Estevao Willian celebrates scoring for Chelsea against Ajax(Image: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu)

Chelsea are looking to make it five wins on the bounce this afternoon as they welcome high-flying Sunderland to Stamford Bridge.

The Blues and the Black Cats go into matchday eight level on points in the Premier League table with both sides having their eyes on a place in the top four by the time the weekend concludes. Wednesday evening's thrashing of Ajax in west London was Chelsea's fifth victory in a row in all competitions with Maresca hoping there is some momentum building within his squad.

However, the Chelsea head coach is set to make wholesale changes to the line-up this afternoon. The Champions League win in midweek saw Maresca make 10 changes to the side that beat Nottingham Forest - and we could expect a similar number today.

Robert Sanchez is set to return to the side after Filip Jorgensen was given a go on Wednesday night. Reece James, too, could return to right-back with Malo Gusto sitting out of this one due to suspension.

We could see the return of Josh...