Chelsea next five Premier League fixtures compared to Spurs, Man United and Aston Villa

Chelsea will be hoping for a return to winning ways this weekend against Bournemouth following September's international break. The Blues lost their Conference League second leg play-off to Servette, but still qualified on aggregate, before dropping points against Crystal Palace just a few days later.

From their three league outings, Chelsea have picked up four points and they will be hoping that total improves significantly before the next two-week break. Rotation taking place over the next few looks likely with the Blues also having to play Carabao Cup matches and their first few European fixtures, too.

The latest international break has been fairly kind to Enzo Maresca with none of his players picking up significant injuries. However, both Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto returned to Cobham immediately - from England and France duty respectively - although Palmer has since been spotted training.

Despite that, given the intense schedule coming up, Maresca may opt to further reduce his workload in order to avoid injury, especially as plenty of players appear capable of taking his place. The likes of Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United have also tasted defeat this season, with the Blues hoping to put a winning run together.

football.london has taken a look at Chelsea's upcoming fixtures and the ones awaiting their likely top-four rivals;

Chelsea next five Premier League fixtures

Bournemouth (A) - Saturday, September 14 at 8pm

West Ham (A) - Saturday, September 21 at 12.30pm

Brighton (H) - Saturday, September 28 at 3pm

Nottingham Forest (H) - Sunday, October 6 at 2pm

Liverpool (A) - Sunday, October 20 at 4.30pm

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The verdict from football.london

Chelsea's next five fixtures appear far from simple. Bournemouth are yet to taste defeat in the league this season and have looked very bright in attack even without Dominic Solanke. The stunning comeback against Everton will also have given them plenty of confidence with Antoine Semenyo stepping up as the club's new talisman.

Following that, the Blues are on their travels again as they head across London for a clash against West Ham. Julen Lopetegui's side have endured a mixed start and will thus be looking for a marquee win on home soil. Chelsea then have back-to-back home games in the league against Brighton and Nottingham Forest.

Maximum points ought to be a requirement there. The October international break comes after that with Chelsea returning to action for what will likely be a very tough fixture - against Liverpool at Anfield.

Tottenham next five Premier League fixtures

Arsenal (H) - Sunday, September 15 at 2pm

Brentford (H) - Saturday, September 21 at 3pm

Manchester United (A) - Sunday, September 29 at 4.30pm

Brighton (A) - Sunday, October 6 at 4.30pm

West Ham (H) - Saturday, October 19 at 12.30pm

Aston Villa next five Premier League fixtures

Everton (H) - Saturday, September 14 at 5.30pm

Wolves (H) - Saturday, September 21 at 3pm

Ipswich (A) - Sunday, September 29 at 2pm

Manchester United (H) - Sunday, October 6 at 2pm

Fulham (A) - Saturday, October 19 at 3pm

Manchester United next five Premier League fixtures

Southampton (A) - Saturday, September 14 at 12.30pm

Crystal Palace (A) - Saturday, September 21 at 5.30pm

Tottenham (H) - Sunday, September 29 at 4.30pm

Aston Villa (A) - Sunday, October 6 at 2pm

Brentford (H) - Saturday, October 19 at 3pm