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It was another afternoon to forget for the Blues at the Stadium of Light after falling to their fourth Premier League defeat against the Black Cats.
Xabi Alonso made two changes from Chelsea's win against Manchester United in the last gameweek, with Josh Acheampong dropping out with a minor injury and Jordan Henderson replacing Estêvão in the starting lineup.
Sunderland had little to do against Chelsea's timid attack in the first half.
The Blues struggled to contain the home team's striker, Brian Brobbey, who eventually won a game-winning penalty after a tussle with the visitor's defender, Levi Colwill.
The goalkeeper hardly put a foot wrong throughout. He saved Wilson Isidor's close-range strike in the 77th minute to keep Chelsea in the game.
Mike Penders made seven recoveries and two crucial clearances today.
It was a dreadful outing for the Blues defender, whose error led to Southampton's only and winning goal.
He was already on a yellow card at half-time. It was no surprise when the Chelsea manager pulled him off just before the second half began.
After a nervy first half against Manchester United last time out, all eyes were on the Frenchman to put in a decent performance today.
Sunderland's Brobbey was a handful for the defender at first, but he held the fort even after Colwill came off at half-time.
Wesley Fofana was one of the players who showed up for Chelsea today, making nine defensive contributions and recording eight line-breaking passes.
The Chelsea left-back was poor in his duels today. He won no aerial duels. He won only 40 percent of his ground duels.
He was preoccupied with defending Sunderland's relentless right-channel attack and made no meaningful contributions up front.
The Italian's most notable contribution was his cross into the box in the 25th minute, which Morgan Rogers connected with poorly, nodding the ball just wide of Robin Roefs's right goalpost.
The Englishman had little impact for Chelsea today.
Despite completing 90 percent of his passes, Henderson failed to create any chances today. He also did not take any shots while on the pitch.
The Ecuadorian completed 80 passes, but created only one chance for his teammates.
The midfielder was excellent in defence, amassing 13 defensive contributions, including four interceptions and seven recoveries. He was dribbled past twice in 90 minutes.
The Belgian recorded the most touches, 107, on the pitch. He completed 87 passes without creating a single chance.
He was dispossessed once and dribbled past once, too. Roméo Lavia also lost all his aerial duels. Surely, it was an afternoon to forget for the Blues' midfielder.
The star player's contribution to Chelsea's attack has been minimal in the last few weeks.
Cole Palmer could not make an impact in front of goal, taking just one shot in this match. He instead created two chances and completed four of his five long balls.
An afternoon to forget for the England international, failing to create any chances or play a shot on target. Morgan Rogers attempted six dribbles and completed just one.
The Chelsea winger won only five out of 16 contested ground duels.
The Portuguese recorded the highest speed at 35.4 km/h. He only amassed 24 touches, completed 10 passes, and created zero chances for the Blues.
As the false nine, he took only one tamed shot, which Roefs easily saved. It was clear the false nine role was not Pedro Neto's strongest.
Home fans were most relieved to see the young Brazilian start from the bench.
On the other end, the away fans were itching to have Estêvão on the pitch after a dreadful first half in attack.
The buzzing star joined the party at the start of the second half. By the end of the match, he recorded the most dribbles (three) and the joint most touches in the opposition's box.
He also created one big chance while delivering excellent set pieces until the end.
The Frenchman came close to scoring in the 76th minute, soon after coming on, with a clipped effort in the box. He swung in two accurate crosses and created a chance.
The Chelsea striker came close to scoring in the second minute of additional time in the second half. He met Estêvão's cross nicely in the box, but instead of heading it past the Sunderland goalkeeper into the goalpost, he headed it over the bar.
Chelsea could have used Danny Welbeck's strong presence in the box more in the first half.
The Belgian winger almost made an impact soon after coming on.
He received the ball from Palmer on the left, took on Thomas Meunier, and fired a shot across the face of the goal.
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