Chelsea vs Sunderland Confirmed Lineups Football - 2023 / 2024 Premier League - Chelsea vs West ham United - Stamford Bridge - Sunday 5th May 2024. A general view outside Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Sunderland Confirmed Lineups Football - 2023 / 2024 Premier League - Chelsea vs West ham United - Stamford Bridge - Sunday 5th May 2024. A general view outside Stamford Bridge.
These are the Chelsea vs Sunderland confirmed lineups for their Premier League tie as part of the Sunday collection of fixtures. The Blues will be hoping to solidify their spot in the Champions League places as they take on the last-place team in the league. Their opponents are at a disadvantage having lost on Thursday to Dinamo Zagreb, they’ll be less fit and more fatigued than Xabi Alonso’s charges who have had a week off.
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Chelsea vs Sunderland Confirmed Lineups & Latest Team News for Premier League Tie
Regis Le Bris Manager of Sunderland arrives for todays game during the Sunderland v Manchester United
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Chelsea vs Sunderland Injuries & Suspensions
Chelsea Team News
All news based on the latest details available on PremierInjuries for both clubs.
The injuries have been piling up for Alonso since the return to action, after having a mostly clean slate following the international break. He has seen captain Reece James, senior goalkeeper Emi Martinez, senior defender Maxence Lacroix, and star striker Joao Pedro all go down. They have been joined by Jorrel Hato,and the already-hurt Jamie Gittens on the sidelines.
Moises Caicedo is now a doubt having missed training, he will be a late decision for the coach if he features at all. Jordan Henderson missed the squad against Manchester United with illness but should be back fit.
Sunderland Team News
Regis Le Bris is dealing with a sizeable injury list of his own. He will be without Romaine Mundle, Habib Diarra, Dan Ballard, Omar Alderete, and potentially Juan Riquelme. Nordi Mukiele is close to a return but he will be a doubt. Of those, Ballard is one of the biggest misses as he was a strong presence in their back line before his injury.
There will be other issues to handle as Sunderland were in action on Thursday, a number of players will be too tired to start. Some like Granit Xhaka, Wilson Isidor,a nd Kalvin Danso played significant minutes and could be benched or withdrawn early.
Chelsea vs Sunderland Confirmed Lineups
Chelsea Confirmed Lineup
Mike Penders
Marco palestra
Wes Fofana
Levi Colwill
Pep Chavarria
Romeo Lavia
Moises Caicedo
Jordan Henderson
Cole Palmer
Morgan Rogers
Pedro Neto
Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Anselmino, Gusto, Barco, Nicoll-Jazuli, Quenda, Estevao, Welbeck. Emegha
Sunderland Confirmed Lineup
Robin Roefs
Thomas Meunier
Nordi Mukiele
Luke O’Nien
Reinildo
Granit Xhaka
Trai Hume
Enzo Le Fee
Chemsdine Talbi
Brian Brobbey
Subs: Ellborg, Danso, Methalie, Angulo, Rigg, Isidor, Fofana, Tutierov, Ahoka
The Last Word
While the Blues haven’t been great they should have too much on their side in this one. They will come in much fresher than their opponents and should have enough quality, even with their injuries, to handle the lowest-ranked team in the division. This will depend partially on the status of Caicedo as the elite midfielder can dictate the game almost single-handedly, and his absence would prove to be a big issue for Alonso to work around.
Our prediction is an easy win for Chelsea, they probably won’t keep a clean sheet but their attack should have enough firepower to overcome any defecit.
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