2025–26 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
2025–26 season
OwnerBlueCo
ChairmanTodd Boehly
Head coachEnzo Maresca[1]
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League4th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pedro Neto
João Pedro (5 each)

All:
Pedro Neto
João Pedro (6 each)
Highest home attendance39,820 vs Arsenal, 30 November 2025, Premier League
Lowest home attendance38,636 vs Benfica, 30 September 2025, Champions League
Average home league attendance39,640
Biggest win5–1 vs West Ham United (A), 22 August 2025, Premier League
5–1 vs Ajax (H), 22 October 2025, Champions League
Biggest defeat1–3 vs Bayern Munich (A), 17 September 2025, Champions League
1–3 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (H), 27 September 2025, Premier League
1–3 vs Leeds United (A), 3 December 2025, Premier League

The 2025–26 season is the 120th season in the history of Chelsea Football Club, and their 34th consecutive season in Premier League as well as their 37th consecutive season in the English top flight. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Champions League, returning to the latter competition for the first time since the 2022–23 season.

Kits

Home
Home alt. 1
Home alt. 2
Away
Away alt. 1
Away alt. 2
Away alt. 3
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3

Management team

Position Staff
Head coach Enzo Maresca
Assistant coach Willy Caballero
First team coach Roberto Vitiello
Danny Walker
Goalkeeper coach Michele De Bernardin
Assistant goalkeeper coach James Russell
Fitness coach Marcos Alvarez
Technical analyst Bernardo Cueva
Match analyst Javi Molina

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 December 2025. Appearances include all competitions.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

First team

No. Player Nat. Positions Date of birth (age) Place of birth Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Robert Sánchez (HG, AT) GK (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 Cartagena 2023 2030 Brighton & Hove Albion £25m[3] 83 0
12 Filip Jörgensen GK (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 Lomma 2024 2031 Villarreal £20.7m[4] 29 0
44 Gabriel Slonina (U21) GK (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 Addison 2022 2032 Chicago Fire £8.1m[5] 0 0
Defenders
3 Marc Cucurella LB (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 Alella 2022 2028 Brighton & Hove Albion £56m[a][6] 137 8
4 Tosin Adarabioyo (HG, AT) CB (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 Paddington 2024 2028 Fulham Free[7] 56 5
5 Benoît Badiashile CB (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 Limoges 2023 2030 Monaco £35m[8] 62 2
6 Levi Colwill (HG, CT) CB (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 Southampton 2021 2029 Academy 75 3
21 Jorrel Hato (U21) LB (2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 Rotterdam 2025 2032 Ajax £35.5m[b][9] 9 0
23 Trevoh Chalobah (HG, CT) CB (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 Freetown 2018 2028 Academy 127 8
24 Reece James (captain) (HG, CT) RB (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 Redbridge 2018 2028 Academy 211 16
27 Malo Gusto RB (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 Décines-Charpieu 2023 2030 Lyon £26.3m[c][10] 107 2
29 Wesley Fofana CB (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 Marseille 2022 2029 Leicester City £70m[11] 47 2
34 Josh Acheampong (U21, B) RB / CB (2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 Waltham Forest 2024 2029 Academy 25 1
Midfielders
8 Enzo Fernández (vice-captain) CM / DM (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 San Martín 2023 2031 Benfica £106.8m[12] 139 21
10 Cole Palmer (HG, AT) AM / RW (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 Manchester 2023 2033 Manchester City £40m[13] 105 46
14 Dário Essugo (U21) DM (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 Odivelas 2025 2033 Sporting CP £18m[14] 3 0
17 Andrey Santos (U21) CM (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 Rio de Janeiro 2023 2030 Vasco da Gama £18m[15] 23 1
25 Moisés Caicedo DM (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 Santo Domingo 2023 2031 Brighton & Hove Albion £100m[d][16] 119 7
40 Facundo Buonanotte (U21) AM / RW (2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 Pérez 2025 2026 Brighton & Hove Albion Loan[17] 7 1
45 Roméo Lavia (U21, B) DM (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 Brussels 2023 2030 Southampton £53m[e][18] 30 0
46 Reggie Walsh (U21, B) CM (2008-10-20)20 October 2008 (aged 16) London 2025 2026 Academy 4 0
Forwards
7 Pedro Neto RW / LW (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 Viana do Castelo 2024 2031 Wolverhampton Wanderers £51.3m[f][19] 75 15
9 Liam Delap (HG, AT) ST (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 Winchester 2025 2031 Ipswich Town £30m[20] 17 2
11 Jamie Gittens LW / RW (2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 Reading 2025 2032 Borussia Dortmund £48.5m[g][21] 20 1
20 João Pedro ST (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 Ribeirão Preto 2025 2033 Brighton & Hove Albion £55m[h][22] 25 9
32 Tyrique George (U21, B) LW / RW (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 Camden 2024 2027 Academy 37 6
38 Marc Guiu (U21) ST (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 Granollers 2024 2029 Barcelona £5m[23] 25 7
41 Estêvão (U21) RW (2007-04-24) 24 April 2007 Franca 2025 2033 Palmeiras £29m[i][24] 21 5
49 Alejandro Garnacho (U21, AT) LW / RW (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 Madrid 2025 2032 Manchester United £40m[25] 18 4
62 Shim Mheuka (U21, B) ST (2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 Birmingham 2024 2027 Academy 6 0
Mykhailo Mudryk LW (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 Berestyn 2023 2031 Shakhtar Donetsk £62m[j][26] 73 10

