Sunderland vs Chelsea: Chelsea needs this English Premier League game

Chelsea may find itself in a slow start but anything can still happen in the English Premier League. A win today will make a big difference as they will rise up higher on the table. Currently Chelsea has seven points behind the two Manchester teams.

Chelsea has built this team to be explosive enough to compete against Manchester United. However, the first game affected their standings as they went on for a draw. But in the previous two games, Chelsea delivered the victories.

For Chelsea to be competitive at the end where they failed last season, the team acquired Raul Meireles just in the nick of time. Meireless was shocked as he came from Liverpool to Chelsea in the last minute of the deadline. On the other hand, Chelsea player Yossi Benayoun moved out of the team to Arsenal. It was just like big questions arose when these player movements happened.

Chelsea became formidable on th midfield when they signed Juan Mata, Oriol Romeu, and the Miereles. Yes, the team has already become flexible by getting different options in the lineup. One of the players who can play significant minutes upfront is Romelu Lukaku against Sunderland.

The Brazilian David needs more time in training before he can play with the team. Meanwhile, Peter Cech will continue his recovery. Hilario will surely play in front of goal.

Another player who will be missing this game for Chelsea is Didier Drogba who suffered concussion in their game against Norwich. Furthermore, Essien will be out for a long term.

Without a doubt, Chelsea may not have those players but the team is sufficient enough to pull a victory against Sunderland. It is all in the hands of Andre Villas Boas in pushing the right buttons just to win the game. Yes, Chelsea has all the advantage in the world in this game, but a draw will not satisfy them at this stage.

Sunderland is ready to topple Chelsea in Saturday’s game. It will be tough for Sunderland to make the necessary adjustments as they struggled in the last three games they played.

Sunderland was active in player acquisition as they signed Nocolas Bendtner from Arsenal on loan. Surely he will feature in this game against Chelsea. Furthermore, Sunderland can feature new players Craig Gardner and Seb Larsson for the midfield.

It would not be an easy task for Sunderland to play Chelsea, though the team has Bendtner, Sessengnon and Asomoah Gyan to play up front for the team.

One of the things that Sunderland has to improve is their defense against the offensive minded Chelsea. The team has to be aggressive early from the start to have a chance in keeping up with Chelsea.

Offensively, of course Sunderland needs to score immediately to let Chelsea feel the pressure. If that happens, then Sunderland will have a chance for the upset.

Chelsea vs Sunderland kickoff time is at 15:00 BST time. We will provide you the Sunderland vs Chelsea scores after the game.

Update Final Score: Chelsea 2, Sunderland 1