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2026–27 Chelsea F.C. season

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The 2026–27 season is the 121st season in the history of Chelsea Football Club, and their 35th consecutive season in the Premier League as well as their 38th consecutive season in the English top flight. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

OwnerBlueCo
ChairmanTodd Boehly
ManagerXabi Alonso
StadiumStamford Bridge
Quick facts season, Owner ...
Chelsea
2026–27 season
OwnerBlueCo
ChairmanTodd Boehly
ManagerXabi Alonso
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League4th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cole Palmer
João Pedro
(2 each)
All:
Cole Palmer
João Pedro
(2 each)
Highest home attendance39,494 vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 30 August 2026, Premier League
Lowest home attendance32,210 vs Luton Town, 27 August 2026, EFL Cup
Biggest win2–0 vs Luton Town (H), 27 August 2026, EFL Cup
Biggest defeat1–2 vs Arsenal (A), 6 September 2026, Premier League
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Kits

Home
Home alt. 1
Away
Away alt. 1

Management team

Prior to the season starting, Xabi Alonso was appointed as the new manager on a four-year contract.[1]

More information Position, Name ...
Position Name
Manager Spain Xabi Alonso
Assistant manager Argentina Sebastian Parrilla
Assistant coaches Spain Alberto Encinas
England Calum McFarlane
Set-piece coach Scotland Austin MacPhee
Strength and conditioning coach Spain Ismael Camenforte
Technical coach Spain Beñat Labaien
Head of global goalkeeping England Ben Roberts
Technical analyst Mexico Bernardo Cueva
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Source: Chelsea F.C.

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 6 September 2026. Appearances include all competitions.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

