Matchday 16 ~ Chelsea vs Sunderland

Freddy Adu · 12-06-2007, 01:18 AM

Chelsea vs Sunderland

Premier League 2007/2008 | Campeonato | Jornada 16


Chelsea				Sunderland

Data
2007-12-08 15h00

Cidade
London

Estádio
Stamford Bridge

Árbitro

Brasil · 12-06-2007, 05:08 PM

Sunderland!

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 04:26 PM

Chelsea will win this one very easily.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:32 PM

Chelsea v Sunderland

Stamford Bridge
Saturday, 8 December
Kick-off: 1500 GMT
BBC coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on Match of the Day. Featured game on Score and Final Score.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:33 PM

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba (knee) is a major doubt and keeper Petr Cech (calf) will not play.

Florent Malouda (knee) is a doubt, while Michael Essien is suspended with Paulo Ferreira, Ricardo Carvalho and Michael Ballack still sidelined.

Sunderland winger Carlos Edwards is out after suffering a broken leg in his side's win over Derby last week.

Nyron Nosworthy (hamstring), Kieran Richardson (back) and Russell Anderson (ankle) remain on the sidelines.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:33 PM

Chelsea (from): Cudicini, Hilario, Belletti, Terry, Alex, Ben-Haim, Lampard, A Cole, Bridge, J Cole, Obi, Sidwell, Kalou, Shevchenko, Pizarro, Wright-Phillips, Makelele, Drogba.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:33 PM

Sunderland (from): Gordon, Ward, McShane, Halford, Harte, Higginbotham, Collins, Yorke, Etuhu, Miller, Leadbitter, Wallace, Whitehead, Kavanagh, O'Donovan, Jones, Chopra, Connolly, Murphy, Stokes, Cole.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:33 PM

Chelsea manager Avram Grant:
"We are keeping an eye on the situation (regarding Didier Drogba) but we don't know yet.

"We will know better in the next few days. We are doing everything with him.

"In the last one or two months he has had a problem but he always pushed to play and is pushing to play even now. If he feels good he will play."

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:34 PM

Sunderland boss Roy Keane:
"We will be going out and people will be thinking how much are we going to lose by.

"But if I was some of our lads I would be rubbing my hands. We are going to be tested by top players.

"The bottom line is you can only play 11 against 11 and all you can ask as a manager is 100% from your players."

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:34 PM

The Premier League's "form" team Chelsea have their sights set on a top two place, while victory for Sunderland could see them rise from the relegation zone to the top 12 in two matches.

Chelsea are unbeaten at home in the Premier League; Sunderland yet to win away. The visitors have lost their last four on the road culminating in the 7-1 hammering at Everton.

The Londoners have won three times as many league games as the Wearsiders so far this season (nine to three), and Sunderland have lost four times as many as the former champions (eight to two).

Sunderland enjoyed a last-ditch victory over Paul Jewell's Derby last time out, but have not recorded back-to-back victories in 110 Premier League outings, since Boxing Day 2002.

Avram Grant has guided Chelsea to 11 wins in his 15 games in charge (all competitions), and has overseen the continuation of a club record unbeaten home league run that now stands at an incredible 70 games.

Chelsea have won five of the six home Premier League meetings with Sunderland, including the last three.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:35 PM

CHELSEA

Club stats
Fixtures
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 2nd
Lowest could realistically fall: 4th
1. Won the last three and undefeated in 14 in all competitions; won 11 and drawn three since their only loss in 17.
2. Unbeaten in eight Premier League games; won six and drawn two since the 2-0 loss at Manchester United on 23 September.
3. Kept clean sheets in nine Premier League outings this season; no club can beat that, although Liverpool and Manchester United can match it.
4. Won six, drawn two and lost one of the nine league games under Avram Grant.
5. Their league games have produced just 31 goals (22 for and nine against); at 2.09, it's the lowest goals per game average in the Premier League.
6. The current tally of 31 points after 15 games is their worst start in five years.
7. Yet to lose to a lower half club; won six and drawn one of their seven fixtures against clubs currently in the bottom 10.
8. Won 35 and drawn 13 of 48 at home in all competitions since the 1-2 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League on 22 February 2006. Not lost a league game at the Bridge since the 1-2 reverse to Arsenal on 21 February 2004 (won 52, drawn 18).
9. Not lost in 86 domestic matches in front of the home faithful if penalty shoot-outs are excluded, since the defeat to Arsenal over 45 months ago.
10. After Tuesday's Champions League final group match, home to Valencia, the pre-Christmas Premier League programme involves a London derby at Arsenal and a trip to Blackburn. In between, there's a Carling Cup quarter-final, home to Liverpool.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:35 PM

