The Blues are traveling to the Stadium of Light in the Sunderland heartland to face their hosts Sunderland with one resolve: win the match - nothing short of it.
Since Chelsea new interim manager Benitez, the Blues have had difficult times - not because of Benitez as it is too early for the new manager to start showing his presence as so far he has yet to be fully accepted both the team and the Chelsea fans.
Even otherwise, if they do not win, their chances of grabbing the title will become bleak.
It may be a plus point that the Blues are facing a rather weak team of Sunderland, which sitting at the 17th position on the points table is also struggling to remain 'in.' However, the Blues cannot take Sunderland for granted as we have a recent example and a show of force by the 19th ranked Reading against the table top Man United when the Royals really showed their teeth to the title striving Red Devils and only lost 4-5.
Chelsea, which won the Champions League title last season, has failed to remain in to defend the title. So today's match is to be won to gain three crucial points to close the gap between itself and the Manchesters sitting above in the points table. Would Torres be the man to help his team today?
The likely lineups are as under for Monday's match:
Chelsea: Cech; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Ivanovic, Cole; Romeu, Ramires; Oscar, Mata, Hazard; Torres
Sunderland: Mignolet; Cuellar, Kilgallon, Rose, Bardsley; Gardner, Larsson, Johnson, Sessegnon, McLean; Wickham
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
Chelsea last won against Sunderland 1-0 in the beginning of 2012. But that was not a convincing victory. They need to overwhelm Sunderland to show their strength.
The match is scheduled for Saturday, 8 December 2012 at 15:00 GMT at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England.
Even otherwise, if they do not win, their chances of grabbing the title will become bleak.
It may be a plus point that the Blues are facing a rather weak team of Sunderland, which sitting at the 17th position on the points table is also struggling to remain 'in.' However, the Blues cannot take Sunderland for granted as we have a recent example and a show of force by the 19th ranked Reading against the table top Man United when the Royals really showed their teeth to the title striving Red Devils and only lost 4-5.
Chelsea, which won the Champions League title last season, has failed to remain in to defend the title. So today's match is to be won to gain three crucial points to close the gap between itself and the Manchesters sitting above in the points table. Would Torres be the man to help his team today?
The likely lineups are as under for Monday's match:
Chelsea: Cech; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Ivanovic, Cole; Romeu, Ramires; Oscar, Mata, Hazard; Torres
Sunderland: Mignolet; Cuellar, Kilgallon, Rose, Bardsley; Gardner, Larsson, Johnson, Sessegnon, McLean; Wickham
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
Chelsea last won against Sunderland 1-0 in the beginning of 2012. But that was not a convincing victory. They need to overwhelm Sunderland to show their strength.
The match is scheduled for Saturday, 8 December 2012 at 15:00 GMT at Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England.
If you are one of the fans located at different destination and miss the chance to visit the stadium to watch your favorite team, You can now watch the match live on your laptop or desktop computer, FREE, provided you have an internet connection, from the links given below:
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