In the 9th round of the Premier League at 22 o'clock, Chelsea faced Sunderland at home. For Chelsea, Neto, Ganaccio, Pedro and Gio all started.
Chelsea starting lineup: 1-Sanchez, 24-James, 34-Josh Achampong, 23-Chalobah, 3-Cucurella, 25-Caicedo, 8-Enzo, 7-Neto, 20-Joao Pedro, 49-Ganacho, 38-Gio
Chelsea substitutes: 12-Jorgensen, 4-Adarabioyu, 29-Fofana, 21-Hato, 45-Lavia, 41-Esteban, 11-Gittens, 32-George, 17-Santos
Sunderland starting: 22-Rolfs, 32-Hulme, 20-Mukiler, 5-Ballard, 17-Reinildo, 6-Heteraida, 34-Xhaka, 27-Sadiki, 28-Lefay, 25-Portland Traore, 18-Isido
Sunderland substitutes: 1-Patterson, 4-Dan ·Neal, 13-O'Nien, 7-Talby, 11-Legg, 9-Brobbie, 12-Mayanda, 50-Harrison Jones, 26-Masuaku
Before the game, Chelsea had 14 points in 8 rounds, 1 point behind fourth-place Liverpool, and the team had won 4 consecutive games in all competitions. Sunderland also scored 14 points in 8 rounds. The team had 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the past 6 rounds. The only defeat was 0-2 Manchester United.
Starting lineup
Confrontation history