SUNDERLAND

Club stats
Fixtures
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 12th
Lowest could fall: 15th
1. Last Saturday's 1-0 home win over Derby was not only their first clean sheet since the opening day of the season, it also ended an eight-match winless sequence in the Premier League.
2. Last registered successive Premier League victories on 22 and 26 December 2002, against Everton (1-0, h) and Blackburn (0-3 a) respectively.
3. Scored more goals than any other club in the last five minutes of Premier League matches this term; six.
4. Lost all seven fixtures against top half clubs this season.
5. Won three of 15 Premier League games under Roy Keane; a 20% winning return. Also, need a victory to gain in excess of 100 league points under Keane: they're on 98 at present.
6. The current total of 13 points is eight more than they had to this same stage of the last relegation season of 2005-06, but one less than were accrued after the first 15 games of the previous relegation campaign of 2002-03.
7. One of seven clubs still searching for a first away win in this Premier League season. Without a league maximum in eight on the road, and lost the last four against Arsenal, West Ham, Manchester City and Everton.
8. Not won in 17 away Premier League matches; gaining just four points from a possible 51 since the 0-1 victory at West Brom on 21 January 2006 - their only win in 23 on the road in this league.
9. Lost the last 12 Premier League visits to London, and not won in 20 since defeating Chelsea 2-4 on 17 March 2001.
10. A home match with Aston Villa and a trip to Reading are scheduled after this and before Christmas.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:35 PM

Didier DROGBA is Chelsea's top scorer with nine goals.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:36 PM

DROGBA is the clubs top marksman in the Premier League, with five.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:36 PM

Frank LAMPARD is a hat-trick shy of 100 goals for Chelsea.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:36 PM

DROGBA is a hat-trick short of 50 Premier League goals in Chelsea colours.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:36 PM

John TERRY will be playing the day after turning 27.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:36 PM

Michael ESSIEN (two matches)

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:36 PM

Kenwyne JONES is Sunderland's top scorer with four Premier League goals.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:37 PM

Michael CHOPRA is a hat-trick shy of 50 career league goals (Newcastle, Watford, Barnsley, Cardiff and Sunderland).

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:37 PM

Last season's top scorer David CONNOLLY needs one goal to total 100 in his league career (Watford, Wolves, Wimbledon, West Ham, Leicester, Wigan and Sunderland).

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:37 PM

Greg HALFORD will be playing on his 23rd birthday.

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:37 PM

HEAD TO HEAD
Sunderland's only Premier League points at Stamford Bridge came from a 2-4 victory on 17 March 2001, when Peter Reid's side twice came from behind and won with a double from Don Hutchison and goals from Gavin McCann and Kevin Phillips.
Chelsea have not conceded one goal in winning the last three home Premier League matches against Sunderland with an aggregate of 9-0. They have kept clean sheets in their last four home victories over them.
Home and away
League (inc PL): Chelsea 45 wins, Sunderland 35, Draws 20
Prem: Chelsea 7 wins, Sunderland 4, Draws 1
at Chelsea only
League (inc PL): Chelsea 32 wins, Sunderland 7, Draws 11
Prem: Chelsea 5 wins, Sunderland 1, Draws 0

Freddy Adu · 12-07-2007, 11:37 PM

Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)
Premier League referees' table
Peter Walton's 2007-08 Premier League card count

Oscar Cardozo · 12-08-2007, 12:03 AM

Sunderland needs to beat Chelsea.

D. Stankovic · 12-08-2007, 03:55 AM

Chelsea should take this match home easily. With a comfortable 3-1 win.

Brasil · 12-08-2007, 10:51 AM

I think I'll be commentating this game thanks to Sportsnet

Brasil · 12-08-2007, 10:52 AM

I'm gonna go grab a bite to eat first

Brasil · 12-08-2007, 10:56 AM

I got my coffee bar and I'm ready for some action

Brasil · 12-08-2007, 10:58 AM

Happy birthday goes out to Michael Essien who trusn 25 today and Greg Halford on his 23rd.

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Brasil Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 20,159 vCash: 23720747 Rep Points: 1487	Sunderland!

