Chelsea’s pre-season plans are starting to take shape with a fixture against Brighton announced for the summer
Chelsea squad as they board the plane to Las Vegas at Los Angeles International Airport (Image: Darren Walsh)
Chelsea will play Brighton & Hove Albion in a pre-season friendly as part of the Premier League Summer Series tournament in the USA. Six clubs will travel to take part in matches across five cities with Aston Villa, Brentford, Newcastle and Fulham also involved.
The Blues have been confirmed to face the Seagulls in the tournament’s fist match at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Nine matches will be played between Saturday 22nd July and July 30th at stadiums in Atlanta, GA, Harrison, NJ, Orlando, FL, Philadelphia, PA and Landover, MD.
Chelsea will also play Newcastle at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on July 26th and Fulham at the FedExField, Landover, Maryland on July 30th.
Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said: “We are delighted to be bringing six clubs to the USA in July for the first ever Premier League Summer Series. Our clubs have incredible supporters in the US, who passionately follow their teams throughout the season. We have seen this dedication first-hand from the tens of thousands who have attended our Mornings Live fan events and are excited to be building on this by bringing live Premier League action to five cities this summer. We are currently enjoying one of the most competitive Premier League seasons of all time at both ends of the table and I am sure we will see some thrilling matches during the tournament.
Premier League Summer Series 2023 schedule (all kick-off times local)
Saturday 22 July @ Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Match 1: Chelsea FC v Brighton & Hove Albion FC (7pm)
Sunday 23 July @ Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Match 2: Fulham FC vs Brentford FC (4pm)
Match 3: Newcastle United FC v Aston Villa FC (7pm)
Wednesday 26 July @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Match 4: Brentford FC v Brighton & Hove Albion FC (5:30pm)
Match 5: Chelsea FC v Newcastle United FC (8:15pm)
Wednesday 26 July @ Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Match 6: Fulham FC v Aston Villa FC (7pm)
Friday 28 July @ Red Bull Arena, New Jersey
Match 7: Brighton & Hove Albion FC v Newcastle United FC (7:30pm)
Sunday 30 July @ FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
Match 8: Aston Villa FC v Brentford FC (12pm)
Match 9: Chelsea FC v Fulham FC (2:45pm)
Source: football.london
