Alessandro Del Piero holds a trophy to celebrate his 183 goals with Juventus in Turin on Sunday. (Reuters)

London: Chelsea survived an early scare and the dismissal of winger Arjen Robben to beat bottom side Sunderland 2-1 and stretch their Premier League lead to 16 points on Sunday.

Sunderland took a shock lead through Liam Lawrence after 12 minutes with Hernan Crespo replying for the misfiring champions in the 28th. Chelsea got their reward in the 69th minute with a deflected Robben shot.

Meanwhile, Alessandro Del Piero maintained his record-breaking form when he struck the winner in Juventus’s laboured 1-0 win over Reggina in Serie A on Sunday.

The striker hit a hattrick in midweek against Italian Cup rivals Fiorentina to become the club’s all-time top scorer.