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Chelsea vs Sunderland lineups

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Chelsea host Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on 16 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 21 of the Premier League. They last met on 24 May 2026, when Sunderland won 2-1.

Chelsea vs Sunderland match facts

Kick-off
Sat 16 Jan 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Stamford Bridge, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 21

Chelsea vs Sunderland lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Chelsea vs Sunderland head to head

10
Chelsea wins
1
Draws
6
Sunderland wins

34–25 on goals in 17 meetings since 14 November 2010

Recent Chelsea vs Sunderland results

  1. Sunderland2–1ChelseaStadium of Light
  2. Chelsea1–2SunderlandStamford Bridge
  3. Chelsea5–1SunderlandStamford Bridge
  4. Sunderland0–1ChelseaStadium of Light
  5. Sunderland3–2ChelseaStadium of Light

All in the Premier League

Chelsea vs Sunderland history

Chelsea have won two of the last five, with none drawn. Sunderland last won at Stamford Bridge on 25 October 2025, by 2-1. Four of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Chelsea hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, six meetings.

Stamford Bridge

Chelsea play at Stamford Bridge in London. The ground holds 41,841. Sunderland have won there once in three visits, most recently in October 2025. Chelsea have won two of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Sunderland's most recent visit was on 25 October 2025, a 2-1 win.

Last meeting: Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea, May 2026

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Sunderland, 4-2-3-1
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Chelsea, 3-4-1-2
Sunderland crest
SunderlandFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD
  3. 20Nordi MukieleD
  4. 13Luke O'NienD
  5. 17R. MandavaD
  6. 34Granit XhakaM
  7. 27Noah SadikiM
  8. 32Trai HumeM
  9. 28Enzo Le FéeM
  10. 10Nilson AnguloM
  11. 9Brian BrobbeyF

Bench

  1. 31Melker EllborgG
  2. 25Bertrand TraoréF
  3. 15Omar AldereteD
  4. 3Dennis CirkinD
  5. 11Christopher RiggM
  6. 19Mouhamadou DiarraM
  7. 37J. T. BiF
  8. 18Wilson IsidorF
  9. 12Eliezer MayendaF

Coach: Regis Le Bris

Chelsea crest
ChelseaFormation 3-4-1-2
  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 29Wesley FofanaD
  3. 6Levi ColwillD
  4. 21Jorrel HatoD
  5. 27Malo GustoM
  6. 25Moisés CaicedoM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezM
  8. 3Marc CucurellaM
  9. 10Cole PalmerF
  10. 7Pedro NetoF
  11. 20Joao PedroF

Bench

  1. 12Filip JörgensenG
  2. 23Trevoh ChalobahD
  3. 24Reece JamesD
  4. 49Alejandro GarnachoF
  5. 17Andrey SantosM
  6. 9Liam DelapF
  7. 14Dário EssugoM
  8. 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
  9. 55Jesse DerryF

Coach: Calum McFarlane

Sunderland lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Chelsea in a 3-4-1-2 when the clubs last met, on 24 May 2026 in the Premier League. Sunderland won 2-1. Trai Hume, Malo Gusto and Cole Palmer scored. Robin Roefs and Robert Sánchez started in goal.

Chelsea vs Sunderland lineups — common questions

When is Chelsea vs Sunderland?
Chelsea vs Sunderland kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 16 January 2027 at Stamford Bridge in London. The match is Matchweek 21 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 24 May 2026.
What was the score in the last Chelsea vs Sunderland match?
In the meeting before this one, Sunderland won 2-1 on 24 May 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Sunderland won 2-1 on 25 October 2025 in the Premier League. Chelsea have won 10 of the 17 meetings between the clubs and Sunderland have won 6.

Sunderland vs Chelsea at Stadium of Light

Updated 23 September 2026