Sunderland v Chelsea Betting Preview – Premier League 14th December
Chelsea’s big winning streak continued on the weekend as they edged out West Brom at Stamford Bridge. Next up for them is a trip to the bottom side in the table on Wednesday night when they make their way to the Stadium of Light. Sunderland took at trip to the Liberty to face Swansea on the weekend in a huge relegation scrap and they totally fell apart in a 3-0 defeat. That was a massive missed chance for them to climb out of the drop zone and now they are rooted to the foot of the table which makes this is a top versus bottom clash. Can Sunderland bounce back? They did take the unexpected win over Chelsea back in May at the end of last season.
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Sunderland v Chelsea Betting Tips
Well, the Black Cats only have to look back to May when they put their 3-2 win on the board at home against the Blues in the top flight. That means that they have ruffled Chelsea’s feathers lately as they have gone W2 D1 in their last three at home in all competitions against the Blues. Their 3-0 loss at Swansea on the weekend was a hammer blow for their confidence though because they had won three of their four top flight games prior to that game and looked to be finding their feet. It has left Sunderland with a W3 L2 record in their last five now and the three wins there in those games have been their only ones recorded for the season. Two of the three wins then that they have taken this season have been on home soil, winning their last two there. The Black Cats have conceded at an average of two goals per game this season at home and 86% of their home games have gone over 2.5 goals. Over 2.5 goals at Sky Bet is a 4/7 quote. The last time that Sunderland banked back to back league wins against Chelsea was back in March 2001.
Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe has netted a goal for four different teams against Chelsea in his top flight career and he is trading at a price of 9/4 in the anytime goalscorer market for this one. Defoe has either scored (8) or assisted (2) 10 of Sunderland’s 14 Premier League goals so far in 2016-17 (71%). Worryingly for Sunderland they have managed only the one clean sheet across their last 16 league games now and this fixture has seen 111 goals scored in 30 Premier League games, averaging at 3.7 goals per game. They have also shipped at least two goals in each of their last three Premier League games against Chelsea. The Black Cats though have scored in each of their last three against the Blues, adding weight to both teams to score at 10/11 with Sky Bet. The last time that Sunderland won three home games in a row in the Premier League was back in early 2012.
The Chelsea machine marched on to their ninth win on the bounce on the weekend when they beat out West Brom 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have shipped just the two goals (seven clean sheets) in their nine match winning streak. Chelsea can be backed at 10/11 with Sky Bet to take a clean sheet away from this fixture. Diego Costa netted the only goal of the game against the Baggies on the weekend and is an 8/11 anytime goalscorer option. In fifteen Premier League games this season he has either scored or assisted for his side and he is a man inspired at the moment. Chelsea have avoided defeat in each of their last 15 away games played on a Wednesday (W8 D7) in the top flight and they are currently running on a four-match match winning streak away from home in the league. The last time Chelsea won five consecutive away league games was in April 2015. That top spot in the league at Christmas could be edging closer to the Blues after this one.
Sunderland v Chelsea Betting Odds
Chelsea 1/3, Draw 19/4, Sunderland 9/1
Sunderland v Chelsea Predictions
The Black Cats suffered a hammer blow on the weekend in that basement battle against Swansea. They have gotten at Chelsea in recent home games against them, however their defence remains a huge concern for them. Chelsea have shown recently that they can grind out the 1-0 wins when they need to and for this midweek fixture, that correct score option on the away win looks good value.
