Good news for**football** fans, The fixture list for Premier League 2025/26 season is now officially announced. In particular, Chelsea fans will be happy and stressed at the same time by their Gameweek 1 fixtures list. The Blues will start their Campaign on 17 August against**Crystal Palace** at Stamford Bridge. Also, Manager Enzo Maresca has hinted at key changes for the club, that the fans would be excited to see.
London Derby – Chelsea Gameweek Opening (Fixture 1)
Chelsea will play the opening fixture of New Season against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on 17th August 2025. Although last season was challenging for these clubs, Chelsea have an mental advantage with a good ending to last season. However Along with this advantage, the Blues will need to play better football than last year in order to defeat Palace. They will need planning, focus and energy as this game would help them build momentum for the next matches.
Also, Opening a season with a Derby win provides extra Mental boost. While, losing it raises a lot of questions. Therefore, Manager Enzo Maresca knows the importance of this opening fixture and will start with a strong team. Maresca is expected to start with his usual system of possession football. Meanwhile, Palace would be happy to sit back to defend and counter attack when possible.
Chelsea – Gameweek 1 Fixtures
August :
17- Crystal Palace (h)
23- West Ham (a)
30- Fulham (h)
September :
13- Brentford (a)
20- Man United (a)
27- Brighton (h)
Chelsea’s first 5 games of the 2025/26 season… ✅
• Crystal Palace (H)
• West Ham (A)
• Fulham (H)
• Brentford (A)
• Manchester United (A) pic.twitter.com/RxqV2laOGe
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After the Opening Fixture, Chelsea will stay in London for three more matches. Four out of five fixtures are London derbies, thus their travel time is reduced . Player’s can be fresh and Ready for matches without any travel fatigue. Also, it would allow Maresca to rotate his players between League and Cup matches.
With Home Advantage, Strong team and reduced travel time, Chelsea will be ready to grab this opportunity. They have a chance to impress and set the tone for the big season ahead. All eyes turn to London to see if the Blues can fire the shot in a very exciting next season.
Expectations – Tactics, Players, Results
Nicholas Jackson is expected to miss the opening match as he got a Red Card against Newcastle in the last match. Therefore, New Striker Liam Delap is most likely to start for Chelsea in the Opening Game against Palace. Delap joined Chelsea recently and will be looking to get a good start for his new club in front of fans at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues would expect their key player’s like Palmer, James and Enzo Fernandez along with others to lead with examples. Bold midfield setup with through passes and possession football can be expected from Chelsea Next Season. As Manager Enzo Maresca looks to build his team, it is expected that he sticks with his usual tactics.
The first few results are always important and Chelsea fans would expect positivity from the start. After some really hard years of rebuliding, this season would be very important. Fans believe their club can get really good results from this season and making the intent clear from the start is important.
Author’s Opinion
Premier League season 2025/26 fixtures are released and fans have started to mark their calenders. It is expected that the new season would be even more competitive. More and more clubs are strengthening their teams and a good start to the season will give an advantage to all clubs.
Chelsea look to make some key changes in the ongoing transfer window. Liam Delap has joined the club and Chelsea look to add some more attacking signings. However, how easily Enzo Maresca can integrate new signings in the team would be interesting to see. Also, how soon they get the deals done would be important as they want to have good team session before season starts.
Chelsea fans can expect an exciting season, with the Team slowly building a system and making their mark. However, how they approach the season would be quite exciting to watch. Does Maresca change his tactics? How many more signings they get? How many departures they make? However, The Situation is currently evolving and it would be clear as the transfer window ends.
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