Chelsea vs Middlesbrough
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium – Stamford Bridge
Date: 8th May 2017
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
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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
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January 17, 2021 |
Aston Villa |
02:00 |
Everton |
April 17, 2021 |
Southampton |
01:00 |
Crystal Palace |
April 20, 2021 |
Chelsea |
20:00 |
Brighton & Hov… |
April 21, 2021 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
18:00 |
Southampton |
Aston Villa |
20:15 |
Manchester City |
April 22, 2021 |
Leicester City |
20:00 |
West Bromwich Albion |
April 23, 2021 |
Arsenal |
20:00 |
Everton |
April 24, 2021 |
Liverpool |
12:30 |
Newcastle United |
West Ham United |
17:30 |
Chelsea |
Sheffield United |
20:00 |
Brighton & Hov… |
April 25, 2021 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
12:00 |
Burnley |
Leeds United |
14:00 |
Manchester United |
Aston Villa |
19:00 |
West Bromwich Albion |
April 26, 2021 |
Leicester City |
20:00 |
Crystal Palace |
Premier League Table
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# |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
1 |
Manchester City |
32 |
23 |
5 |
4 |
67 |
23 |
+44 |
74 |
2 |
Manchester United |
32 |
19 |
9 |
4 |
64 |
35 |
+29 |
66 |
3 |
Leicester City |
31 |
17 |
5 |
9 |
55 |
37 |
+18 |
56 |
4 |
West Ham United |
32 |
16 |
7 |
9 |
53 |
42 |
+11 |
55 |
5 |
Chelsea |
31 |
15 |
9 |
7 |
50 |
31 |
+19 |
54 |
6 |
Liverpool |
32 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
54 |
38 |
+16 |
53 |
7 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
32 |
14 |
8 |
10 |
54 |
37 |
+17 |
50 |
8 |
Everton |
31 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
43 |
40 |
+3 |
49 |
9 |
Arsenal |
32 |
13 |
7 |
12 |
44 |
36 |
+8 |
46 |
10 |
Leeds United |
32 |
14 |
4 |
14 |
50 |
50 |
+0 |
46 |
11 |
Aston Villa |
30 |
13 |
5 |
12 |
43 |
33 |
+10 |
44 |
12 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
32 |
11 |
8 |
13 |
32 |
41 |
-9 |
41 |
13 |
Crystal Palace |
31 |
10 |
8 |
13 |
33 |
52 |
-19 |
38 |
14 |
Southampton |
31 |
10 |
6 |
15 |
39 |
56 |
-17 |
36 |
15 |
Newcastle United |
32 |
9 |
8 |
15 |
35 |
53 |
-18 |
35 |
16 |
Brighton & Hov… |
31 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
33 |
38 |
-5 |
33 |
17 |
Burnley |
32 |
8 |
9 |
15 |
26 |
45 |
-19 |
33 |
18 |
Fulham |
33 |
5 |
12 |
16 |
25 |
43 |
-18 |
27 |
19 |
West Bromwich Albion |
31 |
5 |
9 |
17 |
28 |
59 |
-31 |
24 |
20 |
Sheffield United |
32 |
4 |
2 |
26 |
17 |
56 |
-39 |
14 |
Latest Premier League Results
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April 19, 2021 |
Leeds United |
1 - 1 |
Liverpool |
April 18, 2021 |
Manchester United |
3 - 1 |
Burnley |
Arsenal |
1 - 1 |
Fulham |
April 17, 2021 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1 - 0 |
Sheffield United |
Newcastle United |
3 - 2 |
West Ham United |
April 16, 2021 |
Everton |
2 - 2 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
April 12, 2021 |
Brighton & Hov… |
0 - 0 |
Everton |
West Bromwich Albion |
3 - 0 |
Southampton |
April 11, 2021 |
Sheffield United |
0 - 3 |
Arsenal |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1 - 3 |
Manchester United |
West Ham United |
3 - 2 |
Leicester City |
Burnley |
1 - 2 |
Newcastle United |
April 10, 2021 |
Crystal Palace |
1 - 4 |
Chelsea |
Liverpool |
2 - 1 |
Aston Villa |
Manchester City |
1 - 2 |
Leeds United |
April 9, 2021 |
Fulham |
0 - 1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
April 5, 2021 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 - 3 |
West Ham United |
Everton |
1 - 1 |
Crystal Palace |