Sunderland vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th May 2026

With both Sunderland and The Blues sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off on Sunday at Stadium of Light. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this Premier League campaign.

Sunderland will try to spring a surprise on favourites The Blues on Sunday and continue in their series of matches without defeat. Three more points would be massive for the team and their upcoming Premier League challenges.

Sunderland go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 14. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Chelsea are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net nine times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.9 goals a game in which they conceded 19 times, an average of 1.9 per game. They managed zero clean sheets in these.

Chelsea were knocked out cold when Sunderland took a 2-1 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 5-1 defeat, Chelsea handed out in the game before.

Sunderland vs Chelsea Prediction

Sunderland Form

In their last three matches, Sunderland drew 1-1 with Wolverhampton before recording another draw with Manchester United in a 0-0 match and beat Everton with a 1-3 scoreline. Sunderland just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the Stadium of Light. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored two and conceded ten goals.

A top half finish in the table was the best Sunderland could hope for this season, and this remains within reach for the home side.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw against Liverpool. Afterwards, a 0-1 defeat against Manchester City followed, before beating Tottenham 2-1. Chelsea won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and nine scored.

A top half finish in the table was the best Sunderland could hope for this season, and this remains within reach for the home side.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Sunderland and Chelsea.

Chelsea took three wins from their last 17 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They collected 15 points, scored 20 goals and conceded 27. Sunderland claimed 13 wins, 12 draws as well as 12 defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea are looking at 14 wins, ten draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League.

Sunderland vs Chelsea Squads

Sunderland Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Regis Le Bris, will select the lineup against Chelsea from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Melker Ellborg (0/3), Robin Roefs (0/34), Simon Moore (0/0), Daniel Ballard (2/29), Dennis Cirkin (0/8), Luke O'Nien (0/11), Lutsharel Geertruida (0/27), Nordi Mukiele (3/31), Omar Alderete (1/33), Reinildo (0/24), Trai Hume (1/37), Abdoullah Ba (0/0), Chris Rigg (1/17), Enzo Le Fee (5/35), Granit Xhaka (1/33), Habib Diarra (2/19), Milan Aleksic (0/0), Noah Sadiki (0/32), Ahmed Abdullahi (0/0), Bertrand Traore (1/12), Brian Brobbey (7/30), Chemsdine Talbi (4/28), Eliezer Mayenda (2/20), Jocelin Ta Bi (0/1), Nilson Angulo (0/7), Romaine Mundle (0/14), Wilson Isidor (6/31).

Chelsea Squad

Below is the full team squad of Chelsea. The manager McFarlane will pick his starting XI against Sunderland from these players:

Filip Joergensen (0/5), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), James Hillson (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/34), Benoit Badiashile (0/8), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Jorrel Hato (0/21), Josh Acheampong (1/16), Levi Colwill (0/2), Malo Gusto (2/33), Mamadou Sarr (0/3), Marc Cucurella (1/33), Reece James (2/28), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/16), Trevoh Chalobah (3/33), Wesley Fofana (0/24), Andrey Santos (1/27), Cole Palmer (9/25), Dario Essugo (0/0), Enzo Fernandez (10/35), Jamie Gittens (0/16), Moises Caicedo (3/32), Romeo Lavia (0/12), Alejandro Garnacho (1/24), Estevao (2/22), Joao Pedro (15/34), Liam Delap (1/27), Marc Guiu (0/10), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/0), Pedro Neto (5/33), Shumaira Mheuka (0/0).

Sunderland vs Chelsea Team News

Sunderland just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Chelsea at Stadium of Light.

Sidelined with an injury, Sunderland can't field Daniel Ballard this coming Sunday against Chelsea.

Sunderland vs Chelsea Lineups

Sunderland vs Chelsea H2H

Chelsea lost 2-1 against Sunderland in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 5-1 defeat, Chelsea handed out in the match before. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Sunderland won three times, while The Blues ran out winners five times. A home win gets you odds at 5/2 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 1/1.

Sunderland vs Chelsea Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only two times in ten matches between Sunderland and Chelsea. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/5 with the bookies on Sunday.

Sunderland vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Enzo Fernandez scored just two goals in his last six games, but did manage ten goals during the season so far. He will be eager to add to his total, when Chelsea take aim at Sunderland. This could be a good opportunity for him to improve his tally, and siding with him in the betting market look a decent prospect.

Sunderland won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadium of Light. They drew three and lost four as well, while Chelsea won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five. Sunderland should feel good about scoring this coming Sunday, since Chelsea managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Sunderland managed an average of 1.4 goals, while Chelsea averaged 2.2 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sunderland, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Chelsea, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.