Notes:

  • Player (HG) – Player who fulfills the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria
  • Player (U21) – Player who fulfills the Premier League's under-21 player criteria
  • Player (CT) – Player who fulfills UEFA's "club-trained player" criteria
  • Player (AT) – Player who fulfills UEFA's "association-trained player" criteria
  • Player (B) – Player who fulfills UEFA's "List B" criteria
  1. ^ Initial £56 million plus £7 million in possible add-ons
  2. ^ Initial £35.5 million plus £3 million in possible add-ons
  3. ^ Initial £26.3 million plus £4.4 million in possible add-ons
  4. ^ Initial £100 million plus £15 million in possible add-ons
  5. ^ Initial £53 million plus £5 million in possible add-ons
  6. ^ Initial £51.3 million plus £2.6 million in possible add-ons
  7. ^ Initial £48.5 million plus £3.5 million in possible add-ons
  8. ^ Initial £55 million plus £5 million in possible add-ons
  9. ^ Initial £29 million plus £20 million in possible add-ons
  10. ^ Initial £62 million plus £27 million in possible add-ons

Out on loan

Player Nat. Positions Date of birth (age) Place of birth Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
Ted Curd (U21, B) GK (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 Kingston upon Thames 2023 2028 Academy 0 0
Mike Penders (U21) GK (2005-07-31) 31 July 2005 Maasmechelen 2025 2032 Genk £17m[27] 0 0
Teddy Sharman-Lowe (HG, AT) GK (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 Leicester 2020 2027 Burton Albion Undisclosed 0 0
Defenders
Mamadou Sarr (U21) CB (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 Martigues 2025 2033 Strasbourg £12m[28] 1 0
Caleb Wiley (U21) LB (2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 Atlanta 2024 2030 Atlanta United £8.5m[29] 0 0
Aarón Anselmino (U21) CB (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 Bernardo Larroudé 2024 2031 Boca Juniors £15.6m[30] 1 0
Brodi Hughes (U21, B) CB (2004-10-16) 16 October 2004 Winchester 2023 2026 Academy 0 0
Ishé Samuels-Smith (U21, AT) LB (2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 Manchester 2025 2026 Strasbourg Undisclosed 0 0
Midfielders
Leo Castledine (U21, B) AM (2005-08-20) 20 August 2005 Kingston upon Thames 2024 2027 Academy 1 0
Kiano Dyer (U21, B) CM (2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 Sutton Coldfield 2024 2030 Academy 1 0
Omari Kellyman (U21, AT) AM (2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 Derby 2024 2030 Aston Villa £19m[31] 0 0
Kendry Páez (U21) AM (2007-05-04) 4 May 2007 Guayaquil 2025 2033 Independiente del Valle £17.2m[32] 0 0
Forwards
David Datro Fofana ST (2002-12-22)22 December 2002 (aged 22) Ouragahio 2023 2029 Molde £8m[33] 4 0
Nicolas Jackson ST / LW (2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 Banjul 2023 2033 Villarreal £32m[34] 81 30
Jimmy-Jay Morgan (U21, AT) ST (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 Poole 2025 2027 Academy 0 0
Ronnie Stutter (U21, B) ST (2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 London 2024 2026 Academy 0 0

