So the Premier League has released the fixture list for next season and I am pleased with what has come out for Chelsea. Of course this year we have two additional competitions (European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup) to take part in so we WILL need everyone in our squad to play their part if we are to be successful.
Looking at the Premier League, we have been handed a good start with a trip away to Wigan followed by Newcastle at home, Reading at home, QPR away, Stoke at home and then at the end of September an away trip to Arsenal.
At the end of October we have a trip to Spurs followed by a home game against United a week after. In November we have both Liverpool and City at home. On New Years Day we take on QPR at home and Arsenal at home on 19th Jan.
We take on City away at the end of February, Fulham away in the middle of March, Spurs at home in the middle of April followed by Liverpool away the week after and United away at the beginning of May.
It’s important that we make a good start and I am sure that by the time the season kicks off, Chelsea will become a force to reckon with in the Premier League once again. This will be the priority for Roberto Di Matteo and I believe we have done OK with the fixtures.
The Official Chelsea Website has broken down the potential fixture list for ALL competitions this coming season with some fixtures that will need to be re-arranged. Take a look below at our fixture list in full below:
Potential fixtures in all competitions (dates subject to change):
JULYWed 18 July Seattle Sounders (Seattle) pre-seasonSun 22 July Paris St-Germain (New York) pre-seasonWed 25 July MLS All- Stars (Philadelphia) pre-seasonSat 28 July AC Milan (Miami) pre-seasonThu 26 July to Sat 11 Aug International fixtures – Olympic Games football tournament
AUGUSTSun 12 Aug Man City (Community Shield) Villa ParkWed 15 Aug International fixturesSat Aug 18 Wigan Athletic ASat Aug 25 Newcastle United HFri 31 Aug Atletico Madrid (UEFA Super Cup) Monaco
SEPTEMBERSat Sep 1 Reading H [to be rearranged due to our participation in the UEFA Super Cup]Fri 7 Sep to Tue 11 Sep International fixturesSat Sep 15 Queens Park Rangers ATue 18/Wed 19 Sep Champions League group stage matchday 1Sat Sep 22 Stoke City HTue 25/Wed 26 Sep Capital One Cup round 3Sat Sep 29 Arsenal A
OCTOBERTue 2/Wed 3 Oct Champions League group stage matchday 2Sat Oct 6 Norwich City HFri 12 Oct to Tue 16 Oct International fixturesSat Oct 20 Tottenham Hotspur ATue 23/Wed 24 Oct Champions League group stage matchday 3Sat Oct 27 Manchester United HTue 30/Wed 31 Oct Capital One Cup round 4
NOVEMBERSat Nov 3 Swansea City ATue 6/Wed 7 Nov Champions League group stage matchday 4Sat Nov 10 Liverpool HWed Fri 14 Nov International fixturesSat Nov 17 West Bromwich Albion ATue 20/Wed 21 Nov Champions League group stage matchday 5Sat Nov 24 Manchester City HWed Nov 28 Fulham H
DECEMBERSat Dec 1 West Ham United ATue 4/Wed 5 Dec Champions League group stage matchday 6Tue 11/Wed 12 Dec Capital One Cup round 5Thu 13 Dec to Sun 16 Dec FIFA Cup World Cup (Japan)Sat Dec 15 Southampton H [to be rearranged due to our participation in Club World Cup]Sat Dec 22 Aston Villa HWed Dec 26 Norwich City ASat Dec 29 Everton A
JANUARYTue Jan 1 Queens Park Rangers HSat 5 Jan FA Cup round 3Tue 8/Wed 9 Jan Capital One Cup semi-final 1st leg19 Jan to 10 Feb International fixtures – Africa Cup of Nations (South Africa)Sat Jan 12 Stoke City ASat Jan 19 Arsenal HTue 22/Wed 23 Jan Capital One Cup semi-final 2nd legSat 26 Jan FA Cup round 4Tue Jan 29 Reading A
FEBRUARYSat Feb 2 Newcastle United AWed 6 Feb International fixturesSat Feb 9 Wigan Athletic HTue 12/Wed 13 Feb Champions League round of 16 first leg (half the fixtures)Sat 16 Feb FA Cup round 5Tue 19/Wed 20 Feb Champions League round of 16 first leg (half the fixtures)Sat Feb 23 Manchester City ASun 24 Feb Carling Cup Final
MARCHSat Mar 2 West Bromwich Albion HTue 5/Wed 6 Mar Champions League round of 16 second leg (half the fixtures)Sat Mar 9 Fulham A (FA Cup round 6)Tue 12/Wed 13 Mar Champions League round of 16 second leg (half the fixtures)Sat Mar 16 West Ham United HFri 22 Mar to Tue 26 Mar International fixturesSat Mar 30 Southampton A
APRILTue 2/Wed 3 Apr Champions League quarter-finals first legSat Apr 6 Sunderland HTue 9/Wed 10 Apr Champions League quarter-finals second legSat Apr 13 Tottenham Hotspur H (FA Cup semi-final)Sat Apr 20 Liverpool ATue 22/Wed 23 Apr Champions League semi-finals first legSat Apr 27 Swansea City HTue 30 Apr/Wed 1 May Champions League semi-finals second leg
MAYSat May 4 Manchester United ASat 11 May FA Cup FinalSun May 12 Aston Villa ASun May 19 Everton HSat 25 May Champions League Final (Wembley)
So what do you people think of the fixture list and the challenge ahead for Chelsea?
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