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Premier League · Matchweek 10

Sunderland vs Chelsea lineups

Sunderland host Chelsea at Stadium of Light on 8 November 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 10 of the Premier League. They last met on 24 May 2026, when Sunderland won 2-1.

Sunderland vs Chelsea match facts

Kick-off
Sun 8 Nov 2026, 14:00
Stadium
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 10

Sunderland vs Chelsea 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.

Sunderland vs Chelsea head to head

6
Sunderland wins
1
Draws
10
Chelsea wins

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

Recent Sunderland vs Chelsea 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

Sunderland vs Chelsea history

Sunderland have won three of the last five, with none drawn. Chelsea last won at Stadium of Light on 14 December 2016, by 1-0. 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.

Stadium of Light

Sunderland play at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The ground holds 49,000. Chelsea have won there once in four visits, most recently in December 2016. Sunderland have won three of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Chelsea's most recent visit was on 24 May 2026, a 1-2 defeat.

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.

Sunderland vs Chelsea lineups — common questions

When is Sunderland vs Chelsea?
Sunderland vs Chelsea kicks off at 14:00 UK time on 8 November 2026 at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The match is Matchweek 10 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Sunderland vs Chelsea 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. Sunderland have won 6 of the 17 meetings between the clubs and Chelsea have won 10.

Chelsea vs Sunderland at Stamford Bridge

Updated 23 September 2026