Sunderland vs Chelsea:
Wednesday, 14th December; Stadium of Light, Sunderland; KO: 1:15 am IST (on Thursday)
The League leaders needed a solitary goal from Costa to get all three points from the Baggies at home and will now travel to the Stadium of Light this week. In early team news, Conte is still not expected to field Kurt Zouma and Marko van Ginkel due to fitness issues while John Terry (glute) is also ruled out for this game.
The manager will make last minute decisions on John Obi Mikel (muscle) and Oscar (bug) who are just returning from time on the sidelines. Though this is the second game in 4 days, Conte is expected to field his first XI in anticipation of a victory.
Expected Lineup (3-4-3)
Courtois; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Matic, Kante, Alonso; Pedro, Costa, Hazard
