Chelsea draw a rare blank
Willian and Santiago Vergini both 攻撃する，衝突する the woodwork as Sunderland 延長するd their run of good results against Chelsea with a 0-0 draw.
The 黒人／ボイコット Cats, who were looking for a third 連続する victory over Jose Mourinho's men inside 12 months, withstood periods of 圧力.
But in 前線 of a （人が）群がる of 45,232 at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland were not unduly stretched by the Barclays 首相 League leaders.
Chelsea's Diego Costa, second from 権利, was 伴う／関わるd in a fair few 戦う／戦いs against Sunderland
Willian struck the foot of the 地位，任命する and Vergini clipped the crossbar in a tight first half, but apart from on those occasions neither Costel Pantilimon nor Thibaut Courtois was overextended, with the Romanian's 封鎖する from Branislav Ivanovic the only troublesome save either had to make.
It 証明するd a disappointing afternoon for the 訪問者s, who failed to 得点する／非難する／２０ for the first time this season, and striker Diego Costa was in danger of 許すing it to get the better of him, appearing to kick out at defender John O'Shea and then catching Wes Brown with his arm in an 空中の challenge, an offence which earned him a fifth 調書をとる／予約するing of the （選挙などの）運動をする.
Chelsea arrived on Wearside having started the season with an unbeaten run of 19 games and hot favourites to 延長する it with a victory, a lthough they were 大部分は 失望させるd during a first half featuring plenty of combative 活動／戦闘.
Sunderland, defending a more modest sequence of three games without 敗北・負かす, sat 深い when out of 所有／入手 and although that 政策 招待するd 圧力, they dealt 比較して comfortably with what the 訪問者s were able to throw at them.
The approach 許すd Gus Poyet's men to 攻撃する，衝突する the Blues on the break, and they did that to good 影響 twice within the 開始 nine minutes with Connor Wickham, once again starting wide on the left 味方する of midfield, 軍隊ing a 封鎖する from an uncharacteristically flustered Ivanovic and then 解雇する／砲火／射撃ing over from long distance.
Chelsea started to 発揮する 一致した 圧力 as the half 進歩d, with Oscar 軍隊ing Pantilimon into a 13th-minute save, although one with little degree of difficulty, before he tipped Willian's 17th-minute strike on to the foot of the 地位，任命する.
It took a superbly-timed 23rd-minute challenge by O'Shea to 否定する Costa a （疑いを）晴らす run at goal from Cesc Fabregas' defence-splitting 23rd-minute pass, but Jack Rodwell 実験（する）d Courtois for the first time with an 成果／努力 from distance two minutes later.
Eden Hazard saw a 井戸／弁護士席-struck 27th-minute 発射 封鎖するd by the impressive 物陰／風下 Cattermole with the game warming up.
審判（をする） Kevin Friend did not endear himself to the 地元のs with a 一連の 決定／判定勝ち（する）s which did not go their 味方する's way, and assistant boss Mauricio Taricco was sent from the （法廷の）裁判 on the half-hour 示す after fourth 公式の／役人 物陰／風下 Mason drew the 上級の 公式の／役人's attention to his protestations.
The 訪問者s might have been ahead seconds later when Ivanovic got in on the 権利 only to see his strike 封鎖するd by Pantilimon's foot, and the 黒人／ボイコット Cats very nearly took the lead when Catt ermole's deflected 34th-minute cross fell nicely for 十分な-支援する Vergini, whose snapshot clipped the crossbar.
As the whistle approached, the game became ますます tetchy and Costa was fortunate to escape その上の 罰 when he appeared to kick-out at O'Shea after a tussle on halfway.
Central defender Gary Cahill 長，率いるd straight at Pantilimon from Willian's 49th-minute corner. Brazilian Brazilian flashed a 猛烈な／残忍な left-footed strike just wide two minutes later with Sunderland pinned 支援する once again.
Costa incurred 罰 from 審判（をする） Friend after catching Brown with a flailing arm, although the home fans were unimpressed by the 審判（をする）'s 決定／判定勝ち（する） to 問題／発行する a yellow, rather than a red card, one which means he will 行方不明になる Wednesday's 衝突／不一致 with Tottenham.
Poyet 取って代わるd Rodwell and 孤独な striker Steven Fletcher with Jordi Gomez and Jozy Altidore with 28 minutes remaining, and 部隊d 明言する／公表するs international Altidore was only just 否定するd a header at goal by Cahill from Larsson's 招待するing cross.
Nemanja Matic 解雇する／砲火／射撃d straight at Pantilimon with 68 minutes gone, but it was Courtois who had to be 警報 to pluck Wickham's rasping 運動 out of the 空気／公表する at the second 試みる／企てる with 18 minutes left on the clock.
Mourinho took off Oscar and Costa to send on Didier Drogba and Loic Remy with 76 minutes played, and Ivorian Drogba 軍隊d a 飛び込み save from Pantilimon within seconds.
But in a strong finish by the home 味方する, Altidore saw a 発射 封鎖するd まっただ中に a goalmouth 緊急発進する and then another 成果／努力 dropped to Adam Johnson, who scuffed his 成果／努力 harmlessly. Johnson 爆破d インチs wide with three minutes left, with Sunderland then 感謝する late on when Drogba 長，率いるd off 的.
