The 2023–24 season was Chelsea Football Club's 118th year in existence and 35th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.
Prior to this season, former Chelsea captain César Azpilicueta left the club at the end of his contract after eleven consecutive seasons, signing for Atlético Madrid in his native Spain. Chelsea academy graduate Reece James replaced him as club captain before the new season opened in July.
Managed by Mauricio Pochettino in his first and only season at the club, Chelsea continued to perform below par during the first half of the campaign, vanishing any title hopes. Nevertheless, the club reached the final of the EFL Cup, finishing as runners-up to Liverpool, as well as the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Chelsea ultimately made a marked improvement during the second half of the season, with only one loss in their final fifteen league matches played from February to May. Subsequently, this led the club to finish in 6th place, securing an immediate return to European football for the next season. Despite the improvement in form in the latter half of the season, head coach Mauricio Pochettino left Chelsea by mutual consent on 21 May 2024 after less than one year and one season in charge.
Kits
Management team {|class="wikitable" |- !style=background:#001489;color:#FFFFFF|Position !style=background:#001489;color:#FFFFFF|Staff |- |Head coach|| Mauricio Pochettino |- |Assistant head coach|| Jesus Perez |- |First team coach|| Miguel D'Agostino |- |rowspan="3"|Goalkeeper coaches|| Henrique Hilário |- | Toni Jiménez |- | Ben Roberts |- |Assistant goalkeeper coach|| James Russell |- |Coach|| Sebastiano Pochettino |- |rowspan="2"|Fitness coaches|| Matt Birnie |- | Will Tullett
Players Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 19 May 2024. Appearances include all competitions.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Player Nat. Positions Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer fee Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Robert Sánchez (HG) GK 2023 2030 Brighton & Hove Albion £25M 21 0 13 Marcus Bettinelli (HG) GK 2021 2026 Fulham Free 1 0 28 Đorđe Petrović GK 2023 2030 New England Revolution £12.5M 31 0 Defenders 2 Axel Disasi CB 2023 2029 Monaco £38.8M 44 3 3 Marc Cucurella LB / CB 2022 2028 Brighton & Hove Albion £56M 59 1 5 Benoît Badiashile CB 2023 2030 Monaco £35M 33 2 6 Thiago Silva (4th captain) CB 2020 2024 Paris Saint-Germain Free 155 9 14 Trevoh Chalobah (HG) CB / RB 2018 2028 Academy N/A 80 5 21 Ben Chilwell (vice-captain) (HG) LB 2020 2027 Leicester City£45M 106 9 24 Reece James (captain) (HG) RB / CB 2018 2028 Academy N/A 158 11 26 Levi Colwill (U21) CB / LB 2021 2029 Academy N/A 32 1 27 Malo Gusto (U21) RB 2023 2030 Lyon £26.3M 37 0 33 Wesley Fofana CB 2022 2029 Leicester City £70M 20 2 42 Alfie Gilchrist (U21) CB 2023 2026 Academy N/A 17 1 63 Josh Acheampong (U21) RB / CB 2024 2026 Academy N/A 1 0 Malang Sarr CB 2020 2025 Nice Free 21 0 Midfielders 8 Enzo Fernández CM / AM / DM 2023 2031 Benfica £106.7M 62 7 16 Lesley Ugochukwu (U21) DM 2023 2030 Rennes £23M 15 0 17 Carney Chukwuemeka (U21) CM / AM 2022 2028 Aston Villa £20M 27 2 23 Conor Gallagher (HG) (3rd captain) CM 2019 2025 Academy N/A 95 10 25 Moisés Caicedo DM 2023 2031 Brighton & Hove Albion £100M 48 1 31 Cesare Casadei (U21) CM 2023 2028 Academy N/A 11 0 45 Roméo Lavia (U21) DM 2023 2030 Southampton £53M 1 0 49 Jimi Tauriainen (U21) CM 2024 2026 Academy N/A 2 0 54 Leo Castledine (U21) AM 2024 2027 Academy N/A 1 0 68 Michael Golding (U21) AM 2024 2025 Academy N/A 1 0 Forwards 7 Raheem Sterling (HG) LW / RW 2022 2027 Manchester City £47.5M 81 19 10 Mykhailo Mudryk LW / AM 2023 2031 Shakhtar Donetsk £62M 58 7 11 Noni Madueke (U21) RW / ST 2023 2030 PSV £30.6M 46 9 15 Nicolas Jackson ST 2023 2031 Villarreal £32M 44 17 18 Christopher Nkunku LW / AM 2023 2029 RB Leipzig £52M 14 3 20 Cole Palmer (U21) RW / AM 2023 2030 Manchester City £40M 45 25 36 Deivid Washington (U21) RW / LW 2023 2030 Santos £13.7M 3 0 