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Le Fée penalty gives Sunderland win over Chelsea

Enzo Le Fée scored from the spot in the 36th minute as Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0 at the Stadium of Light and left the bottom of the table.

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Sunderland players celebrating a goal as Chelsea players look dejected in the background.
Sunderland players celebrating a goal as Chelsea players look dejected in the background. · Photo: Evening Standard

Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0 at the Stadium of Light on Sunday, in the tenth round of the Premier League. Enzo Le Fée converted the penalty in the 36th minute, the only goal of the match according to the official record.

The spot-kick was awarded after Levi Colwill was judged to have fouled Brian Brobbey inside the area. The Sun described the decision as controversial, and talkSPORT reported that replays appeared to show Brobbey tripping over his own feet. The Evening Standard reports that Colwill was taken off at half-time and that Xabi Alonso disagreed with a Chelsea player over the call.

The Guardian reports that Sunderland's patched-up defence, without the injured Dan Ballard and the banned Omar Alderete, kept Chelsea at a distance. According to talkSPORT, it was Sunderland's second Premier League win of the season and their first league win since August 30.

Chelsea are fifth with 16 points from ten games, while Sunderland are 18th with 8 points. The Sun reports that Chelsea go into the international break on a losing run.

Sources

This article is based on reports by:

  • The Guardian — Le Fée’s penalty stuns Chelsea and breathes life into defiant Sunderland
  • ESPN — Alonso's Chelsea fall to defeat at PL strugglers Sunderland
  • Hürriyet — Sunderland'dan Chelsea'ye büyük şok!
  • Evening Standard — Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea: Blues pay the penalty as Enzo Le Fee lifts Black Cats off foot of Premier League table
  • Habertürk — Chelsea'ye Sunderland şoku!
  • The Sun — Sunderland 1 Chelsea 0: Brobbey’s controversial penalty incident sees Blues go into international break on losing run
  • BBC Sport — 'Tinkerman' Alonso's Chelsea side still searching for identity
  • AS — Resumen y goles del Sunderland vs Chelsea, jornada 10 de Premier League

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