More information No., Player ...
No. Player Nat. Positions Date of birth (age) Place of birth Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Emiliano Martínez (HG) Argentina GK (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 34) Argentina Mar del Plata 2026 2029 England Aston Villa £7.5m[3][4] 2 0
28 Teddy Sharman-Lowe (HG) England (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 (age 23) England Leicester 2020 2028 England Burton Albion Undisclosed 0 0
39 Mike Penders (U21) Belgium (2005-07-31) 31 July 2005 (age 21) Belgium Maasmechelen 2025 2032 Belgium Genk £17m[5] 1 0
44 Gabriel Slonina (HG) United States (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 22) United States Addison 2022 2032 United States Chicago Fire £8.1m[6] 0 0
Defenders
2 Marco Palestra (U21) Italy RB (2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 21) Italy Buccinasco 2026 2033 Italy Atalanta £43m[7] 0 0
3 Wesley Fofana France CB (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 25) France Marseille 2022 2029 England Leicester City £70m[8] 74 2
5 Maxence Lacroix France CB (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 26) France Villeneuve-Saint-Georges 2026 2032 England Crystal Palace £52m[9] 4 0
6 Levi Colwill (HG) England CB (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 23) England Southampton 2021 2029 Academy 81 3
21 Jorrel Hato (U21) Netherlands LB (2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 (age 20) Netherlands Rotterdam 2025 2032 Netherlands Ajax £35.5m[a][10] 40 2
24 Reece James (captain) (HG) England RB (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 26) England Redbridge 2018 2032 Academy 233 16
27 Malo Gusto France RB (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 23) France Décines-Charpieu 2023 2030 France Lyon £26.3m[b][11] 138 3
29 Pep Chavarría Spain LB (1998-04-10) 10 April 1998 (age 28) Spain Figueres 2026 2031 Spain Rayo Vallecano £16.3m[c][12] 4 0
30 Aarón Anselmino (U21) Argentina CB (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 (age 21) Argentina Bernardo Larroudé 2024 2031 Argentina Boca Juniors £15.6m[13] 1 0
34 Josh Acheampong (U21, HG) England RB / CB (2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 (age 20) England Waltham Forest 2024 2029 Academy 48 2
37 Olutayo Subuloye (U21) England CB (2007-12-18) 18 December 2007 (age 18) England Eastbourne 2026 2030 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
4 Valentín Barco Argentina CM (2004-07-23) 23 July 2004 (age 22) Argentina Veinticinco de Mayo 2026 2033 France Strasbourg £34m[14] 2 0
10 Cole Palmer (HG) England AM / RW (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 24) England Manchester 2023 2033 England Manchester City £40m[15] 135 56
14 Jordan Henderson (HG) England CM (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 36) England Sunderland 2026 2028 England Brentford Free 0 0
17 Morgan Rogers (HG) England AM / LW (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 24) England Halesowen 2026 2033 England Aston Villa £117m[16] 4 2
25 Moisés Caicedo Ecuador DM (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 24) Ecuador Santo Domingo 2023 2033 England Brighton & Hove Albion £100m[d][17] 149 8
31 Reggie Watson (U21) England CM (2010-01-26) 26 January 2010 (age 16) England Bromley 2026 2028 Academy 0 0
32 Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli (U21) England CM (2010-01-06) 6 January 2010 (age 16) Australia Sydney 2026 2028 Academy 0 0
45 Roméo Lavia (HG) Belgium DM (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 22) Belgium Brussels 2023 2030 England Southampton £53m[e][18] 47 1
Forwards
7 Pedro Neto Portugal RW / LW (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 (age 26) Portugal Viana do Castelo 2024 2031 England Wolverhampton Wanderers £51.3m[f][19] 107 20
9 João Pedro (HG) Brazil ST (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 24) Brazil Ribeirão Preto 2025 2034 England Brighton & Hove Albion £55m[g][20] 57 25
11 Jamie Gittens (HG) England LW / RW (2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 (age 22) England Reading 2025 2032 Germany Borussia Dortmund £48.5m[h][21] 28 1
18 Danny Welbeck (HG) England ST (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 35) England Manchester 2026 2028 England Brighton & Hove Albion £5m[22] 2 1
22 Emmanuel Emegha Netherlands ST (2003-02-03) 3 February 2003 (age 23) Netherlands The Hague 2026 2033 France Strasbourg £22m[23] 0 0
23 Geovany Quenda (U21) Portugal RW (2007-04-30) 30 April 2007 (age 19) Guinea-Bissau Bissau 2026 2034 Portugal Sporting CP £40m[24] 1 0
41 Estêvão (U21) Brazil RW (2007-04-24) 24 April 2007 (age 19) Brazil Franca 2025 2033 Brazil Palmeiras £29m[i][25] 39 8
Out on loan
Genesis Antwi (U21, HG) Sweden RB (2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 19) Sweden Stockholm 2025 2028 Academy 2 0
Benoît Badiashile France CB (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 25) France Limoges 2023 2030 France Monaco £35m[26] 71 2
Ted Curd (U21) England GK (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 20) England Kingston upon Thames 2023 2028 Academy 0 0
Jesse Derry (U21, HG) England LW (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 19) England Harrogate 2025 2032 Academy 3 0
Axel Disasi France CB (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 28) France Gonesse 2023 2029 France Monaco £38.8m[27] 61 5
Kiano Dyer (U21) England CM (2006-11-12) 12 November 2006 (age 19) England Sutton Coldfield 2024 2030 Academy 1 0
Landon Emenalo (U21) England LB (2008-01-18) 18 January 2008 (age 18) United States Tuscon 2026 2031 Academy 0 0
Dário Essugo Portugal DM (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 21) Portugal Odivelas 2025 2033 Portugal Sporting CP £18m[28] 8 0
Alejandro Garnacho Argentina LW / RW (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 22) Spain Madrid 2025 2032 England Manchester United £40m[29] 43 8
Ollie Harrison (U21) England DM (2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 (age 19) England Gateshead 2026 2029 Academy 0 0
Filip Jörgensen Denmark GK (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 24) Sweden Lomma 2024 2031 Spain Villarreal £20.7m[30] 36 0
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (U21, HG) England LW (2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 17) England White City 2026 2028 Academy 1 0
Max Merrick (U21) England GK (2005-11-10) 10 November 2005 (age 20) England High Wycombe 2023 2028 Academy 0 0
Shim Mheuka (U21, HG) England ST (2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 18) England Birmingham 2024 2027 Academy 9 0
Mykhailo Mudryk Ukraine LW (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 25) Ukraine Berestyn 2023 2031 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk £62m[j][31] 73 10
Harrison Murray-Campbell (U21) England CB (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 20) England Luton 2024 2027 Academy 1 0
Dujuan Richards (U21) Jamaica ST (2005-11-10) 10 November 2005 (age 20) Jamaica Port Royal 2026 2027 Academy 0 0
Ishé Samuels-Smith (U21, HG) England LB (2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 (age 20) England Manchester 2025 2031 France Strasbourg £6.5m[32] 0 0
Hudson Sands (U21) England GK (2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 18) England Portsmouth 2026 2029 Academy 0 0
Mamadou Sarr (U21) Senegal CB (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 21) France Martigues 2025 2033 France Strasbourg £11.8m[33] 7 0
Dastan Satpayev (U21) Kazakhstan ST (2008-08-12) 12 August 2008 (age 18) Kazakhstan Almaty 2026 2033 Kazakhstan Kairat £3.4m[34] 0 0
Robert Sánchez Spain GK (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 28) Spain Cartagena 2023 2030 England Brighton & Hove Albion £25m[35] 112 0
Reggie Walsh (U21) England CM (2008-10-20) 20 October 2008 (age 17) England London 2025 2028 Academy 4 0
Caleb Wiley United States LB (2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 21) United States Atlanta 2024 2030 United States Atlanta United £8.5m[36] 0 0
Kaiden Wilson (U21) England CB (2005-09-02) 2 September 2005 (age 21) England Bristol 2026 2027 Academy 0 0
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Notes[37]:

