The 2025–26 season was 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 participated 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.
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Management team Enzo Maresca (until 1 January 2026) {|class="wikitable" |- !style=background:#001489;color:#FFFFFF|Position !style=background:#001489;color:#FFFFFF|Staff |- |Head coach | Enzo Maresca |- |Assistant coach | Willy Caballero |- |rowspan=2|First team coach | Roberto Vitiello |- | Danny Walker |- |rowspan=2|Goalkeeper coach | Michele De Bernardin |- | Hilário |- |Assistant goalkeeper coach | James Russell |- |Fitness coach | Marcos Alvarez |- |Technical analyst | Bernardo Cueva |- |Match analyst | Javi Molina
Liam Rosenior (8 January – 22 April 2026) {|class="wikitable" |- !style=background:#001489;color:#FFFFFF|Position !style=background:#001489;color:#FFFFFF|Staff |- |Head coach | Liam Rosenior |- |rowspan=3|First team coaches | Kalifa Cissé |- | Calum McFarlane |- | Justin Walker |- |Head of goalkeeping | Ben Roberts |- |Assistant goalkeeper coach | James Russell |- |First team analyst | Ben Warner |- |Technical analyst | Bernardo Cueva
Calum McFarlane (from 22 April 2026) {|class="wikitable" |- !style=background:#001489;color:#FFFFFF|Position !style=background:#001489;color:#FFFFFF|Staff |- |Head coach | Calum McFarlane |- |Head of goalkeeping | Ben Roberts |- |Technical analyst | Bernardo Cueva |- |Under-21s head coach | Harry Hudson |- |Under-18s head coach | Dan Hogan
Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 24 May 2026. Appearances include all competitions.
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.PlayerNat.PositionsDate of birth (age)Place of birthSigned inContract endsSigned fromTransfer feeApps.GoalsGoalkeepers1 (HG, AT)GK Cartagena20232030 Brighton & Hove Albion£25m111012GK Lomma20242031 Villarreal£20.7m36028 (HG, AT)GK Leicester20202028 Burton AlbionUndisclosed0044 (U21)GK Addison20222032 Chicago Fire£8.1m00Defenders3LB Alella20222028 Brighton & Hove Albion£56m16394 (HG, AT) CB Paddington20242028 Fulham Free7075CB Limoges20232030 Monaco£35m7126 (HG, CT) CB Southampton20212029Academy79319 (U21)CB Martigues20252033 Strasbourg£11.8m7021Jorrel Hato (U21)LB Rotterdam20252032 Ajax£35.5m36223 (HG, CT)CB Freetown20182028Academy151824 (captain) (HG, CT)RB Redbridge20182032Academy2291627 RB Décines-Charpieu20232030 Lyon£26.3m134329CB Marseille20222029 Leicester City£70m72234 (U21, B)RB / CB Waltham Forest20242029Academy442Midfielders8 (vice-captain)CM / DM San Martín20232031 Benfica£106.8m1693110 (HG, AT)AM / RW Manchester20232033 Manchester City£40m1315414 (U21)DM Odivelas20252033 Sporting CP£18m8017 (U21)CM Rio de Janeiro20232030 Vasco da Gama£18m47325DM Santo Domingo20232033 Brighton & Hove Albion£100m148845 (U21, B)DM Brussels20232030 Southampton£53m43046 (U21, B)CM London20252026Academy40Forwards7 RW / LW Viana do Castelo20242031 Wolverhampton Wanderers£51.3m103199 (HG, AT)ST Winchester20252031 Ipswich Town£30m47311 (U21)LW / RW Reading20252032 Borussia Dortmund£48.5m27120 (HG, AT)ST Ribeirão Preto20252033 Brighton & Hove Albion£55m532338 (U21)ST Granollers20242029 Barcelona£5m29841 (U21)RW Franca20252033 Palmeiras£29m36849 (U21, AT)LW / RW Madrid20252032 Manchester United£40m43855 (U21, B)LW Harrogate20252029Academy3062 (U21, B)ST Birmingham20242027Academy9076 (U21, B)LW London20262028Academy10LW Berestyn20232031 Shakhtar Donetsk£62m7310 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
