Sunderland vs Chelsea — Premier League
Sunderland
vs
24 May. 18:00
Chelsea
Form Guide
Sunderland
WDDLLW
2W 2D 2L • avg 1.3 scored, 1.8 conceded
O/U 2.5: 3/6BTTS: 3/6CS: 2/6
Chelsea
WDLLLL
1W 1D 4L • avg 0.7 scored, 2 conceded
O/U 2.5: 4/6BTTS: 3/6CS: 0/6
- Sunderland have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 6 matches, scoring 7 goals and conceding 12 (avg 1.17 scored, 2 conceded per game). Recent form is a concern — they have lost 2 of their last 3 games.
- Chelsea have won 0, drawn 0 and lost 6 of their last 6 matches, scoring 1 goals and conceding 14 (avg 0.17 scored, 2.33 conceded per game). They arrive with back-to-back losses, falling in 3 of their last 3 games.
- This is an evenly matched fixture. Both sides have shown similar consistency in recent games (Sunderland: 2W-1D-3L; Chelsea: 0W-0D-6L). Home advantage could prove the marginal difference in what should be a tight contest.
Prediction
AI Forecast Score:
Sunderland 2 –
1 Chelsea
Recent Form
Last 6 matches: Sunderland
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Sunderland
Sunderland 0-5 Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa 4-3 Sunderland
Sunderland 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United 1-2 Sunderland
Sunderland 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Last 6 matches: Chelsea
Chelsea 1-3 Nottingham Forest
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Chelsea
Chelsea 0-1 Manchester United
Chelsea 0-3 Manchester City
Everton 3-0 Chelsea
Chelsea 0-1 Newcastle United
Home & Away Record
At Home
Sunderland
WDLWLL
2W 1D 3L • avg 0.7 scored, 1.7 conceded
O/U 2.5: 3/6BTTS: 2/6CS: 2/6
Away
Chelsea
LDLLWL
1W 1D 4L • avg 1.2 scored, 2 conceded
O/U 2.5: 5/6BTTS: 4/6CS: 0/6
Head-to-Head Record
| Sunderland | 2–1 | Chelsea | 24 May 2026 |
| Chelsea | 1–2 | Sunderland | 25 Oct 2025 |
| Chelsea | 5–1 | Sunderland | 21 May 2017 |
| Sunderland | 0–1 | Chelsea | 14 Dec 2016 |
| Sunderland | 3–2 | Chelsea | 07 May 2016 |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | Sunderland | 19 Dec 2015 |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | Sunderland | 24 May 2015 |
| Sunderland | 0–0 | Chelsea | 29 Nov 2014 |
Premier League Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City FC | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United FC | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa FC | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 | Liverpool FC | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 | Sunderland AFC | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 | Brentford FC | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 | Chelsea FC | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 | Fulham FC | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 | Everton FC | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 49 |
| 14 | Leeds United FC | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace FC | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest FC | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 41 |
| 18 | West Ham United FC | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 39 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 38 | 4 | 10 | 24 | -37 | 22 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | -41 | 20 |
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