Match Day Thread Chelsea FC v Sunderland AFC - Saturday 25th October 2025 - KO 15:00

[Charley Farley]

Our defence are something special.

We often get put under intense pressure yet every time the opposition put crosses in I fully expect to see the ball headed away or cleared. I don’t expect the opposition to score. It’s becoming normal.

 

[young2077]

Tell you what.

One of the things I’m living lost about this beautiful season is the level Isidor has found.

Don’t know if it’s better quality players around him or just stellar improvement, likely both, but the lad is making more runs, better runs, he’s making decisions faster, he’s using his body better, holding up better, linking play better.

Given the way he glows up the club, his heart, his love for us, the place. The absolute respect and buy in he’s had from day one, it’s one of the most wonderful side stories of the season for us.

Some boy our Wilson.

This is what I was trying to say. As much as he seems to enjoy himself and life that improvement is unreal and he must jave put in some hard graft to improve like he has!

4 goals in his first 9 at Premier league level isn't to sniffed at either!

 

[marcusblackcat]

Not to put a dampener on things but the ref yesterday was the worst-ref we’ve encountered all season

all I’m saying on the subject

Second worst.p for me! Man Utd by far the worst ref I’ve seen in any game

 

[Whittylad]

Cracking post, agree with every word. The support is unbelievable because there’s something to actually get behind, class.

What was unbelievable was a period in the 2nd half when we had them hemmed in their final 3rd and the tackles were flying in and the press was fantastic the roar from the fans was deafening. You would have thought we'd scored. Chelsea fans looking across and videoing this wall of noise and passion. Unbelievable

 

[Nads]

This is what I was trying to say. As much as he seems to enjoy himself and life that improvement is unreal and he must jave put in some hard graft to improve like he has!

4 goals in his first 9 at Premier league level isn't to sniffed at either!

Stunning record really, just under 1 in 2 in a low scoring newly promoted side.

Great quote on his social ‘they don’t believe in us, let them prove us wrong’. Brilliant.

There was a lot to see yesterday, that was a very different day performance in therms of attacking output. There was more pace to it, you can see more understanding, more spotting of the runs.

Reg is getting it right, he can trust the defence, and that seems to be any combination of players or shapes and he is rightly playing to that. Earlier in season it felt nervy when we were on back foot but it’s already less ragged looking, and as fans we know it’s happening and we have that faith.

Ballard was imperious again, he’s just superb but Nordi and this time Gerrtruida were also stone wall stable.

People referred to Regis being relegated when he arrived. Overlooking he had almost his whole side sold from under him. Now, time to focus on the season prior when he took newly promoted Lorient, a famous, player factory club, but a small one to 7th in Ligue 1.

He has already showed he can adapt a level and my days he is nailing this PL lark. Club did right to recontract him early.

 

[rowley]

Second worst.p for me! Man Utd by far the worst ref I’ve seen in any game

Yes. But that was Attwell, known to be the worst ref in the league, so he sort of doesn't count!

By the way, how does Attwell do it? He has always been shocking and always been favoured. Think it was him who gave the "ghost goal" against Watford a few years back.

He's never got any better. Must have the goods on someone .

 

[marcusblackcat]

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My takes from that video….

Xhaka celebrating before Talbi even had the ball at his feet, and Robin Roefs knee slide!!! Love this group of lads!!

 

[RTB]

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[young2077]

This season is class so far. Even when we have got beat there are plenty of positives to take away (maybe not too many at Burnley) so it doesn't feel like the end of the world!

And yesterday it seemed like there was another step up in understanding etc...

 

[TopCat.]

Didn't see anything of the game as I was at a funeral, but watched the highlights last night and this morning. Wow. What a result and what a performance! Did NOT expect that....

 

[Disco down under]

Tell you what.

One of the things I’m loving most about this beautiful season is the level Isidor has found.

Don’t know if it’s better quality players around him or just stellar improvement, likely both, but the lad is making more runs, better runs, he’s making decisions faster, he’s using his body better, holding up better, linking play better.

Given the way he glows up the club, his heart, his love for us, the place. The absolute respect and buy in he’s had from day one, it’s one of the most wonderful side stories of the season for us.

When he’s punching that badge after he scores, he feels it, he means it.

Some boy our Wilson.

I was delighted to see him score a dog **** lucky tap in.

Scored screamer after screamer last year but we just need him in and around the six yard box when the ball is bobbling around.

4 goals in 9 in the premier League is just a tremendous return. 25 years old, pace to burn and room for improvement.

Hard to put a value on that.

What a punt, taking him from obscurity in Russia.

 

[RTB]

Some great scenes here from the Chelsea end

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[Disco down under]

Didn't see anything of the game as I was at a funeral, but watched the highlights last night and this morning. Wow. What a result and what a performance! Did NOT expect that....

Went to bed at about quarter past one in the morning here when we were one down.

Must have had a dream but I woke up thinking I had checked my phone in the night and we had lost four nil.

Some surprise when I looked at the scores.

 

[Robertson]

I've checked around a lot of news sources and can confirm it's definitely true.

Sunderland are 2nd in the premier league with 17 points from 9 games.

 

[alcoauth]

What was unbelievable was a period in the 2nd half when we had them hemmed in their final 3rd and the tackles were flying in and the press was fantastic the roar from the fans was deafening. You would have thought we'd scored. Chelsea fans looking across and videoing this wall of noise and passion. Unbelievable

Reminds me of those old films about the early medievil period where a wall of Saxons face off against a wall of Welsh on some hill in Yorkshire and they're banging their shields and roaring across the rift, most English seem to have lost it but not us. Football is definitely a modern proxy to release potentially dangerous energy from populations.

 

[Brainy Dose]

What a day yesterday! I’m loving this team! The only downside was the bald, screwy-eyed, monosyllabic bore wasn’t around later to present his bias!

 

[young2077]

I was delighted to see him score a dog **** lucky tap in.

Scored screamer after screamer last year but we just need him in and around the six yard box when the ball is bobbling around.

4 goals in 9 in the premier League is just a tremendous return. 25 years old, pace to burn and room for improvement.

Hard to put a value on that.

What a punt, taking him from obscurity in Russia.

The club did right to snap him up on a permanent halfway through the loan aswell.

 

[NC Sanddancer]

Busy day yesterday, could only watch the first half of the game! Was honestly mostly hoping for a tense draw, or even just keeping the score to an acceptable level in defeat. Wow, this team just continues to surprise me. So much heart and endeavor! Truly stunning result and performance. Couldn’t keep the smile off my face. Love every single one of these guys.

 

[Ayrton]

Record signing diarra barely played, can’t wait to see what he can do as well. Going to Stamford bridge without him and alderete just shows how far we’ve come. Mental few months

 

[C Montgomery Burns]

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Actually that's not a bad video, I can sympathise with him for the late winner, having been at Wembley in 2019 against Charlton it is a sickener when you're on the receiving end, fantastic when it's in your favour! But it's sad that a fan video is more balanced than th official match report.