Out on loan +PlayerNat.PositionsDate of birth (age)Place of birthSigned inContract endsSigned fromTransfer feeApps.GoalsGoalkeepers (U21, B)GK Kingston upon Thames20232028Academy00 (U21)GK Maasmechelen20252032 Genk£17m00Defenders (U21)CB Bernardo Larroudé20242031 Boca Juniors £15.6m10CB Gonesse20232029 Monaco£38.8M615 (U21, B)CB Winchester20232026Academy00 (U21, AT)LB Manchester20252031 Strasbourg£6.5m00 (U21, CT)RW Barnet20262027Academy00Midfielders (U21, AT)AM Derby20242030 Aston Villa£19m00 (U21)AM Guayaquil20252033 Independiente del Valle£17.2m00 (U21, CT)RW Eastbourne20262027Academy00ForwardsST Ouragahio20232029 Molde£8m40 (U21, B)LW / RW Camden20242027Academy376 ST / LW Banjul20232033 Villarreal£32m8130 (U21, AT)ST Poole20252027Academy00 (U21, B)ST Port Royal20262026Academy00 (U21, B)ST London20242026Academy00 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.PlayerDateUntilRef.28GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe20 June 202530 June 202751RW Ato Ampah18 July 202530 June 202847CB Harrison Murray-Campbell20 August 202530 June 2027CM Kiano Dyer3 September 202530 June 203038RB Genesis Antwi18 September 202530 June 202848CM Harrison McMahon26 September 202530 June 202853RW Kobe Barbour14 October 202530 June 202846CM Reggie Walsh24 October 2025Undisclosed90GK Freddy Bernal27 October 202530 June 2028RW Christopher Atherton29 October 2025Undisclosed82CB Lewi Richards30 October 2025Undisclosed79CB Isago Silva1 December 2025Undisclosed73ST Chizaram Ezenwata19 December 2025Undisclosed76RW Ryan Kavuma-McQueen9 January 2026Undisclosed66CB Olutayo Subuloye16 January 202630 June 203081AM Ibrahim Rabbaj20 January 202630 June 202863CB Kaiden Wilson23 January 202630 June 2030CB Jacob Hall28 January 2026Undisclosed72AM Mathis Eboue4 February 2026UndisclosedRB Riley Ebho 11 February 2026Undisclosed56LB Landon Emenalo9 March 202630 June 203150GK Max Merrick10 March 202630 June 202824RB Reece James13 March 202630 June 203225DM Moisés Caicedo17 April 202630 June 2033CB Calvin Diakite22 April 2026Undisclosed
Transfers In Summer DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef.First team1 June 2025 GK Mike Penders Genk£17,000,0002 June 2025DM Dário Essugo Sporting CP£18,000,0004 June 2025ST Liam Delap Ipswich Town£30,000,0009 June 2025DF Mamadou Sarr Strasbourg£11,800,0001 July 2025 AM Kendry Páez Independiente del Valle£17,200,0002 July 2025ST João Pedro Brighton & Hove Albion£55,000,0005 July 2025LW Jamie Gittens Borussia Dortmund£48,500,0003 August 2025LB Jorrel Hato Ajax£35,500,0005 August 2025 RW Estêvão Palmeiras£29,000,00030 August 2025LW Alejandro Garnacho Manchester United£40,000,0001 September 2025LB Ishé Samuels-Smith Strasbourg£6,500,000Academy3 July 2025RW Christopher Atherton GlenavonUndisclosed4 July 2025LB Kian Best Preston North EndFree31 July 2025RW Jesse Derry Crystal PalaceUndisclosed13 October 2025RB Riley Ebho West Ham UnitedUndisclosedST Jashayde Greenwood Wolverhampton WanderersUndisclosedCB Justin Osagie Peterborough UnitedFree
Winter DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef.First team28 February 2026GK James Hillson WealdstoneFreeAcademy26 January 2026LB Yisa Alao Sheffield Wednesday£500,000
Out Summer DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef.First team10 June 2025GK Marcus Bettinelli Manchester City£2,085,0001 July 2025GK Kepa Arrizabalaga Arsenal£5,000,000 GK Lucas Bergström MallorcaFreeLB Bashir Humphreys Burnley£14,000,000 12 July 2025 CM Mathis Amougou Strasbourg£12,000,00016 July 2025GK Đorđe Petrović Bournemouth£25,000,000 18 July 2025RW Noni Madueke Arsenal£48,500,00029 July 2025LW João Félix Al-Nassr£26,200,0006 August 2025CM Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Everton£25,000,000DM Lesley Ugochukwu Burnley£23,200,0008 August 2025ST Armando Broja Burnley£20,000,000 22 August 2025LB Renato Veiga Villarreal£26,000,000 26 August 2025CM