Premier League: Chelsea back into top three with victory over Di Canio's Sunderland

Chelsea climbed back into the top three of the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Sunderland as Paolo Di Canio's first game in charge ended in a narrow and unfortunate defeat.

Rafael Benitez used his post-match interview to hit out at the pundits and reporters who he feels have been too quick to rush to judgement over the weekend. He told Sky Sports: "Two or three days before it was a crisis, two hours before the game it was the end of the world. Now we are in the top three again." Di Canio was also left frustrated by negativity surrounding his team but insists he remains confident of survival after his first game in charge. He told Sky Sports: "At the moment everything is negative, but we are not worried because we are going to do the right job to stay in the league. I believe in the quality of my players."