English Premier League

Sunderland vs Chelsea, 2015-2016 Barclays Premier League

· English Premier League
Sunderland
  • 41': Wahbi Khazri
  • 67': Fabio Borini
  • 70': Jermain Defoe
FT
3 - 2
Chelsea
  • 14': Diego Costa
  • 45'+3': Nemanja Matic
  • Red Card 90'+5': John Terry

Sunderland out of relegation zone with comeback win over Chelsea

Jermain Defoe's 18th goal of the season blasted Sunderland out of the Premier League relegation zone as 10-man Chelsea twice squandered the lead.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Gary Cahill (Chelsea).
  • 1': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Gary Cahill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland).
  • 6': Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Younes Kaboul (Sunderland).
  • 10': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  • 11': Offside, Sunderland. Younes Kaboul tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
  • 13': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
  • 14': Goal! Sunderland 0, Chelsea 1. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.
  • 19': Offside, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Yann M'Vila (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 26': Attempt saved. DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jermain Defoe with a cross.
  • 31': Offside, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
  • 34': Delay in match Fabio Borini (Sunderland) because of an injury.
  • 34': Delay in match John Terry (Chelsea) because of an injury.
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Attempt saved. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Costa.
  • 39': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
  • 40': Fabio Borini (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Diego Costa (Chelsea).
  • 40': Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).
  • 40': Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Goal! Sunderland 1, Chelsea 1. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 44': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
  • 45': Foul by Gary Cahill (Chelsea).
  • 45': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Sunderland. Jan Kirchhoff tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Sunderland 1, Chelsea 2. Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a headed pass.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sunderland 1, Chelsea 2.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Sunderland 3, Chelsea 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 1, Chelsea 2.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a through ball.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
  • 50': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Chelsea).
  • 50': Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross.
  • 52': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
  • 52': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Delay in match Eden Hazard (Chelsea) because of an injury.
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Substitution, Sunderland. John O'Shea replaces Lamine Koné because of an injury.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Cattermole.
  • 57': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
  • 58': Offside, Sunderland. Vito Mannone tries a through ball, but Jermain Defoe is caught offside.
  • 59': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by John Terry.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
  • 63': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Branislav Ivanovic.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 64': Substitution, Sunderland. Duncan Watmore replaces Jan Kirchhoff.
  • 66': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
  • 67': Goal! Sunderland 2, Chelsea 2. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
  • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Baba Rahman replaces Branislav Ivanovic because of an injury.
  • 70': Goal! Sunderland 3, Chelsea 2. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 70': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 71': Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastian Larsson replaces Lee Cattermole.
  • 72': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
  • 73': Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Younes Kaboul (Sunderland).
  • 74': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 74': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
  • 74': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by John Obi Mikel.
  • 77': Offside, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Baba Rahman (Chelsea).
  • 78': Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Oscar replaces Willian.
  • 82': Delay in match Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) because of an injury.
  • 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Bertrand Traore replaces John Obi Mikel.
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Foul by Jermain Defoe (Sunderland).
  • 84': Gary Cahill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by John Terry (Chelsea).
  • 86': Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': John Terry (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Younes Kaboul (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Younes Kaboul (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
  • 88': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
  • 88': Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Baba Rahman (Chelsea).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
  • 90'+4': Foul by John Terry (Chelsea).
  • 90'+4': Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second yellow card to John Terry (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Offside, Sunderland. Jermain Defoe tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traore (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a headed pass.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sunderland 3, Chelsea 2.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sunderland 3, Chelsea 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 6
3 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 6
68.6 Possession 31.4
9 SHOTS 14
8 ON GOAL 4
0.9 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
560 Accurate Passes 199
652 Passes 287
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 4
7 Crosses 16
0.4 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 59
34 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 7
12 Effective Tackles 13
15 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
21 Effective Clearances 9
23 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 47,050

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 27 +32 58
2 Manchester City 26 +30 53
3 Aston Villa 26 +10 50
4 Manchester United 26 +10 45
Full Table

Line-Ups

SUN Sunderland (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
25 Vito Mannone (GK)
15 Younes Kaboul Yellow Card
23 Lamine Koné
27 Jan Kirchhoff
3 Patrick van Aanholt
24 DeAndre Yedlin
21 Yann M'vila
6 Lee Cattermole Yellow Card
22 Wahbi Khazri
9 Fabio Borini
18 Jermain Defoe
Sunderland Substitutes:
Jordan Pickford, John O'Shea, Sebastian Larsson, Jack Rodwell, Duncan Watmore, Jeremain Lens, Dame N'Doye.

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
26 John Terry Yellow Card
24 Gary Cahill Yellow Card
28 César Azpilicueta
2 Branislav Ivanovic
4 Cesc Fàbregas
21 Nemanja Matic
12 John Obi Mikel
19 Diego Costa
10 Eden Hazard
22 Willian
Chelsea Substitutes:
Kenedy, Abdul Rahman Baba, Alexandre Pato, Bertrand Traoré, Oscar, Asmir Begovic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

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