Chelsea season 2023–24 Preview: Last season Chelsea lost their most successful owner. However, expectations over the club, if anything, increased with new owners at the helm. Largely, thanks to the historic transfer window they completed.
To add to that, the club also appointed a Premier League proven young manager. The club also spent big money in the winter transfer window. All things considered, to mention Chelsea had an extremely disappointing season would be an understatement.
Chelsea season 2023–24 squad
Kalidou Koulibaly, Mateo Kovačić, Édouard Mendy, Kai Havertz, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Derrick Abu, Prince Adegoke, Tiémoué Bakayoko, Nathan Baxter, Juan Castillo, Bryan Fiabema, Joe Haigh, N’Golo Kanté, Henry Lawrence, Sam McClelland, Xavier Simons, Dujon Sterling, Silko Thomas, Sami Tlemcani, Ethan Wady, Jayden Wareham, Mason Mount and César Azpilicueta are the players that chelsea have parted ways with at the time of writing.
On the other hand, they have acquired the services of Nicolas Jackson, Alex Matos, Diego Moreira, Christopher Nkunku and Dujuan Richards.
Furthermore, the club is linked with full backs Ishé Samuels-Smith and Tino Livramento. Midfielders Rayan Cherki and Gabri Veiga are also on the club’s radar. However, Moisés Caicedo remains the footballer that seems the closest to completing a transfer to Stamford Bridge. ngelo, Yunus Musah, Aymeric Laporte and Khéphren Thuram are the other names doing the rounds in the rumour mills.
| No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Transfer fee | Apps. | Goals |
Goalkeepers |
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| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga | Spain | GK | 3 October 1994 (age 28) | 2018 | 2025 | Spain Athletic Bilbao | £71.5M | 163 | 0 |
| 13 | Marcus Bettinelli | England | GK | 24 May 1992 (age 31) | 2021 | 2026 | England Fulham | Free | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Gabriel Slonina | United States | GK | 15 May 2004 (age 19) | 2022 | 2028 | United States Chicago Fire | £15M | 0 | 0 |
Defenders |
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| 4 | Benoît Badiashile | France | CB | 26 March 2001 (age 22) | 2023 | 2030 | France Monaco | £35M | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Thiago Silva | Brazil | CB | 22 September 1984 (age 38) | 2020 | 2024 | France Paris Saint-Germain | Free | 117 | 5 |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah | England | CB / RB / DM | 5 July 1999 (age 24) | 2018 | 2028 | Academy | N/A | 63 | 4 |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell | England | LB / LWB | 21 December 1996 (age 26) | 2020 | 2025 | England Leicester City | £45M | 85 | 9 |
| 24 | Reece James | England | RB / RWB / CB | 8 December 1999 (age 23) | 2018 | 2028 | Academy | N/A | 147 | 11 |
| 32 | Marc Cucurella | Spain |
LB / LWB / CB |
22 July 1998 (age 24) | 2022 | 2028 | England Brighton & Hove Albion | £56M | 33 | 0 |
| 33 | Wesley Fofana | France | CB | 17 December 2000 (age 22) | 2022 | 2029 | England Leicester City | £69.5M | 20 | 2 |
| Ethan Ampadu | Wales | CB | 14 September 2000 (age 22) | 2017 | 2024 | England Exeter City | £2.5M | 12 | 0 | |
| Levi Colwill | England | CB | 26 February 2003 (age 20) | 2021 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| Malo Gusto | France | RB | 19 May 2003 (age 20) | 2023 | 2030 | France Lyon | £26.3M | 0 | 0 | |
| Baba Rahman | Ghana | LB | 2 July 1994 (age 29) | 2015 | 2024 | Germany Augsburg | £14M | 23 | 0 | |
| Malang Sarr | France | CB | 23 January 1999 (age 24) | 2020 | 2025 | France Nice | Free | 21 | 0 | |
Midfielders |
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| 5 | Enzo Fernández | Argentina | CM / DM | 17 January 2001 (age 22) | 2023 | 2031 | Portugal Benfica | £106.7M | 22 | 0 |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher | England | CM / AM / RM | 6 February 2000 (age 23) | 2019 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 45 | 3 |
| 30 | Carney Chukwuemeka | England | CM / AM / LM | 20 October 2003 (age 19) | 2022 | 2028 | England Aston Villa | £20M | 15 | 0 |
| Tino Anjorin | England | AM / LM | 23 November 2001 (age 21) | 2019 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 5 | 0 | |
| Lewis Hall | England | LM / LB / CB | 8 September 2004 (age 18) | 2021 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 12 | 0 | |
| Andrey Santos | Brazil | CM | 3 May 2004 (age 19) | 2023 | 2030 | Brazil Vasco da Gama | £11M | 0 | 0 | |
Forwards |
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| 9 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | ST / LW / RW | 18 June 1989 (age 34) | 2022 | 2024 | Spain Barcelona | £10.3M | 21 | 3 |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic | United States | LW / RW / RWB | 18 September 1998 (age 24) | 2019 | 2024 | Germany Borussia Dortmund | £58M | 145 | 26 |
| 15 | Mykhailo Mudryk | Ukraine | LW / AM / RW | 5 January 2001 (age 22) | 2023 | 2031 | Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk | £62M | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Raheem Sterling | England | LW / RW / LWB | 8 December 1994 (age 28) | 2022 | 2027 | England Manchester City | £47.5M | 38 | 9 |
| 18 | Armando Broja | Albania | ST | 10 September 2001 (age 21) | 2020 | 2028 | Academy | N/A | 19 | 1 |