  • Player (HG) – Player who fulfills the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria
  • Player (U21) – Under-21 player who is eligible in addition to the Premier League 25-man squad limit

New contracts

More information Date, No. ...
Date No. Pos. Player Until Ref.
1 June 2026 CB Republic of Ireland Justin Osagie 30 June 2029 [38]
7 July 2026 CB England Dante Waite Undisclosed[k] [39]
8 July 2026 LW England Jesse Derry 30 June 2032 [40]
CDM England Charlie Holland Undisclosed[k] [41]
21 July 2026 RW England Sol Gordon 30 June 2029 [42]
23 July 2026 GK England Toby Bell Undisclosed[k] [43]
24 July 2026 MF England Ollie Harrison 30 June 2029 [44]
31 July 2026 GK England Hudson Sands 30 June 2029 [45]
17 August 2026 ST England Jashayde Greenwood Undisclosed[k] [46]
22 August 2026 9 ST Brazil João Pedro 30 June 2034 [47]
2 September 2026 ST England Shim Mheuka 30 June 2031 [48]
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  1. [a]
    Initial £35.5 million plus £3 million in possible add-ons
  2. [b]
    Initial £26.3 million plus £4.4 million in possible add-ons
  3. [c]
    Initial £16.3 million plus £1.7 million in possible add-ons
  4. [d]
    Initial £100 million plus £15 million in possible add-ons
  5. [e]
    Initial £53 million plus £5 million in possible add-ons
  6. [f]
    Initial £51.3 million plus £2.6 million in possible add-ons
  7. [g]
    Initial £55 million plus £5 million in possible add-ons
  8. [h]
    Initial £48.5 million plus £3.5 million in possible add-ons
  9. [i]
    Initial £29 million plus £20 million in possible add-ons
  10. [j]
    Initial £62 million plus £27 million in possible add-ons
  11. [k]
    First professional contract

Transfers

In

Summer

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
First team
1 July 2026 RB Italy Marco Palestra Italy Atalanta £43,000,000 [49][7]
1 July 2026[a] ST Netherlands Emmanuel Emegha France Strasbourg £22,000,000 [50][23]
8 July 2026 RW Portugal Geovany Quenda Portugal Sporting CP £40,000,000 [51][24]
21 July 2026 CAM England Morgan Rogers England Aston Villa £117,000,000 [52][16]
30 July 2026 CB France Maxence Lacroix England Crystal Palace £52,000,000 [53][9]
1 August 2026 ST England Danny Welbeck England Brighton & Hove Albion £5,000,000 [54][22]
2 August 2026 CM Argentina Valentín Barco France Strasbourg £34,000,000 [55][14]
3 August 2026 CM England Jordan Henderson England Brentford Free [56]
12 August 2026 LB Spain Pep Chavarría Spain Rayo Vallecano £16,300,000[b] [57][12]
14 August 2026 ST Kazakhstan Dastan Satpayev Kazakhstan Kairat £3,400,000 [58][34]
30 August 2026 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez England Aston Villa £7,500,000 [59]
Academy
23 July 2026 CAM England Harrison Bettoni England Wigan Athletic Training compensation [60][61]
19 August 2026 CB Scotland Alfie Osborne Scotland Heart of Midlothian [62]
3 September 2026 LB Brazil Denner Brazil Corinthians £8,600,000[c] [63][64]
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  1. [a]
    Completed on 12 September 2025 and became official in Summer 2026
  2. [b]
    Initial £16,300,000 plus £1,700,000 in possible add-ons
  3. [c]
    Initial £8,600,000 plus £3,440,000 in possible add-ons

