Sunderland vs. Chelsea: Score, Reaction from 2016 Premier League Match

Sunderland moved out of the Premier League relegation places thanks to a 3-2 win over Chelsea at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Second-half goals from Fabio Borini and Jermain Defoe helped the Black Cats overturn a 2-1 deficit at the break.

It means Sunderland are now a point ahead of north-east rivals Newcastle United and have a game in hand. They can now assure safety by beating Everton at home on Wednesday.

That chance is just reward for the way they battled back after Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic had netted for Chelsea, either side of a Wahbi Khazri wonder-strike in the first half.

There was more heartbreak for Chelsea when captain John Terry was sent off late on in what could be his final game for the Blues.

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce was once again relying on Defoe for goals in front of a midfield combining brawn and skill in the form of Yann M’Vila and Jan Kirchhoff.

Chelsea were counting on Matic and John Obi Mikel to counter that duo and provide the cerebral Cesc Fabregas with the room to create, per BBC Sport:

Can this #safc team beat #cfc in a huge game at the bottom?PL build-up: https://t.co/p8cnQRQPML #bbcfootball pic.twitter.com/eLcmqXnNUu

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) May 7, 2016

It was Fabregas who put Chelsea in danger early when his errant pass inadvertently released Defoe. Centre-back Gary Cahill was booked after taking …

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