**Sunderland visits Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on the occasion of the ninth matchday of the Premier League this Saturday, October 25.**
[The Black Cats](https://www.si.com/soccer/sunderland) are coming from a very positive streak and, in fact, have the same points as the Blues.
The team led by Regis Le Bris defeated Wolverhampton 2-0 on the last matchday, and before that, they defeated Nottingham Forest 1-0.
The men of Enzo Maresca, for their part, are coming from a 5-1 victory over Ajax in the Champions League. Before that, they defeated Forest 3-0 and Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League.
Both teams arrive in good form, but with some setbacks due to injuries.
Injuries and Predicted Lineups for Chelsea and Sunderland
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Sunderland will have Reinildo available again after serving his three-match suspension. However, they will not be able to count on Omar Alderete (concussion), Habib Diarra (groin), Romaine Mundle (hamstring), Dennis Cirkin (wrist), Aji Alese (shoulder), and Leo Hjelde (Achilles).
_**Sunderland predicted starting XI vs. Chelsea:**_ _Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Reinildo; Rigg, Xhaka, Sadiki; Talbi, Isidor, Le Fee._
Chelsea, for their part, will be able to count on Joao Pedro again, which could affect former Sunderland loanee Marc Guiu.
Malo Gusto is suspended, while Cole Palmer (groin), Liam Delap (hamstring), Levi Colwill (ACL), Dario Essugo (thigh), Benoit Badiashile (muscle), and Mykhaylo Mudryk (doping ban) are not available.
_**Chelsea predicted starting XI vs. Sunderland:**_ _Sanchez; James, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Estevao, Garnacho; Pedro._
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