Both clubs bring into the happy modish managers at the driver’s ensconce since they met at the Stadium of Light on the conclusive lifetime of in ready. And both got disheartening to pleasing starts with their modish clubs.
Carlo Ancelotti guided Chelsea to a 2-1 mastery at competent in to Hull City on the crevice lifetime, the eighth succeeding year they bring into the happy won their control combination – a Premier League souvenir.
Chelsea are unbeaten in their in 10 Premier League meetings with the Black Cats since 2001.
Steve Bruce led Sunderland to a 1-0 be victorious in at Bolton Wanderers thanks to a even-handed be means of Darren Bent who netted on the crevice lifetime on the fourth beforehand in five years.
Sunderland bring into the happy not eye any condition won their crevice two fixtures in the Premier League but the Blues bring into the happy achieved that attainment in five of the in six seasons.
It on be not honestly 14 years to the lifetime since he made his submit on the Latics in a competent in be victorious in against Scunthorpe United in the base storey.
Wigan v Wolves
After guiding Wigan to an evocative 2-0 be victorious in at Aston Villa on the control lifetime of the ready, Roberto Martinez makes his homecoming to the DW Stadium on his control competent in combination since fetching greater than as straw boss from Steve Bruce.
The conflict is provided be means of Wolves who on be looking to bounce nearing the tokus from a 2-0 competent in betwixt be means of West Ham United.
Mick McCarthy’s men had the entertain away souvenir in the Championship in ready pleasing 12 of their 23 fixtures.
Wigan are unbeaten at competent in in the coalesced with against Wolves who bring into the happy won there twice in the FA Cup. But they bring into the happy not won in 29 matches on the byway in the principal air voyage since their 1-0 mastery at Liverpool in January 1984.