Out

Summer

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
First team
1 July 2026[a] LB Spain Marc Cucurella Spain Real Madrid £47,500,000[b] [65][66]
6 July 2026 RW England Tyrique George England Everton £18,000,000[c] [67][68]
13 July 2026 CM Brazil Andrey Santos England Manchester United £48,000,000[d] [69][70]
9 August 2026 CB England Trevoh Chalobah Italy Como £25,700,000[e] [71][72]
27 August 2026 ST England Liam Delap England Nottingham Forest £45,000,000[f] [73][74]
28 August 2026 ST Senegal Nicolas Jackson England Aston Villa £47,500,000[g] [75][76]
31 August 2026 ST Ivory Coast David Datro Fofana Switzerland Servette £2,100,000[h] [77][78]
1 September 2026 CB England Tosin Adarabioyo England Tottenham Hotspur £10,000,000[i] [79][80]
CM Argentina Enzo Fernández England Manchester City £125,000,000 [81][82]
ST Spain Marc Guiu Germany RB Leipzig £14,600,000 [83][84]
Academy
18 June 2026 ST England Jimmy-Jay Morgan England West Bromwich Albion £4,000,000 [85][86]
1 July 2026 GK England James Hillson Unattached [87]
CB England Brodi Hughes [88]
RB England Richard Olise [88]
CM England Samuel Rak-Sakyi [88]
CAM England Frankie Runham England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [89]
CAM Finland Jimi Tauriainen Denmark Horsens[j] Free [88][90]
2 July 2026 RB England Joseph Wheeler-Henry England Brentford Undisclosed [91]
17 July 2026 RW Republic of Ireland Christopher Atherton England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [92]
25 August 2026 LW England Jeremiah Berkeley-Agyepong England Reading Undisclosed [93]
CAM England Omari Kellyman France Strasbourg £5,100,000 [94][95]
1 September 2026 ST Brazil Deivid Washington France Strasbourg £6,860,000 [96][97]
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  1. [a]
    Completed on 15 June 2026 and became official on 1 July 2026 with opening of La Liga transfer window
  2. [b]
    Initial £47,500,000 plus £4,300,000 in possible add-ons
  3. [c]
    Initial £18,000,000 plus £6,000,000 in possible add-ons
  4. [d]
    Initial £48,000,000 plus £2,000,000 in possible add-ons
  5. [e]
    Initial £25,700,000 plus £5,100,000 in possible add-ons
  6. [f]
    Initial £45,000,000 plus £5,000,000 in possible add-ons
  7. [g]
    Initial £47,500,000 plus £17,500,000 in possible add-ons
  8. [h]
    Initial £2,100,000 plus £856,000 in possible add-ons
  9. [i]
    Initial £10,000,000 plus £2,000,000 in possible add-ons
  10. [j]
    Released on 1 July 2026, Tauriainen joined Horsens on 5 July 2026

Loaned out

Summer

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Player To Loaned until Fee Ref.
First team
23 July 2026 LW Argentina Alejandro Garnacho England Aston Villa End of season Free [98]
11 August 2026 GK Denmark Filip Jörgensen France Strasbourg [99]
14 August 2026 ST Kazakhstan Dastan Satpayev England Burnley [34]
22 August 2026 CB France Benoît Badiashile Italy Napoli £3,400,000 [100][101]
26 August 2026 CB France Axel Disasi England Crystal Palace Free [102]
28 August 2026 CB Senegal Mamadou Sarr Spain Real Sociedad [103]
LB United States Caleb Wiley England Preston North End [104]
1 September 2026 DM Portugal Dário Essugo France Strasbourg [105]
LW Ukraine Mykhailo Mudryk England Tottenham Hotspur [106]
GK Spain Robert Sánchez Italy Como [107]
Academy
10 July 2026 CB England Harrison Murray-Campbell Belgium Kortrijk End of season Free [108]
11 July 2026 LW England Jesse Derry Portugal Sporting CP [109]
17 July 2026 CB England Kaiden Wilson England Rochdale [110]
25 July 2026 GK England Max Merrick England Hartlepool United [111]
31 July 2026 GK England Hudson Sands England Dulwich Hamlet [45]
DM England Ollie Harrison England AFC Wimbledon [112]
3 August 2026 RB Sweden Genesis Antwi France Strasbourg [113]
11 August 2026 LB England Ishe Samuels-Smith England Notts County [114]
14 August 2026 LW England Ryan Kavuma-McQueen England Portsmouth [115]
19 August 2026 CAM England Reggie Walsh England Wigan Athletic [116]
1 September 2026 ST Jamaica Dujuan Richards England AFC Wimbledon [117]
2 September 2026 ST England Kiano Dyer England Chesterfield [118]
LB England Landon Emenalo Scotland Celtic [119]
ST England Shim Mheuka Scotland Celtic [48]
3 September 2026 GK England Ted Curd England Boreham Wood [120]
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Loaned return

