Mauricio Pochettino after Chelsea’s win against Luton Town. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Saturday, 2 September 2023
Chelsea
15:00
Nottingham Forest
EPL
Sunday, 17 September 2023
Bournemouth
14:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 23 September 2023
Chelsea
15:00
Aston Villa
EPL
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Chelsea
19:45
Brighton & Hove Albion
Carabao Cup
Monday, 2 October 2023
Fulham
20:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 7 October 2023
Burnley
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 21 October 2023
Chelsea
17:30
Arsenal
EPL
Saturday, 28 October 2023
Chelsea
12:30
Brentford
EPL
Saturday, 4 November 2023
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 11 November 2023
Chelsea
15:00
Manchester City
EPL
Saturday, 25 November 2023
Newcastle United
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 2 December 2023
Chelsea
15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion
EPL
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Manchester United
20:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 9 December 2023
Everton
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 16 December 2023
Chelsea
15:00
Sheffield United
EPL
Saturday, 23 December 2023
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Tuesday, 26 December 2023
Chelsea
15:00
Crystal Palace
EPL
Saturday, 30 December 2023
Luton Town
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 13 January 2024
Chelsea
15:00
Fulham
EPL
Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Liverpool
20:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 03 February 2024
Chelsea
15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
EPL
Saturday, 10 February 2024
Crystal Palace
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 17 February 2024
Manchester City
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 24 February 2024
Chelsea
15:00
Tottenham Hotspur
EPL
Saturday, 2 March 2024
Brentford
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 9 March 2024
Chelsea
15:00
Newcastle United
EPL
Saturday, 16 March 2024
Arsenal
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 30 March 2024
Chelsea
15:00
Burnley
EPL
Wednesday, 3 April 2024
Chelsea
15:00
Manchester United
EPL
Saturday, 6 April 2024
Sheffield United
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 13 April 2024
Chelsea
15:00
Everton
EPL
Saturday, 20 April 2024
Brighton & Hove Albion
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 27 April 2024
Aston Villa
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 5 May 2024
Chelsea
15:00
West Ham United
EPL
Saturday, 11 May 2024
Nottingham Forest
15:00
Chelsea
EPL
Saturday, 19 May 2024
Chelsea
15:00
Bournemouth
EPL
All fixtures are subject to potential change due to European competitions and TV selection
Season Overview:
After the car crash of a season that Chelsea suffered last time around, every single fixture this campaign is ‘one to watch out for’. That said, there is absolutely no doubt that some fixtures are very important in the context of the current season. The Blues have a very young squad and a new manager in Mauricio Pochettino and have not started off the season on the greatest of notes. 2 losses, 1 draw and a solitary win in four Premier League games this season do not inspire much confidence.
Playing Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion in consecutive games is not going to be easy by any stretch of the imagination. Aston Villa have bought very well in the transfer market and that is translating into their performances on the pitch. Meanwhile, the Seagulls are doing exactly what Chelsea want to – trusting youth and building a team where the youngsters are almost always the protagonists.
Chelsea have made some great signings this summer, the most note-worthy of which being Moises Caicedo from Brighton. The likes of Christopher Nkunku, Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia, and Nicolas Jackson have also joined the club amongst other players. Levi Colwill has returned from his loan spell at the Amex stadium and he looks like a star in the making. The club have also managed to shift out most of the deadwood.
The period between 4th November 2023 and 6th December 2023 could make or break Chelsea’s season. Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United back-to-back is undoubtedly going to be a difficult time for the Blues and Pochettino will be hoping that his squad settle in by then and start playing the kind of football we all know they are capable of.
Cole Palmer was one of Chelsea’s several summer signings, joining from Manchester City (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
The run-in towards the end of the season represents a relatively easy set of fixtures that might help Chelsea towards the end. Assuming that they might be competing for Champions League or Europa League qualification, performing well in these games might help them have the edge over other teams in the race as they might have trickier fixtures lined up during the same period.
Chelsea fans will undoubtedly be hoping the club rises back to the top immediately after the horrendous torture they suffered last year. However, football does not work that way. When we see Pochettino’s Chelsea play, we can see the potential. However, all the chances that they create need to translate into goals. Ultimately, goals win you matches and without winning matches, they cannot aspire to strike high. Let’s see how this current campaign pans out. It definitely cannot go worse than last season but we will hope that it is considerably better.
