Antonio Conte’s side will look to defend the title they won so impressively during the Italian’s first season in charge at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea’s fixtures for the 2017-18 Premier League season have been released.

The Blues will begin the campaign with a home match against Burnley, followed by a visit to Wembley to take on London rivals Tottenham on August 19. Their first encounter with Arsenal, meanwhile, will take place at Stamford Bridge on September 16.

Antonio Conte’s first season in the English top flight could not have gone much better, but defending the title will be an even greater challenge. Their full league fixture list for 2017-18 is below.


CHELSEA’S 2017-18 FIXTURES


DateTimeMatch
12/08/201715:00Chelsea v Burnley
19/08/201715:00Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
26/08/201715:00Chelsea v Everton
09/09/201715:00Leicester City v Chelsea
16/09/201715:00Chelsea v Arsenal
23/09/201715:00Stoke City v Chelsea
30/09/201715:00Chelsea v Manchester City
14/10/201715:00Crystal Palace v Chelsea
21/10/201715:00Chelsea v Watford
28/10/201715:00Bournemouth v Chelsea
04/11/201715:00Chelsea v Manchester United
18/11/201715:00West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea
25/11/201715:00Liverpool v Chelsea
29/11/201719:45Chelsea v Swansea City
02/12/201715:00Chelsea v Newcastle United
09/12/201715:00West Ham United v Chelsea
12/12/201719:45Huddersfield Town v Chelsea
16/12/201715:00Chelsea v Southampton
23/12/201715:00Everton v Chelsea
26/12/201715:00Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion
30/12/201715:00Chelsea v Stoke City
01/01/201815:00Arsenal v Chelsea
13/01/201815:00Chelsea v Leicester City
20/01/201815:00Brighton and Hove Albion v Chelsea
31/01/201819:45Chelsea v Bournemouth
03/02/201815:00Watford v Chelsea
10/02/201815:00Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion
24/02/201815:00Manchester United v Chelsea
03/03/201815:00Manchester City v Chelsea
10/03/201815:00Chelsea v Crystal Palace
17/03/201815:00Burnley v Chelsea
31/03/201815:00Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
07/04/201815:00Chelsea v West Ham United
14/04/201815:00Southampton v Chelsea
21/04/201815:00Chelsea v Huddersfield Town
28/04/201815:00Swansea City v Chelsea
05/05/201815:00Chelsea v Liverpool
13/05/201815:00Newcastle United v Chelsea

Just two weeks after the visit of Arsene Wenger’s side, the Blues host Manchester City, while Manchester United arrive in early November and a trip to Liverpool follows a fortnight later.

Chelsea’s festive period begins with a visit to Everton, before home games against newly-promoted Brighton & Hove Albion on Boxing Day and Stoke City before opening the New Year at Arsenal.

Back-to-back trips to Manchester await, with Jose Mourinho’s side coming up on February 24 before Pep Guardiola’s men on March 3.

Despite sitting top of the table for most of last term, Conte’s men had to wait until the third last week to seal the title and their run-in to the end of next term is a mixed one, with Huddersfield and Swansea preceding a home clash with Liverpool before closing at Newcastle.