Sunderland\u2019s new signing Sulley Muntari will not be available on Tuesday as they face Chelsea in the Premier League. This comes as Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti aiming to avenge his greatest Chelsea humiliation with three points at Sunderland.
\nMuntari has returned to Italy to complete some paperwork and also move his belongings to England.
\nBut his compatriots Asamoah Gyan and John Mensah will be available for the game at the Stadium of Light. Ancelotti is still smarting from the shock 3-0 home defeat by Steve Bruce\u2019s team in November. And he is desperate to extend his side\u2019s recent unbeaten run as the champions look to edge their way back into the title race.
\nJohn Terry, Frank Lampard and Michael Essien were all missing when Asamoah Gyan and his Black Cats pals ran riot to knock Chelsea off the top of the table. But the Londoners will be at full strength tonight, with Ancelotti sticking to the team which drew at Everton in the FA Cup at the weekend.
\nHe said: \u201cWe have no new injury problems and all the players are in good condition after Everton. \u201cI don\u2019t expect to be making many changes. The players have recovered well and are in a good run of form. \u201cSunderland are a dangerous team, especially because they are playing at home. But I think they will find a much different Chelsea to the one they played at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season.
\n\u201cWe are over the bad moment which affected us before Christmas. But we still need to be at our very best. It is not going to be easy to play at Sunderland.\u201d
\nAncelotti\u2019s decision to stick with an unchanged team means Salomon Kalou is likely to be back on the bench, despite coming on to score Chelsea\u2019s equaliser in the 1-1 Cup draw at Goodison. But the Ivory Coast ace is keen to make an impression again after Fernando Torres\u2019 British record move to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sunderland\u2019s new signing Sulley Muntari will not be available on Tuesday as they face Chelsea in the Premier League. This comes as Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti aiming to avenge his greatest Chelsea humiliation with three points at Sunderland. Muntari has returned to Italy to complete some paperwork and also move his belongings to England. But […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-275250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n