Sunderland vs Chelsea prediction and preview

Sunderland vs Chelsea

Premier League · Sunday 8 November 2026, 14:00 UTC · Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland · Chelsea · Premier League predictions

Sunderland welcome Chelsea at Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Sunday 8 November 2026 (14:00 UTC) in the Premier League. Sunderland are 20th in the table with 5 points from 9, while Chelsea go into the round 4th, on 16 points from 9 games.

Sunderland have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Chelsea have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Sunderland have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Chelsea average 1.8 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Sunderland won 4, 2 games were drawn and Chelsea won 4. Those games averaged 3.1 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 24 May 2026, ended Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea.

Sunderland are without Dan Ballard (injury) and Romaine Mundle (injury). Dan Ballard has featured heavily in recent matches. Chelsea list 7 absentees, including João Pedro (injury), Maxence Lacroix (injury) and Jorrel Hato (injury). João Pedro and Maxence Lacroix have featured heavily in recent matches. Jarred Gillett is the appointed referee. Across 97 earlier matches in our data the average is 4.0 yellow cards per game and 0.3 penalties per game, and home sides won 34% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make Chelsea favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.