Xabi Alonso will begin his tenure as Chelsea manager with a London derby against Fulham on the first Monday of the 2026-27 Premier League season.
Chelsea then host Brighton at Stamford Bridge the following weekend, ahead of a trip to Arsenal on Sep. 5.
Alonso will take charge of his first match against Liverpool on Dec. 5 at Stamford Bridge, before returning to Anfield, where he spent five years as a player, on May 1.
Chelsea have an incredibly daunting festive period, facing Crystal Palace (home), Liverpool (home), Manchester City (away), Aston Villa (home), Coventry (away) and Ipswich (away) in December.
The run-in is also set to be a tricky one to navigate for Alonso, with Chelsea playing Liverpool (away), Tottenham (away), Everton (home), Bournemouth (away) and Brentford (home).
Alonso was announced as Chelsea's new manager in May after both Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior were sacked last season.
Callum McFarlane took charge of the club on a temporary basis until the end of the season, in which Chelsea lost the FA Cup final to Manchester City and finished 10th in the Premier League.
Chelsea won just one of their last seven Premier League matches and missed out on any sort of European football with a 2-1 defeat to Sunderland on the final day of the season.
It is set to be another busy summer at Stamford Bridge as Alonso shapes his squad, with Marc Cucurella already making the move to Real Madrid.
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Chelsea's 2026-27 Premier League fixtures
All times BST
Aug. 24, 2026 8 p.m. Fulham vs. Chelsea
Aug. 29, 2026 3 p.m. Chelsea vs. Brighton and Hove Albion
Sept. 5, 2026 3 p.m. Arsenal vs. Chelsea
Sept. 12, 2026 3 p.m. Chelsea vs. Hull City
Sept. 19, 2026 3 p.m. Brentford vs. Chelsea
Oct. 10, 2026 3 p.m. Chelsea vs. Bournemouth
Oct. 17, 2026 3 p.m. Everton vs. Chelsea
Oct. 24, 2026 3 p.m. Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Oct. 31, 2026 3 p.m. Chelsea vs. Manchester United