Chelsea to play West Ham in the opening fixture of the league

Chelsea will renew their London rivalry with West Ham on the opening day of the season after being pitted against the Hammers at Stamford Bridge to kick-off Antonio Conte’s reign as manager.

The Blues then hit the road to take on Watford at Vicarage Road, with a testing run of fixtures firmly on the horizon through September and October that could give a big indication of how their season will unfold.

Chelsea will face Liverpool, Leicester City and Manchester United at home along with Arsenal away in the space of five matches, with a trip to Hul sandwiched in the middle of the run of tricky ties.

Here are some of the highlights from Chelsea’s fixture list to look out for:

First game

Chelsea will face West Ham at Stamford Bridge on the 13 August 2016.

Last game

Chelsea will play against Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on the 21 May 2017.

Games against biggest rivals

Arsenal: 24 September (A), 04 February (H)

Liverpool: 17 September (H), 01 February (A)

Manchester United: 22 October (H), 15 April (A)

Tottenham: 26 November (H), 02 January (A)

Over the festive period

Chelsea will play over the festive period Bournemouth on Boxing Day, Stoke on the 31 December and Spurs in the New Year.

Full fixture list

13/08/2016 15:00 West Ham United (h)

20/08/2016 15:00 Watford (a)

27/08/2016 15:00 Burnley (h)

10/09/2016 15:00 Swansea City (a)

17/09/2016 15:00 Liverpool (h)

24/09/2016 15:00 Arsenal (a)

01/10/2016 15:00 Hull City (a)

15/10/2016 15:00 Leicester City (h)

22/10/2016 15:00 Manchester United (h)

29/10/2016 15:00 Southampton (a)

05/11/2016 15:00 Everton (h)

19/11/2016 15:00 Middlesbrough (a)

26/11/2016 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur (h)

03/12/2016 15:00 Manchester City (a)

10/12/2016 15:00 West Bromwich Albion (h)

13/12/2016 19:45 Sunderland (a)

17/12/2016 15:00 Crystal Palace (a)

26/12/2016 15:00 A.F.C. Bournemouth (h)

31/12/2016 15:00 Stoke City (h)

02/01/2017 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur (a)

14/01/2017 15:00 Leicester City (a)

21/01/2017 15:00 Hull City (h)

01/02/2017 20:00 Liverpool (a)

04/02/2017 15:00 Arsenal (h)

11/02/2017 15:00 Burnley (a)

25/02/2017 15:00 Swansea City (h)

04/03/2017 15:00 West Ham United (a)

11/03/2017 15:00 Watford (h)

18/03/2017 15:00 Stoke City (a)

01/04/2017 15:00 Crystal Palace (h)

05/04/2017 19:45 Manchester City (h)

08/04/2017 15:00 A.F.C. Bournemouth (a)

15/04/2017 15:00 Manchester United (a)

22/04/2017 15:00 Southampton (h)

29/04/2017 15:00 Everton (a)

06/05/2017 15:00 Middlesbrough (h)

13/05/2017 15:00 West Bromwich Albion (a)

21/05/2017 15:00 Sunderland (h)