Welcome to the final day of the season! Chelsea need a win to ensure some sort of European football for next season. Europa League and Conference League are both on the table, depending on how others do. So, keeping an eye on Brighton and Brentford as well, but first we have to take care of business ourselves.
Looks like it’s a back-three from us today once again.
**Sunderland starting XI:**
Roefs | Geertruida, Mukiele, O’Nien, Reinildo, Hume, Xhaka (c), Sadiki, Angulo, Le Fée, Brobbey
_Substitutes from:Ellborg, Cirkin, Alderete, Diarra, Rigg, Traoré, Mayenda, Isidor, Jocelin_
**Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-3):**
Sánchez | Hato, Colwill, Fofana | Cucurella, Enzo (c), Caicedo, Gusto | Neto, João Pedro, Palmer
_Substitutes from: Jörgensen, Acheampong, Chalobah, James, Derry, Essugo, Garnacho, Santos, Delap_
**Date / Time:** Sunday, May 24, 2026, 16.00 BST; 11am EDT; 8:30pm IST
**Venue:** Stadium of Light, Sunderland
**Referee:** Chris Kavanagh (on pitch); Matthew Donohue (VAR)
**On TV:** Sky Sports+ (UK); none (USA); none (India); SuperSport Blitz (NGA); [elsewhere](https://www.livesoccertv.com/channels/supersport-blitz-roa/)
**Streaming:** Sky Go (UK); Peacock (USA); JioHotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!
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* [Chelsea FC: Premier League](/premier-league)