Sport

Chelsea v Sunderland

13 April 2012

(3pm, Stamford Bridge).
Tickets: Sold out
Last season: 4 (Poyet 2, Zola, Flo) 0
Fact: The last player to score a hat-trick in this fixture was Peter Osgood, in January 1970
Recommended pub: Shed Bar (Chelsea Village Complex)
Old Grey Beard has certainly endeared himself to all and sundry this week. Having the builders in is always a pain but for Arsenal and Spurs fans it means a 400-mile round trip to Manchester for their FA Cup semi-final. The only cleaning up Ken Bates will want to see around the Bridge this weekend is on the pitch where three points will take Chelsea above Sunderland in the table, thanks to their superior goal difference.
Verdict: SUNDERLAND REDUCED TO RUBBLE

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