Chelsea were passive in their 2-1 defeat by Sunderland at Stamford Bridge and Moises Caicedo’s isolated efforts in midfield were most alarming of all

Michael: A poor performance. There's no point having all that possession if you cannot create chances. Sunderland packed their defence but we had no creative spark. It was all too slow and predictable and we got rightly punished for it at the end but it was a game we should have won comfortably.

The win away to Chelsea was far from a fluke; it was a culmination of all Regis Le Bris’ Sunderland have built

Chelsea's weakness was exposed by Sunderland and it was an area identified by Regis Le Bris' side before they stunned Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

I learned a couple of new things this weekend. I found out that Sunderland now have more Premier League points than Leicester City did at this same stage of their title-winning season of 2015-16. Having interviewed Wilson Isidor after the game,

Despite his links to local rivals Middlesbrough, Michael Carrick had no problem heaping praise on Sunderland in a recent appearance on Match of the Day. And, the former Man United midfielder claimed that Sunderland should be given even more credit for the fact they came up through the play-offs and lost time in their summer preparations.

Marc Cucurella has revealed Chelsea were punished by Sunderland in areas they worked on in preparation for the Premier League clash.