Sunderland v Chelsea, 14 December 2016

Score1-0 to Chelsea
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance41,008

View Sunderland v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm Chelsea had now won 20 of the last 24 meetings in the Premier League.

0 Sunderland

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Goals:

Cesc Fàbregas 40 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Jason Denayer
Defender Papy Djilobodji
Defender Billy Jones
Defender Lamine Koné
Defender John O'Shea
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender/Midfielder Jan Kirchhoff
Midfielder Adnan Januzaj
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Victor Moses Midfielder/Forward
Diego Costa Forward

Substitutions:

Seb Larsson for Jan Kirchhoff 57
Donald Love for Billy Jones 59
Wahbi Khazri for Fabio Borini 82

Substitutions:

Nemanja Matić for Pedro 76
Nathaniel Chalobah for Willian 89
Branislav Ivanović for Victor Moses 90

Cards:

Jermain Defoe 43 Y
John O'Shea 45 Y
Fabio Borini 72 Y

Cards:

Pedro 56 Y
Victor Moses 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Donald Love
Midfielder George Honeyman
Midfielder Seb Larsson
Forward Joel Asoro
Forward Wahbi Khazri
Forward Josh Maja

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 20th Sunderland failed in their attempt to win three consecutive home games in the Premier League since February 2012. The Black Cats had now kept one clean sheet in their last 17 games in the Premier League. They had failed to score in seven of their 16 games so far in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea had now won ten consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2009 and the first time in the same season since January 2006. The Blues would now be top of the Premier League at Christmas for a fifth time. They had gone on to win the title on all four previous occasions. They had now won five consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2015.

0 Sunderland

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Jason Denayer
Defender Papy Djilobodji
Defender Billy Jones
Defender Lamine Koné
Defender John O'Shea
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender/Midfielder Jan Kirchhoff
Midfielder Adnan Januzaj
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe

Substitutions:

Seb Larsson for Jan Kirchhoff 57
Donald Love for Billy Jones 59
Wahbi Khazri for Fabio Borini 82

Cards:

Jermain Defoe 43 Y
John O'Shea 45 Y
Fabio Borini 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Donald Love
Midfielder George Honeyman
Midfielder Seb Larsson
Forward Joel Asoro
Forward Wahbi Khazri
Forward Josh Maja

Comments:

League position: 20th Sunderland failed in their attempt to win three consecutive home games in the Premier League since February 2012. The Black Cats had now kept one clean sheet in their last 17 games in the Premier League. They had failed to score in seven of their 16 games so far in this Premier League season.

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Cesc Fàbregas 40 G

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Victor Moses Midfielder/Forward
Diego Costa Forward

Substitutions:

Nemanja Matić for Pedro 76
Nathaniel Chalobah for Willian 89
Branislav Ivanović for Victor Moses 90

Cards:

Pedro 56 Y
Victor Moses 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea had now won ten consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2009 and the first time in the same season since January 2006. The Blues would now be top of the Premier League at Christmas for a fifth time. They had gone on to win the title on all four previous occasions. They had now won five consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2015.