Sunderland v Chelsea: match preview, team news, facts and figures
Referee: Mike Jones (Chester)
Match in a nutshell: After deciding the title on Monday, Chelsea can have an influence on events at the bottom as they travel to relegation-threatened Sunderland. Newcastle and Norwich will have one eye on the result.
Injuries and suspensions
SUNDERLAND
Ruled out: Billy Jones (hip).
CHELSEA
Ruled out: Kurt Zouma (knee), Loic Remy (groin).
Possible line-ups
Subs from: Pickford, Brown, O’Shea, Rodwell, Larsson, Lens, Whatmore, N’Doye, Toivonen.
Chelsea: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Mikel, Fabregas; Pedro, Willian, Hazard; Costa.
Subs from: Begovic, Amelia, Miazga, Clarke-Salter, Baba, Matic, Loftus-Cheek, Oscar, Kenedy, Falcao, Pato, Traore.
Vital statistics
Form guide – last five league matches
Sunderland total: D D W L D (6 points)
Home: D L D D W (6 points)
Chelsea total: D W L L W (7 points)
Away: W L W W W (12 points)
Top scorers – all competitions
Sunderland: Defoe 17; Borini 4, Fletcher 4, Watmore 4; Lens 3, Van Aanholt 3; Johnson 2, Rodwell 2; Jones 1, Khazri 1, M’Vila 1, N’Doye 1, Toivonen 1.
Chelsea: Costa 15; Willian 11; Oscar 8, Pedro 8; Fabregas 5, Hazard 5; Cahill 4, Traore 4; Ramires 3, Remy 3; Azpilicueta 2, Ivanovic 2, Kenedy 2, Loftus-Cheek 2, Zouma 2; Falcao 1, Matic 1, Mikel 1, Pato 1, Terry 1.
Last five meetings
19 December 2015: Chelsea 3 Sunderland 1
24 May 2015: Chelsea 3 Sunderland 1
29 November 2014: Sunderland 0 Chelsea 0
19 April 2014: Chelsea 1 Sunderland 2
17 December 2013: Sunderland 2 Chelsea 1
Sunderland 2 wins, Chelsea 2 wins, 1 draw
