Rafael Benitez could lay flowers on Jimmy Savile’s grave and admit to shooting Tupac and he still wouldn’t be any less popular with a minority of fans at Chelsea as he is now, in spite of the midweek win – some supporters will never accept him as the manager of their club and that seems to be final. The majority of supporters meanwhile secretly feel a bit confused – they want to get behind the team and can see that they may be affecting results whilst they wrestle with the fact they’re annoyed with another predictably ruthless decision of their extremely wealthy owner. Some of them, although they may be slow to admit it - are warming to Rafael Benitez after the stunning 6-1 midweek rout.
In regards to the Premier League, Chelsea simply have to win this fixture to remain in the title race. Without returning with three points they’re likely to be writing themselves off publicly by January.
Sunderland have been woeful lately and now see their season’s story as one of survival. This could be a very close match, but we’re siding with the mightier strugglers of the two and will expect Chelsea to win – but in their current Premier league form you may do well to tread carefully.
Sunderland v Chelsea – Verdict: Chelsea 21/20
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