43 Diego Moreira (U21) LW / RW 2023 2028 Benfica Free 1 0 Out on loan Kepa Arrizabalaga GK 2018 2025 Athletic Bilbao £71.6M 163 0 Eddie Beach (U21) GK 2023 2024 Academy N/A 0 0 Lucas Bergström (U21) GK 2022 2025 Academy N/A 0 0 Kai Crampton (U21) GK 2023 2024 Academy N/A 0 0 Jamie Cumming (HG) GK 2020 2024 Academy N/A 0 0 Gabriel Slonina (U21) GK 2022 2028 Chicago Fire £8.1M 0 0 Bashir Humphreys (U21) CB 2023 2027 Academy N/A 2 0 Ian Maatsen (U21) LB / LW 2019 2026 Academy N/A 16 0 Tino Anjorin (HG) AM 2019 2025 Academy N/A 5 0 Lewis Hall (U21) DM / LB 2021 2026 Academy N/A 12 0 Omari Hutchinson (U21) AM / RW 2022 2025 Academy N/A 2 0 Alex Matos (U21) AM 2023 2026 Academy N/A 2 0 Dion Rankine (U21) RW / LW 2023 2025 Academy N/A 0 0 Andrey Santos (U21) CM 2023 2030 Vasco da Gama £18M 0 0 Harvey Vale (U21) AM 2021 2025 Academy N/A 5 0 Charlie Webster (U21) CM 2023 2024 Academy N/A 0 0 Hakim Ziyech RW / AM 2020 2025 Ajax £37M 107 14 Armando Broja (HG) ST 2020 2028 Academy N/A 38 3 Mason Burstow (U21) ST 2022 2025 Charlton Athletic £1.8M 3 0 David Datro Fofana (U21) ST 2023 2029 Molde £8M 4 0 Ângelo Gabriel (U21) RW / LW 2023 2029 Santos £13M 0 0
Notes: Player (HG) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria. Player (U21) – Player who is registered by Chelsea as an Under-21 Player on the 2023–24 Premier League Squad List.
New contracts No. Pos. Player Date Until Source 68 MF Michael Golding 1 July 2023 30 June 2025 FW Ato Ampah 26 DF Levi Colwill 2 August 2023 30 June 2029 DF Bashir Humphreys 2 September 2023 30 June 2027 42 DF Alfie Gilchrist 19 September 2023 30 June 2025 MF Kiano Dyer 1 December 2023 30 June 2025 52 MF Leo Castledine 2 December 2023 30 June 2027 63 DF Josh Acheampong 3 January 2024 30 June 2026 MF Frankie Runham 10 January 2024 30 June 2026 DF Ian Maatsen 12 January 2024 30 June 2026 GK Lucas Bergström 29 February 2024 30 June 2025 42 DF Alfie Gilchrist 2 April 2024 30 June 2026
Transfers
In
Summer
First team DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 1 July 2023 ST Nicolas Jackson Villarreal £32,000,000 ST Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig £52,000,000 LW Diego Moreira Benfica Free 16 July 2023 RW Ângelo Gabriel Santos £13,000,000 1 August 2023 DM Lesley Ugochukwu Rennes £23,200,000 4 August 2023 CB Axel Disasi Monaco £38,800,000 5 August 2023 GK Robert Sánchez Brighton & Hove Albion £25,000,000 14 August 2023DM Moisés Caicedo £100,000,000 18 August 2023DM Roméo Lavia Southampton £53,000,000 24 August 2023 ST Deivid Washington Santos £13,700,000 26 August 2023 GK Đorđe Petrović New England Revolution £12,500,000 1 September 2023AM Cole Palmer Manchester City £40,000,000
Academy DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 1 July 2023 CM Alex Matos Norwich City Free 8 July 2023 LB Ishé Samuels-Smith Everton £4,000,000 21 August 2023 CM Ollie Harrison Newcastle United Undisclosed
Winter
Academy DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 12 January 2024 ST Dujuan Richards Phoenix Academy Undisclosed
Out
Summer
First team DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 25 June 2023 CB Kalidou Koulibaly Al-Hilal £17,000,000 27 June 2023 CM Mateo Kovačić Manchester City £25,000,000 28 June 2023 GK Édouard Mendy Al-Ahli £16,000,000AM Kai Havertz Arsenal£65,000,000 30 June 2023 CM Ruben Loftus-Cheek Milan£15,000,000 1 July 2023 CM Tiémoué Bakayoko FC Lorient Free DM N'Golo Kanté Al-Ittihad Free 5 July 2023AM Mason Mount Manchester United £55,000,000 6 July 2023 DF César Azpilicueta Atlético Madrid Free 10 July 2023 LB Baba Rahman PAOK Free 13 July 2023 AM Christian Pulisic Milan £17,100,000 19 July 2023 CB Ethan Ampadu Leeds United £7,000,000 21 July 2023 ST Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Marseille Free 1 September 2023 LW Callum Hudson-Odoi Nottingham Forest £5,000,000
