Chelsea will again travel to the USA this month as part of their pre-season schedule. The Blues spent the summer of 2022 in the United States under Thomas Tuchel but the trip did not go to plan.
Now, under Mauricio Pochettino, the west Londoners will prepare for the 2023/24 season Stateside after recording their worst finish in the Premier League last term.
The tour last year made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. "It's quite a challenge after change already the third time the location," Tuchel said. "A lot of travelling, another time zone, a totally different feeling of temperature, huge humidity, so very demanding for first training and the players are struggling with the heat.
"We give maybe more time and space to drink – more break – but we can’t hide from the fact we’re in pre-season and we have to, somehow, put kilometres into the legs. From this point, we don’t adapt."
Here, football.london brings you up-to-date with all the information ahead of Chelsea's tour of the USA.
Full fixture list
Wrexham (Kenan Memorial Stadium) - Wednesday, July 19 at 12:30am
Brighton & Hove Albion (Lincoln Financial Field) - Saturday, July 22 at 12:00am
Newcastle United (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) - Thursday, July 27 at 1:15am
Fulham (FedEX Field) - Sunday, July 30 at 7:45pm
Borussia Dortmund (Soldier Field) - Thursday, August 3 at 12:30am
How to watch
All of Chelsea's pre-season matches in the United States will be available to stream on the 5th Stand App and the club's official website.
Supporters will be able to watch the games for free. Broadcasting for each game will start 30 minutes before kick-off. Highlights of the games will be available on the same formats within two hours of the final whistle.
