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Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium – Riverside

Date: 26th April 2017

Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT

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This is a game between relegation fighters, and the final result may have the least impact on the league table.

Middlesbrough have earned only 2 points from their last 6 games, and they are currently on a run of two straight defeats.

They looked doomed for relegation, but could buy themselves some time and confirm Sunderland’s relegation with a win in this game.

They are currently 19th in the league table and need 10 points from their remaining games, while hoping that their fellow strugglers lose all their remaining games, before they can survive relegation.

Playing at home offers Middlesbrough no advantage per se as they have lost 3 of their last 4 home games.

It is only a matter of time before Sunderland’s relegation to the Championship is confirmed.

Just like Middlesbrough, a win here would buy them some time, but that is highly unlikely.

The Black cats have lost 4 of their last 6 games, and their 2-2 home draw against West Ham last time out would have given them a much needed boost.

The Black cats are currently rock bottom of the Premier League after collecting just 21 points from 32 league games.

They need 13 points from their remaining games to secure their safety, but if they lose this game, that would effectively confirm their relegation to the Championship.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

 
Middlesbrough last 5 matches (most recent first):
22/04/17 (a)Bournemouth 4-0 L
17/04/17 (h)Arsenal 1-2 L
08/04/17 (h)Burnley 0-0 D
05/04/17 (a)Hull City 4-2 L
02/04/17 (a)Swansea City 0-0 D
 
Sunderland last 5 matches (most recent first):
15/04/17 (h)West Ham United 2-2 D
09/04/17 (h)Manchester United 0-3 L
04/04/17 (a)Leicester City 2-0 L
01/04/17 (a)Watford 1-0 L
18/03/17 (h)Burnley 0-0 D

Last time they met: Sunderland 1-2 Middlesbrough

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Everton 16:00 Brentford
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Manchester City 18:30 Tottenham Hotspur
November 24, 2024
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Newcastle United 21:00 West Ham United
November 29, 2024
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Crystal Palace 16:00 Newcastle United
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Chelsea 14:30 Aston Villa
Manchester United 14:30 Everton
Tottenham Hotspur 14:30 Fulham
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Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Liverpool 11 9 1 1 21 6 +15 28
2 Manchester City 11 7 2 2 22 13 +9 23
3 Chelsea 11 5 4 2 21 13 +8 19
4 Arsenal 11 5 4 2 18 12 +6 19
5 Nottingham Forest 11 5 4 2 15 10 +5 19
6 Brighton & Hov… 11 5 4 2 19 15 +4 19
7 Fulham 11 5 3 3 16 13 +3 18
8 Newcastle United 11 5 3 3 13 11 +2 18
9 Aston Villa 11 5 3 3 17 17 +0 18
10 Tottenham Hotspur 11 5 1 5 23 13 +10 16
11 Brentford 11 5 1 5 22 22 +0 16
12 AFC Bournemouth 11 4 3 4 15 15 +0 15
13 Manchester United 11 4 3 4 12 12 +0 15
14 West Ham United 11 3 3 5 13 19 -6 12
15 Leicester City 11 2 4 5 14 21 -7 10
16 Everton 11 2 4 5 10 17 -7 10
17 Ipswich Town 11 1 5 5 12 22 -10 8
18 Crystal Palace 11 1 4 6 8 15 -7 7
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 1 3 7 16 27 -11 6
20 Southampton 11 1 1 9 7 21 -14 4

Latest Premier League Results

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Chelsea 1 - 1 Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 2 Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest 1 - 3 Newcastle United
Manchester United 3 - 0 Leicester City
November 9, 2024
Liverpool 2 - 0 Aston Villa
Brighton & Hov… 2 - 1 Manchester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 0 Southampton
West Ham United 0 - 0 Everton
Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Fulham
Brentford 3 - 2 AFC Bournemouth
November 4, 2024
Fulham 2 - 1 Brentford
November 3, 2024
Manchester United 1 - 1 Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 1 Aston Villa
November 2, 2024
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 2 Crystal Palace
Southampton 1 - 0 Everton
Nottingham Forest 3 - 0 West Ham United
Liverpool 2 - 1 Brighton & Hov…
Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Leicester City
AFC Bournemouth 2 - 1 Manchester City
Newcastle United 1 - 0 Arsenal

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