The 2026–27 season is the 121st season in the history of Chelsea Football Club, and their 35th consecutive season in the Premier League as well as their 38th consecutive season in the English top flight. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Kits
Management team Prior to the season starting, Xabi Alonso was appointed as the new manager on a four-year contract.
{|class="wikitable" |- ! style="background-color:#002FCC; color:white;" scope="col" |Position ! style="background-color:#002FCC; color:white;" scope="col" |Name |- |Manager | Xabi Alonso |- |Assistant manager | Sebastian Parrilla |- |rowspan=2|Assistant coaches | Alberto Encinas |- | Calum McFarlane |- |Set-piece coach | Austin MacPhee |- |Strength and conditioning coach | Ismael Camenforte |- |Technical coach | Beñat Labaien |- |Head of global goalkeeping | Ben Roberts |- |Technical analyst | Bernardo Cueva
Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 September 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.
+No.PlayerNat.PositionsDate of birth (age)Place of birthSigned inContract endsSigned fromTransfer feeApps.GoalsGoalkeepers1Emiliano Martínez (HG)GK Mar del Plata20262029 Aston Villa£7.5m4028 (HG) Leicester20202028 Burton AlbionUndisclosed0039 (U21) Maasmechelen20252032 Genk£17m2044 (HG) Addison20222032 Chicago Fire£8.1m00Defenders2 (U21)RB Buccinasco20262033 Atalanta£43m003CB Marseille20222029 Leicester City£70m7725CB Villeneuve-Saint-Georges20262032 Crystal Palace£52m706 (HG) CB Southampton20212029Academy84321Jorrel Hato (U21)LB Rotterdam20252032 Ajax£35.5m41224 (captain) (HG)RB Redbridge20182032Academy2351627 RB Décines-Charpieu20232030 Lyon£26.3m140329 LB Figueres20262031 Rayo Vallecano£16.3m7030 (U21)CB Bernardo Larroudé20242031 Boca Juniors £15.6m1034 (U21, HG)RB / CB Waltham Forest20242029Academy50237 (U21)CB Eastbourne20262030Academy00Midfielders4CM Veinticinco de Mayo20262033 Strasbourg£34m5110 (HG)AM / RW Manchester20232033 Manchester City£40m1385814 (HG)CM Sunderland20262028 BrentfordFree1017 (HG)AM / LW Halesowen20262033 Aston Villa£117m7325DM Santo Domingo20232033 Brighton & Hove Albion£100m149831 (U21)CM Bromley20262028Academy1032 (U21)CM Sydney20262028Academy1045 (HG)DM Brussels20232030 Southampton£53m481Forwards7 RW / LW Viana do Castelo20242032 Wolverhampton Wanderers£51.3m110219 (HG)ST Ribeirão Preto20252034 Brighton & Hove Albion£55m582611 (HG)LW / RW Reading20252032 Borussia Dortmund£48.5m29118 (HG)ST Manchester20262028 Brighton & Hove Albion£5m5322ST The Hague20262033 Strasbourg£22m0023 (U21)RW Bissau20262034 Sporting CP£40m2041 (U21)RW Franca20252033 Palmeiras£29m428 Notes: Player (HG) – Player who fulfills the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria Player (U21) – Under-21 player who is eligible in addition to the Premier League 25-man squad limit
Out on loan +PlayerNat.PositionsDate of birth (age)Place of birthSigned inContract endsSigned fromTransfer feeApps.Goals (U21, HG)RB Stockholm20252028Academy20CB Limoges20232030 Monaco£35m712 (U21)GK Kingston upon Thames20232028Academy00 (U21, HG)LW Harrogate20252032Academy30CB Gonesse20232029 Monaco£38.8m615 (U21)CM Sutton Coldfield20242030Academy10 (U21)LB Tuscon20262031Academy00DM Odivelas20252033 Sporting CP£18m80LW / RW Madrid20252032 Manchester United£40m438 (U21)DM Gateshead20262029Academy00GK Lomma20242031 Villarreal£20.7m360 (U21, HG)LW White City20262028Academy10 (U21)GK High Wycombe20232028Academy00 (U21, HG)ST Birmingham20242027Academy90LW Berestyn20232031 Shakhtar Donetsk£62m7310 (U21)CB Luton20242027Academy10 (U21)ST Port Royal20262027Academy00 (U21, HG)LB Manchester20252031 Strasbourg£6.5m00 (U21)GK Portsmouth20262029Academy00 (U21)CB Martigues20252033 Strasbourg£11.8m70 (U21)ST Almaty20262033 Kairat£3.4m00GK Cartagena20232030 Brighton & Hove Albion£25m1120 (U21)CM London20252028Academy40LB Atlanta20242030 Atlanta United£8.5m00 (U21)CB Bristol20262027Academy00 Notes: Player (HG) – Player who fulfills the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria Player (U21) – Under-21 player who is eligible in addition to the Premier League 25-man squad limit