Notes:

  • Player (HG) – Player who fulfills the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria
  • Player (U21) – Player who fulfills the Premier League's under-21 player criteria
  • Player (CT) – Player who fulfills UEFA's "club-trained player" criteria
  • Player (AT) – Player who fulfills UEFA's "association-trained player" criteria
  • Player (B) – Player who fulfills UEFA's "List B" criteria


New contracts

No. Pos. Player Date Until Ref.
GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe 20 June 2025 30 June 2027 [35]
51 RW Ato Ampah 18 July 2025 30 June 2028 [36]
47 CB Harrison Murray-Campbell 20 August 2025 30 June 2027 [37]
CM Kiano Dyer 3 September 2025 30 June 2030 [38]
38 DF Genesis Antwi 18 September 2025 30 June 2028 [39]
48 MF Harrison McMahon 26 September 2025 30 June 2028 [40]
53 FW Kobe Barbour 14 October 2025 30 June 2028 [41]
46 MF Reggie Walsh 24 October 2025 Undisclosed[a] [42]
90 GK Freddy Bernal 27 October 2025 30 June 2028 [43]
FW Christopher Atherton 29 October 2025 Undisclosed[a] [44]
82 MF Lewi Richards 30 October 2025 Undisclosed[a] [45]
DF Isago Silva 1 December 2025 Undisclosed[a] [46]
  1. ^ a b c d First professional contract

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
First team
1 June 2025[a] GK Mike Penders[b] Genk £17,000,000 [47][27]
2 June 2025 DM Dário Essugo[b] Sporting CP £18,000,000 [48][14]
4 June 2025 ST Liam Delap[b] Ipswich Town £30,000,000 [49][20]
9 June 2025 DF Mamadou Sarr[b] Strasbourg £12,000,000 [50][28]
1 July 2025[c] AM Kendry Páez Independiente del Valle £17,200,000 [51][32]
2 July 2025 ST João Pedro[b] Brighton & Hove Albion £55,000,000[d] [52][22]
5 July 2025 LW Jamie Gittens Borussia Dortmund £48,500,000[e] [53][21]
3 August 2025 LB Jorrel Hato Ajax £35,500,000[f] [54][9]
5 August 2025[g] RW Estêvão Palmeiras £29,000,000[h] [55][56][24]
30 August 2025 LW Alejandro Garnacho Manchester United £40,000,000 [57][25]
1 September 2025 LB Ishé Samuels-Smith Strasbourg Undisclosed [58]
Academy
3 July 2025 RW Christopher Atherton Glenavon Undisclosed [59][60]
4 July 2025 LB Kian Best Preston North End Free [61]
31 July 2025 RW Jesse Derry Crystal Palace Undisclosed [62]
13 October 2025 RB Riley Ebho West Ham United Undisclosed [63]
ST Jashayde Greenwood Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [63]
CB Justin Osagie Peterborough United Free [63]
  1. ^ Completed on 27 August 2024 and became official in Summer 2025
  2. ^ a b c d e Transfer for 2025–26 season, but eligible to play in 2024–25 season for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
  3. ^ Completed on 5 June 2023 and became official in Summer 2025, following Páez's 18th birthday
  4. ^ Initial £55,000,000 plus £5,000,000 in possible add-ons
  5. ^ Initial £48,500,000 plus £3,500,000 in possible add-ons
  6. ^ Initial £35,500,000 plus £3,000,000 in possible add-ons
  7. ^ Completed on 22 June 2024 and became official in Summer 2025, following Estêvão's 18th birthday and the completion of 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
  8. ^ Initial £29,000,000 plus £20,000,000 in possible add-ons

