Overview
- Chelsea face Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, October 25, with kickoff at 3pm UK time in the Premier League.
- Both teams arrive in encouraging form on 14 points, with Chelsea on a four-match winning streak in all competitions and Sunderland starting the weekend in seventh.
- Chelsea are without Cole Palmer, Benoit Badiashile, Liam Delap and Levi Colwill through injury, while Malo Gusto is suspended.
- Sunderland list Oscar Alderete out under concussion protocols alongside Habib Diarra, Romaine Mundle, Dennis Cirkin, Aji Alese and Leo Hjelde, with Reinildo returning from suspension.
- Betting markets make Chelsea strong favourites (4-11), and Racing Post highlights Chelsea’s disciplinary trend—three recent league red cards and six in their last seven games overall—when tipping a sending off.