Premier League · 2026/27 · Fixed edition
Chelsea starting XI changes
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6 comparisons · 16 changes in total
Same XI in 0 of 6 comparisons.
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Selected comparison: 2 starters
Arsenal (away) · 6 Sept → Hull City (home) · 12 Sept
- Into the XI
- Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto
- Out of the XI
- Josh Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix
Last five played matches
1 change
3 changes
5 changes
2 changes
2 changes
Player starts
- Everton (away) · 17 OctStarted
- AFC Bournemouth (home) · 10 OctStarted
- Brentford (away) · 18 SeptStarted
- Hull City (home) · 12 SeptStarted
- Arsenal (away) · 6 SeptStarted
Full player history, match by match7 available lineups · 19 observed starters · newest match first
| Player | Observed starts | 17 Oct | 10 Oct | 18 Sept | 12 Sept | 6 Sept | 30 Aug | 24 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Palmer | 7 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Morgan Rogers | 7 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Emiliano Martínez | 6 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| João Pedro | 6 | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Levi Colwill | 6 | ● | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● |
| Maxence Lacroix | 6 | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● |
| Pedro Neto | 6 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Jorrel Hato | 5 | ● | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Josh Acheampong | 4 | ● | ● | — | — | ● | — | ● |
| Roméo Lavia | 4 | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Wesley Fofana | 4 | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | — |
| Jordan Henderson | 3 | ● | ● | ● | — | — | — | — |
| Malo Gusto | 3 | — | — | — | ● | — | ● | ● |
| Reece James | 3 | — | — | — | ● | ● | — | ● |
| Moisés Caicedo | 2 | ● | ● | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pep Chavarría | 2 | — | ● | ● | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Welbeck | 1 | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Sánchez | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ● |
| Valentín Barco | 1 | — | — | ● | — | — | — | — |
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1 changeAFC Bournemouth (home) · 10 Oct → Everton (away) · 17 Oct
Into the XI: Jorrel Hato
Out of the XI: Pep Chavarría
Earlier match
- Emiliano Martínez
- Josh Acheampong
- Maxence Lacroix
- Levi Colwill
- Pedro Neto
- Jordan Henderson
- Moisés Caicedo
- Pep Chavarría (out)
- Cole Palmer
- João Pedro
- Morgan Rogers
Captured source details
Later match
- Emiliano Martínez
- Josh Acheampong
- Maxence Lacroix
- Levi Colwill
- Jorrel Hato (in)
- Moisés Caicedo
- Jordan Henderson
- Pedro Neto
- Cole Palmer
- Morgan Rogers
- João Pedro
Captured source details
3 changesBrentford (away) · 18 Sept → AFC Bournemouth (home) · 10 Oct
Into the XI: Moisés Caicedo, João Pedro, Josh Acheampong
Out of the XI: Danny Welbeck, Valentín Barco, Wesley Fofana
Earlier match
- Emiliano Martínez
- Wesley Fofana (out)
- Maxence Lacroix
- Levi Colwill
- Pedro Neto
- Jordan Henderson
- Valentín Barco (out)
- Pep Chavarría
- Cole Palmer
- Morgan Rogers
- Danny Welbeck (out)
Captured source details
Later match
- Emiliano Martínez
- Josh Acheampong (in)
- Maxence Lacroix
- Levi Colwill
- Pedro Neto
- Jordan Henderson
- Moisés Caicedo (in)
- Pep Chavarría
- Cole Palmer
- João Pedro (in)
- Morgan Rogers
Captured source details
5 changesHull City (home) · 12 Sept → Brentford (away) · 18 Sept
Into the XI: Danny Welbeck, Jordan Henderson, Valentín Barco, Pep Chavarría, Maxence Lacroix
