Sunderland

With a mammoth and congested fixture list stretching out in front of them, Chelsea and Rafa Benitez will be glad of the opportunity to rest a few key players if necessary in the second leg against Rubin Kazan. Chelsea were easily the better…

Chelsea interim boss Rafa Benitez has indicated he is happy with the direction the team are going, and praised the teams confident win over Sunderland. Rafa won his first Premier League game with Chelsea this weekend, following on from…

Nicholas Anelka played an exceptional game against Sunderland helping Chelsea to a 4-2 victory last night. Playing in a slightly withdrawn position and with crucial passes, tackles and a goal he seemed moved to prove his worth to the team…

A lot of credit for Chelsea`s recent run of good form must go to goalkeeper Petr Cech, who was in sparkling form at the weekend in the 1-1 draw with Everton in a 4th round FA Cup tie. Tonight as Chelsea visit Sunderland at The Stadium of…

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is still in shock after his side’s farcical performance against Sunderland last November which saw them lose at Stamford Bridge 3-0. The Blues will be at full strength for tonight’s fixture at The Stadium of…

It was a very strange day at the Stadium of Light yesterday as Arsenal failed to take advantage of Chelsea not playing and dropped two points against Sunderland. A win would have put them one point ahead before Chelsea's game against…

Man City have soent well over £100m this summer (again!), but they are finding that they need more than money to guarantee a top four place in the new competitive Premiership. Shiek Mansour saw his new playthings make mincemeat of…

Manchester United went into this game knowing that Chelsea had beaten Liverpool, which meant that anything less than a win would send the Premiership title to Stamford Bridge. Sunderland are no pushovers at home, and in the first half they…

The Chelsea midfielder raised himself to 5th place in the all-time Chelsea goalscoring charts (equal with Jimmy Greaves) when he scored his 132nd goal for Chelsea against Sunderland on Tuesday. But he was asked which one of them was his…

The Sunderland striker David Healy had a great view of Chelsea in watching his team lose 3-1 to them on Tuesday night, and he was so impressed he is certain that the Blues will topple Man Utd this season. He says that the Chelsea team as a…