Chelsea FC | 2026/27 Premier League Season

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Chelsea enter 2026/27 under new management, with Xabi Alonso appointed as head coach on a four-year deal after leaving Real Madrid earlier in the year. It's a fresh start following a disappointing 2025/26 campaign that saw the Blues finish 10th, and for the first time in years, Chelsea go into a season with no European football to juggle — giving Alonso a rare, uninterrupted window to reshape the squad around his methods.

Alonso's Chelsea reign begins with a west London derby away at Fulham on Monday 24 August, live on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football, before a first home game against Brighton on Saturday 29 August. The early-season highlight comes on Saturday 5 September, when Alonso takes his new side to face champions Arsenal — and his childhood friend Mikel Arteta — in a competitive fixture for the first time as opposing managers.

With the Chelsea faithful eager to see what Alonso's possession-based, tactically flexible approach looks like in the Premier League, 2026/27 marks the start of a new era at Stamford Bridge.