Sunderland vs Chelsea: result 2-4 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 25Kick-off on February 1, 2011 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland
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What was the result of Sunderland vs Chelsea?
Chelsea won 2-4 on February 1, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 4′Phil BardsleySunderland
- 15′F. LampardChelsea (pen.)
- 23′Salomon Armand Magloire KalouChelsea
- 27′Kieran RichardsonSunderland
- 60′J. TerryChelsea
- 90′Nicolas AnelkaChelsea
Official lineup for Sunderland vs Chelsea
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sunderland
- 33A. Gyan
- 8S. Malbranque
- 10J. Henderson
- 28S. Sessègnon
- 2Phil Bardsley
- 3Kieran Richardson
- 15N. Onuoha
- 19Titus Malachi Bramble
- 27Ahmed El Mohamady
- 29A. Ferdinand
- 1C. Gordon
Chelsea
- 11Didier Yves Drogba Tébily
- 21Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou
- 39Nicolas Anelka
- 5Michael Essien
- 8F. Lampard
- 12Mikel John Obi
- 2B. Ivanović
- 3A. Cole
- 17José Bosingwa da Silva
- 26J. Terry
- 1Petr Čech
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Chelsea have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2011 | Blackpool(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 16, 2011 | Newcastle(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 5, 2011 | Aston Villa(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Jan 1, 2011 | Blackburn(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 28, 2010 | Blackpool(home) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2011 | Bolton(away) | 4-0 | Premier League |
| Jan 15, 2011 | Blackburn(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Jan 5, 2011 | Wolves(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 2, 2011 | Aston Villa(home) | 3-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 29, 2010 | Bolton(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Sunderland win, 0 draws, 0 Chelsea wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2010 | Chelsea 0-3 Sunderland | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Chelsea vs Sunderland on Nov 14, 2010
How many goals should we expect?
Sunderland score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Chelsea score 1.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 1.3 | 1.1 | 7 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Chelsea | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sunderland sit 20th in Premier League (5 points from 9 matches) and Chelsea sit 4th (16 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 5 |
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