Sunderland vs Chelsea

Sunderland face Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday 8 November 2026, kick-off 14:00 UTC at Stadium of Light, Sunderland.

Sunderland are 20th with 5 points from 9 games, while Chelsea are 4th with 16. That leaves Chelsea 11 points ahead.

At home this season Sunderland average 0.3 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game; on the road Chelsea average 1.5 scored and 1.8 conceded. Sunderland have kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times; Chelsea have 2 clean sheets and 2 blanks.

Sunderland have scored 5 and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Chelsea have scored 10 and conceded 4 in their last 5 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2.

Sunderland come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, while Chelsea have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the same window. Sunderland currently sit 20th on 5 points, with Chelsea placed 4th on 16 points. Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, 18 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 4 of them. Combining the away win and the draw, the X2 selection covers the two most likely outcomes for Chelsea. The Double Chance selection (X2) is assigned a 77.52% probability at odds of 1.29.

• Chelsea have the better recent form (10 pts vs 5 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Sunderland have scored 7 goals this season compared with 19 for Chelsea.
• Defensively, Sunderland have conceded 17 and Chelsea have conceded 15.
• League positions: Sunderland 20th, Chelsea 4th.
• Sunderland have won 1 of 4 home matches in this competition.
• Chelsea have won 2 of 4 away matches in this competition.

• Sunderland at home: 1 wins, 1 draws and 2 defeats from 4 games.
• Chelsea away from home: 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from 4 games.
• Sunderland have taken 5 points from their last 5 matches.
• Chelsea have taken 10 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 5 meetings, Sunderland have won 3, Chelsea have won 2 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 24 May 2026, finished Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea.