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Sunderland prepare to entertain Chelsea at The Stadium of Light on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Black Cats are clearly on top, winning 55.56% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Stadium of Light was less than a year ago, in May 2009, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 24 May | Sunderland | 2-3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Chelsea | 5 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 15 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Black Cats have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Chelsea's away form is none too clever either, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. Those games have seen the Blues pummel 13 goals, and let in 4.
Sunderland's 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Chelsea's total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the The Black Cats at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Blues come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Chelsea | Undefeated in last 7 away games. 17 games since last defeat. |