Chelsea will kick off the 2025–26 Premier League season— the second of Enzo Maresca’s tenure—with a visit from Crystal Palace. Despite a mid-season drop-off, Chelsea managed to book at spot in next season’s Champions League by finishing fourth last season,

In terms of the title race, the Gunners face an early trip to defending champions Liverpool on the weekend of 30-31 August, with the reverse fixture scheduled for early in January. Their two games against Manchester City will be on the weekends of 20-21 September and 18-19 April.

By the time Arsenal head to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in February 2026, the order at the summit of the standings should be firmly established, and defeat for either side could prove crushing.