Chelsea vs Sunderland
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Kick off: 3pm
Chelsea host Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon (today) as they look to cap off their title-winning campaign with another three points.
Sunderland return to London just four days after retaining their Premier League status at Arsenal, and caretaker boss, Dick Advocaat, will hope to guide his side to another impressive result in England’s capital.
Since the opening day of the season, the 2014-15 Premier League has been dominated by Chelsea, but securing the title with three games to spare has resulted in two below-par displays from Jose Mourinho’s side.
After they were held to a 1-1 draw by Liverpool, the Blues suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat at the hands of West Bromwich Albion.
Mourinho has taken the opportunity to rotate players and blood a couple of youngsters, but he would not have been pleased with his team’s capitulation at The Hawthorns.
A number of injuries and suspensions mean that Mourinho’s hands are tied regarding selection for today’s game, but the Portuguese will demand an improved display, despite much of the attention potentially being on goodbyes to Petr Cech and Didier Drogba.
Chelsea have some milestones to maintain though, with the club looking to remain undefeated at Stamford Bridge for the season while John Terry will want to complete every minute of the campaign in the centre of defence.
Striker Diego Costa, who returned from injury on Monday night, is also targeting his 20th league goal in his debut year in England.
Chelsea possible starting lineup: Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Luis, Loftus-Cheek, Matic, Remy, Mikel, Cuadrado, Costa.
Sunderland possible starting lineup: Mannone; Jones, O’Shea, Coates, van Aanholt; Rodwell, Larsson; Johnson, Fletcher, Defoe, Wickham.
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