Chelsea v Sunderland, 25 October 2025

Score2-1 to Sunderland
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,489

View Chelsea v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 33 Chelsea won: 23 Drawn: 2 Sunderland won: 8 Chelsea scored: 79 Sunderland scored: 42 . This was Sunderland’s second win in their last five visits to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League (lost three).

1 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

2 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Alejandro Garnacho 4 G

Goals:

Wilson Isidor 22 G
Chemsdine Talbi 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward João Pedro
Forward Marc Guiu

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Trai Hume Defender
Nordi Mukiele Defender
Dan Ballard Defender/Midfielder
Lutsharel Geertruida Defender/Midfielder
Reinildo Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Bertrand Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Wilson Isidor Forward

Substitutions:

Estêvão for Alejandro Garnacho 58
Tosin Adarabioyo for Josh Acheampong 76
Jamie Gittens for Marc Guiu 76
Andrey Santos for Pedro Neto 85
Tyrique George for João Pedro 85

Substitutions:

Chemsdine Talbi for Bertrand Traoré 65
Brian Brobbey for Wilson Isidor 75
Chris Rigg for Enzo Le Fée 75

Cards:

Andrey Santos 88 Y

Cards:

Enzo Le Fée 69 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Jorrel Hato
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Harrison Jones
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Brian Brobbey
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 8th . Excluding own goals, Alejandro Garnacho became the tenth different player to score for Chelsea in this Premier League season: along with leaders Arsenal, the most in the division. . The Blues had now lost four of their last 18 games in the Premier League (won ten). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in five of their last 12 home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Sunderland were now in the top two in the table after nine or more games in a season in the Premier League for the first time since 29 January 2001 (2nd after 29 games). [c/o OptaJoe] . The Black Cats had now taken 17 points from their nine games so far in this Premier League season: their most at this stage of a season in the division since 1999-00 (17). . They now remained unbeaten in their 14 league visits to London since April 2018 (won five).

1 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Alejandro Garnacho 4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward João Pedro
Forward Marc Guiu

Substitutions:

Estêvão for Alejandro Garnacho 58
Tosin Adarabioyo for Josh Acheampong 76
Jamie Gittens for Marc Guiu 76
Andrey Santos for Pedro Neto 85
Tyrique George for João Pedro 85

Cards:

Andrey Santos 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Jorrel Hato
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Estêvão
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Gittens

Comments:

League position: 8th . Excluding own goals, Alejandro Garnacho became the tenth different player to score for Chelsea in this Premier League season: along with leaders Arsenal, the most in the division. . The Blues had now lost four of their last 18 games in the Premier League (won ten). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in five of their last 12 home games in the Premier League.

2 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Wilson Isidor 22 G
Chemsdine Talbi 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Trai Hume Defender
Nordi Mukiele Defender
Dan Ballard Defender/Midfielder
Lutsharel Geertruida Defender/Midfielder
Reinildo Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Bertrand Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Wilson Isidor Forward

Substitutions:

Chemsdine Talbi for Bertrand Traoré 65
Brian Brobbey for Wilson Isidor 75
Chris Rigg for Enzo Le Fée 75

Cards:

Enzo Le Fée 69 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Harrison Jones
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Brian Brobbey
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Sunderland were now in the top two in the table after nine or more games in a season in the Premier League for the first time since 29 January 2001 (2nd after 29 games). [c/o OptaJoe] . The Black Cats had now taken 17 points from their nine games so far in this Premier League season: their most at this stage of a season in the division since 1999-00 (17). . They now remained unbeaten in their 14 league visits to London since April 2018 (won five).