Out

Summer

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
First team
10 June 2025 GK Marcus Bettinelli[a] Manchester City Undisclosed [64]
1 July 2025 GK Kepa Arrizabalaga Arsenal £5,000,000 [65][66]
GK Lucas Bergström[b] Mallorca Free [67]
LB Bashir Humphreys Burnley £14,000,000 [68][69]
12 July 2025 CM Mathis Amougou Strasbourg £12,000,000 [70][71]
16 July 2025 GK Đorđe Petrović Bournemouth £25,000,000 [72][73]
18 July 2025 RW Noni Madueke Arsenal £48,500,000[c] [74][75]
29 July 2025 LW João Félix Al-Nassr £26,200,000[d] [76][77]
6 August 2025 CM Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Everton £25,000,000[e] [78][79]
DM Lesley Ugochukwu Burnley £23,200,000 [80][81]
8 August 2025 ST Armando Broja Burnley £20,000,000 [82][83]
22 August 2025 LB Renato Veiga Villarreal £26,000,000 [84][85]
26 August 2025 CM Carney Chukwuemeka Borussia Dortmund £24,000,000 [86][87]
29 August 2025 RB Alfie Gilchrist West Bromwich Albion £1,200,000[f] [88][89]
30 August 2025 CF Christopher Nkunku AC Milan £32,000,000[g] [90][91]
1 September 2025 LB Ben Chilwell Strasbourg Undisclosed [92]
Academy
1 July 2025 GK Eddie Beach Kilmarnock[h] Free [93]
GK Luke Campbell Nottingham Forest[i] [94]
ST Donnell McNeilly Nottingham Forest[j] [95][96]
CM Walter Nutter Southampton[k] [97]
RB Harry Rodda Southampton [98]
LB Marcell Washington Arsenal[l] [99]
LB Dylan Williams Burton Albion Undisclosed [100]
14 July 2025 LB Zak Sturge Millwall Undisclosed [101]
30 July 2025 LB Ishé Samuels-Smith Strasbourg £6,500,000 [102][103]
1 September 2025 CM Alex Matos Sheffield United Undisclosed [104]
  1. ^ Transfer for 2025–26 season, but eligible to play for the new club in 2024–25 season for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
  2. ^ Released on 1 July 2025, Bergström joined Mallorca on 15 July 2025
  3. ^ Initial £48,500,000 plus £3,500,000 in possible add-ons
  4. ^ Initial £26,200,000 plus £17,500,000 in possible add-ons
  5. ^ Initial £25,000,000 plus £4,000,000 in possible add-ons
  6. ^ Initial £1,200,000 plus £800,000 in possible add-ons
  7. ^ Initial £32,000,000 plus £4,000,000 in possible add-ons
  8. ^ Released on 1 July 2025, Beach joined Kilmarnock on 11 July 2025
  9. ^ Released on 1 July 2025, Campell joined Nottingham Forest on 4 July 2025
  10. ^ Released on 1 July 2025, McNeilly joined Nottingham Forest on 1 September 2025
  11. ^ Released on 1 July 2025, Nutter joined Southampton on 15 August 2025
  12. ^ Released on 1 July 2025, Washington joined Arsenal on 12 July 2025

Loaned in

Summer

Date Pos. Player To Date until Fee Ref.
First team
1 September 2025 AM Facundo Buonanotte Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2026 £2,000,000 [105][106]

Loaned out

Summer

Date Pos. Player To Date until Fee Ref.
First team
22 July 2025 LB Caleb Wiley Watford 30 June 2026 Free [107]
28 July 2025 GK Mike Penders Strasbourg 30 June 2026 Free [108]
31 July 2025 AM Kendry Páez Strasbourg 30 June 2026 Free [109]
1 August 2025 CB Mamadou Sarr Strasbourg 30 June 2026 Free [110]
6 August 2025 ST Marc Guiu Sunderland 1 September 2025[a] Free [112]
27 August 2025 CB Aarón Anselmino Borussia Dortmund 30 June 2026 Free [113]
1 September 2025 ST Nicolas Jackson Bayern Munich 30 June 2026 £14,300,000 [114][115]
13 September 2025 ST David Datro Fofana Fatih Karagümrük 30 June 2026 Free [116]
Academy
20 June 2025 GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe Bolton Wanderers 30 June 2026 Free [35]
1 August 2025 AM Leo Castledine Huddersfield Town 30 June 2026 Free [117]
29 August 2025 RB Brodi Hughes AFC Wimbledon 30 June 2026 Free [118]
1 September 2025 AM Omari Kellyman Cardiff City 30 June 2026 Free [119]
ST Jimmy-Jay Morgan Peterborough United 30 June 2026 Free [120]
LB Ishé Samuels-Smith Swansea City 30 June 2026 Free [58]
ST Ronnie Stutter Barnet 30 June 2026 Free [121]
3 September 2025 CM Kiano Dyer Voldendam 30 June 2026 Free [38]
20 September 2025 LW Jeremiah Berkeley-Agyepong Ipswich Town 1 January 2026 Free [122]
  1. ^ On 1 September 2025, Guiu was recalled back from his loan at Sunderland.[111]