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Chelsea will win this one very easily.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Chelsea striker Didier Drogba (knee) is a major doubt and keeper Petr Cech (calf) will not play. Florent Malouda (knee) is a doubt, while Michael Essien is suspended with Paulo Ferreira, Ricardo Carvalho and Michael Ballack still sidelined. Sunderland winger Carlos Edwards is out after suffering a broken leg in his side's win over Derby last week. Nyron Nosworthy (hamstring), Kieran Richardson (back) and Russell Anderson (ankle) remain on the sidelines.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Chelsea (from): Cudicini, Hilario, Belletti, Terry, Alex, Ben-Haim, Lampard, A Cole, Bridge, J Cole, Obi, Sidwell, Kalou, Shevchenko, Pizarro, Wright-Phillips, Makelele, Drogba.

12-07-2007, 11:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Sunderland (from): Gordon, Ward, McShane, Halford, Harte, Higginbotham, Collins, Yorke, Etuhu, Miller, Leadbitter, Wallace, Whitehead, Kavanagh, O'Donovan, Jones, Chopra, Connolly, Murphy, Stokes, Cole.

12-07-2007, 11:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Chelsea manager Avram Grant: "We are keeping an eye on the situation (regarding Didier Drogba) but we don't know yet. "We will know better in the next few days. We are doing everything with him. "In the last one or two months he has had a problem but he always pushed to play and is pushing to play even now. If he feels good he will play."

12-07-2007, 11:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Sunderland boss Roy Keane: "We will be going out and people will be thinking how much are we going to lose by. "But if I was some of our lads I would be rubbing my hands. We are going to be tested by top players. "The bottom line is you can only play 11 against 11 and all you can ask as a manager is 100% from your players."

12-07-2007, 11:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	The Premier League's "form" team Chelsea have their sights set on a top two place, while victory for Sunderland could see them rise from the relegation zone to the top 12 in two matches. Chelsea are unbeaten at home in the Premier League; Sunderland yet to win away. The visitors have lost their last four on the road culminating in the 7-1 hammering at Everton. The Londoners have won three times as many league games as the Wearsiders so far this season (nine to three), and Sunderland have lost four times as many as the former champions (eight to two). Sunderland enjoyed a last-ditch victory over Paul Jewell's Derby last time out, but have not recorded back-to-back victories in 110 Premier League outings, since Boxing Day 2002. Avram Grant has guided Chelsea to 11 wins in his 15 games in charge (all competitions), and has overseen the continuation of a club record unbeaten home league run that now stands at an incredible 70 games. Chelsea have won five of the six home Premier League meetings with Sunderland, including the last three.

12-07-2007, 11:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	CHELSEA Club stats Fixtures Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 2nd Lowest could realistically fall: 4th 1. Won the last three and undefeated in 14 in all competitions; won 11 and drawn three since their only loss in 17. 2. Unbeaten in eight Premier League games; won six and drawn two since the 2-0 loss at Manchester United on 23 September. 3. Kept clean sheets in nine Premier League outings this season; no club can beat that, although Liverpool and Manchester United can match it. 4. Won six, drawn two and lost one of the nine league games under Avram Grant. 5. Their league games have produced just 31 goals (22 for and nine against); at 2.09, it's the lowest goals per game average in the Premier League. 6. The current tally of 31 points after 15 games is their worst start in five years. 7. Yet to lose to a lower half club; won six and drawn one of their seven fixtures against clubs currently in the bottom 10. 8. Won 35 and drawn 13 of 48 at home in all competitions since the 1-2 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League on 22 February 2006. Not lost a league game at the Bridge since the 1-2 reverse to Arsenal on 21 February 2004 (won 52, drawn 18). 9. Not lost in 86 domestic matches in front of the home faithful if penalty shoot-outs are excluded, since the defeat to Arsenal over 45 months ago. 10. After Tuesday's Champions League final group match, home to Valencia, the pre-Christmas Premier League programme involves a London derby at Arsenal and a trip to Blackburn. In between, there's a Carling Cup quarter-final, home to Liverpool.

