The English Football Belt · rivalry
Chelsea vs. Sunderland
13Belt meetings
6Chelsea wins
4Sunderland wins
6Title changes
Chelsea and Sunderland have met 13 times with the Premier League belt on the line, from February 29, 1908 to May 21, 2017. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Chelsea lead the belt series 6–4, with 3 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 613 | Feb 29, 1908 | Chelsea beat Sunderland 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,008 | Apr 15, 1922 | Chelsea beat Sunderland 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,010 | Apr 22, 1922 | Chelsea beat Sunderland 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,403 | Oct 17, 1931 | Sunderland beat Chelsea 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,423 | Mar 2, 1932 | Sunderland and Chelsea tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,565 | Sep 28, 1935 | Chelsea beat Sunderland 3–1 | Title change |
| 1,713 | Mar 18, 1939 | Sunderland beat Chelsea 3–2 | Title change |
| 1,844 | Apr 30, 1949 | Sunderland beat Chelsea 1–0 | Title change |
| 2,123 | Jan 14, 1956 | Sunderland beat Chelsea 3–2 | Title change |
| 2,220 | Mar 29, 1958 | Sunderland and Chelsea tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,512 | Nov 29, 2014 | Chelsea and Sunderland tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 4,592 | Dec 14, 2016 | Chelsea beat Sunderland 1–0 | Defense |
| 4,614 | May 21, 2017 | Chelsea beat Sunderland 5–1 | Defense |