FIXTURES RELEASED - What do you think of Chelsea's chances?

So the Premier League has released the fixture list for next season and I am pleased with what has come out for Chelsea. Of course this year we have two additional competitions (European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup) to take part in so we WILL need everyone in our squad to play a part if we are to be successful.

So looking at the Premier League, we have been handed a good start with a trip away to Wigan followed by Newcastle at home, Reading at home, QPR away, Stoke at home and then at the end of September an away trip to Arsenal.

At the end of October we have a trip to Spurs followed by a home game against United a week after. In November we have both Liverpool and City at home. On New Years Day we take on QPR at home and Arsenal at home on 19th Jan.

We take on City away at the end of February, Fulham away in the middle of March, Spurs at home the middle of April followed by Liverpool away the week after and we take on United away the beginning of May.

It's important that we make a good start and I am sure that by the time the season kicks off, Chelsea will become a force to reckon with in the Premier League once more. This will be the priority for Roberto Di Matteo and I believe we have done OK with the fixtures.

The Official Chelsea Website has broken down the potential fixture list for ALL competitions this coming season with some fixtures that will need to be re-arranged. Take a look below at our fixture list in full below:

Potential fixtures in all competitions (dates subject to change):

JULY
Wed 18 July Seattle Sounders (Seattle) pre-season
Sun 22 July Paris St-Germain (New York) pre-season
Wed 25 July MLS All- Stars (Philadelphia) pre-season
Sat 28 July AC Milan (Miami) pre-season
Thu 26 July to Sat 11 Aug International fixtures - Olympic Games football tournament

AUGUST
Sun 12 Aug Man City (Community Shield) Villa Park
Wed 15 Aug International fixtures
Sat Aug 18 Wigan Athletic A
Sat Aug 25 Newcastle United H
Fri 31 Aug Atletico Madrid (UEFA Super Cup) Monaco

SEPTEMBER
Sat Sep 1 Reading H [to be rearranged due to our participation in the UEFA Super Cup]
Fri 7 Sep to Tue 11 Sep International fixtures
Sat Sep 15 Queens Park Rangers A
Tue 18/Wed 19 Sep Champions League group stage matchday 1
Sat Sep 22 Stoke City H
Tue 25/Wed 26 Sep Capital One Cup round 3
Sat Sep 29 Arsenal A

OCTOBER
Tue 2/Wed 3 Oct Champions League group stage matchday 2
Sat Oct 6 Norwich City H
Fri 12 Oct to Tue 16 Oct International fixtures
Sat Oct 20 Tottenham Hotspur A
Tue 23/Wed 24 Oct Champions League group stage matchday 3
Sat Oct 27 Manchester United H
Tue 30/Wed 31 Oct Capital One Cup round 4

NOVEMBER
Sat Nov 3 Swansea City A
Tue 6/Wed 7 Nov Champions League group stage matchday 4
Sat Nov 10 Liverpool H
Wed Fri 14 Nov International fixtures
Sat Nov 17 West Bromwich Albion A
Tue 20/Wed 21 Nov Champions League group stage matchday 5
Sat Nov 24 Manchester City H
Wed Nov 28 Fulham H

DECEMBER
Sat Dec 1 West Ham United A
Tue 4/Wed 5 Dec Champions League group stage matchday 6
Tue 11/Wed 12 Dec Capital One Cup round 5
Thu 13 Dec to Sun 16 Dec FIFA Cup World Cup (Japan)
Sat Dec 15 Southampton H [to be rearranged due to our participation in Club World Cup]
Sat Dec 22 Aston Villa H
Wed Dec 26 Norwich City A
Sat Dec 29 Everton A

JANUARY
Tue Jan 1 Queens Park Rangers H
Sat 5 Jan FA Cup round 3
Tue 8/Wed 9 Jan Capital One Cup semi-final 1st leg
19 Jan to 10 Feb International fixtures - Africa Cup of Nations (South Africa)
Sat Jan 12 Stoke City A
Sat Jan 19 Arsenal H
Tue 22/Wed 23 Jan Capital One Cup semi-final 2nd leg
Sat 26 Jan FA Cup round 4
Tue Jan 29 Reading A

FEBRUARY
Sat Feb 2 Newcastle United A
Wed 6 Feb International fixtures
Sat Feb 9 Wigan Athletic H
Tue 12/Wed 13 Feb Champions League round of 16 first leg (half the fixtures)
Sat 16 Feb FA Cup round 5
Tue 19/Wed 20 Feb Champions League round of 16 first leg (half the fixtures)
Sat Feb 23 Manchester City A
Sun 24 Feb Carling Cup Final

MARCH
Sat Mar 2 West Bromwich Albion H
Tue 5/Wed 6 Mar Champions League round of 16 second leg (half the fixtures)
Sat Mar 9 Fulham A (FA Cup round 6)
Tue 12/Wed 13 Mar Champions League round of 16 second leg (half the fixtures)
Sat Mar 16 West Ham United H
Fri 22 Mar to Tue 26 Mar International fixtures
Sat Mar 30 Southampton A

APRIL
Tue 2/Wed 3 Apr Champions League quarter-finals first leg
Sat Apr 6 Sunderland H
Tue 9/Wed 10 Apr Champions League quarter-finals second leg
Sat Apr 13 Tottenham Hotspur H (FA Cup semi-final)
Sat Apr 20 Liverpool A
Tue 22/Wed 23 Apr Champions League semi-finals first leg
Sat Apr 27 Swansea City H
Tue 30 Apr/Wed 1 May Champions League semi-finals second leg

MAY
Sat May 4 Manchester United A
Sat 11 May FA Cup Final
Sun May 12 Aston Villa A
Sun May 19 Everton H
Sat 25 May Champions League Final (Wembley)

So what do you people think of the fixture list and the challenge ahead for Chelsea?

KTBFFH