Sunderland AFC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Chelsea FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Assistant 1 Dan Cook
- Assistant 2 Ian Hussin
8 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 West Ham United FC 38 39 2 Burnley FC 38 22 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0 5 Coventry City FC 0 0 6 Hull City AFC 0 0 7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0 8 Arsenal FC 0 0 9 Manchester City FC 0 0 10 Manchester United FC 0 0 11 Aston Villa FC 0 0 12 Liverpool FC 0 0 13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 14 Sunderland AFC 0 0 15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0 16 Brentford FC 0 0 17 Chelsea FC 0 0 18 Fulham FC 0 0 19 Newcastle United FC 0 0 20 Everton FC 0 0 21 Leeds United FC 0 0 22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0 23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 May Chelsea FC H 2–1 W 17 May Everton FC A 3–1 W 09 May Manchester United FC H 0–0 D 02 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D 24 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 0–5 L 19 Apr Aston Villa FC A 3–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 May Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L 19 May Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W 16 May Manchester City FC H 0–1 L 09 May Liverpool FC A 1–1 D 04 May Nottingham Forest FC H 1–3 L 26 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–0 W Season Stats
Sunderland AFC Chelsea FC #14 Position #17 0 Points 0 0 Played 0 0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0 0 Scored 0 0 Conceded 0 +0 GD +0 – PPG – – Win % – Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H historySunderland AFC are 14th (0 pts). Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Sunderland AFC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Sunderland AFC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Trai Hume scoring 1 goals.
- 10' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sunderland AFC winning 100% of all matches.
- 20' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' Trai Hume puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
- 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pedro Neto suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
- 43' The referee calls foul for Nilson Angulo. He receives a card.
- 48' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 48 minutes.
- 50' What an equalizer from Malo Gusto!
- 52' Lutsharel Geertruida is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
- 54' Chelsea FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 56' Cole Palmer puts Chelsea FC on the lead.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nilson Angulo, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 62' Chelsea FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 67' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Enzo Fernandez on 69.
- 73' Granit Xhaka was booked on 73.
- 78' Chelsea FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 81' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Habib Diarra gets a card.
- 86' It’s high time Calum McFarlane made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Noah Sadiki on 89.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Joao Pedro.
- Full Time. Sunderland AFC beats Chelsea FC
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 34
- 13
- 6
- 20
- 17
- 28
- 32
- 22
- 9
- 27
- 10
Bench
- 18
- 25
- 15
- 31
- 19
- 3
- 12
- 11
- 37
Coach Regis Le BrisChelsea FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 3
- 7
- 8
- 20
- 29
- 1
- 10
- 27
- 25
- 6
- 21
Bench
- 23
- 24
- 9
- 12
- 14
- 49
- 17
- 34
- 55
Coach Calum McFarlane -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Cole Palmer 1 Trai Hume 1 Sunderland AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 40.8 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.62 Chelsea FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Sunderland AFC or Draw 77%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sunderland AFC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 1.42Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 73% 27% ± 1.5 42% 58% ± 2.5 18% 82% ± 3.5 6% 94% ± 4.5 2% 98% Double Chance
Sunderland AFC or Draw 77%Draw or Chelsea FC 58%Sunderland AFC or Chelsea FC 64%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sunderland AFC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 26.9%1 – 0 17.7%0 – 1 13.4%1 – 1 13%2 – 0 7.1%2 – 1 Actual0 – 2 4.2%1 – 2 3.8%3 – 0 1.9%2 – 2 1.7%3 – 1 1.4%0 – 3 0.9%Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC
Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Chelsea FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 9% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 23% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 18% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 54% ✗Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet 46% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.