The 2024–25 season will be the 119th season in the history of Chelsea Football Club and their 36th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
In international football, Chelsea will contest both the UEFA Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup, with this season being their first participation in the former.
Management team
edit| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Enzo Maresca
|
| Assistant head coach |  Willy Caballero
|
| First team coach |  Danny Walker
|
| Goalkeeping coaches | Michele De Bernardin
|
| Ben Roberts
| |
| Assistant goalkeeping coach | James Russell
|
| Fitness coaches |  Marcos Alvarez
|
| Match analyst | Javi Molina Caballero
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| Development coach | Roberto Vitiello
|
Source: Chelsea F.C.
Squad information
editPlayers and squad numbers last updated on 1 July 2024. 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. | Player | Nat. | Positions | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Transfer fee | Apps. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (HG) |
|
GK | 18 November 1997 | 2023 | 2030 | Brighton & Hove Albion
|
£25M | 21 | 0 |
| 13 | Marcus Bettinelli (HG) |
|
24 May 1992 | 2021 | 2026[2] | Fulham
|
Free[3] | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | Đorđe Petrović | 
|
8 October 1999 | 2023 | 2030 |  New England Revolution
|
£12.5M | 31 | 0 | |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga |
|
3 October 1994 | 2018 | 2025 | Athletic Bilbao
|
£71.6M | 163 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Beach (U21) | 
|
9 October 2003 | 2023 | 2024 | Academy | N/A | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lucas Bergström | 
|
5 September 2002 | 2022 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Cumming (HG) |
|
4 September 1999 | 2020 | 2024 | Academy | N/A | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gabriel Slonina (U21) |
|
15 May 2004 | 2022 | 2028 | Chicago Fire
|
£8.1M | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Axel Disasi | 
|
CB | 11 March 1998 | 2023 | 2029 | Monaco
|
£38.8M | 44 | 3 |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
|
LB / CB | 22 July 1998 | 2022 | 2028 | Brighton & Hove Albion
|
£56M[4] | 59 | 1 |
| 5 | Benoît Badiashile |
|
CB | 26 March 2001 | 2023 | 2030 | Monaco
|
£35M | 33 | 2 |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah (HG) |
|
CB / RB | 5 July 1999 | 2018 | 2028 | Academy | N/A | 80 | 5 |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell (vice-captain) (HG) |
|
LB | 21 December 1996 | 2020 | 2027[5] | Leicester City
|
£45M[6] | 106 | 9 |
| 24 | Reece James (captain) (HG) |
|
RB / CB | 8 December 1999 | 2018 | 2028 | Academy | N/A | 158 | 11 |
| 26 | Levi Colwill (U21) |
|
CB | 26 February 2003 | 2021 | 2029 | Academy | N/A | 32 | 1 |
| 27 | Malo Gusto (U21) |
|
RB | 19 May 2003 | 2023 | 2030 | Lyon
|
£26.3M | 37 | 0 |
| 33 | Wesley Fofana |
|
CB | 17 December 2000 | 2022 | 2029 | Leicester City
|
£70M | 20 | 2 |
| 42 | Alfie Gilchrist (U21) |
|
CB | 28 November 2003 | 2023 | 2026 | Academy | N/A | 17 | 1 |
| 63 | Josh Acheampong (U21) |
|
RB / CB | 5 May 2006 | 2024 | 2026 | Academy | N/A | 1 | 0 |
| Tosin Adarabioyo (HG) |
|
CB | 24 September 1997 | 2024 | 2028 | Fulham
|
Free | 0 | 0 | |
| Bashir Humphreys (U21) |
|
CB | 15 March 2003 | 2023 | 2027 | Academy | N/A | 2 | 0 | |
| Ian Maatsen (HG) | 
|
LB / LW | 10 March 2002 | 2019 | 2026 | Academy | N/A | 16 | 0 | |
| Malang Sarr |
|
CB | 23 January 1999 | 2020 | 2025 | Nice
|
Free | 21 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
|
CM / AM / DM | 17 January 2001 | 2023 | 2031 |  Benfica
|
£106.7M | 62 | 7 |
| 16 | Lesley Ugochukwu (U21) |
|
DM | 26 March 2004 | 2023 | 2030 | Rennes
|
£23M | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | Carney Chukwuemeka (U21) |
|
CM / AM | 20 October 2003 | 2022 | 2028 | Aston Villa
|
£20M | 27 | 2 |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher (HG) (3rd captain) |
|
CM | 6 February 2000 | 2019 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 95 | 10 |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo | 
