Chelsea have had their Premier League 24/25 fixtures confirmed. Here, The Chelsea Chronicle look at the first five and see how they match up against rivals such as Arsenal and Manchester United.
Enzo Maresca’s first Premier League game at the helm of Chelsea Football Club has been decided, and by god, is it a baptism of fire.
The Italian is introduced to the Stamford Bridge crowd but against none other than the current reigning Premier League champions – Manchester City.
It’s going to be an extremely tough initial test, but how much better does it get? Let’s take a look at Chelsea’s first five PL fixtures, and how they compare to some of their closest competitors.
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Chelsea’s first five games of the Premier League 24/25 season
Aside from Manchester City, it does get slightly easier for the Blues. Saying this, tough tests await with Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and West Ham. Here’s how we think they’ll get on:
- Manchester City (H): Loss (+0)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers (A): Win +3
- Crystal Palace (H): Draw +1
- Bournemouth (A): Win +3
- West Ham United (A): Draw +1
Total: 8 points
Chelsea first five Premier League fixtures compared to ‘rivals’
Manchester City
- Chelsea (A) +3
- Ipswich (H) +3
- West Ham (A) +3
- Brentford (H) +3
- Arsenal (H) +1
Total: 13 points
Arsenal
- Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) +3
- Aston Villa (A) +1
- Brighton & Hove Albion (H) +3
- Tottenham Hotspur (A) +1
- Manchester City (A) +1
Total: 9 points
Liverpool
- Ipswich Town (A) +3
- Brentford (H) +3
- Manchester United (A) +1
- Nottingham Forest (H) +3
- AFC Bournemouth (H) +3
Total: 13 points
Aston Villa
- West Ham (A) +3
- Arsenal (H) +1
- Leicester (A) +3
- Everton (H) +3
- Wolves (H) +3
Total: 13 points
Tottenham
- Leicester City (A) +3
- Everton (H) +3
- Newcastle United (A) +0
- Arsenal (H) +1
- Brentford (H) +3
Total: 10 points
Newcastle United
- Southampton (H) +3
- AFC Bournemouth (A) +1
- Tottenham Hotspur (H) +3
- Wolves (A) +1
- Fulham (A) +3
Total: 11 points
Manchester United
- Fulham (H) +3
- Brighton (A) +1
- Liverpool (H) +1
- Southampton (A) +3
- Crystal Palace (A) +0
Total: 8 points
How the Premier League table would look after five games
With all our predictions taken into account, here’s how we think the Premier League 24/25 table could look after five games played.
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1st | Manchester City | 13 |
| 2nd | Aston Villa | 13 |
| 3rd | Liverpool | 13 |
| 4th | Newcastle United | 11 |
| 5th | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 |
| 6th | Arsenal | 9 |
| 7th | Chelsea | 8 |
| 8th | Manchester United | 8 |
It would certainly not be the worst start for the new Chelsea manager and his coaching staff. Let’s see how things pan out when August comes around.
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