Welcome back to the Premier League! Season 2024-25 is here.

It's the 119th in club history.

The 36th in Premier League history.

The third in BlueCo history.

The first in the Enzo Maresca era.

It could be a long, long grind for us this season, especially with the FIFA Club World Cup coming up next summer as well.

But first up are Manchester City, and opening day tests don't come much tougher than the defending champions.

At least we get them out of the way early.

Maresca's first lineup is the exact same one as the people's choice! Raheem Sterling has been left out of the squad (and he released a statement in response?!).

Here we go!Chelsea starting lineup (4-3-3?)Sanchez | Cucurella, Colwill, Fofana, Gusto | Enzo (c), Caicedo, Lavia | Nkunku, Jackson, PalmerSubstitutes from: Jorgensen, Badiashile, Tosin, Veiga, Dewsbury-Hall, Madueke, Mudryk, Neto, GuiuManchester City starting XI:Ederson | Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Doku, Savinho, HaalandSubstitutes from: Ortega Moreno, Walker, Stones, Ake, Grealish, Nunes, Foden, O'Reilly, McAteeDate / Time: Sunday, August 18, 16.

30 BST; 11:30am EDT; 9pm ISTVenue: Stamford Bridge, SW6Referee: Anthony Taylor (on pitch); Michael Salisbury (VAR)On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); NBC, Telemundo (USA); Star Sports Select HD1 (India); SuperSport Premier League (NGA); elsewhereStreaming: Sky Go (UK); Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo (USA); Hotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!.