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Chelsea vs Middlesbrough Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium – Stamford Bridge Date: 8th May 2017 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT Live in-play betting – bet365
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 Last time they met: Middlesbrough 0-1 Chelsea
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
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:
August 20, 2017
Huddersfield Town
13:30
Newcastle United
Tottenham Hotspur
16:00
Chelsea
August 21, 2017
Manchester City
20:00
Everton
August 26, 2017
AFC Bournemouth
12:30
Manchester City
Watford
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
Newcastle United
15:00
West Ham United
Crystal Palace
15:00
Swansea City
Huddersfield Town
15:00
Southampton
Manchester United
17:30
Leicester City
August 27, 2017
West Bromwich Albion
13:30
Stoke City
Chelsea
13:30
Everton
Tottenham Hotspur
16:00
Burnley
Liverpool
16:00
Arsenal
September 9, 2017
Manchester City
12:30
Liverpool
Leicester City
15:00
Chelsea
Southampton
15:00
Watford
Brighton & Hov…
15:00
West Bromwich Albion
Everton
15:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal
15:00
AFC Bournemouth
Stoke City
17:30
Manchester United
Premier League Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester United
2
2
0
0
8
0
+8
6
2
West Bromwich Albion
2
2
0
0
2
0
+2
6
3
Watford
2
1
1
0
5
3
+2
4
4
Liverpool
2
1
1
0
4
3
+1
4
5
Southampton
2
1
1
0
3
2
+1
4
6
Huddersfield Town
1
1
0
0
3
0
+3
3
7
Manchester City
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
3
8
Tottenham Hotspur
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
3
9
Leicester City
2
1
0
1
5
4
+1
3
10
Everton
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
3
11
Arsenal
2
1
0
1
4
4
+0
3
12
Burnley
2
1
0
1
3
3
+0
3
13
Stoke City
2
1
0
1
1
1
+0
3
14
Swansea City
2
0
1
1
0
4
-4
1
15
Chelsea
1
0
0
1
2
3
-1
0
16
Newcastle United
1
0
0
1
0
2
-2
0
17
AFC Bournemouth
2
0
0
2
0
3
-3
0
18
Brighton & Hov…
2
0
0
2
0
4
-4
0
19
Crystal Palace
2
0
0
2
0
4
-4
0
20
West Ham United
2
0
0
2
2
7
-5
0
Latest Premier League Results
August 19, 2017
Stoke City
1 - 0
Arsenal
Burnley
0 - 1
West Bromwich Albion
AFC Bournemouth
0 - 2
Watford
Leicester City
2 - 0
Brighton & Hov…
Liverpool
1 - 0
Crystal Palace
Southampton
3 - 2
West Ham United
Swansea City
0 - 4
Manchester United
August 13, 2017
Manchester United
4 - 0
West Ham United
Newcastle United
0 - 2
Tottenham Hotspur
August 12, 2017
Brighton & Hov…
0 - 2
Manchester City
Crystal Palace
0 - 3
Huddersfield Town
Chelsea
2 - 3
Burnley
Everton
1 - 0
Stoke City
Southampton
0 - 0
Swansea City
West Bromwich Albion
1 - 0
AFC Bournemouth
Watford
3 - 3
Liverpool
August 11, 2017
Arsenal
4 - 3
Leicester City
