Chelsea 2-1 Sunderland: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 7 April 2013

Result

Chelsea 2-1 Sunderland

Premier League · Sunday 7 April 2013, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Chelsea 2-1 Sunderland: match report

Chelsea defeated Sunderland 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 7 April 2013. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Chelsea's goals came from an own goal by Matthew Kilgallon (47') and Branislav Ivanović (55'). Sunderland scored through an own goal by César Azpilicueta (45').

Discipline: Chelsea received no yellow cards; Sunderland received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Chelsea were 5th on 55 points from 30 and Sunderland 14th on 33 points from 31. Chelsea went on to finish that season 2nd with 74 points, and Sunderland 14th with 41.

Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sunderland in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 9 Chelsea wins, 0 draws and 1 for Sunderland.

Going into the match Chelsea's last five read L-W-W-L-W and Sunderland's L-D-L-D-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 25'Yellow card · Craig GardnerSunderland
  • 45'Own goal · César AzpilicuetaSunderland · 0-1
  • 47'Own goal · Matthew KilgallonChelsea · 1-1
  • 55'Goal · Branislav IvanovićChelsea · 2-1
  • 62'Yellow card · Danny RoseSunderland

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Chelsea 9, draws 0, Sunderland 1.

Team news

Chelsea line-up (4-2-3-1)

Petr Čech, César Azpilicueta, Branislav Ivanović, David Luiz, Ryan Bertrand, Ramires, John Mikel Obi, Oscar, Juan Mata, Eden Hazard, Demba Ba

Sunderland line-up (4-2-3-1)

Phil Bardsley, John O'Shea, Craig Gardner, Sebastian Larsson, Simon Mignolet, Matthew Kilgallon, Alfred N'Diaye, Adam Johnson, Stéphane Sessègnon, Connor Wickham, Danny Rose