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:
| May 3, 2024 |
| Luton Town |
20:00 |
Everton |
| May 4, 2024 |
| Arsenal |
12:30 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| Brentford |
15:00 |
Fulham |
| Burnley |
15:00 |
Newcastle United |
| Sheffield United |
15:00 |
Nottingham Forest |
| Manchester City |
17:30 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| May 5, 2024 |
| Brighton & Hov… |
14:00 |
Aston Villa |
| Chelsea |
14:00 |
West Ham United |
| Liverpool |
16:30 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| May 6, 2024 |
| Crystal Palace |
20:00 |
Manchester United |
| May 11, 2024 |
| Fulham |
12:30 |
Manchester City |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
15:00 |
Burnley |
| West Ham United |
15:00 |
Luton Town |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
15:00 |
Crystal Palace |
| Newcastle United |
15:00 |
Brighton & Hov… |
| AFC Bournemouth |
15:00 |
Brentford |
| Everton |
15:00 |
Sheffield United |
| Nottingham Forest |
17:30 |
Chelsea |
| May 12, 2024 |
| Manchester United |
16:30 |
Arsenal |
| May 13, 2024 |
| Aston Villa |
20:00 |
Liverpool |
Premier League Table
| # |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
| 1 |
Arsenal |
35 |
25 |
5 |
5 |
85 |
28 |
+57 |
80 |
| 2 |
Manchester City |
34 |
24 |
7 |
3 |
82 |
32 |
+50 |
79 |
| 3 |
Liverpool |
35 |
22 |
9 |
4 |
77 |
36 |
+41 |
75 |
| 4 |
Aston Villa |
35 |
20 |
7 |
8 |
73 |
52 |
+21 |
67 |
| 5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
34 |
18 |
6 |
10 |
67 |
54 |
+13 |
60 |
| 6 |
Manchester United |
34 |
16 |
6 |
12 |
52 |
51 |
+1 |
54 |
| 7 |
Newcastle United |
34 |
16 |
5 |
13 |
74 |
55 |
+19 |
53 |
| 8 |
Chelsea |
34 |
14 |
9 |
11 |
65 |
59 |
+6 |
51 |
| 9 |
West Ham United |
35 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
56 |
65 |
-9 |
49 |
| 10 |
AFC Bournemouth |
35 |
13 |
9 |
13 |
52 |
60 |
-8 |
48 |
| 11 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
35 |
13 |
7 |
15 |
48 |
55 |
-7 |
46 |
| 12 |
Brighton & Hov… |
34 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
52 |
57 |
-5 |
44 |
| 13 |
Fulham |
35 |
12 |
7 |
16 |
51 |
55 |
-4 |
43 |
| 14 |
Crystal Palace |
35 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
45 |
57 |
-12 |
40 |
| 15 |
Everton |
35 |
12 |
8 |
15 |
37 |
48 |
-11 |
36 |
| 16 |
Brentford |
35 |
9 |
8 |
18 |
52 |
60 |
-8 |
35 |
| 17 |
Nottingham Forest |
35 |
7 |
9 |
19 |
42 |
62 |
-20 |
26 |
| 18 |
Luton Town |
35 |
6 |
7 |
22 |
48 |
77 |
-29 |
25 |
| 19 |
Burnley |
35 |
5 |
9 |
21 |
38 |
70 |
-32 |
24 |
| 20 |
Sheffield United |
35 |
3 |
7 |
25 |
34 |
97 |
-63 |
16 |
Latest Premier League Results
| May 2, 2024 |
| Chelsea |
2 - 0 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| April 28, 2024 |
| Nottingham Forest |
0 - 2 |
Manchester City |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
2 - 3 |
Arsenal |
| AFC Bournemouth |
3 - 0 |
Brighton & Hov… |
| April 27, 2024 |
| Aston Villa |
2 - 2 |
Chelsea |
| Everton |
1 - 0 |
Brentford |
| Fulham |
1 - 1 |
Crystal Palace |
| Manchester United |
1 - 1 |
Burnley |
| Newcastle United |
5 - 1 |
Sheffield United |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 - 1 |
Luton Town |
| West Ham United |
2 - 2 |
Liverpool |
| April 25, 2024 |
| Brighton & Hov… |
0 - 4 |
Manchester City |
| April 24, 2024 |
| Manchester United |
4 - 2 |
Sheffield United |
| Everton |
2 - 0 |
Liverpool |
| Crystal Palace |
2 - 0 |
Newcastle United |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0 - 1 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| April 23, 2024 |
| Arsenal |
5 - 0 |
Chelsea |
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