Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0 to climb off bottom of Premier League

Sunderland moved off the bottom of the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Chelsea, a result Sky Sports reported eases pressure on under-fire manager Regis Le Bris. Enzo Le Fee converted a first-half penalty after Brian Brobbey was brought down, winning the spot kick by muscling past Levi Colwill.

Brobbey troubled Chelsea's centre-backs throughout the first half, coming close to scoring twice before winning the penalty. Colwill was withdrawn at half-time. Chelsea's best second-half chance fell to Danny Welbeck, who headed over from inside the box in injury time, while Mike Penders saved well from Sunderland substitute Wilson Isidor when he was through one-on-one.

Chelsea had a first-half penalty appeal when Cole Palmer went down under two challenges on the edge of the area, but VAR could not intervene as the incident was judged to be outside the box. Sunderland lost captain Granit Xhaka to injury after three minutes.

Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso told Sky Sports his side were "not bullied" and said the game was "really even, really competitive," while acknowledging his team did not produce enough after falling behind. Le Bris praised the connection between his side and the home support and said Brobbey "can fight until the end." The result lifts Sunderland off the bottom and drops Chelsea out of the top four.