Black Cats in dreamland as Chelsea collapse

CHELSEA’S inherent weaknesses – and with it their title challenge – were brutally picked apart for the rest of the Premier League to see following a remarkable performance by Sunderland at Stamford Bridge yesterday that saw Steve Bruce’s side win 3-0.

The defeat, secured by goals from Nedum Onuoha, Asamoah Gyan and Danny Welbeck, was Chelsea’s first at home in the league since February and Sunderland’s first at the Bridge in a decade but the significance of the result goes far beyond that.

The way Carlo Ancelotti’s makeshift defence, now only two points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League, were pulled apart by a team bold enough to play two up front has ended any mystique about Chelsea’s impenetrable home form and also shown the rest of the Premier League that the club’s squad may not be as strong as it looks on first glance.