Chelsea shone in attack but struggled in defence in a thrilling 3-4 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Read player ratings here with Eden Hazard the star.
Petr Cech 6/10
Petr Cech let in three goals to Sunderland, and generally looked shaky throughout.
Branislav Ivanovic 7/10
The best member of Chelsea’s defence, Branislav Ivanovic was impressive both in the air and the tackle
Cesar Azpilicueta 6/10
Cesar Azpilicueta played at left back against a right footed winger in Emanuele Giaccherini and struggled, as he was always turning to try to tackle with his own right foot.
Gary Cahill 7/10
Gary Cahill did a reasonable job of marshalling the Chelsea defence in difficult circumstances.
John Terry 5/10
John Terry had his worst game of the season in a Chelsea shirt, making more fouls than tackles and winning just half of his aerial duels.
Frank Lampard 8/10
Frank Lampard scored and supplied an assist for Eden Hazard, and screened the defence well.
Ramires 7/10
Ramires touched the ball 89 times, dribbled past four opponents and made an impressive three tackles in a good all round midfield performance.
Juan Mata 7/10
Juan Mata may not have supplied a goal or assist in his time on the pitch, but provided three key passes and was intelligent in his rotation of possession.
Willian 7/10
Willian was selected in the Chelsea starting line-up in place of the injured Oscar and performed a good job in his compatriot’s absence. The Brazilian glides across the pitch in wonderful style, and given more minutes could prove a great asset to the Blues.
Eden Hazard 10/10
Two goals and an assist, four key passes and dribbled past opponents twelve times.
A stunning performance.
Fernando Torres 5/10
Fernando Torres missed an open goal from point blank range again. It was another one of those nights for the Spaniard.
Substitutes:
Andre Schurrle 6/10
Quiet.
Demba Ba 6/10
Had three shots, which was more than Torres had despite starting the match. However, none were on target.
John Obi Mikel 5/10
Was on the pitch for over 15 minutes but only made one pass.
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