Matchweek 38 of the 2025-2026 Premier League brings Sunderland against Chelsea on 2026-05-24 (kick-off 16:00 GMT).
Over the past 10 outings, Referee C. Kavanagh has shown 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, and 21 fouls each fixture.
Looking back over duel, R. Le Bris has 1 win versus Calum McFarlane, who has no wins, with no draws.
With 51 points, Sunderland sit 10th, while Chelsea have 52 points to occupy 8th.
Sunderland report 6 missing players: D. Ballard (Red Card), S. Moore (Wrist Injury), R. Mundle (Hamstring Injury), C. Talbi (Muscle Injury), O. Alderete (Injury), B. Traore (Knee Injury) while Chelsea report 4 missing players: J. Derry (Concussion), J. Gittens (Muscle Injury), R. Lavia (Knock), M. Mudryk (Suspended).
Our forecast has Sunderland in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Chelsea set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
In their last outing, Sunderland's highest-rated performer was T. Hume (6.6), while Chelsea's standout was R. James (7.3).
Both sides left it all on the pitch: Sunderland won 3-1 against Everton, and Chelsea secured a victory 2-1 over Tottenham Hotspur.
Neither side is flying – Sunderland 1-2-2 and Chelsea 2-1-2 over the last 5 matches.
Chelsea hold the upper hand H2H: of 24 meetings, they've triumphed 18 times, conceded 5 times and shared 1 draw.
We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Sunderland's 1.28 goals/game at home balance out Chelsea's 1.37 away scoring.
Sunderland is going head to head with Chelsea on 24/5/2026 15:00 GMT for the England Premier League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Sunderland v Chelsea H2H statistics!