Top of the table Blues draw rare blank at Stadium of Light.
Chelsea failed to overcome resilient opposition and have to make do with a hard earned point from their visit to the north-east.
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GK: Thibaut Courtois – 6/10
Had little to do but what he needed to do he did well.
RB: Branislav Ivanovic – 7/10
Standard consistent display from the Serb.
LB: Cesar Azpilicueta – 5/10
Spaniard struggled to cope at times.
CB: John Terry – 7/10
Dealt well, as expected, with the rough and tumble approach from Steven Fletcher, Connor Wickham and co.
CB: Gary Cahill – 9/10
Man of the match from the England man. Didn’t put a foot wrong and frequently the last line of the Blues defence.
CM: Nemanja Matic – 7/10
Midfield metronome looked calm and composed in the centre of the park as per usual.
CM: Cesc Fabregas – 6/10
Put in more than his fair share of tackles but was unable to unlock the Black Cats back-line.
AM: Willian – 6/10
Hit the bar but often failed to spark life into the Chelsea atack.
AM: Oscar – 6/10
Brazilian lacked his usual touch of flair.
AM: Eden Hazard – 5/10
Poor showing from the Belgian, sure to get a rocked from Jose Mourinho in the dressing room.
Diego Costa – 5/10
The Spanish international surprisingly struggled to deal with the overly physical treatment he received and did little of note.
Subs:
Loic Remy – 5/10
Came on for 15 minutes and barely touched the ball.
Didier Drogba – 6/10
Not on for long though did fire an effort just wide.
Andre Schurrle – 5/10
Nothing of note.