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title: "Chelsea next five fixtures after international break as Liverpool date confirmed"
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# Chelsea next five fixtures after international break as Liverpool date confirmed

Chelsea have entered the extended international break with a demanding run of fixtures waiting when club football resumes.

The Blues do not play again until Bournemouth visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday, 10 October.

From there, Xabi Alonso’s side face Everton and Tottenham in the Premier League before travelling to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup and then hosting Manchester United.

The dates and television arrangements are now confirmed, giving supporters a clear picture of Chelsea’s next five fixtures.

## When do Chelsea play next?

Chelsea’s next match is at home to **Bournemouth on Saturday, 10 October**.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is scheduled for **3pm BST**.

The fixture has not been selected for live television in the UK and therefore falls within the traditional Saturday 3pm blackout.

The [Premier League’s confirmed October schedule](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/4688862/fixture-amendments-for-premier-league-matches-in-october-and-november) lists Bournemouth as Chelsea’s first game following the international break.

Alonso will hope the extended pause gives Chelsea time to address the problems exposed during the 3-0 defeat at Brentford.

Several first-team players are away representing their countries, although that number has fallen following Cole Palmer’s withdrawal from the England squad.

Our [Chelsea international break tracker](https://chatgpt.com/2026/09/21/chelsea-international-break-tracker-fixtures-schedule/) contains the latest call-ups and the players remaining at Cobham.

## Chelsea’s next five fixtures

| Date | Fixture | Competition | Kick-off | UK TV |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Sat 10 Oct** | Bournemouth (H) | Premier League | **3pm BST** | Not televised |
| **Sat 17 Oct** | Everton (A) | Premier League | **12:30pm BST** | TNT Sports |
| **Sat 24 Oct** | Tottenham (H) | Premier League | **5:30pm BST** | Sky Sports |
| **Wed 28 Oct** | Liverpool (A) | Carabao Cup | **8pm UK time** | ITV |
| **Sat 31 Oct** | Manchester United (H) | Premier League | **12:30pm GMT** | TNT Sports |

The sequence becomes particularly demanding after Bournemouth.

Chelsea travel to Everton for an early Saturday kick-off before returning to Stamford Bridge for a London derby against Tottenham.

Four days later comes a trip to Anfield.

## Liverpool Carabao Cup date confirmed

Chelsea have now officially confirmed that their Carabao Cup fourth-round tie against Liverpool will take place on **Wednesday, 28 October**.

Kick-off at Anfield is at **8pm**, with the game shown live in the UK on ITV.

Chelsea reached the fourth round by beating Leeds United 6-3, before the draw handed Alonso’s side their first away tie of this season’s competition.

The [official Chelsea announcement](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/date-and-kick-off-time-for-liverpool-carabao-cup-tie-confirmed) confirms the date, kick-off time and television details.

That fixture creates a difficult turnaround.

Chelsea then host Manchester United at Stamford Bridge just three days later.

## Manchester United completes difficult October run

Manchester United visit west London on **Saturday, 31 October**, with kick-off moved to **12:30pm GMT** for live TNT Sports coverage.

It means Chelsea will face Liverpool and United within roughly 64 hours.

Alonso may therefore need to use the depth of his squad heavily across the final week of October.

Fitness will be particularly important given Chelsea already have several players being monitored during the international window.

Our [latest Chelsea injury news](https://chatgpt.com/2026/09/21/chelsea-injury-news-james-caicedo-joao-pedro-latest/) tracks the availability of Palmer, João Pedro, Moisés Caicedo and the other first-team players currently managing fitness issues.

Chelsea’s immediate priority remains Bournemouth.

However, Everton, Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester United following in quick succession means the first block after the international break could prove one of the most important periods of Alonso’s early season.