The 2023–24 campaign has proven to be challenging for Chelsea, though the final games gave some hope to the fans.
Under the guidance of Mauricio Pochettino, the Blues finished 8th in the Premier League and secured a Europa Conference League spot. However, this result was not impressive enough for the club owners, which eventually saw the club partying ways with the Argentine boss.
Chelsea will kick off the new season under a fresh coach Enzo Maresca, who has already started the pre-season preparations with the first-team squad.
Looking ahead, fans are hopeful that Todd Boehly's expected heavy investment in new signings will steer the club back to their winning ways.
VbetNews.com looks at Chelsea's preseason plans for the upcoming season.
Chelsea pre-season fixtures 2024/25
Chelsea will return to the United States this summer when our men's squad plays pre-season games there.
The Blues have already faced four of their pre-season opponents, with the latest of their rivals being the Premier League giants Manchester City. Since taking charge of the team, Enzo Maresca has recorded one win, one draw, and three defeats.
The club's latest game was versus La Liga giants Real Madrid as they faced a 2-1 loss to the Spanish club.
Chelsea's last opponents will be Serie A club Inter Milan before the new 2024/25 campaign begins.
- July 25 - Chelsea 2-2 Wrexham (Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara)
- July 27 - Chelsea 1-4 Celtic (Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame)
- July 31 Chelsea 3 - 0 Club America (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)
- Aug 3 Manchester City 4-2 Chelsea (Ohio Stadium, Columbus)
- Aug 7 Real Madrid 2-1 Chelsea (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte)
- Aug 11 - vs Inter Milan (Stamford Bridge)
Chelsea's 2023/24 pre-season results
- Chelsea 5 - 0 Wrexham - July 19 at Kenan Stadium
- Chelsea 4 - 3 Brighton - July 22 at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia PA
- Chelsea 1 - 1 Newcastle - July 26 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA
- Chelsea 2-0 Fulham - July 30 at FedExField Landover, Maryland
- Chelsea 1-1 Dortmund - Aug 3 at Soldier Field (Chicago)
How to watch Chelsea pre-season 2024/25
Last year, Chelsea pre-season matches in the USA were broadcast live and exclusively in the UK on the official Chelsea website and The 5th Stand app. Currently, there is no information.
Chelsea 2024/25 pre-season squad
- 1 - Kepa Arrizabalaga
- 2 - Axel Disasi
- 3 - Marc Cucurella
- 5 - Benoit Badiashile
- 6 - Thiago Silva
- 7 - Raheem Sterling
- 8 - Enzo Fernandez
- 10 - Mykhailo Mudryk
- 11 - Noni Madueke
- 13 - Marcus Bettinelli
- 14 - Trevoh Chalobah
- 15 - Nicolas Jackson
- 16 - Lesley Ugochukwu
- 17 - Carney Chukwuemeka
- 18 - Christopher Nkunku
- 19 - Armando Broja
- 20 - Andrey Santos
- 21 - Ben Chilwell
- 23 - Conor Gallagher
- 24 - Reece James
- 26 - Levi Colwill
- 27 - Malo Gusto
- 29 - Ian Maatsen
- 31 - Robert Sanchez
- 33 - Wesley Fofana
- 37 - Mason Burstow
- 47 - Lucas Bergstrom
- 50 - Eddie Beach
- 67 - Lewis Hall
When does Chelsea’s 2024/25 Premier League season start?
The start date for the 2023–2024 season of the Premier League has been scheduled for Saturday, August 17, 2024.