About Match
In the standings it is Chelsea 4th on 6 points, Sunderland 12th on 4 — separated by 2. Against a league average of 1.42 goals per team per game, Chelsea run at 2.67 scored and 2.33 conceded, Sunderland at 1 and 1. Three points here take Chelsea to 9 and up to 1st, assuming other results stand.
The head-to-head ledger counts 27 games: 17 Chelsea wins, 8 for Sunderland, 2 draws, at 3.44 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 78% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match takes place at Stamford Bridge in London (capacity 34,915).