Sunderland vs Chelsea predicted line-ups
Premier League · Sun 8 Nov
Sunderland4-2-3-1 · Home
Chelsea3-4-2-1 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Sunderland
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: R. Le Bris

Chelsea
3-4-2-1Formation· Coach: Xabi Alonso
- 1E. Martínez
- 34Joshua Kofi Acheampong
- 29Pep Chavarría
- 6L. Colwill
- 4V. Barco
- 45R. Lavia
- 10M. Nicoll-Jazuli
- 17M. Rogers
- 6R. Watson
- 41Estêvão
- 11J. Bynoe-Gittens
- 10N. Angulo
- 11C. Rigg
- 27N. Sadiki
- 34G. Xhaka
- 29Jules Ahoka
- 28E. Le Fée
- 4K. Danso
- 32T. Hume
- 12T. Meunier
- 20N. Mukiele
- 22R. Roefs
Bench
- 13L. O'Nien
- 39M. Fofana
- 18W. Isidor
- 21S. Moore
- 42A. Alese
- 48Jenson Jones
- 58B. Kindon
Out
- K. Danso · Red Card
- W. Isidor · Injury
- T. Meunier · Muscle Injury
- B. Brobbey · Inactive
- D. Ballard · Muscle Injury
- R. Mandava · Red Card
- C. Talbi · Off the roster
- J. Ta Bi · Off the roster
Bench
- 39M. Penders
- 21J. Hato
- 5M. Lacroix
- 7Pedro Neto
- 23Geovany Tcherno Quenda
- 18D. Welbeck
- 28T. Sharman-Lowe
Out
- E. Martinez · Broken jawbone
- P. Chavarria · Injury
- C. Palmer · Muscle Injury
- R. James · Knee Injury
- J. Gittens · Ankle Injury
- Joao Pedro · Knee Injury
- E. Fernandez · Coach's decision
- M. Palestra · Thigh Injury
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Sunderland vs Chelsea line-ups published?
Clubs in the Premier League release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
More line-ups in the Premier League

Everton – CoventryFri 6 Nov · 20:00
Leeds – TottenhamSat 7 Nov · 12:30
Fulham – NewcastleSat 7 Nov · 15:00
Arsenal – Hull CitySat 7 Nov · 15:00
Nottingham Forest – Manchester CitySat 7 Nov · 17:30
Brighton – BrentfordSun 8 Nov · 14:00
Crystal Palace – LiverpoolSun 8 Nov · 14:00
Ipswich – BournemouthSun 8 Nov · 14:00