Sunderland 0 – 0 Chelsea: Player Ratings

This match felt like a win eventhough it was only a draw which mean 1 point on the board instead of 3. Still drawing with Chelsea, a team who’s been scoring goals at record pace, is a great accomplishment.

Here’s the Sunderland’s player ratings:

Costel Pantilimon – 8

Controlled things in the box and was very assured at all time. Was able to make good saves.

Santiago Vergini – 8

Verginie had a good match, although he had a very nervous moment on the defense end. Almost score a goal.

Wes Brown – 8

Best match for Wes Brown in a while. Never was troubled which is very good if you consider the fact it was Chelsea and Diego Costa he had to deal with.

John O’Shea – 9

Another good performance by O’Shea. Just when I though it was time for John to retire, he goes out and put up some terrific forms. Alongside es Brown, he did a great job keeping Chelsea and Costa off the scoring sheet.

Anthony Reveillere – 8

Played well once again. He’s been the signing of the year so far. Was part of the backline 4 that kept Chelsea under complete control. Hazard and the Other Chelsea attackers never stood a chance.

Lee Cattermole – 9

Great performance by Lee Cattermole. Deserve a call up into the England National team after this performance.

Jack Rodwell – 7

Did well and held his own. Not as good as Cattermole but did enough.

Seb Larsson – 8

Broke up more than a few passes and made himself a nuisance during the entire match. Was good defensively. Not much offensively.

Adam Johnson – 8

Best performance from dam Johnson in a while.Had a decent match on both side of the ball and managed to almost score in a few attempts on goal.

Connor Wickham – 8

Was good for the most part, but lost the ball a bit too much for my liking.

Steven Fletcher – 7

Was anonymous for the most part, but maned to hold a few balls. Never threaten the Chelsea back-line.

Jordi Gomez (Sub) – 7

Played better than the man he replaced which was Jack Rodwell. Created a few chances.

Jozy Altidore (Sub) – 8

Best match from Jozy so far which is not saying much since he’s been so poor. Truly troubled Chelsea back-line, unlike Fletcher who was handcuffed throughout the game.