Gameweek 10 preview · Sun 8 Nov, 14:00 · Sky Sports
Sunderland v Chelsea
Sunderland sit 20th on 5 points (form LLLDL); Chelsea are 4th on 16 (LWWLW). Kick-off is 14:00 UK time on Sun 8 Nov, live on Sky Sports.
The numbers
Sunderland have scored 7 goals and conceded 17 in 9 games, from chances worth 13.3 expected goals, with 2 clean sheets. Chelsea have scored 19 goals and conceded 15 in 9 games, from chances worth 13.4 expected goals, with 1 clean sheet.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 4 for SUN and a 3 for CHE (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Sunderland's leading FPL assets are E.Le Fée (35 pts, 2.7%, £5.7m), Xhaka (32 pts, 2.8%, £5.4m) and Brobbey (28 pts, 5.1%, £5.7m). The market's pick this week is Brobbey, bought by 5,658 managers since the last deadline. Diarra is on penalties.
Chelsea's leading FPL assets are Rogers (50 pts, 52.6%, £8.2m), João Pedro (47 pts, 39.4%, £7.7m) and Palmer (45 pts, 28.1%, £9.8m). The market's pick this week is Rogers, bought by 192,251 managers since the last deadline. Palmer is on penalties.
Availability
- Mukiele (SUN) — Concussion - 75% chance of playing
- Ballard (SUN) — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
- Alderete (SUN) — Suspended until 21 Nov
- Diarra (SUN) — Muscular injury - 75% chance of playing
- Mundle (SUN) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- João Pedro (CHE) — Thigh injury - Unknown return date
- Lacroix (CHE) — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
- James (CHE) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Martinez (CHE) — Head injury - Unknown return date
- Henderson (CHE) — Illness - 75% chance of playing
Last season
Chelsea 1–2 Sunderland (GW9) and Sunderland 2–1 Chelsea (GW38).
Watching it
Sunday games are Sky Sports'. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.