Carney Chukwuemeka Borussia Dortmund£24,000,00029 August 2025RB Alfie Gilchrist West Bromwich Albion£1,200,00030 August 2025CF Christopher Nkunku Milan£32,000,0001 September 2025LB Ben Chilwell StrasbourgFreeAcademy1 July 2025GK Eddie Beach KilmarnockFreeGK Luke Campbell Nottingham ForestST Donnell McNeilly Nottingham ForestCM Walter Nutter SouthamptonRB Harry Rodda SouthamptonLB Marcell Washington ArsenalLB Dylan Williams Burton AlbionUndisclosed14 July 2025LB Zak Sturge MillwallUndisclosed30 July 2025 LB Ishé Samuels-Smith Strasbourg£6,500,0001 September 2025CM Alex Matos Sheffield UnitedUndisclosed
Winter DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef.First team28 January 2026LW Raheem Sterling FeyenoordFreeAcademy9 January 2026AM Leo Castledine Middlesbrough£1,000,0002 February 2026RW Ato Ampah Stoke City£3,000,000LB Harry McGlinchey Sheffield UnitedUndisclosedRW Joel Philbert Tottenham HotspurUndisclosedAM Yahya Idrissi MilanUndisclosed
Loaned in Summer DatePos.PlayerToDate untilFeeRef.First team1 September 2025AM Facundo Buonanotte Brighton & Hove Albion15 January 2026£2,000,000
Loaned out Summer DatePos.PlayerToDate untilFeeRef.First team22 July 2025LB Caleb Wiley Watford9 January 2026Free28 July 2025GK Mike Penders Strasbourg30 June 2026Free31 July 2025AM Kendry Páez Strasbourg30 January 2026Free1 August 2025CB Mamadou Sarr Strasbourg2 February 2026Free6 August 2025 ST Marc Guiu Sunderland1 September 2025Free27 August 2025CB Aarón Anselmino Borussia Dortmund26 January 2026Free1 September 2025 ST Nicolas Jackson Bayern Munich30 June 2026£14,300,00013 September 2025ST David Datro Fofana Fatih Karagümrük21 January 2026FreeAcademy20 June 2025GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe Bolton Wanderers14 January 2026Free1 August 2025AM Leo Castledine Huddersfield Town9 January 2026Free29 August 2025RB Brodi Hughes AFC Wimbledon30 June 2026Free1 September 2025AM Omari Kellyman Cardiff City30 June 2026FreeST Jimmy-Jay Morgan Peterborough United30 June 2026FreeLB Ishé Samuels-Smith Swansea City30 June 2026FreeST Ronnie Stutter Barnet30 June 2026Free3 September 2025CM Kiano Dyer Volendam4 January 2026Free20 September 2025LW Jeremiah Berkeley-Agyepong Ipswich Town1 January 2026Free
Winter DatePos.PlayerToDate untilFeeRefFirst team30 January 2026AM Kendry Páez River Plate31 December 2026Free2 February 2026CB Aarón Anselmino Strasbourg30 June 2026FreeCB Axel Disasi West Ham United30 June 2026£1,700,000RW Tyrique George Everton30 June 2026FreeST David Datro Fofana Strasbourg30 June 2026FreeAcademy12 November 2025GK Ted Curd Boreham Wood30 June 2026Free2 February 2026ST Dujuan Richards Leicester City30 June 2026FreeRW Frankie Runham Ipswich Town30 June 2026FreeRB Joseph Wheeler-Henry Brentford30 June 2026Free
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure Summer: £310,500,000
Winter: £500,000
Total: £311,000,000
Income Summer: £304,985,000
Winter: £5,700,000
Total: £310,685,000
Net totals Summer: £5,515,000
Winter: £5,200,000
Total: £315,000
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.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Score overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreAggregate scoreDoubleArsenal1–11–22–3Aston Villa1–24–15–3Bournemouth2–20–02–2Brentford2–02–24–2Brighton & Hove Albion1–30–31–6Burnley1–12–03–1Crystal Palace0–03–13–1Everton2–00–32–3Fulham2–01–23–2Leeds United2–21–33–5Liverpool2–11–13–2Manchester City0–31–11–4Manchester United0–11–21–3Newcastle United0–12–22–3Nottingham Forest1–33–04–3Sunderland1–21–22–4Tottenham Hotspur2–11–03–1West Ham United3–25–18–3Wolverhampton Wanderers3–03–16–1
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 18 June 2025.