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Chelsea are without captain Reece James, who is suspended for the first three games of the season as well as nursing a hamstring injury.
The Blues failed to finish in the top four in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2002, following a 12th place finish last campaign. Enzo Maresca is the sixth manager of Chelsea during the Todd Boehly era. The American took acquisition of the club in May 2022.Pep Guardiola's side won a record fourth consecutive English top-flight title last term.They will begin the season away from home for the eighth consecutive campaign.
No team has earned more points from their opening matches of the Premier League season than Chelsea , with only Manchester United picking up more wins than the Blues . Chelsea lost just one of their last 15 Premier League games in 2023-24 , winning each of the last five in a row. They last had a longer winning run between September and November 2019 under Frank Lampard .
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