Chelsea will begin the new Premier League season away to newly-promoted Burnley.

The Blues will be heading to Turf Moor to take on Sean Dyche’s Clarets on August 16.

Burnley secured automatic promotion with two games to spare last season and will be playing in the English top-flight for the first time since 2009.

Jose Mourinho’s side enjoy home comforts for their second match of the season against last season’s Championship table-toppers Leicester City, who are back in the Premier League after a 10-year absence.

A trip to Everton, a home clash with Swansea and a visit to holders Manchester City round out Chelsea’s first five fixtures of what promises to be an exciting 2014-15 season as the Blues look to wrestle the title back to Stamford Bridge.

The festive period is always crucial to deciding the destination of the title and Mourinho’s men make the short trip to Upton Park to take on West Ham United on Boxing Day before a London derby at Tottenham on New Year’s Day.

And should the Blues still be in the hunt for the title come the run-in they will need to keep their cool in the final five matches, which starts with a tricky away day at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.

Home games with Crystal Palace and Liverpool are followed by a visit to West Brom and the season ends on May 24 as Sunderland, who ended Mourinho’s unbeaten record at the Bridge last term, come to SW6 in the final game.

Chelsea's full fixture list

16/08/2014 15:00 Burnley v Chelsea

23/08/2014 15:00 Chelsea v Leicester City

30/08/2014 15:00 Everton v Chelsea

13/09/2014 15:00 Chelsea v Swansea City

20/09/2014 15:00 Manchester City v Chelsea

27/09/2014 15:00 Chelsea v Aston Villa

04/10/2014 15:00 Chelsea v Arsenal

18/10/2014 15:00 Crystal Palace v Chelsea

25/10/2014 15:00 Manchester United v Chelsea

01/11/2014 15:00 Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers

08/11/2014 15:00 Liverpool v Chelsea

22/11/2014 15:00 Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion

29/11/2014 15:00 Sunderland v Chelsea

03/12/2014 19:45 Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

06/12/2014 15:00 Newcastle United v Chelsea

13/12/2014 15:00 Chelsea v Hull City

20/12/2014 15:00 Stoke City v Chelsea

26/12/2014 15:00 Chelsea v West Ham United

28/12/2014 15:00 Southampton v Chelsea

01/01/2015 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

10/01/2015 15:00 Chelsea v Newcastle United

17/01/2015 15:00 Swansea City v Chelsea

31/01/2015 15:00 Chelsea v Manchester City

07/02/2015 15:00 Aston Villa v Chelsea

11/02/2015 19:45 Chelsea v Everton

21/02/2015 15:00 Chelsea v Burnley

28/02/2015 15:00 Leicester City v Chelsea

03/03/2015 19:45 West Ham United v Chelsea

14/03/2015 15:00 Chelsea v Southampton

21/03/2015 15:00 Hull City v Chelsea

04/04/2015 15:00 Chelsea v Stoke City

11/04/2015 15:00 Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea

18/04/2015 15:00 Chelsea v Manchester United

25/04/2015 15:00 Arsenal v Chelsea

02/05/2015 15:00 Chelsea v Crystal Palace

09/05/2015 15:00 Chelsea v Liverpool

16/05/2015 15:00 West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea

24/05/2015 15:00 Chelsea v Sunderland