Chelsea FC
Manager: Xabi Alonso · Stamford Bridge · Founded 1905 · Royal Blue / White
Survivor safety
71
Solid pick
Unbeaten at home
100%
1 games
Unbeaten away
100%
1 games
The manager and the style of play
Manager
Xabi Alonso
In charge since July 2026
Alonso has installed his 3-4-2-1 at Stamford Bridge: total control of possession, technical play through the half-spaces, and wing-backs used as the main creative outlets.
After a spell of instability, Chelsea landed Alonso this summer alongside another large spend to begin a new era.
Source: flashscore.com · reviewed 5 September 2026
Are Chelsea FC a safe survivor pick?
Across the last 3 Premier League seasons — 2025/26 (10th), 2024/25 (4th), 2023/24 (6th) — Chelsea FC avoided defeat in 70% of their league games. That is the baseline a survivor player should start from before looking at this week's fixture.
This season they have played 2, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 0, with 7 scored and 5 conceded. At home they are 1-0-0; away from home 1-0-0.
Recent form reads W-W (oldest first), meaning they have come through 100% of their last 2 matches without losing.
League record by season
| Season | League | Finish | P | W | D | L | Pts | Not lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Premier League | 10th | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 63% |
| 2024/25 | Premier League | 4th | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 76% |
| 2023/24 | Premier League | 6th | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 63 | 71% |
Recent results
- Chelsea FC 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FCGW2
- Fulham FC 2–3 Chelsea FCGW1
Next fixtures
- Away vs Arsenal FCGW3 · Sun, Sep 6, 03:30 PM
- Home vs Hull City AFCGW4 · Sat, Sep 12, 02:00 PM
- Away vs Brentford FCGW5 · Fri, Sep 18, 07:00 PM
- Home vs AFC BournemouthGW6 · Sat, Oct 10, 02:00 PM
- Away vs Everton FCGW7 · Sat, Oct 17, 11:30 AM
Current squad
Goalkeeper
- Emiliano MartínezArgentina
- Gabriel SloninaUSA
- Teddy Sharman-LoweEngland
- Mike PendersBelgium
Defence
- Wesley FofanaFrance
- Reece JamesEngland
- Maxence LacroixFrance
- Pep ChavarríaSpain
- Malo GustoFrance
- Levi ColwillEngland
- Jorrel HatoNetherlands
- Marco PalestraItaly
- Aaron AnselminoArgentina
- Josh AcheampongEngland
Midfield
- Jordan HendersonEngland
- Morgan RogersEngland
- Moisés CaicedoEcuador
- Cole PalmerEngland
- Valentin BarcoArgentina
- Romeo LaviaBelgium
- Ray PaezEcuador
Offence
- Pedro NetoPortugal
- Danny WelbeckEngland
- João PedroBrazil
- Emanuel EmeghaNetherlands
- Jamie Bynoe-GittensEngland
- Geovany QuendaGuinea-Bissau
- EstevaoBrazil
Ratings update after every result. See this week's safest picks, the full fixture list or browse all team guides. Picks lock Sat, Sep 12, 02:00 PM.