After an underwhelming campaign that saw them finish 12th last season, Chelsea will be eager to set things right in the 2023-24 Premier League season.
They will be eager to get a good pre-season under their belt ahead of the start of their league campaign.
The Blues are slated to kickstart their pre-season 2023 tour in America with a friendly against newly-promoted League Two side Wrexham at the Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Wednesday, July 19.
Soon after their friendly against Wrexham, Chelsea have three pre-season games lined up against Premier League outfits.
The first of these pre-season games against their Premier League rivals will see Chelsea taking on Brighton, who finished sixth in the standings last season and will prove to be a good test for the Blues.
Chelsea are set to face the Seagulls at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday, July 22.
Next up for Chelsea is a friendly encounter against UEFA Champions League-bound Newcastle United at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Thursday, July 27.
Chelsea’s fourth friendly in their 2023 pre-season tour in America pits them against their west London rivals Fulham at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland on Sunday, July 30.
The two-time UEFA Champions League winner’s final pre-season game is slated to take place at Solider Field, Chicago on Wednesday, August 2 against German giants Borussia Dortmund.
The Blues will be hoping that their squad can make the most of these friendly games and that their players can gel after a summer overhaul that saw plenty of players leave the club, while a few additions were also made.
In terms of incomings, former RB Leipzig attacker Christopher Nkunku has already joined Chelsea and will be a part of their pre-season tour.
Chelsea’s list of departures is a lot longer with Joao Felix, Denis Zakaria, N’Golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mateo Kovacic, Edouard Mendy, and Kai Havertz, all no longer with the club.
Chelsea pre-season 2023 schedule, fixtures, match times and venues
All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)
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Day and Date |
Match |
Venue |
Time (IST) |
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Wednesday, July 19 |
Chelsea vs Wrexham |
Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
5:00 PM |
|
Saturday, July 22 |
Chelsea vs Brighton |
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
4:30 PM |
|
Thursday, July 27 |
Chelsea vs Newcastle United |
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
3:00 AM |
|
Sunday, July 30 |
Chelsea vs Fulham |
FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland |
9:30 PM |
|
Wednesday, August 2 |
Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund |
Soldier Field, Chicago |
5:00 PM |
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