Winter

Date Pos. Player To Date until Fee Ref
Academy
12 November 2025 GK Ted Curd Boreham Wood 31 December 2025 Free [123]

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season and friendlies

On 17 June 2025, Chelsea announced that they would host a pre-season tournament playing against Bayer Leverkusen and Milan at Stamford Bridge.[124]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2025 (2025-08-08) VisitMalta Weekender Chelsea 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen Fulham
19:00 BST
  • Chalobah  13'
  • Estêvão 18'
  • João Pedro 90'
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)
10 August 2025 (2025-08-10) VisitMalta Weekender Chelsea 4–1 Milan Fulham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Michael Salisbury (England)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 17 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 17 8 5 4 29 17 +12 047.06
FA Cup 10 January 2026 TBD Third round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 23 September 2025 TBD Third round TBD 3 3 0 0 9 5 +4 100.00
UEFA Champions League 17 September 2025 TBD League phase TBD 6 3 1 2 13 8 +5 050.00
Total 26 14 6 6 51 30 +21 053.85

Last updated: 20 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Manchester City 17 12 1 4 41 16 +25 37 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
3 Aston Villa 17 11 3 3 27 18 +9 36
4 Chelsea 17 8 5 4 29 17 +12 29
5 Liverpool 17 9 2 6 28 25 +3 29 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6 Sunderland 17 7 6 4 19 17 +2 27 Possible qualification for the Conference League play-off round[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[125]
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 FA Cup and the 5th-placed team both qualify for the Europa League league phase. If the FA Cup winners finish in the top five, the 6th-placed team will qualify.
  2. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 EFL Cup qualify for the Conference League play-off round. If the EFL Cup winners also win the FA Cup or finish in the top five, the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competition will qualify.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 8 5 4 29 17  +12 29 4 2 2 12 7  +5 4 3 2 17 10  +7

Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHA
ResultDWWDLLWWLWWWDLDWD
Position114256875973234544
Points1478881114141720232424252829
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Score overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Aggregate score Double
Arsenal 1–1
Aston Villa
Bournemouth 0–0
Brentford 2–2
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3
Burnley 2–0
Crystal Palace 0–0
Everton 2–0
Fulham 2–0
Leeds United 1–3
Liverpool 2–1
Manchester City
Manchester United 1–2
Newcastle United 2–2
Nottingham Forest 3–0
Sunderland 1–2
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0
West Ham United 5–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 18 June 2025.[126]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 August 2025 (2025-08-17) 1 Chelsea 0–0 Crystal Palace Fulham
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,678
Referee: Darren England
22 August 2025 (2025-08-22) 2 West Ham United 1–5 Chelsea Stratford
20:00 BST Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 62,462
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[127]
30 August 2025 (2025-08-30) 3 Chelsea 2–0 Fulham Fulham
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,745
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[127]
13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) 4 Brentford 2–2 Chelsea Brentford
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
Attendance: 16,795
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[128]
20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 5 Manchester United 2–1 Chelsea Trafford
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,124
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[128]
27 September 2025 (2025-09-27) 6 Chelsea 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,597
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 October 2025 (2025-10-04) 7 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool Fulham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,769[129]
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[130]
18 October 2025 (2025-10-18) 8 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Chelsea West Bridgford
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,495
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[130]
25 October 2025 (2025-10-25) 9 Chelsea 1–2 Sunderland Fulham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,489
Referee: Andrew Madley
1 November 2025 (2025-11-01) 10 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Chelsea Tottenham
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 61,202
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[131]
8 November 2025 (2025-11-08) 11 Chelsea 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Fulham
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,467
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[131]
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22) 12 Burnley 0–2 Chelsea Burnley
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,499
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[131]
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30) 13 Chelsea 1–1 Arsenal Fulham
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,820
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 29 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[131]
3 December 2025 (2025-12-03) 14 Leeds United 3–1 Chelsea Leeds
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,767
Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[132]
6 December 2025 (2025-12-06) 15 Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,240
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 December 2025 (2025-12-13) 16 Chelsea 2–0 Everton Fulham
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,552
Referee: Thomas Bramall
20 December 2025 (2025-12-20) 17 Newcastle United 2–2 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,226
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[132]
27 December 2025 (2025-12-27) 18 Chelsea v Aston Villa Fulham
17:30 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[133]
30 December 2025 (2025-12-30) 19 Chelsea v Bournemouth Fulham
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[133]
4 January 2026 (2026-01-04) 20 Manchester City v Chelsea Manchester
17:30 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 3 January, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[133]
7 January 2026 (2026-01-07) 21 Fulham v Chelsea Fulham
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[133]
17 January 2026 (2026-01-17) 22 Chelsea v Brentford Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
25 January 2026 (2026-01-25) 23 Crystal Palace v Chelsea Selhurst
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 24 January, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[134]
31 January 2026 (2026-01-31) 24 Chelsea v West Ham United Fulham
17:30 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[134]
7 February 2026 (2026-02-07) 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
10 February 2026 (2026-02-10) 26 Chelsea v Leeds United Fulham
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[135]
21 February 2026 (2026-02-21) 27 Chelsea v Burnley Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
1 March 2026 (2026-03-01) 28 Arsenal v Chelsea Holloway
16:30 GMT Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 February, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[135]
4 March 2026 (2026-03-04) 29 Aston Villa v Chelsea Birmingham
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Villa Park
14 March 2026 (2026-03-14) 30 Chelsea v Newcastle United Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
21 March 2026 (2026-03-21) 31 Everton v Chelsea Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
11 April 2026 (2026-04-11) 32 Chelsea v Manchester City Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
18 April 2026 (2026-04-18) 33 Chelsea v Manchester United Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
25 April 2026 (2026-04-25) 34 Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea Brighton and Hove
15:00 BST Report Stadium: American Express Stadium
2 May 2026 (2026-05-02) 35 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
9 May 2026 (2026-05-09) 36 Liverpool v Chelsea Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield
17 May 2026 (2026-05-17) 37 Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
24 May 2026 (2026-05-24) 38 Sunderland v Chelsea Sunderland
16:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light

FA Cup

Chelsea were drawn away to Charlton Athletic in the third round.[136]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 January 2026 (2026-01-10) Third round Charlton Athletic v Chelsea Charlton
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Valley
Note: Live on TNT Sports 1 and Discovery+

EFL Cup

As one of the Premier League clubs competing in a European competition, Chelsea entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to League One club Lincoln City.[137][138] They were then drawn away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fourth round,[139][140] and away to Cardiff City in the quarter-finals.[141][142] A two legged-tie against either Arsenal or Crystal Palace was drawn for the semi-finals, with the first leg at home and second leg being away.[143]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 September 2025 (2025-09-23) Third round Lincoln City 1–2 Chelsea Lincoln
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 10,214
Referee: Matt Donohue
29 October 2025 (2025-10-29) Fourth round Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–4 Chelsea Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 24,449
Referee: Thomas Bramall
16 December 2025 (2025-12-16) Quarter-finals Cardiff City 1–3 Chelsea Cardiff
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 33,027
Referee: Tony Harrington
13–14 January 2026 (2026-01) Semi-finals
first leg
Chelsea v Arsenal or Crystal Palace Fulham
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
3–4 February 2026 (2026-02) Semi-finals
second leg
Arsenal or Crystal Palace v Chelsea Holloway or Selhurst
--:-- GMT Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium or Selhurst Park

UEFA Champions League

League phase

Chelsea were drawn against Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Atalanta, Ajax, Napoli, Pafos and Qarabağ in the league phase.[144]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
11 Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
12 Newcastle United 6 3 1 2 13 6 +7 10
13 Chelsea 6 3 1 2 13 8 +5 10
14 Sporting CP 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
15 Barcelona 6 3 1 2 14 11 +3 10
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2025. Source: UEFA[145]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 3 1 2 13 8  +5 10 3 0 0 9 1  +8 0 1 2 4 7  −3

