Chelsea and Sunderland are playing live on the English Premier League schedule on Saturday and the match is on from NBC Sports Network and NBCSN Live Extra website online at 12:30 pm ET from the Stadium of Light as the Blues try to remain undefeated on top of the EPL schedule.
Chelsea has been dominant this season and they have yet to lose on the EPL schedule and they now have the chance at another away victory this weekend. The team is clear of everyone and they will be in first no matter what happens, but everyone is ready to give the team a true test every time they play now. Chelsea has been given plenty of high marks for the way they have played this season and manager Jose Mourinho has said that his team is taking nothing for granted.
Diego Costa has played very well this season for the team and he has been strong early on and he is coming back after dealing with an injury. Sunderland may have Rickie Alvarez in for the first time since September and that would be a boost against Chelsea. The Blues have been playing with some major confidence and Chelsea has the chance to make a run undefeated if they can make it into the New Year.
Chelsea has played 12 matches this year and they have a big stretch coming up with the holiday in December, as they will play eight matches in the Premier League over 34 days. Sunderland won over Chelsea back in April of last season and amazingly that is the last time that they lost and they are tops in points on the English Premier League table this season. Chelsea is the top goal scoring team this season and Sunderland is looking to win their third straight overall against Chelsea.
The Blues have won their last 10 games in the EPL at this stadium and another loss against Chelsea would give Sunderland a record for straight home losses against one team. Sunderland has been the opposite of Chelsea, as they have not scored in five of the last eight Premier League games. Sunderland has won two of the last 13 matches in the Premier League and Chelsea comes in not having lost since playing this team back in April. The Blues have been getting some strong play from Cesc Fabregas this season and he has 13 assists overall for the team.
