Chelsea 6-2 Sunderland - March 16, 1997 / Premier League 1996/1997
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58'
Paul Stewart60'
Alex Rae
CHE
38' - Goal
Gianfranco Zola38
43' - Goal
Frank Sinclair43
CHE
46' - Substitution
Gareth Hallis substituted by Alex Rae 46' - Substitution
John Mullinis substituted by Paul Stewart
51' - Goal
Dan Petrescu51 58' - Goal
Paul Stewart 60' - Goal
Alex Rae 66' - Substitution
Andy Myersis substituted by Paul Parker66
78' - Goal
Mark Hughes78
79' - Substitution
Michael Bridgesis substituted by Lee Howey
84' - Substitution
Gianfranco Zolais substituted by Gianluca Vialli84
90' - Goal
Roberto Di Matteo 90' - Goal
Mark Hughes90
SUN
SUN
Team line-ups
Chelsea
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Frode Grodas | 32 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank Sinclair | 43 | 25 | 172 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Steve Clarke | 33 | 307 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Scott Minto | 25 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dan Petrescu | 51 | 29 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Craig Burley | 25 | 127 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andy Myers | 66 | 23 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Dennis Wise | 30 | 258 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Roberto Di Matteo | 90 | 26 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gianfranco Zola | 3884 | 30 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mark Hughes | 7890 | 33 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
28.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
111
Sunderland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Lionel Perez | 29 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gareth Hall | 46 | 27 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Richard Ord | 27 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Andy Melville | 28 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dariusz Kubicki | 33 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Mullin | 46 | 21 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Kevin Ball | 32 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Bracewell | 34 | 122 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Gray | 22 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Michael Bridges | 79 | 18 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Kelly | 31 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
48
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Paul Parker | 66 | 32 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gianluca Vialli | 84 | 32 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Lee Howey | 79 | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paul Stewart | 5846 | 32 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Alex Rae | 6046 | 27 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Frode Grodas
IN
Nick Colgan
OUT
Mark Hughes
IN
Gianluca Vialli
OUT
Andy Myers
IN
Paul Hughes
OUT
Roberto Di Matteo
IN
Erland Johnsen
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
John Mullin
IN
Craig Russell
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
34
37
Success rate in this team:
46 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Gullit vs Sunderland
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Gullit vs Reid
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
40
95
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Reid vs Chelsea
3 victories
2 draws
2 losses
Reid vs Gullit
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Peter Reid has done less than 0.9 goals scored per game in Premier League.
It's the first time Paul Stewart scores 1 goal vs Sunderland in his professional career with
Sunderland keeps its 15 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home running (since 28/09/1996). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 09/11/1991-15/08/1992 time period (18 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VChelsea 3-0 West Bromwich Albion04/01/1997 | VChelsea 3-1 Derby County18/01/1997 | VChelsea 4-2 Liverpool26/01/1997 | DChelsea 1-1 Manchester United22/02/1997 | VChelsea 1-0 Leicester26/02/1997 | DChelsea 1-1 Blackburn05/03/1997 |
| Overall | DChelsea 1-1 Manchester United22/02/1997 | VChelsea 1-0 Leicester26/02/1997 | LDerby County 3-2 Chelsea01/03/1997 | DChelsea 1-1 Blackburn05/03/1997 | VPortsmouth 1-4 Chelsea09/03/1997 | LWest Ham 3-2 Chelsea12/03/1997 |
Current form
| Away | DCoventry 2-2 Sunderland01/01/1997 | DArsenal 1-1 Sunderland04/01/1997 | DLeicester 1-1 Sunderland29/01/1997 | LAston Villa 1-0 Sunderland01/02/1997 | LBlackburn 1-0 Sunderland01/03/1997 | LSheffield Wednesday 2-1 Sunderland12/03/1997 |
| Overall | LAston Villa 1-0 Sunderland01/02/1997 | LSunderland 0-1 Leeds United22/02/1997 | LBlackburn 1-0 Sunderland01/03/1997 | LSunderland 0-4 Tottenham04/03/1997 | VSunderland 2-1 Manchester United08/03/1997 | LSheffield Wednesday 2-1 Sunderland12/03/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 12 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 32 | 10 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 4 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 3 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 8 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 14 | 7 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
28 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
30 |
|
14 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
11 |
Victories (Competition total) |
8 |
|
6 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
10 |
Draws (Competition total) |
8 |
|
7 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
7 |
Losses (Competition total) |
14 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
10 |
Goals
|
44 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
26 |
|
24 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
41 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
41 |
|
16 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
27 |
|
1.57 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.87 |
|
1.71 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.73 |
|
1.46 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.37 |
|
1.14 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.8 |
Betting aid
|
14 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
13 |
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
9 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
15 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
19 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
10 |
|
11 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
58 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
46 |
|
25 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
23 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
4 |
Key players
| Gianluca Vialli | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Craig Russell | |
| Gianluca Vialli | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Michael Bridges | |
 | Frank Leboeuf | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Alex Rae | |
| Frank Leboeuf | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Gianluca Vialli | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Kevin Ball |  |
Historical head to head
Home
92 gf
49 ga
Away
52 gf
95 ga
Total
144 gf
144 ga
Historical head to head
Home
95 gf
52 ga
Away
49 gf
92 ga
Total
144 gf
144 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
December 13, 1930 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
December 13, 1930 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
September 08, 1934 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
March 12, 1910 |
Latest head to head
December 15, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997
March 18, 1992 - FA Cup 1991/1992
March 09, 1992 - FA Cup 1991/1992
January 19, 1991 - Division 1 1990/1991
September 08, 1990 - Division 1 1990/1991
Best historical scorers against Sunderland
 |
Peter Osgood | 5 goals | 1966 - 1970 |
|
Robert Tambling | 4 goals | 1969 - 1969 |
|
Alan Birchenall | 3 goals | 1967 - 1969 |
|
Tommy Baldwin | 2 goals | 1967 - 1968 |
 |
Kerry Dixon | 2 goals | 1985 - 1990 |
 |
Dennis Wise | 2 goals | 1990 - 1992 |
Best historical scorers against Chelsea
|
George Herd | 2 goals | 1964 - 1964 |
|
Nick Sharkey | 2 goals | 1964 - 1966 |
|
Colin Suggett | 2 goals | 1968 - 1969 |
|
Neil Martin | 2 goals | 1967 - 1967 |
|
George Mulhall | 2 goals | 1966 - 1968 |
|
Craig Russell | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
Players with most games played vs Sunderland
 |
Peter Bonetti | 12 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
|
Eddie McCreadie | 12 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
|
Ron Harris | 12 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
 |
John Hollins | 12 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
|
Peter Osgood | 9 matches | 1966 - 1970 |
|
Marvin Hinton | 7 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
Players with most games played vs Chelsea
|
Jimmy Montgomery | 10 matches | 1966 - 1970 |
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George Mulhall | 9 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
|
Martin Harvey | 9 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
|
Len Ashurst | 9 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
|
Cecil Irwin | 8 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
|
Colin Todd | 8 matches | 1966 - 1970 |
They played in both sides
134 matches
29 matches
55 matches
39 matches
10 matches
12 matches
9 matches
3 matches
They played in both sides
55 matches
39 matches
134 matches
29 matches
10 matches
12 matches
9 matches
3 matches
Competition info
The other matches
March 15, 1997
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