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Player From Ref.
First team
28 August 2026 RW Ecuador Kendry Páez Argentina River Plate [121]
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Overall transfer activity

Pre-season and friendlies

On 7 December 2025, the club announced they would take part in the 2026 Sydney Super Cup with matches against Western Sydney Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur.[122] On 21 April 2026, it was announced that they would play Juventus as part of the Hong Kong Football Festival 2026.[123] In May, a trip to Malaysia was added with a fixture against Johor Darul Ta'zim.[124][125] On 21 July, a home friendly against Real Sociedad was announced.[126]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

28 July 2026 (2026-07-28) Sydney Super Cup Western Sydney Wanderers 4–6 Chelsea Sydney, Australia
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Daniel Elder
1 August 2026 (2026-08-01) Sydney Super Cup Chelsea 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Sydney, Australia
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 80,363
Referee: Alex King
5 August 2026 (2026-08-05) Hong Kong Football Festival Chelsea 0–1 Juventus Kowloon, Hong Kong
19:30 HKT
Report
Stadium: Kai Tak Stadium
Attendance: 43,575
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
8 August 2026 (2026-08-08) Indonesia Super Cup Chelsea 3–0 AC Milan Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 WIB
Report
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 40,856
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
9 August 2026 (2026-08-09) Friendly Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–3 Chelsea Johor, Malaysia
20:00 MYT
Report
Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Attendance: 28,741
Referee: Tuan Mohd Yasin
15 August 2026 (2026-08-15) Friendly Chelsea 3–1 Real Sociedad Fulham
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,715
Referee: Andrew Madley

Competitions

Overall record

More information Competition, First match ...
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 24 August 2026 30 May 2027 Matchday 1 TBD 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 066.67
FA Cup 8–11 January 2027 TBD Third round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 27 August 2026 TBD Second round TBD 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Total 4 3 0 1 10 7 +3 075.00
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Last updated: 6 September 2026
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2026–27 Premier League

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Arsenal 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
3 Hull City 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
4 Chelsea 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
5 Brentford 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6 Liverpool 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
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Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2026. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[127]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The winners of the 2026–27 FA Cup and the 5th-placed team both qualify for the Europa League. If the FA Cup winners finish in the top five, the 6th-placed team will qualify. If England are one of the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points, 5th place will qualify for the Champions League and the other qualifying spots will move down one position.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 2 0 1 8 7  +1 6 1 0 0 4 3  +1 1 0 1 4 4  0
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Last updated: 6 September 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWL
Position644
Points366
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Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2026. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Score overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

