Who To Pick From Chelsea
Chelsea carry a 26-player squad into the 2026-27 Premier League season, headlined by Emiliano Martínez, Cole Palmer, Moisés Caicedo. Their strongest eleven averages 85 OVR. Full roster with positions and ratings below.
Drafting from Chelsea
26 players. That is not the biggest squad in the game; Brighton carry 31, and Everton get by on 22. The size of it is both the argument for drafting Chelsea and the argument against. 9 of those 26 are elite, which sounds handsome until you set it beside Manchester City's 15 and do the division: about one spin in three lands you a genuine star here.
Emiliano Martínez at 92 is the top rating in the building, but Cole Palmer at 90 is the draw, and the attacking midfield behind him is the one group the wheel struggles to embarrass you with, 88 across two with Morgan Rogers on 86. It is not the best group in the league, mind, that is Manchester City's striker slot, where Haaland is the entire group, but it is the safest thing Chelsea own. Beneath it sit 12 points of spread, and the drop has an address: two left-backs averaging 72, the weakest group at the club and an odd thing to find at a side of this expense. Moisés Caicedo at 86 and Roméo Lavia at 80 mean the middle of the pitch looks after itself. The left-back slot does not. 9 Englishmen and three Frenchmen give you a national spine to build around if that is your game.
If a legend spin comes up, take Didier Drogba at 97. The reasoning is not sentiment. Chelsea's forward line peaks at João Pedro on 84, six points below Palmer and a world away from Manchester City's Erling Haaland at 96 or Liverpool's Alexander Isak at 92, so the centre-forward slot is where a Chelsea eleven quietly loses its games. Frank Lampard matches Drogba at 97, but Palmer, Rogers and Caicedo already crowd that part of the pitch. Fix the nine, not the eight.
Chelsea — Premier League legends
The icons who defined Chelsea in the Premier League era, drafted in the PL LEGENDS game mode — managed by Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Antonio Conte, Claudio Ranieri, Gianluca Vialli.
| Legend | Pos | Era | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Didier Drogba | FWD | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| Frank Lampard | MID | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| John Terry | DEF | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| Petr Cech | GK | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| Eden Hazard | FWD | MODERN '10-'19 | 🔒 |
| Claude Makelele | MID | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| Gianfranco Zola | MID | FOUNDING '92-'99 | 🔒 |
| N'Golo Kante | MID | MODERN '10-'19 | 🔒 |
| Marcel Desailly | DEF | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| Cole Palmer | MID | CURRENT '20+ | 🔒 |
| Ashley Cole | DEF | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| Michael Essien | MID | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| Ruud Gullit | MID | FOUNDING '92-'99 | 🔒 |
| Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | FWD | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| Diego Costa | FWD | MODERN '10-'19 | 🔒 |
| Cesar Azpilicueta | DEF | MODERN '10-'19 | 🔒 |
| Willian | FWD | MODERN '10-'19 | 🔒 |
| Dennis Wise | MID | FOUNDING '92-'99 | 🔒 |
| Joe Cole | MID | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| Eidur Gudjohnsen | FWD | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| Branislav Ivanovic | DEF | MODERN '10-'19 | 🔒 |
| Reece James | DEF | CURRENT '20+ | 🔒 |
| Jose Mourinho MGR | MGR | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| Carlo Ancelotti MGR | MGR | MODERN '10-'19 | 🔒 |
| Antonio Conte MGR | MGR | MODERN '10-'19 | 🔒 |
| Claudio Ranieri MGR | MGR | GOLDEN '00-'09 | 🔒 |
| Gianluca Vialli MGR | MGR | FOUNDING '92-'99 | 🔒 |
🔒 Legend ratings are a PREMIUM feature — they stay locked until you unlock inside Perfect Eleven. The current squad below is free.
Chelsea squad list 2026-27
| Player | Pos | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Martínez | GK | 92 |
| Mike Penders | GK | 75 |
| Reece James | DEF | 83 |
| Levi Colwill | DEF | 82 |
| Marco Palestra | DEF | 81 |
| Malo Gusto | DEF | 79 |
| Jorrel Hato | DEF | 79 |
| Wesley Fofana | DEF | 79 |
| Maxence Lacroix | DEF | 78 |
| Josh Acheampong | DEF | 75 |
| Aaron Anselmino | DEF | 75 |
| Pep Chavarría | DEF | 71 |
| Cole Palmer | MID | 90 |
| Moisés Caicedo | MID | 86 |
| Morgan Rogers | MID | 86 |
| Roméo Lavia | MID | 80 |
| Jordan Henderson | MID | 77 |
| Valentín Barco | MID | 73 |
| João Pedro | FWD | 84 |
| Estêvão | FWD | 84 |
| Geovany Quenda | FWD | 83 |
| Pedro Neto | FWD | 80 |
| Jamie Gittens | FWD | 79 |
| Emanuel Emegha | FWD | 79 |
| Danny Welbeck | FWD | 78 |
| Shumaira Mheuka | FWD | 70 |
Chelsea best XI 2026-27
The highest-rated player in every slot of a 4-3-3 — 85 OVR on average. With one pick per club, you get one of these eleven, not the lot.
- Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez (92)
- Defence: Reece James (83), Levi Colwill (82), Marco Palestra (81), Malo Gusto (79)
- Midfield: Cole Palmer (90), Moisés Caicedo (86), Morgan Rogers (86)
- Attack: João Pedro (84), Estêvão (84), Geovany Quenda (83)
Clubs rated around Chelsea
Chelsea rank joint 4 of 20 by the average of their best eleven, as in the power rankings. The clubs either side:
- Man City 88 OVR · ranked joint 2
- Man United 85 OVR · ranked joint 4
- Tottenham 84 OVR · ranked 6
- Aston Villa 82 OVR · ranked 7
How these ratings work
Every player carries a single overall rating used across the game. A club's strength here is the average of its best eleven — which is what the power rankings order by, and what your drafted XI is graded against. Ratings are editorial: set player by player, with new signings given a provisional rating until they are reviewed. How our ratings work.
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