New contracts DateNo.Pos.PlayerUntilRef.1 June 2026CB Justin Osagie30 June 20297 July 2026CB Dante WaiteUndisclosed8 July 2026LW Jesse Derry30 June 2032CDM Charlie HollandUndisclosed21 July 2026RW Sol Gordon30 June 202923 July 2026GK Toby BellUndisclosed24 July 2026MF Ollie Harrison30 June 202931 July 2026GK Hudson Sands 30 June 202917 August 2026ST Jashayde GreenwoodUndisclosed22 August 20269ST João Pedro30 June 20342 September 2026ST Shim Mheuka30 June 203111 September 20267ST Pedro Neto30 June 2032
Transfers In Summer DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef.First team1 July 2026 RB Marco Palestra Atalanta£43,000,0001 July 2026 ST Emmanuel Emegha Strasbourg£22,000,0008 July 2026RW Geovany Quenda Sporting CP£40,000,00021 July 2026AM Morgan Rogers Aston Villa£117,000,00030 July 2026CB Maxence Lacroix Crystal Palace£52,000,0001 August 2026ST Danny Welbeck Brighton & Hove Albion£5,000,0002 August 2026 CM Valentín Barco Strasbourg £34,000,0003 August 2026 CM Jordan Henderson Brentford Free12 August 2026 LB Pep Chavarría Rayo Vallecano£16,300,00014 August 2026 ST Dastan Satpayev Kairat£3,400,00030 August 2026GK Emiliano Martínez Aston Villa£7,500,000Academy23 July 2026AM Harrison Bettoni Wigan AthleticTraining compensation19 August 2026CB Alfie Osborne Heart of Midlothian3 September 2026 LB Denner Corinthians£8,600,00029 September 2026 DM Leo BlackFree agent
Out Summer DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef.First team1 July 2026 LB Marc Cucurella Real Madrid£47,500,0006 July 2026RW Tyrique George Everton£18,000,00013 July 2026CM Andrey Santos Manchester United£48,000,0009 August 2026CB Trevoh Chalobah Como£25,700,00027 August 2026ST Liam Delap Nottingham Forest£45,000,00028 August 2026ST Nicolas Jackson Aston Villa£47,500,00031 August 2026ST David Datro Fofana Servette£2,100,0001 September 2026CB Tosin Adarabioyo Tottenham Hotspur£10,000,000CM Enzo Fernández Manchester City£125,000,000ST Marc Guiu RB Leipzig£14,600,000Academy18 June 2026ST Jimmy-Jay Morgan West Bromwich Albion£4,000,0001 July 2026GK James HillsonUnattachedCB Brodi HughesRB Richard OliseCM Samuel Rak-SakyiAM Frankie Runham Ipswich TownUndisclosedAM Jimi Tauriainen HorsensFree2 July 2026RB Joseph Wheeler-Henry BrentfordUndisclosed17 July 2026RW Christopher Atherton Ipswich TownUndisclosed25 August 2026LW Jeremiah Berkeley-Agyepong ReadingUndisclosedAM Omari Kellyman Strasbourg£5,100,0001 September 2026ST Deivid Washington Strasbourg£6,860,000
Loaned out Summer DatePos.PlayerToLoaned untilFeeRef.First team23 July 2026LW Alejandro Garnacho Aston VillaEnd of seasonFree11 August 2026GK Filip Jörgensen Strasbourg14 August 2026 ST Dastan Satpayev Burnley22 August 2026CB Benoît Badiashile Napoli£3,400,00026 August 2026CB Axel Disasi Crystal PalaceFree28 August 2026CB Mamadou Sarr Real SociedadLB Caleb Wiley Preston North End1 September 2026DM Dário Essugo StrasbourgLW Mykhailo Mudryk Tottenham HotspurGK Robert Sánchez ComoAcademy10 July 2026CB Harrison Murray-Campbell KortrijkEnd of seasonFree11 July 2026LW Jesse Derry Sporting CP17 July 2026CB Kaiden Wilson Rochdale25 July 2026GK Max Merrick Hartlepool United31 July 2026GK Hudson Sands Dulwich HamletDM Ollie Harrison AFC Wimbledon3 August 2026RB Genesis Antwi Strasbourg11 August 2026LB Ishe Samuels-Smith Notts County14 August 2026LW Ryan Kavuma-McQueen Portsmouth19 August 2026AM Reggie Walsh Wigan Athletic1 September 2026ST Dujuan Richards AFC Wimbledon2 September 2026ST Kiano Dyer ChesterfieldLB Landon Emenalo CelticST Shim Mheuka Celtic3 September 2026GK Ted Curd Boreham Wood
Loaned return DatePos.PlayerFromRef.First team28 August 2026RW Kendry Páez River Plate
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure Summer: £348,800,000
Total: £348,800,000
Income Summer: £402,760,000
Total: £402,760,000
Net totals Summer: £53,960,000
Total: £53,960,000
Pre-season and friendlies On 7 December 2025, the club announced they would take part in the 2026 Sydney Super Cup with matches against Western Sydney Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur. On 21 April 2026, it was announced that they would play Juventus as part of the Hong Kong Football Festival 2026. In May, a trip to Malaysia was added with a fixture against Johor Darul Ta'zim. On 21 July, a home friendly against Real Sociedad was announced.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Score overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreAggregate scoreDoubleArsenal1–2Aston VillaBournemouthBrentford0–3Brighton & Hove Albion4–3Coventry CityCrystal PalaceEvertonFulham3–2Hull City2–2Ipswich TownLeeds UnitedLiverpoolManchester CityManchester UnitedNewcastle UnitedNottingham ForestSunderlandTottenham Hotspur
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 19 June 2026.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
In the second round of the League Cup, Chelsea faced League One club Luton Town at home. In the third round, Chelsea hosted fellow Premier League club Leeds United. In the fourth round, they will play Liverpool away.
Statistics Appearances No.Pos.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1GK 4+00+00+04+02DF 0+00+00+00+03DF 4+00+00+14+14MF 1+20+02+03+25DF 4+10+02+06+16DF 4+00+01+05+07FW 4+10+00+24+39FW 4+00+00+14+110MF 5+00+01+16+111FW 0+00+01+11+114MF 1+00+00+01+017MF 5+00+01+16+118FW 1+20+02+03+221DF 4+00+00+14+122FW 0+00+00+00+023FW 0+20+00+00+224DF 3+10+01+14+225MF 0+10+00+00+127DF 3+10+02+05+128GK 0+00+00+00+029DF 1+40+02+03+430DF 0+00+00+00+031MF 0+00+01+01+032MF 0+10+00+00+134DF 2+20+02+04+237DF 0+00+00+00+039GK 0+00+02+02+041FW 0+40+02+02+444GK 0+00+00+00+045MF 4+00+00+14+1Players who have left the clubGK 1+00+00+01+0MF 0+10+00+00+1
Goalscorers RankNo.Pos.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal110MF 202429FW 300317MF 30018FW 00357FW 101264MF 001145MF 100Own goals0011Totals100818
Top assists RankNo.Pos.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal117MF 203529FW 3003310MF 200221DF 20054MF 00115DF 10027DF 001Totals100515
Clean sheets RankNo.Pos.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal139GK 0011Totals0011
Discipline No.Pos.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1GK 0000000000002DF 0000000000003DF 1000000001004MF 1000000001005DF 1000000001006DF 1000000001007FW 0000000000009FW 10000000010010MF 10000000010011FW 00000000000014MF 00000000000017MF 10000000010018FW 00000000000021DF 00000000000022FW 00000000000023FW 00000000000024DF 10000000010025MF 00000000000027DF 00000000000028GK 00000000000029DF 00000000000030DF 00000000000031MF 00000010010032MF 00000000000034DF 00000000000037DF 00000000000039GK 00000000000041FW 00000000000044GK 00000000000045MF 100000000100Players who have left the clubGK 000000000000MF 000000000000Totals9000001001000
Awards Player awards Golden Boy PlayerResultFW EstêvãoDF Jorrel Hato
Premier League Player of the Month MonthPlayerResultAugustFW 222––MF 221––
Premier League Goal of the Month MonthPlayerOppositionResultAugustMF Cole PalmerBrighton & Hove Albion
Manager awards Premier League Manager of the Month MonthManagerResultAugust Xabi Alonso275 +26
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