More information Opposition, Home score ...
Opposition Home score Away score Aggregate score Double
Arsenal 1–2 No
Aston Villa
Bournemouth
Brentford
Brighton & Hove Albion 4–3
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
Everton
Fulham 3–2
Hull City
Ipswich Town
Leeds United
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
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Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 19 June 2026.[128]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 August 2026 (2026-08-24) 1 Fulham 2–3 Chelsea Fulham
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 27,461
Referee: John Brooks
30 August 2026 (2026-08-30) 2 Chelsea 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,494
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 29 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[129]
6 September 2026 (2026-09-06) 3 Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea Holloway
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,240
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 5 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[129]
12 September 2026 (2026-09-12) 4 Chelsea v Hull City Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
18 September 2026 (2026-09-18) 5 Brentford v Chelsea Brentford
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 19 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[129]
10 October 2026 (2026-10-10) 6 Chelsea v Bournemouth Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
17 October 2026 (2026-10-17) 7 Everton v Chelsea Bramley-Moore Dock
12:30 BST Report Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[130]
24 October 2026 (2026-10-24) 8 Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur Fulham
17:30 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[130]
31 October 2026 (2026-10-31) 9 Chelsea v Manchester United Fulham
12:30 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[130]
7 November 2026 (2026-11-07) 10 Sunderland v Chelsea Sunderland
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
21 November 2026 (2026-11-21) 11 Chelsea v Leeds United Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
28 November 2026 (2026-11-28) 12 Nottingham Forest v Chelsea Nottingham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: City Ground
2 December 2026 (2026-12-02) 13 Chelsea v Crystal Palace Fulham
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
5 December 2026 (2026-12-05) 14 Chelsea v Liverpool Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
12 December 2026 (2026-12-12) 15 Manchester City v Chelsea Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
19 December 2026 (2026-12-19) 16 Chelsea v Aston Villa Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
26 December 2026 (2026-12-26) 17 Coventry City v Chelsea Coventry
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
30 December 2026 (2026-12-30) 18 Ipswich Town v Chelsea Ipswich
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Portman Road
2 January 2027 (2027-01-02) 19 Chelsea v Newcastle United Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
6 January 2027 (2027-01-06) 20 Crystal Palace v Chelsea Selhurst
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
16 January 2027 (2027-01-16) 21 Chelsea v Sunderland Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
23 January 2027 (2027-01-23) 22 Leeds United v Chelsea Leeds
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Elland Road
30 January 2027 (2027-01-30) 23 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
6 February 2027 (2027-02-06) 24 Manchester United v Chelsea Trafford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Old Trafford
10 February 2027 (2027-02-10) 25 Newcastle United v Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: St James' Park
20 February 2027 (2027-02-20) 26 Chelsea v Ipswich Town Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
27 February 2027 (2027-02-27) 27 Aston Villa v Chelsea Birmingham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Villa Park
3 March 2027 (2027-03-03) 28 Chelsea v Coventry City Fulham
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
13 March 2027 (2027-03-13) 29 Chelsea v Arsenal Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
20 March 2027 (2027-03-20) 30 Hull City v Chelsea Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: MKM Stadium
10 April 2027 (2027-04-10) 31 Chelsea v Fulham Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
17 April 2027 (2027-04-17) 32 Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea Brighton and Hove
15:00 BST Report Stadium: American Express Stadium
24 April 2027 (2027-04-24) 33 Chelsea v Manchester City Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
1 May 2027 (2027-05-01) 34 Liverpool v Chelsea Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield
8 May 2027 (2027-05-08) 35 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Tottenham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
15 May 2027 (2027-05-15) 36 Chelsea v Everton Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
23 May 2027 (2027-05-23) 37 Bournemouth v Chelsea Bournemouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Dean Court
30 May 2027 (2027-05-30) 38 Chelsea v Brentford Fulham
16:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge

FA Cup

Main article: 2026–27 FA Cup

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EFL Cup

Main article: 2026–27 EFL Cup

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In the second round of the League Cup, Chelsea faced League One club Luton Town at home.[131][132] In the third round, Chelsea will host fellow Premier League club Leeds United.[133][134]

27 August 2026 Second round Chelsea 2–0 Luton Town Fulham
19:30 BST
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Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 32,210
Referee: Elliot Bell
9 September 2026 Third round Chelsea v Leeds United Fulham
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge

Statistics

Appearances

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez 2+00+00+02+0
2 DF Italy Marco Palestra 0+00+00+00+0
3 DF France Wesley Fofana 2+00+00+02+0
4 MF Argentina Valentín Barco 0+10+01+01+1
5 DF France Maxence Lacroix 3+00+01+04+0
6 DF England Levi Colwill 2+00+00+02+0
7 FW Portugal Pedro Neto 2+10+00+12+2
9 FW Brazil João Pedro 3+00+00+13+1
10 MF England Cole Palmer 3+00+01+04+0
11 FW England Jamie Gittens 0+00+00+10+1
14 MF England Jordan Henderson 0+00+00+00+0
17 MF England Morgan Rogers 3+00+01+04+0
18 FW England Danny Welbeck 0+10+01+01+1
21 DF Netherlands Jorrel Hato 3+00+00+13+1
22 FW Netherlands Emmanuel Emegha 0+00+00+00+0
23 FW Portugal Geovany Quenda 0+10+00+00+1
24 DF England Reece James 2+10+01+03+1
25 MF Ecuador Moisés Caicedo 0+10+00+00+1
27 DF France Malo Gusto 2+10+01+03+1
28 GK England Teddy Sharman-Lowe 0+00+00+00+0
29 DF Spain Pep Chavarría 0+30+01+01+3
30 DF Argentina Aarón Anselmino 0+00+00+00+0
31 MF England Reggie Watson 0+00+00+00+0
32 MF England Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli 0+00+00+00+0
34 DF England Josh Acheampong 2+10+01+03+1
37 DF England Olutayo Subuloye 0+00+00+00+0
39 GK Belgium Mike Penders 0+00+01+01+0
41 FW Brazil Estêvão 0+20+01+01+2
44 GK United States Gabriel Slonina 0+00+00+00+0
45 MF Belgium Roméo Lavia 3+00+00+13+1
Players who have left the club
GK Spain Robert Sánchez 1+00+00+01+0
MF Argentina Enzo Fernández 0+10+00+00+1
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Last updated: 6 September 2026.
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Goalscorers

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 9 FW Brazil João Pedro 200 2
10 MF England Cole Palmer 200
17 MF England Morgan Rogers 200
4 7 FW Portugal Pedro Neto 100 1
18 FW England Danny Welbeck 001
45 MF Belgium Roméo Lavia 100
Own goals 0011
Totals80210
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Last updated: 6 September 2026.
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Top assists

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 9 FW Brazil João Pedro 200 2
17 MF England Morgan Rogers 200
21 DF Netherlands Jorrel Hato 200
4 5 DF France Maxence Lacroix 100 1
10 MF England Cole Palmer 100
27 DF France Malo Gusto 001
Totals8019
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Last updated: 6 September 2026.
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Clean sheets

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 39 GK Belgium Mike Penders 0011
Totals0011
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Last updated: 6 September 2026.
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Discipline

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Argentina Emiliano Martínez 000000000000
2 DF Italy Marco Palestra 000000000000
3 DF France Wesley Fofana 100000000100
4 MF Argentina Valentín Barco 000000000000
5 DF France Maxence Lacroix 100000000100
6 DF England Levi Colwill 100000000100
7 FW Portugal Pedro Neto 000000000000
9 FW Brazil João Pedro 100000000100
10 MF England Cole Palmer 100000000100
11 FW England Jamie Gittens 000000000000
14 MF England Jordan Henderson 000000000000
17 MF England Morgan Rogers 100000000100
18 FW England Danny Welbeck 000000000000
21 DF Netherlands Jorrel Hato 000000000000
22 FW Netherlands Emmanuel Emegha 000000000000
23 FW Portugal Geovany Quenda 000000000000
24 DF England Reece James 100000000100
25 MF Ecuador Moisés Caicedo 000000000000
27 DF France Malo Gusto 000000000000
28 GK England Teddy Sharman-Lowe 000000000000
29 DF Spain Pep Chavarría 000000000000
30 DF Argentina Aarón Anselmino 000000000000
31 MF England Reggie Watson 000000000000
32 MF England Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli 000000000000
34 DF England Josh Acheampong 000000000000
37 DF England Olutayo Subuloye 000000000000
39 GK Belgium Mike Penders 000000000000
41 FW Brazil Estêvão 000000000000
44 GK United States Gabriel Slonina 000000000000
45 MF Belgium Roméo Lavia 100000000100
Players who have left the club
GK Spain Robert Sánchez 000000000000
MF Argentina Enzo Fernández 000000000000
Totals 800000000800
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Last updated: 6 September 2026.
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Awards

Player awards

Premier League Player of the Month

More information Month, Pos. ...
Month Pos. Player Pld G A CS S Result Ref.
August 2026 MF England Cole Palmer 2 2 1 – – Nominated [135]
FW Brazil João Pedro 2 2 2 – –
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Manager awards

Premier League Manager of the Month

More information Month, Manager ...
Month Manager M W D L GF GA GD Pts Result Ref.
August 2026 Spain Xabi Alonso 2 2 0 0 7 5 +2 6 Nominated [136]
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