Sunderland soar into Europa League but chaotic Chelsea miss out altogether

Wesley Fofana became the latest Chelsea player to see red.

Sunderland snatched European qualification on the final day (Richard Sellers/PA)

Premier League: Sunderland 2 Chelsea 1

Sunderland completed their Premier League return in style after a 2-1 win over Chelsea confirmed their spot in the Europa League next season.

Trai Hume sent the Black Cats ahead in the 25th minute with a bottom-corner finish and they doubled their advantage five minutes after the restart through Malo Gusto’s own goal in a chaotic start to the second half.

Cole Palmer pulled one back for Chelsea in the 56th minute, but just six minutes later the Blues were reduced to 10 when Wesley Fofana picked up a second yellow card.

Wesley Fofana was sent off and Malo Gusto scored an own goal in Chelsea’s defeat (Richard Sellers/PA)

Victory combined with results elsewhere cemented Sunderland’s place in Europe next season, capping off a sensational top-flight return for the club, who earned promotion exactly one year ago to the day after beating Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final at Wembley.

Chelsea had started the day in eighth, but defeat sees them finish one point outside of the European places after slipping into 10th.