Out of the XI: Reece James, Malo Gusto, Jorrel Hato, João Pedro, Roméo Lavia
Earlier match
- Emiliano Martínez
- Malo Gusto (out)
- Wesley Fofana
- Levi Colwill
- Jorrel Hato (out)
- Reece James (out)
- Roméo Lavia (out)
- Pedro Neto
- Cole Palmer
- Morgan Rogers
- João Pedro (out)
Captured source details
Later match
- Emiliano Martínez
- Wesley Fofana
- Maxence Lacroix (in)
- Levi Colwill
- Pedro Neto
- Jordan Henderson (in)
- Valentín Barco (in)
- Pep Chavarría (in)
- Cole Palmer
- Morgan Rogers
- Danny Welbeck (in)
Captured source details
2 changesArsenal (away) · 6 Sept → Hull City (home) · 12 Sept
Into the XI: Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto
Out of the XI: Josh Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix
Earlier match
- Emiliano Martínez
- Josh Acheampong (out)
- Maxence Lacroix (out)
- Wesley Fofana
- Pedro Neto
- Roméo Lavia
- Reece James
- Jorrel Hato
- Cole Palmer
- Morgan Rogers
- João Pedro
Captured source details
Later match
- Emiliano Martínez
- Malo Gusto (in)
- Wesley Fofana
- Levi Colwill (in)
- Jorrel Hato
- Reece James
- Roméo Lavia
- Pedro Neto
- Cole Palmer
- Morgan Rogers
- João Pedro
Captured source details
2 changesBrighton & Hove Albion (home) · 30 Aug → Arsenal (away) · 6 Sept
Into the XI: Reece James, Josh Acheampong
Out of the XI: Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto
Earlier match
- Emiliano Martínez
- Wesley Fofana
- Maxence Lacroix
- Levi Colwill (out)
- Pedro Neto
- Malo Gusto (out)
- Roméo Lavia
- Jorrel Hato
- Cole Palmer
- Morgan Rogers
- João Pedro
Captured source details
Later match
- Emiliano Martínez
- Josh Acheampong (in)
- Maxence Lacroix
- Wesley Fofana
- Pedro Neto
- Roméo Lavia
- Reece James (in)
- Jorrel Hato
- Cole Palmer
- Morgan Rogers
- João Pedro
Captured source details
3 changesFulham (away) · 24 Aug → Brighton & Hove Albion (home) · 30 Aug
Into the XI: Wesley Fofana, Pedro Neto, Emiliano Martínez
Out of the XI: Reece James, Robert Sánchez, Josh Acheampong
Earlier match
- Robert Sánchez (out)
- Josh Acheampong (out)
- Maxence Lacroix
- Levi Colwill
- Malo Gusto
- Reece James (out)
- Roméo Lavia
- Jorrel Hato
- Cole Palmer
- João Pedro
- Morgan Rogers
Captured source details
Later match
- Emiliano Martínez (in)
- Wesley Fofana (in)
- Maxence Lacroix
- Levi Colwill
- Pedro Neto (in)
- Malo Gusto
- Roméo Lavia
- Jorrel Hato
- Cole Palmer
- Morgan Rogers
- João Pedro
Captured source details
Sources, coverage and methodHow these figures are checked; what missing data means
We compare official Premier League starting elevens in playing order: changes = 11 − players present in both XIs. Only completed league matches and eleven unique, source-qualified starters count. Substitutions, forecasts and cup matches do not count. An unresolved intervening match breaks the sequence.
380 of 380 expected season fixtures. The full season schedule passes club and fixture identity checks. 140 available official lineups; 0 missing or excluded across 70 recorded completed matches.
29 future fixtures have conflicting kickoff times. Both recorded times are after this edition’s cutoff and do not affect completed comparisons; neither is treated as a confirmed correction.
These are observed changes, not a measure of deliberate rotation, fatigue, fitness or future selection. Small or partial samples do not establish a season-wide conclusion. Later official corrections produce a new acceptance event while these original figures stay fixed.
Source records and edition identity
Methodology: starting-xi-changes-v1
Edition: 0296757f165aff12ba33db7773bdfe5a40aeb2fd1b062c2acfffaa81a8ce8861
Cutoff: 20 Oct 2026, 15:32 UTC
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