Sunderland v Chelsea live: score, updates and line-ups

Chelsea have started to turn their possession into chances, with Gusto forcing a save from Roefs and Fofana heading just wide from a corner delivery. Sunderland, down to a straight swap of Isidor for the booked Brobbey, have had to soak up most of the pressure, and the shot count has crept further in Chelsea's favour. Despite that, Le Fée's penalty still has Sunderland 1-0 up heading into the final quarter.

Chelsea have made a double change, bringing on Welbeck and Gusto for Neto and Palestra, as they continue to dominate possession without really troubling Sunderland further in this spell. The game has become scrappy around the middle of the pitch with handballs from Estêvão and Meunier and a string of free-kicks won by Caicedo, but the shot count remains unchanged and Sunderland's 1-0 lead from Le Fée's penalty still stands.

A scrappy spell with little clear quality to show for it. Sunderland have picked up two more bookings in this period, Meunier and Brobbey both cautioned for fouls, and their discipline is becoming a concern with ten fouls now committed to Chelsea's three. Chelsea still enjoy the lion's share of the ball with four shots to Sunderland's five, so the 1-0 scoreline from Le Fée's penalty remains unchanged.

Estêvão has come on for the booked Colwill at the break, but the early stages of the second half have been quiet with no change in the statistics since half-time. Sunderland still lead 1-0 through Le Fée's penalty despite Chelsea's continued hold on possession, and both sides will be looking to make the early running count as the half gets going.

Sunderland go in ahead at the break despite Chelsea's continued stranglehold on possession. The visitors have pushed for an immediate response, with Lavia dragging a long-range effort wide and Neto forcing a save, but Sunderland's lead from Le Fée's penalty stands as half-time approaches.

Sunderland lead against the run of play! Colwill brought down Brobbey in the box and was booked, before Le Fée stepped up and sent Penders the wrong way to make it 1-0, despite Chelsea's huge share of possession.

Chelsea continue to dominate possession but it's Sunderland conceding the fouls, with Ahoka booked for a crude challenge on Caicedo. Chelsea have finally registered a shot, Rogers heading just wide from Palestra's cross, as they start to turn their control of the ball into something more threatening.

Sunderland have actually been the brighter side despite Chelsea's continued dominance of possession. Hume saw a shot blocked from Talbi's cross before Brobbey glanced a close-range effort just wide, also set up by Talbi, as the hosts created the first real openings of the game. Chelsea, for all their 63% of the ball, are yet to register a shot.

An early blow for Sunderland as Xhaka had to be withdrawn through injury inside the opening five minutes, with Ahoka introduced in his place. Since then Chelsea have had the better of the ball, dominating possession, though neither side has managed to create a shot or a corner yet. It's been a scrappy, cagey start at the Stadium of Light with Hume picking up an early offside and a foul for the hosts.