Cech hit by virus

A virus has ruled goalkeeper Petr Cech out of Chelsea’s Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.

Samuel Eto’o, Oscar and Mark Schwarzer all start as manager Jose Mourinho made three changes to the line-up to face the Black Cats, with Andre Schurrle and Demba Ba dropping to the bench.

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet named an unchanged starting line-up following on from the 2-2 midweek draw at Manchester City.

Chelsea: Schwarzer, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Ramires, Matic, Salah, Oscar, Willian, Eto’o.

Subs: Luiz, Lampard, Torres, Mikel, Schurrle, Ba, Hilario.

Sunderland: Mannone, Vergini, O’Shea, Brown, Alonso, Cattermole, Johnson, Larsson, Colback, Borini, Wickham.

Subs: Celustka, Altidore, Ba, Giaccherini, Scocco, Ustari, Mavrias.

Referee: Mike Dean (England)