Welcome to the final day of the season! Chelsea need a win to ensure some sort of European football for next season. Europa League and Conference League are both on the table, depending on how others do. So, keeping an eye on Brighton and Brentford as well, but first we have to take care of business ourselves.
Looks like it’s a back-three from us today once again.
Sunderland starting XI:
Roefs | Geertruida, Mukiele, O’Nien, Reinildo, Hume, Xhaka (c), Sadiki, Angulo, Le Fée, Brobbey
Substitutes from:Ellborg, Cirkin, Alderete, Diarra, Rigg, Traoré, Mayenda, Isidor, Jocelin
Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-3):
Sánchez | Hato, Colwill, Fofana | Cucurella, Enzo (c), Caicedo, Gusto | Neto, João Pedro, Palmer
Substitutes from: Jörgensen, Acheampong, Chalobah, James, Derry, Essugo, Garnacho, Santos, Delap
Date / Time: Sunday, May 24, 2026, 16.00 BST; 11am EDT; 8:30pm IST
Venue: Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (on pitch); Matthew Donohue (VAR)
On TV: Sky Sports+ (UK); none (USA); none (India); SuperSport Blitz (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky Go (UK); Peacock (USA); JioHotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!
