Chelsea vs Sunderland prediction and preview

Chelsea vs Sunderland

Premier League · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Stamford Bridge, London

Chelsea · Sunderland · Premier League predictions

Chelsea welcome Sunderland at Stamford Bridge in London on Saturday 16 January 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the Premier League. Chelsea go into the round 4th, on 16 points from 9 games, while Sunderland sit 20th on 5 points after 9 matches.

Chelsea come into the game with a W-L-W-W-L run in the league (3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Sunderland's recent sequence reads L-D-L-L-L. Over their last 6, Chelsea have scored 1.8 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Sunderland average 0.7 scored and 2.3 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Chelsea won 4, 2 games were drawn and Sunderland won 4. Those games averaged 3.1 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 24 May 2026, ended Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea.