Chelsea
Manager: Jose Mourinho
Position last season: Champs
Nickname: Blues
Ground: Stamford Bridge
Capacity: 41,798
Players in: Radamel Falcao (Monaco, loan), Asmir Begovic (Stoke, undisclosed), Nathan (Atletico Paranaense, undisclosed)
Players out: Petr Cech (Arsenal, £10m), Gael Kakuta (Sevilla, undisclosed), Marco van Ginkel (Stoke, loan), Josh McEachran (Brentford, £500,000), Christian Atsu (Bournemouth, loan), Mario Pasalic (Monaco, loan), Lewis Baker (Vitesse Arnhem, loan), Izzy Brown (Vitesse Arnhem, loan) 
Key men: Diego Costa, Eden Hazard, Cesc Fabregas, John Terry


Eden Hazard. Pics/Getty Images. AFP 

Chances: Jose Mourinho's side had their style critics last season, but you could not argue with results as consistency was rewarded with the title to add to the League Cup. The decision to allow Cech to join Arsenal was made reluctantly, amid concerns it could come back to haunt them in May. Mourinho, though, is confident he can get the best out of Manchester United misfit Radamel Falcao as the Blues begin life without Didier Drogba (again). Much will depend on what realistic challenge Chelsea face from their domestic rivals, and how much the quest for Champions League success takes out Mourinho's squad.