Sunderland 1-3 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Tuesday 18 August 2009

Result

Sunderland 1-3 Chelsea

Premier League · Tuesday 18 August 2009, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Sunderland 1-3 Chelsea: match report

Sunderland lost to Chelsea 1-3 in the Premier League on Tuesday 18 August 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.

Darren Bent opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Sunderland's goal came from Darren Bent (18'). Chelsea scored through Michael Ballack (52'), Frank Lampard (61', penalty) and Deco (70').

Discipline: Sunderland received 2 yellow cards; Chelsea received 2 yellow cards.

Sunderland went on to finish that season 13th with 44 points, and Chelsea 1st with 86.

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

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Goal · Darren BentSunderland · 1-0
  • 29'Yellow card · Kieran RichardsonSunderland
  • 52'Goal · Michael BallackChelsea · 1-1
  • 54'Yellow card · Branislav IvanovićChelsea
  • 61'Penalty goal · Frank LampardChelsea · 1-2
  • 68'Yellow card · Lorik CanaSunderland
  • 70'Goal · DecoChelsea · 1-3
  • 76'Yellow card · Didier DrogbaChelsea

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Sunderland line-up (4-4-2)

Marton Fulop, Phil Bardsley, George McCartney, Anton Ferdinand, Kieran Richardson, Danny Collins, Lorik Cana, Jordan Henderson, Lee Cattermole, Darren Bent, Kenwyne Jones

Chelsea expected line-up (4-3-3)

Petr Čech, John Terry, Alex, Ashley Cole, Juliano Haus Belletti, Florent Malouda, Michael Essien, John Mikel Obi, Nicolas Anelka, Didier Drogba