|
DM | 2 November 2001 | 2023 | 2031 | Brighton & Hove Albion
|
£100M[7] | 48 | 1 |
| 31 | Cesare Casadei (U21) |
|
CM | 10 January 2003 | 2023 | 2028 | Academy | N/A | 10 | 0 |
| 45 | Roméo Lavia (U21) | 
|
DM | 6 January 2004 | 2023 | 2030 | Southampton
|
£53M | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Jimi Tauriainen (U21) |
|
CM | 8 March 2004 | 2024 | 2026 | Academy | N/A | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Leo Castledine (U21) |
|
AM | 20 August 2005 | 2024 | 2027 | Academy | N/A | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Michael Golding (U21) |
|
AM | 23 May 2006 | 2024 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 1 | 0 |
| Tino Anjorin (HG) |
|
AM | 23 November 2001 | 2019 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 5 | 0 | |
| Omari Hutchinson (U21) | 
|
AM / RW | 30 October 2003 | 2022 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 2 | 0 | |
| Alex Matos (U21) |
|
AM | 3 October 2004 | 2023 | 2026 | Academy | N/A | 2 | 0 | |
| Andrey Santos (U21) | 
|
CM | 3 May 2004 | 2023 | 2030 | Vasco da Gama
|
£18M | 0 | 0 | |
| Harvey Vale (U21) |
|
AM | 11 September 2003 | 2021 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 5 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Raheem Sterling (HG) |
|
LW / RW | 8 December 1994 | 2022 | 2027 | Manchester City
|
£47.5M | 81 | 19 |
| 10 | Mykhailo Mudryk | 
|
LW / AM | 5 January 2001 | 2023 | 2031 | Shakhtar Donetsk
|
£62M | 58 | 7 |
| 11 | Noni Madueke |
|
RW / ST | 10 March 2002 | 2023 | 2030 | PSV
|
£30.6M | 46 | 9 |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson | 
|
ST | 20 June 2001 | 2023 | 2031 | Villarreal
|
£32M | 44 | 17 |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
|
LW / AM | 14 November 1997 | 2023 | 2029 |  RB Leipzig
|
£52M | 14 | 3 |
| 20 | Cole Palmer (HG) |
|
RW / AM | 6 May 2002 | 2023 | 2030 | Manchester City
|
£40M | 45 | 25 |
| 36 | Deivid Washington (U21) |
|
RW / LW | 5 June 2005 | 2023 | 2030 | Santos
|
£13.7M | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Diego Moreira (U21) |
|
LW / RW | 21 December 2004 | 2023 | 2028 | Benfica
|
Free | 1 | 0 |
| Armando Broja (HG) | 
|
ST | 10 September 2001 | 2020 | 2028 | Academy | N/A | 38 | 3 | |
| Mason Burstow (U21) |
|
ST | 4 August 2003 | 2022 | 2025 | Charlton Athletic
|
£1.8M | 3 | 0 | |
| David Datro Fofana | 
|
ST | 22 December 2002 | 2023 | 2029 |  Molde
|
£8M | 4 | 0 | |
| Romelu Lukaku (HG) |
|
ST | 13 May 1993 | 2021 | 2026 | Internazionale
|
£97.5M | 59 | 15 | |
| Ângelo Gabriel (U21) |
|
RW / LW | 21 December 2004 | 2023 | 2029 | Santos
|
£13M | 0 | 0 | |
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| Teddy Sharman-Lowe |
|
GK | 30 March 2003 | 2020 | 2025 | Burton Albion
|
N/A | 0 | 0 | |
Notes:
- Player (HG) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria.
- Player (U21) – Player who is registered by Chelsea as an Under-21 Player on the 2024–25 Premier League Squad List.
Transfers
editIn
edit| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024[a] | CB | Tosin Adarabioyo
|
Fulham
|
Free | [8] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 7 June 2024, and would become official on 1 July once his contract with Fulham expires.
Out
edit| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2024[a] | RW | Dion Rankine
|
Wigan Athletic
|
Undisclosed | [9] |
| 21 June 2024 | CM | Charlie Webster
|
Burton Albion
|
Undisclosed | [10] |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Josh Brooking
|
Unattached | [11] | |
| RB | Noah Hay
| ||||
| CB | Thiago Silva
|
Fluminense
|
Free | [12][13] | |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 13 June 2024, and became official on 14 June as the transfer window reopened.
Loaned in
edit| Date | Position | Player | From | Date until | Ref |
|---|
Loaned out
edit| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2024[a] | GK | Teddy Sharman-Lowe |
Doncaster Rovers |
End of Season | [14] |
- ^ The loan was announced on 13 June 2024, and became official on 14 June as the transfer window reopened.