Last updated: 9 December 2025.
Source: UEFA

Round12345678
GroundAHHAHAHA
ResultLWWDWL
Position28181112713
Points03671010
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2025. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
17 September 2025 (2025-09-17) 1 Bayern Munich 3–1 Chelsea Munich, Germany
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
30 September 2025 (2025-09-30) 2 Chelsea 1–0 Benfica London, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,636
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22) 3 Chelsea 5–1 Ajax London, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,948[146]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05) 4 Qarabağ 2–2 Chelsea Baku, Azerbaijan
21:45 AZT
Report
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 30,887
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
25 November 2025 (2025-11-25) 5 Chelsea 3–0 Barcelona London, England
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,323
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
9 December 2025 (2025-12-09) 6 Atalanta 2–1 Chelsea Bergamo, Italy
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 20,685
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
21 January 2026 (2026-01-21) 7 Chelsea v Pafos London, England
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
28 January 2026 (2026-01-28) 8 Napoli v Chelsea Naples, Italy
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 GK Robert Sánchez 17+0 0+0 0+0 5+0 22+0
3 DF Marc Cucurella 16+1 0+0 0+2 5+0 21+3
4 DF Tosin Adarabioyo 5+4 0+0 2+0 3+1 10+5
5 DF Benoît Badiashile 2+2 0+0 1+0 2+0 5+2
6 DF Levi Colwill 0+0 0+0 0+0 0+0 0+0
7 FW Pedro Neto 16+1 0+0 0+3 4+0 20+4
8 MF Enzo Fernández 15+1 0+0 1+1 5+1 21+3
9 FW Liam Delap 6+2 0+0 0+1 0+2 6+5
10 MF Cole Palmer 5+2 0+0 0+0 1+0 6+2
11 FW Jamie Gittens 4+8 0+0 3+0 3+2 10+10
12 GK Filip Jörgensen 0+1 0+0 3+0 1+0 4+1
14 MF Dário Essugo 0+0 0+0 0+0 0+0 0+0
17 MF Andrey Santos 4+8 0+0 3+0 1+3 8+11
20 FW João Pedro 16+1 0+0 0+1 3+1 19+3
21 DF Jorrel Hato 2+2 0+0 3+0 2+0 7+2
23 DF Trevoh Chalobah 16+0 0+0 1+1 4+1 21+2
24 DF Reece James 12+4 0+0 0+0 4+1 16+5
25 MF Moisés Caicedo 12+1 0+0 1+1 5+1 18+3
27 DF Malo Gusto 10+5 0+0 2+1 3+1 15+7
29 DF Wesley Fofana 8+1 0+0 1+0 2+1 11+2
32 MF Tyrique George 0+4 0+0 3+0 2+2 5+6
34 DF Josh Acheampong 4+1 0+0 2+0 1+3 7+4
38 FW Marc Guiu 1+6 0+0 1+0 1+0 3+6
40 MF Facundo Buonanotte 1+0 0+0 3+0 2+1 6+1
41 FW Estêvão 6+8 0+0 1+1 3+2 10+11
44 GK Gabriel Slonina 0+0 0+0 0+0 0+0 0+0
45 MF Roméo Lavia 1+3 0+0 1+0 2+0 4+3
46 MF Reggie Walsh 0+0 0+0 0+1 0+1 0+2
49 FW Alejandro Garnacho 8+3 0+0 1+1 2+3 11+7
62 FW Shim Mheuka 0+0 0+0 0+1 0+0 0+1
FW Mykhailo Mudryk 0+0 0+0 0+0 0+0 0+0

Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source: FBref.com

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 7 FW Pedro Neto 5 0 1 0 6
20 FW João Pedro 5 0 0 1
3 8 MF Enzo Fernández 4 0 0 1 5
41 FW Estêvão 1 0 1 3
5 25 MF Moisés Caicedo 3 0 0 1 4
49 FW Alejandro Garnacho 1 0 2 1
7 10 MF Cole Palmer 2 0 0 1 3
23 DF Trevoh Chalobah 3 0 0 0
32 MF Tyrique George 0 0 2 1
10 24 DF Reece James 2 0 0 0 2
27 DF Malo Gusto 2 0 0 0
12 9 FW Liam Delap 0 0 0 1 1
11 FW Jamie Gittens 0 0 1 0
17 MF Andrey Santos 0 0 1 0
34 DF Josh Acheampong 1 0 0 0
38 FW Marc Guiu 0 0 0 1
40 MF Facundo Buonanotte 0 0 1 0
Own goals 0 0 0 2 2
Totals 29 0 9 13 51

Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source: FBref.com

Top assists

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 11 FW Jamie Gittens 2 0 2 1 5
24 DF Reece James 3 0 0 2
3 7 FW Pedro Neto 4 0 0 0 4
20 FW João Pedro 3 0 1 0
5 17 MF Andrey Santos 0 0 2 1 3
27 DF Malo Gusto 2 0 0 1
7 3 DF Marc Cucurella 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF Enzo Fernández 1 0 0 1
49 FW Alejandro Garnacho 2 0 0 0
10 1 GK Robert Sánchez 1 0 0 0 1
21 DF Jorrel Hato 0 0 1 0
25 MF Moisés Caicedo 1 0 0 0
29 DF Wesley Fofana 0 0 0 1
32 MF Tyrique George 0 0 1 0
38 FW Marc Guiu 1 0 0 0
40 FW Facundo Buonanotte 0 0 1 0
41 FW Estêvão 1 0 0 0
Totals 23 0 8 7 38

Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source: FBref.com

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 1 GK Robert Sánchez 8 0 0 2 10
Totals 8 0 0 2 10

Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source: FBref.com

Discipline

No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
         
1 GK Robert Sánchez 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
3 DF Marc Cucurella 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
4 DF Tosin Adarabioyo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
5 DF Benoît Badiashile 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 DF Levi Colwill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Pedro Neto 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
8 MF Enzo Fernández 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
9 FW Liam Delap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Cole Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Jamie Gittens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK Filip Jörgensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Dário Essugo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Andrey Santos 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
20 FW João Pedro 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0
21 DF Jorrel Hato 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 DF Trevoh Chalobah 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1
24 DF Reece James 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
25 MF Moisés Caicedo 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 1
27 DF Malo Gusto 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
29 DF Wesley Fofana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 MF Tyrique George 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
34 DF Josh Acheampong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW Marc Guiu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
40 MF Facundo Buonanotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
41 FW Estêvão 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
44 GK Gabriel Slonina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Roméo Lavia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF Reggie Walsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 FW Alejandro Garnacho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
62 FW Shim Mheuka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Mykhailo Mudryk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 3 0 0 0 9 1 0 12 1 0 56 3 3

Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source: FBref.com

Awards

Player awards

Premier League Player of the Month

Month Pos. Player Pld G A CS S Result Ref.
August 2025 FW João Pedro 3 2 2 Nominated [147]
November 2025 DF Reece James 4 0 1 3 [148]

Premier League Goal of the Month

  • Score – The score at the time of the goal. Chelsea's score listed first.
Month Pos. Player Score Final score Opponent Date Result Ref.
October 2025 MF Moisés Caicedo 1–0 2–1 (H) Liverpool 4 October Nominated [149]

Chelsea Player of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen via a poll on the club's official website.

Month Pos. Player Pld G A CS Votes Ref.
August 2025 FW João Pedro 3 2 2 77% [150]
September 2025 MF Moisés Caicedo 5 1 0 60% [151]
October 2025 MF Moisés Caicedo 5 2 0 56% [152]
November 2025 DF Reece James 6 0 2 4 77% [153]

Chelsea Goal of the Month

The winner of the award was chosen from goals scored by men's, women's, and academy teams via a poll on the club's official website.

  • Score – The score at the time of the goal. Chelsea's score listed first.
  • Player – Women's first-team player
  • Player# – Academy player
Month Pos. Player Score Final score Opponent Competition Date Votes Ref.
August 2025 FW Pedro Neto 2–1 5–1 (A) West Ham United Premier League 22 August 32% [154]
September 2025 MF Moisés Caicedo 2–1 2–2 (A) Brentford Premier League 13 September 57% [155]
October 2025 MF Moisés Caicedo 1–0 2–1 (H) Liverpool Premier League 4 October 51% [156]
November 2025 FW Estêvão 2–0 3–0 (H) Barcelona Champions League 25 November 87% [157]

Manager awards

Premier League Manager of the Month

Month Manager M W D L GF GA GD Pts Result Ref.
August 2025 Enzo Maresca 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Nominated [158]
November 2025 3 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 Won [159]

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