Fixtures are out. First game is home to Manchester City on Sunday, 18 August. Kick-off at 16.30 (U.K. time)

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/chelseas-2024-25-premier-league-fixtures-announced

Sun Aug 18 Manchester City (Home)

Sat Aug 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Away)

Sat Aug 31 Crystal Palace (Home)

Sat Sep 14 Bournemouth (Away)

Sat Sep 21 West Ham United (Away)

Sat Sep 28 Brighton & Hove Albion (Home)

Sat Oct 5 Nottingham Forest (Home)

Sat Oct 19 Liverpool (Away)

Sat Oct 26 Newcastle United (Home)

Sat Nov 2 Manchester United (Away)

Sat Nov 9 Arsenal (Home)

Sat Nov 23 Leicester City (Away)

Sat Nov 30 Aston Villa (Home)

Wed Dec 4 Southampton (Away)

Sat Dec 7 Tottenham Hotspur (Away)

Sat Dec 14 Brentford (Home)

Sat Dec 21 Everton (Away)

Thu Dec 26 Fulham (Home)

Sun Dec 29 Ipswich Town (Away)

Sat Jan 4 Crystal Palace (Away)

Wed Jan 15 Bournemouth (Home)

Sat Jan 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home)

Sat Jan 25 Manchester City (Away)

Sat Feb 1 West Ham United (Home)

Sat Feb 15 Brighton & Hove Albion (Away)

Sat Feb 22 Aston Villa (Away)

Wed Feb 26 Southampton (Home)

Sat Mar 8 Leicester City (Home)

Sat Mar 15 Arsenal (Away)

Wed Apr 2 Tottenham Hotspur (Home)

Sat Apr 5 Brentford (Away)

Sat Apr 12 Ipswich Town (Home)

Sat Apr 19 Fulham (Away)

Sat Apr 26 Everton (Home)

Sat May 3 Liverpool (Home)

Sat May 10 Newcastle United (Away)

Sun May 18 Manchester United (Home)

Sun May 25 Nottingham Forest (Away)

What a coincidence we have city, why do we always get a hard start!!

Sat Oct 19 Liverpool (Away)

Sat Oct 26 Newcastle United (Home)

Sat Nov 2 Manchester United (Away)

Sat Nov 9 Arsenal (Home)

Not looking forward to that month...

 

Actually this season the games against City were not bad.

Interesting to see how we would start this season and what's going to be our strongest lineup.

Important to have a decent start if we are to make the top 4.

if we look at last season, it was the first 10 or so games that cost us the top4 going on the results over 38 games.

No excuses why we shouldn't be in top two after seven fixtures, could be a good time to play CITY, should be 6 wins at least,  momentum builds confidence

It was obvious we’d get a tough 1st game - we normally do.

To be fair the next few games aren’t bad though.

 

I don’t care what anyone says the 1st game of the season is not random.

I’ll prove it, Liverpool can’t play at home the same weekend as Everton for police reasons, similar for Arsenal & Spurs and Man City & Man Utd, so straight away the best they can claim it’s random with certain conditions, and those are the conditions we know about.

Arsenal normally get a soft 1st match and Liverpool always seem to play a promoted team 1st game, very curious…

 

Anyway, all that be said everyone has to play everyone twice so there’s only so much fiddling the Premier can do.

Other than City, we should be picking up some points in the first few games.

1 hour ago, Boyne said:

Fixtures are out. First game is home to Manchester City on Sunday, 18 August. Kick-off at 16.30 (U.K. time)

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/chelseas-2024-25-premier-league-fixtures-announced

Sat Oct 19 Liverpool (Away)

Sat Oct 26 Newcastle United (Home)

Sat Nov 2 Manchester United (Away)

Sat Nov 9 Arsenal (Home)

 

Sat May 3 Liverpool (Home)

Sat May 10 Newcastle United (Away)

Sun May 18 Manchester United (Home)

 

These two sequences look like they could be pain points still that's what it is all about 😃

1 hour ago, Jezq8 said:

Important to have a decent start if we are to make the top 4.

Also important just for the atmosphere and attitude towards owners and coach. Maresca needs a good start.

Sat Mar 8 Leicester City (Home)  😲 🛬

Liverpool Home to clinch the title then !

Lovely jubbly 🙂 

Decent enough run in after the Christmas period. Need to be in a position where we are comfortably in the Top 4 before that chaotic last 4/5 matches of the season. 

Better for us that Champions League/Europa League group stages will go into January. Also potentially gives us another shot at the League Cup. 

Well that is a fun end to the season lol.

End of October and all of November is a very difficult month. End of the season is a bit tricky too. 

City at home to start. I don't mind getting the 2nd toughest fixture out of the way early.

Best times to play City (we still gonna lose though). Freaking international break after 3 weeks is always killing me 

7 hours ago, 2211 said:

It was obvious we’d get a tough 1st game - we normally do.

To be fair the next few games aren’t bad though.

 

I don’t care what anyone says the 1st game of the season is not random.

I’ll prove it, Liverpool can’t play at home the same weekend as Everton for police reasons, similar for Arsenal & Spurs and Man City & Man Utd, so straight away the best they can claim it’s random with certain conditions, and those are the conditions we know about.

Arsenal normally get a soft 1st match and Liverpool always seem to play a promoted team 1st game, very curious…

 

Anyway, all that be said everyone has to play everyone twice so there’s only so much fiddling the Premier can do.

Other than City, we should be picking up some points in the first few games.

Conspiracy before a ball is kicked!

😜

Man utds first game has been at home for the last 8 seasons.

1 hour ago, dkw said:

Man utds first game has been at home for the last 8 seasons.

That's odds of 256/1.

 

22 minutes ago, Gordon Bennett said:

That's odds of 256/1.

 

We've only lost 2 of our last 25 opening day fixtures! And won 19! 

The fixtures software is Blue !

1 hour ago, dkw said:

Man utds first game has been at home for the last 8 seasons.

With a helping hand from VAR included.

10 hours ago, El regreso said:

What a coincidence we have city, why do we always get a hard start!!

Call it a juicy first fixture, that sounds more optimistic!

At worst we're only 3 points behind the leaders after the first day. Easy peasy to catch up 

City’s final 5 games are a walk in the park come May, whilst Arsenal have Liverpool & Newcastle to face in their final 5 fixtures.

Looks like a 5th title in a row for Pep, obviously not the worst thing (Arsenal failing again) but this City domination has became dystopian. 

35 minutes ago, Term_X said:

City’s final 5 games are a walk in the park come May, whilst Arsenal have Liverpool & Newcastle to face in their final 5 fixtures.

Looks like a 5th title in a row for Pep, obviously not the worst thing (Arsenal failing again) but this City domination has became dystopian. 

Trial this fall, no? 

Wonder how long it'll last. 

36 minutes ago, Term_X said:

City’s final 5 games are a walk in the park come May, whilst Arsenal have Liverpool & Newcastle to face in their final 5 fixtures.

Looks like a 5th title in a row for Pep, obviously not the worst thing (Arsenal failing again) but this City domination has became dystopian. 

Although I'm not convinced the general narrative of City falling off post Pep (atleast straight away) will come true it would be hilarious if it happens and we've timed our run (with Paez joining) to perfection and gazump Arsenal straight away.

5 hours ago, DidierDrogbalala said:

Best times to play City (we still gonna lose though). Freaking international break after 3 weeks is always killing me 

I actually don't mind the one in March because it's quite nice to get a breather after months of relentless club football but my word 3 in as many months at the start of the season is utterly excruciating.

Surely they can spread them out a bit more evenly over the season?