ROCK bottom Sunderland stunned Chelsea at the Stadium of Light after a controversial penalty decision broke Blues hearts.

Enzo Le Fee converted from the spot after Levi Colwill was adjudged to have clipped the heels of Brian Brobbey in the box.

But Colwill was far from the only star to have a bad day at the office for Xabi Alonso‘s side, with only the wide men leaving with their heads held high.

Here’s how SunSport’s Mitchell Hall rated the travelling Blues…

Mike Penders – 6

Could do virtually nothing about Enzo Le Fee’s tidy penalty and otherwise was left with very little to do.

Stood up strong and forced Brobbey into a wayward shot when he burst through 1 vs 1.

Then bailed out Fofana after his misjudged slide put the ball on a plate for Sunderland right in front of goal.

Marco Palestra – 7

Was brave getting forward and produced a peach of a delivery which Morgan Rogers should have put on target at least.

Was able to assist Fofana at the back and not too much came down his side for Sunderland.

Was hooked as part of Alonso’s shake-up on the right side.

Wesley Fofana – 5

Was made to look a bit silly when Brobbey sat him down with a fake shot, but actually dealt with Sunderland’s counter threat reasonably well for the most part.

Got surprisingly far forward and actually created one of Chelsea‘s more promising chances with a ball to Palmer who was knocked down just outside the box.

But he undid some of that goodwill when he bizarrely slid in on Caicedo in the box and ended up playing it straight to Wilson Isidor.

Levi Colwill – 5

Was fortunate not to be punished after Brobbey got around him in front of goal and fired a volley past the post.

He was even more so when the forward brushed him off like a toy before sitting down Fofana and putting his eventual effort over the bar.

Dealing with the Dutchman is an unenviable task but he looked like a one-man counter attack against the defensive duo, even if he was incredibly hard done by referee Jarred Gillett for the penalty decision.

Pep Chavarria – 7

Had his work cut out for him going forward against the much bigger Thomas Meunier but put in an admirable performance.

He was lively and produced a few snap balls into the box that were unlucky not to be turned home.

Solid defensively early on as he produced a crucial block that might have stopped the Blues from going behind in the opening ten minutes, but was deployed even further up after going behind.

A bright spark in an otherwise toothless Chelsea attack.

Jordan Henderson – 6

You can’t accuse the wise elder of the starting XI of having lost his legs.

The former Liverpool man was often Chelsea’s most energetic presser, charging down defenders and at one point Sunderland’s goalkeeper.

Part of a midfield trio which struggled to figure out how to play through Sunderland’s defensive banks.

Moises Caicedo – 5

Had to play in a more advanced role than he is used to with Lavia and Henderson behind him.

Struggled to find a killer ball when Chelsea reached Sunderland’s block in the attacking third.

Ended up filling in as a centre-back in the second half after Colwill was hooked in favour of Estevao.

Romeo Lavia – 6

Dropped in between his centre-backs to form a back three when the full-backs got forward – which was most of the game – so did not have too much chance to shine in possession.

A dependable base but none of the cutting edge that Chelsea needed in their midfield playmaking.

Cole Palmer – 5

Was unfortunate not to win a penalty off of Luke O’Nien after getting away from his man on the half turn.

Mostly he was getting ganged up on and never had an inch of space, but even still he seemed to struggle to make many of his first touches stick.

Thomas Tuchel won’t be losing any sleep about leaving him out of the England squad after that one.

Morgan Rogers – 4

Should have converted Palestra’s perfect cross into the area, even if he is hardly known for his aerial prowess.

Like Palmer, he found it hard to get the ball in dangerous areas, and Chelsea missed out on his dribbling talent when trying to break down a stout Black Cats back line.

Kicked off a squabble when he left one in on Trai Hume while the Sunderland star was down on the ground.

Pedro Neto – 4

Found it really hard to get on the ball as the furthest man forward.

He was forced to stay narrower than he is used to and was used to pin the centre-backs, but was isolated from the ball to feet and didn’t have any more luck with the balls over the top.

Was replaced by Welbeck as more of a traditional No9 option.

Substitutes

Estevao (for Colwill 46′) – 6

Provided a much-needed injection of pace on the wing and was able to get to the goal-line and cut the ball back into dangerous areas.

Palestra did an admirable job of running the line but the Blues clearly benefitted from having a winger sit higher up to stretch Sunderland’s defence.

Welbeck (for Neto 62′) – 5

Arrived to provide a conventional No9 threat after Pedro Neto failed to challenge Sunderland’s defenders.

His introduction, as well as Estevao’s on the wing, changed Chelsea’s shape into more of a traditional front three and they looked better for it.

But Welbeck himself was still isolated up front and did not provide the game-changing impact that was hoped.

Gusto (for Palestra 62′) – 7

Gusto has come under fire in recent weeks but actually looked composed after coming on from the bench.

He was sharp in the tackle and provided a solid base from which Chelsea and Estevao could push forward down the right side.

Geovany Quenda (for Chavarria 79′) – 7

Came agonisingly close to equalising just moments after coming on when his deflected effort rolled past the far post.

Looked like a live wire up against Meunier but his crosses never quite found their man.