed a nine-year contract until 2033 in September 2024.

Concern over Colwill injury

Maresca revealed England defender Levi Colwill, who started 35 of Chelsea's 38 Premier League games last season, picked up an injury in training at the start of the week.

"It was in the first session on Monday, just in the last minutes of the session. He felt something and, as I said, we need to wait and then we see," he added.

"We don't know how long he is going to be out.

"I spoke with him yesterday and I told him that if we achieve what we achieved last year, it is also because of him - and he was a main player for us."

But Wesley Fofana is nearing a return from his hamstring injury and, although he will miss the upcoming friendly matches against Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan, he is expected to be back for the opening Premier League match against Crystal Palace on 17 August.

BBC

 

[shamaan]

I think they will either be 4th or 5th.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Chelsea continue unbeaten start to season

Striker Joao Pedro continued his scoring streak as Chelsea benefited from controversial refereeing decisions to beat rivals Fulham 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Joao Pedro headed the opener in first-half injury time to score his fifth goal in five starts across all competitions since his £55m move from Brighton, with midfielder Enzo Fernandez scoring a second-half penalty.

However, referee Robert Jones took centre stage after making several controversial decisions.

The first ruled out Fulham midfielder Josh King's goal in the 21st minute. His team-mate Rodrigo Muniz was judged to have stepped on Trevoh Chalobah in the build-up by the video assistant referee (VAR) Michael Salisbury.

Jones confirmed the decision after viewing the pitchside monitor but there appeared to be minimal contact in what also looked a natural action by striker Muniz, while playing with his back to goal.

Joao Pedro further punished Fulham, who dominated the first 45 minutes, by scoring a header from Fernandez's corner with the final action of the half.

Fernandez then scored from the penalty spot to seal victory after Ryan Sessegnon was judged to have handled the ball in the penalty area.

It was a difficult decision for the officials but again went in Chelsea's favour as Fulham manager Marco Silva fumed at referee Jones.

Chelsea secured an important victory before the international break despite losing striker Liam Delap to a hamstring injury early in the first half.

Chelsea 2-0 Fulham: Joao Pedro & Enzo Fernandez score as dubious VAR calls help hosts

Joao Pedro continues his hot streak in front of goal but a controversial VAR call proves the talking point as Chelsea beat Fulham.

www.bbc.com

 

[Geordie Ahmed]

Some very generous refereeing for Chelsea today