Sunderland v Chelsea preview: bottom of the table meets fourth place
Sunderland, 20th in the Premier League, host fourth-placed Chelsea on matchday 10 after winning both of the last two meetings between the clubs.
The occasion and the table
Sunderland host Chelsea in the Premier League on matchday 10, with kick-off on 8 November 2026 at 14:00. The two clubs arrive at very different ends of the table, and the contrast in their records so far is stark.
Sunderland are 20th, with 5 points from 9 matches. They have 1 win, 2 draws and 6 defeats, scoring 7 goals and conceding 17. Only once in the league this season have they collected three points.
Chelsea are 4th, with 16 points from their 9 matches. Their record shows 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats, with 19 goals scored and 15 conceded.
Recent form and home/away records
Sunderland's most recent match ended in a 2-0 home defeat by Dinamo Zagreb. Before that, they lost 3-1 away to Coventry City. Before that came their only win in this run, a 3-2 home victory over Brentford. Prior to that, they drew 0-0 at home with Leeds United, and before that they drew 1-1 away to Lech Poznań. That adds up to 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from the last 5 matches.
Chelsea's latest outing was a 2-0 home win over Manchester United. Before that, they drew 1-1 away to Liverpool, and before that they suffered a 2-0 home defeat by Tottenham Hotspur. Prior to that, they won 2-0 away at Everton, and before that they beat Bournemouth 5-1 at home. Their last 5 matches bring 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Sunderland's home record in the Premier League this season reads 4 matches, 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats, with 1 goal scored and 4 conceded. Chelsea's away record in the league is 4 matches, 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats, with 6 goals scored and 7 conceded.
Previous meetings
Recent history favours the home side. Sunderland won both of the last 2 meetings between the clubs, each by a 2-1 scoreline. The most recent finished Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea on 24 May 2026. Before that, the meeting on 25 October 2025 ended Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland.
Players to watch
Brian Brobbey is Sunderland's top scorer in the Premier League this season with 3 goals, accounting for a large share of the 7 league goals the club have managed so far.
For Chelsea, João Pedro Junqueira de Jesus leads the way with 5 Premier League goals this season, in a side that has scored 19 times in the league.
How the two sides tend to play
The numbers point to different challenges for each team. Sunderland have scored 7 and conceded 17 in their 9 league matches, and at home in the league they have found the net only once in 4 matches while conceding 4. In their last 5 matches they scored in 3, kept a clean sheet in 1, and both teams scored in 3.
Chelsea's league figures show 19 goals scored and 15 conceded. Away from home in the league, their matches have produced 6 goals for and 7 against. In their last 5 matches they scored in 4, kept 2 clean sheets, and both teams scored in 2.
Estimated win chances
Estimated win chances from market data, computed by goal888 with the margin removed, put Sunderland at 25%, the draw at 26% and Chelsea at 49%. These are estimates, not a prediction.
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