Chelsea 2025/26 Premier League fixtures: Full 38-game schedule as Blues start v Crystal Palace

Chelsea are currently busy in the United States, competing in the FIFA Club World Cup. The Blues are off to a winning start after defeating LAFC 2-0 in their opening game, and games will come thick and fast from this point on.

Enzo Maresca’s men have it tough this summer, playing through June and part of July, and they must then dust themselves off and, after a short break, begin preparations for the new Premier League season, which begins in mid-August. Chelsea will want to be much closer to the title race next season, and they are hoping to strengthen significantly this summer to help their cause. Chelsea have now found out their fixtures for the new season, and here we run you through the fixture list and the Premier League’s process.

Chelsea’s confirmed 2025/26 Premier League fixture list

August 17: Crystal Palace (H)

August 23: West Ham (A)

August 30: Fulham (H)

September 13: Brentford (A)

September 20: Manchester United (A)

September 27: Brighton (A)

October 4: Liverpool (H)

October 18: Nottingham Forest (A)

October 25: Sunderland (H)

November 1: Tottenham (A)

November 8: Wolves (H)

November 22: Burnley (A)

November 29: Arsenal (H)

December 3: Leeds United (A)

December 6: AFC Bournemouth (A)

December 13: Everton (H)

December 20: Newcastle United (A)

December 27: Aston Villa (H)

December 30: AFC Bournemouth (H)

January 3: Manchester City (A)

January 7: Fulham (A)

January 17: Brentford (H)

January 24: Crystal Palace (A)

January 31: West Ham (H)

February 7: Wolves (A)

February 11: Leeds United (H)

February 21: Burnley (H)

February 28: Arsenal (A)

March 4: Aston Villa (A)

March 14: Newcastle United (H)

March 21: Everton (A)

April 11: Manchester City (H)

April 18: Manchester United (H)

April 25: Brighton (A)

May 2: Nottingham Forest (H)

May 9: Liverpool (A)

May 17: Tottenham (H)

May 24: Sunderland (A)

*Fixture dates are subject to change

Who are the 20 Premier League teams for the 2025/26 season?

The 20 Premier League teams for the 2025/26 season are as follows:

Arsenal, Aston Villa, AFC Bournemouth, Brentford and Hove Albion, Brighton, Burnley, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Premier League key dates 2025/26

The new Premier League season will kick off on Saturday, August 16. The final games of the season will be played on Sunday, May 24. There will be 33 weekend rounds of fixtures and five midweek rounds. The Premier League have confirmed that there is no Christmas Eve fixture this season.

How are Premier League fixtures arranged?

The Premier League website explains: “We start when we know the composition of each division, so after the last Football League playoff. We place each club in a pairing grid, which defines the dates they will be at home.

“For every date in the season, the fixture computer knows which clubs are at home and who are away and then it will mix them up randomly to determine the matches. In any five matches there should be a split of three home fixtures, two away or the other way around. A team will never have more than two home or away matches in a row, and, wherever possible, you will be home and away around FA Cup ties.

“A club will never start or finish the season with two home or two away matches because it would be unfair for a team to finish with two aways, Around the Christmas period, if you are at home on Boxing Day you will be away on New Year's Day or an equivalent date. We also try to maintain a Saturday home-away sequence throughout the season wherever possible. Most clubs will have a partner club with whom they cannot clash, such as Manchester United and Manchester City, or Liverpool and Everton. In London it gets a bit more complex and less obvious.”

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