Chelsea vs Sunderland Prediction, 9:00 p.m. October 25: Continuing the momentum

TPO - Football analysis Chelsea vs Sunderland, round 9 Premier League - information on forces, expected lineup, performance, history of confrontation. Hosting Sunderland, Chelsea will have the opportunity to extend their winning streak to 5 matches.

Chelsea's spectacular revival. Photo: AP

Pre-match comments Chelsea vs Sunderland

After winning the 2025 Club World Cup, Chelsea have had a difficult start to the new season due to a crisis in squad and form. In September, the Blues hit rock bottom with just one win in five consecutive matches, and that was against lower-ranked Lincoln in the Carabao Cup. Meanwhile, they lost to Bayern, MU, Brighton and drew with Brentford.

This poor run of results even put coach Enzo Maresca's position in serious jeopardy, even though he had been Chelsea's hero just a few months ago. In such a difficult situation, the Italian coach excelled in bringing the blue team up, starting with a victory over Jose Mourinho's Benfica in the European Cup 1.

Notably, Enzo Maresca remained loyal to the rotation of the squad but helped Chelsea become more stable. After Benfica, they defeated Liverpool, Nottingham and Ajax in turn, thereby returning to the leading group in both major tournaments, the European Cup 1 and the Premier League.

Chelsea host Sunderland tonight and have the chance to extend their winning streak to five games. Of course, this is not an easy task. Sunderland are the most impressive newly promoted team this season, even though they only got promoted via the play-offs.

Régis Le Bris’s side just won 2-0 against Wolverhampton and have lost only two away games this season. However, the Black Cats are unlikely to cause a surprise at Stamford Bridge given their poor away form, having scored just one goal in four away games this season.

Coach Enzo Maresca leads Chelsea through crisis

Chelsea will be without a number of key players: Cole Palmer remains injured, while Levi Colwill and Benoît Badiashile are also out with long-term injuries. Defender Malo Gusto is suspended following his red card in the previous round, but Enzo Maresca has plenty of replacements.

Chelsea, with their superior force, home field and rising spirit, promises to control the game. They will likely take the initiative, push up the squad and look for an early goal to decide the match. If Sunderland want to cause a surprise, they will have to play solidly, block Chelsea's way in and wait for the opportunity to counter-attack or set up.

Chelsea vs Sunderland form

Expected lineup Chelsea vs Sunderland

Chelsea : Sanchez; James, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Estevao, Garnacho; Pedro

Sunderland : Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Reinildo; Rigg, Xhaka, Sadiki; Talbi, Isidor, Le Fee

Score prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Sunderland

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