12-07-2007, 11:35 PM	#12 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	SUNDERLAND Club stats Fixtures Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 12th Lowest could fall: 15th 1. Last Saturday's 1-0 home win over Derby was not only their first clean sheet since the opening day of the season, it also ended an eight-match winless sequence in the Premier League. 2. Last registered successive Premier League victories on 22 and 26 December 2002, against Everton (1-0, h) and Blackburn (0-3 a) respectively. 3. Scored more goals than any other club in the last five minutes of Premier League matches this term; six. 4. Lost all seven fixtures against top half clubs this season. 5. Won three of 15 Premier League games under Roy Keane; a 20% winning return. Also, need a victory to gain in excess of 100 league points under Keane: they're on 98 at present. 6. The current total of 13 points is eight more than they had to this same stage of the last relegation season of 2005-06, but one less than were accrued after the first 15 games of the previous relegation campaign of 2002-03. 7. One of seven clubs still searching for a first away win in this Premier League season. Without a league maximum in eight on the road, and lost the last four against Arsenal, West Ham, Manchester City and Everton. 8. Not won in 17 away Premier League matches; gaining just four points from a possible 51 since the 0-1 victory at West Brom on 21 January 2006 - their only win in 23 on the road in this league. 9. Lost the last 12 Premier League visits to London, and not won in 20 since defeating Chelsea 2-4 on 17 March 2001. 10. A home match with Aston Villa and a trip to Reading are scheduled after this and before Christmas.

12-07-2007, 11:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Didier DROGBA is Chelsea's top scorer with nine goals.

12-07-2007, 11:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	DROGBA is the clubs top marksman in the Premier League, with five.

12-07-2007, 11:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Frank LAMPARD is a hat-trick shy of 100 goals for Chelsea.

12-07-2007, 11:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	DROGBA is a hat-trick short of 50 Premier League goals in Chelsea colours.

12-07-2007, 11:36 PM	#17 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	John TERRY will be playing the day after turning 27.

12-07-2007, 11:36 PM	#18 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Michael ESSIEN (two matches)

12-07-2007, 11:36 PM	#19 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Kenwyne JONES is Sunderland's top scorer with four Premier League goals.

12-07-2007, 11:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Michael CHOPRA is a hat-trick shy of 50 career league goals (Newcastle, Watford, Barnsley, Cardiff and Sunderland).

12-07-2007, 11:37 PM	#21 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Last season's top scorer David CONNOLLY needs one goal to total 100 in his league career (Watford, Wolves, Wimbledon, West Ham, Leicester, Wigan and Sunderland).

12-07-2007, 11:37 PM	#22 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Greg HALFORD will be playing on his 23rd birthday.

12-07-2007, 11:37 PM	#23 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	HEAD TO HEAD Sunderland's only Premier League points at Stamford Bridge came from a 2-4 victory on 17 March 2001, when Peter Reid's side twice came from behind and won with a double from Don Hutchison and goals from Gavin McCann and Kevin Phillips. Chelsea have not conceded one goal in winning the last three home Premier League matches against Sunderland with an aggregate of 9-0. They have kept clean sheets in their last four home victories over them. Home and away League (inc PL): Chelsea 45 wins, Sunderland 35, Draws 20 Prem: Chelsea 7 wins, Sunderland 4, Draws 1 at Chelsea only League (inc PL): Chelsea 32 wins, Sunderland 7, Draws 11 Prem: Chelsea 5 wins, Sunderland 1, Draws 0

12-07-2007, 11:37 PM	#24 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) Premier League referees' table Peter Walton's 2007-08 Premier League card count

12-08-2007, 12:03 AM	#25 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	Sunderland needs to beat Chelsea.

12-08-2007, 03:55 AM	#26 (permalink)
D. Stankovic Soccer Forums Legend Offline Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,110 vCash: 30949 Rep Points: 68	Chelsea should take this match home easily. With a comfortable 3-1 win.

12-08-2007, 10:51 AM	#27 (permalink)
Brasil Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 20,159 vCash: 23720747 Rep Points: 1487	I think I'll be commentating this game thanks to Sportsnet

12-08-2007, 10:52 AM	#28 (permalink)
Brasil Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 20,159 vCash: 23720747 Rep Points: 1487	I'm gonna go grab a bite to eat first

12-08-2007, 10:56 AM	#29 (permalink)
Brasil Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 20,159 vCash: 23720747 Rep Points: 1487	I got my coffee bar and I'm ready for some action

12-08-2007, 10:58 AM	#30 (permalink)
Brasil Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 20,159 vCash: 23720747 Rep Points: 1487	Happy birthday goes out to Michael Essien who trusn 25 today and Greg Halford on his 23rd.