Fabregas opened the scoring after a one-two with Willian (Getty)

Chelsea can extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table with victory at the home of basement club Sunderland.

Antonio Conte's side have won each of their last nine league games but David Moyes' men will hope they can frustrate the league leaders and lift themselves off the foot of the table.

Kick-off: 7.45pm

Wednesday's Premier League fixtures

Middlesbrough vs Liverpool (7.45pm)

Sunderland vs Chelsea (7.45pm)

West Ham United vs Burnley (7.45pm)

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United (8.00pm)

Manchester City vs Watford (8.00pm)

Stoke City vs Southampton (8.00pm)

Tottenham Hotspur vs Hull City (8.00pm)

West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City (8.00pm)

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It’s a big game for…

Diego Costa: With Eden Hazard sidelined with a slight knock, even more pressure rests on the powerful forward’s shoulders to produce the goals for Chelsea tonight. Costa will need to deliver on Wearside if the Blues are to maintain their winning run and extend their gap at the top of the table to six points.

Weird /best stat…

19: Chelsea have won 19 of the last 23 Premier League meetings and haven't lost successive games against Sunderland since March 2001.

Remember when…

Chelsea 1 (Eto’o) Sunderland 2 (Wickham, Borini), April 2014

Former Chelsea forward Fabio Borini came back to haunt to Blues in 2014 with a late penalty which dented the home side’s fading title hopes and gave Sunderland a hope of survival with four games to go.

Player to watch…

Victor Moses: Arguably the club’s most improved player, Moses has reinvented himself as a highly competent wing-back under Antonio Conte this season. Despite his added defensive responsibilities, Moses still looks to get forward and provide width for Chelsea at every opportunity.

Past three-meetings…

SUNDERLAND 3 (Khazri, Borini, Defoe) CHELSEA 2 (Costa, Matic), May 2016

CHELSEA 3 (Ivanovic, Pedro, Oscar) SUNDERLAND 1 (Borini), December 2015

CHELSEA 3 (Costa, Remy 2) SUNDERLAND 1 (Fletcher), May 2015

Form guide…

SUNDERLAND: LWLWWL

CHELSEA: WWWWWW

Vital information…

KICK-OFF TIME: 7:45