Sunderland edge Chelsea 1-0 as Roefs earns clean sheet

Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0 at the Stadium of Light, and goalkeeper Robin Roefs made it stand. Enzo Le Fée converted a penalty in the 36th minute, and the home side held on through the second half.

Le Fée sent his right footed shot into the bottom left corner. That was the only goal of the match. Chelsea had no answer after the break, and the scoreline stayed 1-0 through the final whistle.

Roefs was the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.4. He made 4 saves and kept a clean sheet. Nordi Mukiele led Sunderland with 13 defensive interventions, and Trai Hume had 2 shots to pace the side. For Chelsea, Romeo Lavia completed 87 passes, Wesley Fofana made 14 defensive interventions and Morgan Rogers took 2 shots.

Sunderland move to 2-2-6. Chelsea fall to 5-1-4. Chirp's Sim gave Chelsea a 37% chance over 10,000 simulations before the game.