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Premier League / Matchday 35
Stamford Bridge / 19.04.2014
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- S. Eto'o(12')
- C. Wickham(18')
- F. Borini(82' PEN)
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Updated 19/04/2014 at 18:23 GMT
3'
Chelsea are keeping the ball in defence now, edging forward into midfield and Sunderland's half.
1'
Chelsea start against Sunderland and Oscar is quickly dispossessed.
17:25
FACT: The Black Cats have failed to score in six of their last nine Premier League games at Stamford Bridge.
17:20
FACT: Chelsea have won 17 of their last 18 Premier League meetings with Sunderland (L1).
17:15
Gus Poyet on Connor Wickham: "For a player to come together at a very early age with that price-tag on his shoulders, everything needs to be good, and the most important part is that the team is performing well and has got the time to play and get used to him. It's a process, so who knows? Maybe the best thing for Connor is that the team is playing in the relegation battle and he is part of it."
17:10
Jose Mourinho missed a third successive press conference, with Steve Holland saying: "We have as much desire to win, or try to win the Premier League as we do the Champions League, one does not become ahead of the other. The full focus at the moment is Sunderland tomorrow and trying to put out the best team possible that we think will have a chance of success in that game"
17:05
Sunderland are without Phil Bardsley (banned), Liam Bridcutt (personal reasons), Ki Sung-yueng (knee), Carlos Cuellar (hamstring), Keiren Westwood (shoulder) and Steven Fletcher (ankle).
17:00
Despite having a bit of a nightmare against Swansea, Mohamed Salah starts. Web users can check out his interview via Twitter.
16:55
BREAKING NEWS: Petr Cech is ill, so Mark Schwarzer is chucked in for a match with huge ramifications at both ends of the table.
16:50
TEAMS - Chelsea: Schwarzer, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Ramires, Matic, Willian, Oscar, Salah, Eto'o; Subs: Hilario, David Luiz, Mikel, Lampard, Torres, Schurrle, Ba /// Sunderland: Mannone, Vergini, Alonso, Brown, O'Shea, Cattermole, Colback, Larsson, Johnson, Borini, Wickham; Subs: Celustka, Altidore, Ba, Giaccherini, Scocco, Mavrias, Ustari