Chelsea will face Arsenal and Liverpool in their opening three Premier League games of the 2021/22 season, quickly followed by meetings with Tottenham and Manchester City.

 

Chelsea face two London sides in their opening games - Crystal Palace and Arsenal - before Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Man City; Thomas Tuchel's side play Liverpool, Man City and Spurs in successive fixtures in January; follow the 2021/22 Premier League season with Sky SportsThomas Tuchel's first full season begins at home to Crystal Palace on the opening weekend, followed by two tough away trips to Arsenal and Liverpool. Aston Villa will then visit Stamford Bridge before Chelsea make the short trip to north London to face fierce rivals Tottenham at the start of September.

This is followed by a Champions League final re-match with Man City, as the reigning Premier League champions look to exact some revenge for the 1-0 defeat in MaChelsea will travel to Aston Villa on Boxing Day before a home game against Brighton on December 28. On New Year's Day they will host Liverpool and then face another double-header against Man City and Tottenham in successive league games.

There is a new west London derby for Chelsea too. They first face Brentford on October 16, away at the Brentford Community Stadium, before the return game at Stamford Bridge on April 2.y.