| 22 | Hakim Ziyech | Morocco | RW / AM / RWB | 19 March 1993 (age 30) | 2020 | 2025 | Netherlands Ajax | £37M | 107 | 14 |
| 27 | David Datro Fofana | Ivory Coast | ST / RW / LW | 22 December 2002 (age 20) | 2023 | 2029 | Norway Molde | £8M | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Noni Madueke | England | RW / ST / AM | 10 March 2002 (age 21) | 2023 | 2030 | Netherlands PSV | £30.6M | 12 | 1 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | England | LW | 7 November 2000 (age 22) | 2019 | 2024 | Academy | N/A | 126 | 16 | |
| Nicolas Jackson | Senegal | ST | 20 June 2001 (age 22) | 2023 | 2031 | Spain Villarreal | £32M | 0 | 0 | |
| Romelu Lukaku | Belgium | ST | 13 May 1993 (age 30) | 2021 | 2026 | Italy Inter Milan | £95.7M | 59 | 15 | |
| Diego Moreira | Portugal | LW | 6 August 2004 (age 18) | 2023 | 2028 | Portugal Benfica | Free | 0 | 0 | |
| Christopher Nkunku | France | ST | 14 November 1997 (age 25) | 2023 | 2029 | Germany RB Leipzig | £52M | 0 | 0 | |
Chelsea season 2023–24 fixtures
The Blues will face Arsenal at home on October 21, the reverse fixture will be on 16 March. Meanwhile, they will face Spurs on 4 November and 24 February on the road and at home respectively. Fulham fixtures will take place on September 30 and 13 January. 28 October and 2 March will be dates for encounters against Brentford. August 19 and 4 May will be dates for West Ham United fixtures.
| Day of the Week | Date | Home team | Away team | City | ||
| Sunday | 13 August | Chelsea | v | Liverpool | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | August 19 | West Ham United | v | Chelsea | London Stadium | London |
| Saturday | August 26 | Chelsea | v | Luton Town | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | September 2 | Chelsea | v | Nottingham Forest | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | September 16 | Bournemouth | v | Chelsea | Vitality Stadium | Bournemouth |
| Saturday | September 23 | Chelsea | v | Aston Villa | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | September 30 | Fulham | v | Chelsea | Craven Cottage | Fulham |
| Saturday | October 7 | Burnley | v | Chelsea | Turf Moor | Burnley |
| Saturday | October 21 | Chelsea | v | Arsenal | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | 28 October | Chelsea | v | Brentford | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | 4 November | Tottenham Hotspur | v | Chelsea | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | London |
| Saturday | 11 November | Chelsea |
v |
Manchester City | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | 25 November | Newcastle United | v | Chelsea | St. James’ Park | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Saturday | 2 December | Chelsea | v | Brighton & Hove Albion | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Wednesday | 6 December | Manchester United | v | Chelsea | Old Trafford | Manchester |
| Saturday | 9 December | Everton | v | Chelsea | Goodison Park | Walton |
| Saturday | 16 December | Chelsea | v | Sheffield United | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | 23 December | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v | Chelsea | Molineux Stadium | Wolverhampton |
| Tuesday | 26 December | Chelsea | v | Crystal Palace | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | 30 December | Luton Town | v | Chelsea | Kenilworth Road | Luton |
| Saturday | 13 January | Chelsea | v | Fulham | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Tuesday | 31 January | Liverpool | v | Chelsea | Anfield | Liverpool |
| Friday | 3 February | Chelsea | v | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | 10 February | Crystal Palace | v | Chelsea | Selhurst Park | Selhurst |
| Saturday | 17 February | Manchester City | v | Chelsea | Etihad Stadium | Manchester |
| Saturday | 24 February | Chelsea | v | Tottenham Hotspur | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | 2 March | Brentford | v | Chelsea | Brentford Community Stadium | Brentford |
| Saturday | 9 March | Chelsea | v | Newcastle United | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | 16 March | Arsenal | v | Chelsea | Emirates Stadium | Highbury |
| Sunday | 30 March | Chelsea | v | Burnley | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Wednesday | 3 April | Chelsea | v | Manchester United | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | 6 April | Sheffield United | v | Chelsea | Bramall Lane | Sheffield |
| Saturday | 13 April | Chelsea | v | Everton | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | 20 April | Brighton & Hove Albion |
v |
Chelsea | AMEX Stadium | Falmer |
| Saturday | 27 April | Aston Villa | v | Chelsea | Villa Park | Birmingham |
| Saturday | 4 May | Chelsea | v | West Ham United | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
| Saturday | 11 May | Nottingham Forest | v | Chelsea | The City Ground | West Bridgford |
| Sunday | 19 May | Chelsea | v | Bournemouth | Stamford Bridge | Fulham |
Considering the quality at the disposal of Pochettino and the club’s performance last season, it seems impossible to predict where Chelsea will end up this season. However, with the manner they fell last season, completing in a Champions League spot would be a massive success for the club.
