TEAM NEWS: CHELSEA V SUNDERLAND Posted on: Sat 19 Apr 2014 Mark Schwarzer makes his first Premier League appearance of the season for the Blues with Petr Cech unavailable. The back four remains unchanged, and Ramires partners Nemanja Matic in midfield. Eden Hazard misses his second league game in a row, allowing Mohamed Salah to retain his place in the side following last weeks 1-0 win at Swansea. Brazilian duo Willian and Oscar also start in the attacking midfield positions, with Samuel Etoo up front. A strong bench includes David Luiz, Frank Lampard and Andre Schurrle. Former Blue Fabio Borini starts for the visitors, partnering Conor Wickham, who scored a brace in their midweek draw at Manchester City, and Adam Johnson, in an attacking trio. Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation: 23.Schwarzer; 2.Ivanovic, 24.Cahill, 26.Terry (c), 28.Azpilicueta; 7.Ramires, 21.Matic; 22.Willian, 11.Oscar, 15.Salah; 29.Etoo Substitutes: 40.Hilario, 4.David Luiz, 12.Mikel, 8.Lampard, 14.Schurrle, 9.Torres, 19.Ba. Sunderland are expected to line up in the following 4-3-3 formation: 25.Mannone; 27.Vergini, 28.Alonso, 5.Brown, 16.OShea (c); 33.Cattermole, 14.Colback, 7.Larsson;11.Johnson; 10.Wickham, 31.Borini. Substitutes: 12.Celustka, 17.Altidore, 22.Ba, 23.Giaccherini, 30.Scocco, 35.Mavrias, 32.Ustari. Todays referee is Mike Dean. #Allstar
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 16:20:37 +0000
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