Offside.win Premier League Sunderland v Chelsea
Sunderland v Chelsea
Our call
We looked at this match and did not find a call worth making. That can change as team news comes in: calls are looked at again every fifteen minutes until kick-off, so one can change or come down, and each closes when the match starts. the bet slip stays exactly as posted.
Sunderland v Chelsea is one to leave alone. There is a likely outcome here, but every bookmaker has it shorter than it deserves, so there is nothing to take.
Preview
Sunderland can shock Chelsea here because the underlying numbers tell a story the league table completely hides. The hosts are actually creating far more than their recent returns suggest, with their finishing lagging well behind the quality of their looks. Meanwhile, Chelsea sit entirely on hot finishing that flatters their output, a massive problem now that they lose the creator who makes their chances and the top scorer who puts them away. Without that talisman up front and key legs at the back, the visitors will struggle to stop Sunderland from breaking through a leaky defence. Clinical finishing usually deserts teams eventually, and this match will be decided by Sunderland finally cashing in on the sheer volume of chances they generate.
Form
- Sunderland have won one, drawn two and lost three of their last six.
- Chelsea have won three, drawn one and lost two of their last six.
Head to head
35 meetings between them: Sunderland won ten, Chelsea won 23, two were drawn. Last time: Sunderland 2–1 Chelsea, May 2026.
The table
Sunderland are 20th and Chelsea 4th.
Expected line-ups
Sunderland: Robin Roefs, Reinildo Mandava, Kevin Danso, Omar Alderete, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka, Noah Sadiki, Nilson Angulo, Enzo Le Fée, Jocelin Ta Bi, Brian Brobbey.
Chelsea: Emiliano Martínez, Pep Chavarría, Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Josh Acheampong, Moisés Caicedo, Jordan Henderson, Roméo Lavia, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto.
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