Academy DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 1 July 2023 RB Derrick Abu SouthamptonFree GK Prince Adegoke Charlton Athletic GK Nathan Baxter Bolton Wanderers LB Juan Castillo RKC Waalwijk ST Bryan Fiabema Real Sociedad AM Joe Haigh Aldershot Town RB Henry Lawrence Standard Liège CB Sam McClelland St Johnstone RW Tudor Mendel-Idowu Anderlecht DM Xavier Simons Hull City RB Dujon Sterling Rangers RW Silko Thomas Leicester CityGK Sami Tlemcani AEK Athens GK Ethan Wady Millwall ST Jayden Wareham Reading ST Malik Mothersille Peterborough United Undisclosed 15 August 2023 CM Ben Elliott Reading Free 1 September 2023 ST Louis Flower Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed
Loans out
Summer
First team DateUntilPos.PlayerToFeeRef. 11 July 2023 11 January 2024 ST David Datro Fofana Union Berlin Free 8 August 2023 End of season RW Ângelo Gabriel Strasbourg Free 10 August 2023 End of season GK Gabriel Slonina Eupen Free 14 August 2023 End of season GK Kepa Arrizabalaga Real Madrid £900,000 15 August 2023 19 January 2024 CM Cesare Casadei Leicester City Free 19 August 2023 End of season RW Hakim Ziyech Galatasaray £3,000,000 22 August 2023 End of season LB Lewis Hall Newcastle United Free 25 August 2023 3 January 2024 CM Andrey Santos Nottingham Forest Free 31 August 2023 End of season CF Romelu Lukaku Roma £8,000,000 1 September 2023 End of season CF Mason Burstow Sunderland Free 22 January 2024 LW Diego Moreira Lyon £2,400,000 End of season CB Bashir Humphreys Swansea City Free
Academy DateUntilPos.PlayerToFeeRef. 30 June 2023 End of season CM Charlie Webster Heerenveen Free 10 July 2023 22 January 2024 GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe Bromley Free 12 July 2023 End of season RW Dion Rankine Exeter City Free 20 July 2023 End of season AM Omari Hutchinson Ipswich Town Free15 August 2023 End of season AM Harvey Vale Bristol Rovers Free31 August 2023 End of season AM Tino Anjorin Portsmouth Free 2 January 2024 LB Zak Sturge Peterborough United Free 2 September 2023 9 January 2024 GK Ted Curd Hashtag United Free
Winter
First team DateUntilPos.PlayerToFeeRef. 4 January 2024 End of season AM Alex Matos Huddersfield Town Free 12 January 2024 End of season LB / LW Ian Maatsen Borussia Dortmund Free 13 January 2024 End of season ST David Datro Fofana Burnley Free 1 February 2024 End of season CM Andrey Santos Strasbourg Free 1 February 2024 End of season ST Armando Broja Fulham Free29 February 202418 June 2024GK Lucas Bergström IF BrommapojkarnaFree
Academy DateUntilPos.PlayerToFeeRef. 9 January 2024 End of season GK Eddie Beach Gateshead Free 11 January 2024 End of season GK Jamie Cumming Oxford United Free 17 February 2024 End of season GK Kai Crampton Concord Rangers Free
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure Summer: £407,200,000
Winter: £0
Total: £407,200,000
Income Summer: £236,400,000
Winter: £0
Total: £236,400,000
Net totals Summer: £170,800,000
Winter: £0
Total: £170,800,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Chelsea announced a tour of the United States to take part in the Premier League Summer Series pre-season tournament with matches against Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United and Fulham. Prior to the Premier League Summer Series the Blues confirmed a pre-season fixture against Wrexham. It was later announced that Chelsea's last game of their America tour would see them face German opposition Borussia Dortmund on 2 August.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Score overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreAggregate scoreDoubleArsenal2–2 0–5 2–7Aston Villa0–12–2 2–3Bournemouth2–10–02–1Brentford 0–22–2 2–4Brighton & Hove Albion3–22–15–3Burnley2–24–16–3Crystal Palace2–13–15–2Everton6–0 0–26–2Fulham1–02–03–0Liverpool1–11–42–5Luton Town3–03–26–2Manchester City4–41–15–5Manchester United4–31–25–5Newcastle United3–2 1–4 4–6 Nottingham Forest0–1 3–2 3–3Sheffield United2–02–24–2Tottenham Hotspur2–04–16–1West Ham United5–01–36–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers2–41–23–6
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 15 June 2023.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Statistics Appearances