Overall transfer activity
editPre-season and friendlies
editOn 8 March, Chelsea announced a planned return to the United States during pre-season with matches later confirmed against Wrexham, Club América, Celtic, Manchester City and Real Madrid.[15][16]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 24 July 2024 Friendly | Chelsea | v | Wrexham | Santa Clara, United States |
| 19:00 PDT | Stadium: Levi's Stadium |
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Chelsea | v |  Celtic | Notre Dame, United States |
| 16:00 CDT | Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium |
| 31 July 2024 Friendly | Chelsea | v |  Club América | Atlanta, United States |
| 19:00 EDT | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Chelsea | v | Manchester City | Columbus, United States |
| 17:30 EDT | Stadium: Ohio Stadium |
| 6 August 2024 Friendly | Chelsea | v | Real Madrid | Charlotte, United States |
| TBC EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 18 August 2024 | 25 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| FA Cup | 10–13 January 2025 | TBD | Third round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| EFL Cup | 24–26 September 2024 | TBD | Third round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| UEFA Conference League | 22 August 2024 | TBD | Play-off round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| FIFA Club World Cup | June 2025 | TBD | Group stage | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Premier League
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase |
| 6 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[17]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[17]
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
editScore overview
editWin Draw Loss
| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Aggregate score | Double |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | ||||
| Aston Villa | ||||
| Bournemouth | ||||
| Brentford | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||
| Crystal Palace | ||||
| Everton | ||||
| Fulham | ||||
| Ipswich Town | ||||
| Leicester City | ||||
| Liverpool | ||||
| Manchester City | ||||
| Manchester United | ||||
| Newcastle United | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Southampton | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| West Ham United | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Matches
editThe league fixtures were announced on 18 June 2024.[18]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 18 August 2024 1 | Chelsea | v | Manchester City | Fulham |
| 16:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 24 August 2024 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v | Chelsea | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Molineux Stadium |
| 31 August 2024 3 | Chelsea | v | Crystal Palace | Fulham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 14 September 2024 4 | Bournemouth | v | Chelsea | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Dean Court |
| 21 September 2024 5 | West Ham United | v | Chelsea | Stratford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: London Stadium |
| 28 September 2024 6 | Chelsea | v | Brighton & Hove Albion | Fulham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 5 October 2024 7 | Chelsea | v | Nottingham Forest | Fulham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 26 October 2024 9 | Chelsea | v | Newcastle United | Fulham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 2 November 2024 10 | Manchester United | v | Chelsea | Trafford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford |
| 23 November 2024 12 | Leicester City | v | Chelsea | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 30 November 2024 13 | Chelsea | v | Aston Villa | Fulham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 4 December 2024 14 | Southampton | v | Chelsea | Southampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium |
| 7 December 2024 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | v | Chelsea | Tottenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
| 21 December 2024 17 | Everton | v | Chelsea | Liverpool |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Goodison Park |
| 29 December 2024 19 | Ipswich Town | v | Chelsea | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Portman Road |
| 4 January 2025 20 | Crystal Palace | v | Chelsea | Selhurst |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park |
| 15 January 2025 21 | Chelsea | v | Bournemouth | Fulham |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 18 January 2025 22 | Chelsea | v | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Fulham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 25 January 2025 23 | Manchester City | v | Chelsea | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 1 February 2025 24 | Chelsea | v | West Ham United | Fulham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 15 February 2025 25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | v | Chelsea | Brighton and Hove |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: American Express Stadium |
| 22 February 2025 26 | Aston Villa | v | Chelsea | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Villa Park |
| 26 February 2025 27 | Chelsea | v | Southampton | Fulham |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 8 March 2025 28 | Chelsea | v | Leicester City | Fulham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 2 April 2025 30 | Chelsea | v | Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham |
| 19:45 BST | Report |
| 26 April 2025 32 | Chelsea | v | Ipswich Town | Fulham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 26 April 2025 34 | Chelsea | v | Everton | Fulham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 10 May 2025 36 | Newcastle United | v | Chelsea | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: St James' Park |
| 18 May 2025 37 | Chelsea | v | Manchester United | Fulham |
| 15:0 BST | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 25 May 2025 38 | Nottingham Forest | v | Chelsea | West Bridgford |
| 16:00 BST | Report | Stadium: City Ground |
FA Cup
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
UEFA Conference League
editChelsea will enter the UEFA Conference League in the play-off qualification round. The draw for the play-off round will be held on 5 August 2024.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Play-off round
editFIFA Club World Cup
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
Group stage
editStatistics
editAppearances
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Conference League | Club World Cup | Total |
|---|
Source: FBref.com
Goalscorers
edit| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Conference League | Club World Cup | Total |
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| Totals | |||||||||
Source: FBref.com
Top assists
edit| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Conference League | Club World Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||||||
Source: FBref.com
Clean sheets
edit| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Conference League | Club World Cup | Total |
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| Totals | |||||||||
Source: FBref.com
Discipline
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Conference League | Club World Cup | Total | ||||||||||||
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References
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