Chelsea vs Middlesbrough
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium – Stamford Bridge
Date: 8th May 2017
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Live in-play betting –
League leaders Chelsea can confirm Middlebrough’s relegation with a win in this game, while Boro can reduce the point gap between Chelsea and Tottenham with shock a victory.
Chelsea are champions elect – they are 4 games away from being crowned the league champions.
The Blues currently have 81 points after 34 games, 4 points more than their London rivals Tottenham who are breathing down their neck.
They have 4 wins from their last 5 games with 1 loss.
They have solid home form having won 5 of their last 6 home games in the league – the only exception being their shock 1-2 home loss to Crystal Palace.
They are currently on a run of 2 straight wins and they will be looking to extend that with a win in this game.
Middlesbrough can be relegated from the top flight if they lose this game – they are currently 19th in the league table after collecting just 28 points from 35 league games this season.
Their recent has been good – they took 4 points from their last 2 games.
They will be hoping to cause a major upset with a win that will blow the title race wide open.
Away from home, they have lost 8 of their last 10 games, drawing the other 2 and they have conceded 4 goals in each of their last 2 away games.
Unsurprisingly, bookmakers make Chelsea massive favourites at odds of 1.16. Middlesbourough are currently 17.0 to win at the Bridge.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
| Chelsea last 5 matches (most recent first): |
| 30/04/17 |
(a)Everton |
0-3 |
W |
| 25/04/17 |
(h)Southampton |
4-2 |
W |
| 22/04/17 |
(h)Tottenham Hotspur |
4-2 |
W |
| 16/04/17 |
(a)Manchester United |
2-0 |
L |
| 08/04/17 |
(a)Bournemouth |
1-3 |
W |
| Middlesbrough last 5 matches (most recent first): |
| 30/04/17 |
(h)Manchester City |
2-2 |
D |
| 26/04/17 |
(h)Sunderland |
1-0 |
W |
| 22/04/17 |
(a)Bournemouth |
4-0 |
L |
| 17/04/17 |
(h)Arsenal |
1-2 |
L |
| 08/04/17 |
(h)Burnley |
0-0 |
D |
Last time they met: Middlesbrough 0-1 Chelsea
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:
| December 7, 2024 |
| Everton |
01:00 |
Liverpool |
| December 26, 2024 |
| Manchester City |
13:30 |
Everton |
| AFC Bournemouth |
16:00 |
Crystal Palace |
| Southampton |
16:00 |
West Ham United |
| Chelsea |
16:00 |
Fulham |
| Nottingham Forest |
16:00 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| Newcastle United |
16:00 |
Aston Villa |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
18:30 |
Manchester United |
| Liverpool |
21:00 |
Leicester City |
| December 27, 2024 |
| Brighton & Hov… |
20:30 |
Brentford |
| Arsenal |
21:15 |
Ipswich Town |
| December 29, 2024 |
| Leicester City |
15:30 |
Manchester City |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
16:00 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Fulham |
16:00 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| Crystal Palace |
16:00 |
Southampton |
| Everton |
16:00 |
Nottingham Forest |
| West Ham United |
18:15 |
Liverpool |
| December 30, 2024 |
| Aston Villa |
20:45 |
Brighton & Hov… |
| Ipswich Town |
20:45 |
Chelsea |
| Manchester United |
21:00 |
Newcastle United |
Premier League Table
| # |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
| 1 |
Liverpool |
16 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
37 |
16 |
+21 |
39 |
| 2 |
Chelsea |
17 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
37 |
19 |
+18 |
35 |
| 3 |
Arsenal |
17 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
34 |
16 |
+18 |
33 |
| 4 |
Nottingham Forest |
17 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
23 |
19 |
+4 |
31 |
| 5 |
AFC Bournemouth |
17 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
27 |
21 |
+6 |
28 |
| 6 |
Aston Villa |
17 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
26 |
26 |
+0 |
28 |
| 7 |
Manchester City |
17 |
8 |
3 |
6 |
29 |
25 |
+4 |
27 |
| 8 |
Newcastle United |
17 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
27 |
21 |
+6 |
26 |
| 9 |
Fulham |
17 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
24 |
22 |
+2 |
25 |
| 10 |
Brighton & Hov… |
17 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
27 |
26 |
+1 |
25 |
| 11 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
17 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
39 |
25 |
+14 |
23 |
| 12 |
Brentford |
17 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
32 |
32 |
+0 |
23 |
| 13 |
Manchester United |
17 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
21 |
22 |
-1 |
22 |
| 14 |
West Ham United |
17 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
22 |
30 |
-8 |
20 |
| 15 |
Everton |
16 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
14 |
21 |
-7 |
16 |
| 16 |
Crystal Palace |
17 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
18 |
26 |
-8 |
16 |
| 17 |
Leicester City |
17 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
21 |
37 |
-16 |
14 |
| 18 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
17 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
27 |
40 |
-13 |
12 |
| 19 |
Ipswich Town |
17 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
16 |
32 |
-16 |
12 |
| 20 |
Southampton |
17 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
11 |
36 |
-25 |
6 |
Latest Premier League Results
| December 22, 2024 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
3 - 6 |
Liverpool |
| Manchester United |
0 - 3 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| Leicester City |
0 - 3 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Fulham |
0 - 0 |
Southampton |
| Everton |
0 - 0 |
Chelsea |
| December 21, 2024 |
| Crystal Palace |
1 - 5 |
Arsenal |
| Brentford |
0 - 2 |
Nottingham Forest |
| Ipswich Town |
0 - 4 |
Newcastle United |
| West Ham United |
1 - 1 |
Brighton & Hov… |
| Aston Villa |
2 - 1 |
Manchester City |
| December 16, 2024 |
| AFC Bournemouth |
1 - 1 |
West Ham United |
| December 15, 2024 |
| Southampton |
0 - 5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| Chelsea |
2 - 1 |
Brentford |
| Manchester City |
1 - 2 |
Manchester United |
| Brighton & Hov… |
1 - 3 |
Crystal Palace |
| December 14, 2024 |
| Nottingham Forest |
2 - 1 |
Aston Villa |
| Liverpool |
2 - 2 |
Fulham |
| Arsenal |
0 - 0 |
Everton |
| Newcastle United |
4 - 0 |
Leicester City |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1 - 2 |
Ipswich Town |
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