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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:
September 23, 2017
West Ham United
12:30
Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City
15:00
Chelsea
Southampton
15:00
Manchester United
Swansea City
15:00
Watford
Burnley
15:00
Huddersfield Town
Everton
15:00
AFC Bournemouth
Manchester City
15:00
Crystal Palace
Leicester City
17:30
Liverpool
September 24, 2017
Brighton & Hov…
16:00
Newcastle United
September 25, 2017
Arsenal
20:00
West Bromwich Albion
September 30, 2017
Huddersfield Town
12:30
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
15:00
Swansea City
West Bromwich Albion
15:00
Watford
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Leicester City
Stoke City
15:00
Southampton
Manchester United
15:00
Crystal Palace
Chelsea
17:30
Manchester City
October 1, 2017
Arsenal
12:00
Brighton & Hov…
Everton
14:15
Burnley
Newcastle United
16:30
Liverpool
Premier League Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester City
5
4
1
0
16
2
+14
13
2
Manchester United
5
4
1
0
16
2
+14
13
3
Chelsea
5
3
1
1
8
5
+3
10
4
Newcastle United
5
3
0
2
6
4
+2
9
5
Tottenham Hotspur
5
2
2
1
7
3
+4
8
6
Huddersfield Town
5
2
2
1
5
3
+2
8
7
Burnley
5
2
2
1
6
5
+1
8
8
Liverpool
5
2
2
1
9
9
+0
8
9
Southampton
5
2
2
1
4
4
+0
8
10
West Bromwich Albion
5
2
2
1
4
4
+0
8
11
Watford
5
2
2
1
7
9
-2
8
12
Arsenal
5
2
1
2
7
8
-1
7
13
Stoke City
5
1
2
2
5
6
-1
5
14
Swansea City
5
1
2
2
2
5
-3
5
15
Leicester City
5
1
1
3
7
9
-2
4
16
Brighton & Hov…
5
1
1
3
4
7
-3
4
17
West Ham United
5
1
1
3
4
10
-6
4
18
Everton
5
1
1
3
2
10
-8
4
19
AFC Bournemouth
5
1
0
4
3
9
-6
3
20
Crystal Palace
5
0
0
5
0
8
-8
0
Latest Premier League Results
September 17, 2017
Manchester United
4 - 0
Everton
Chelsea
0 - 0
Arsenal
September 16, 2017
Tottenham Hotspur
0 - 0
Swansea City
Liverpool
1 - 1
Burnley
Huddersfield Town
1 - 1
Leicester City
Newcastle United
2 - 1
Stoke City
Watford
0 - 6
Manchester City
West Bromwich Albion
0 - 0
West Ham United
Crystal Palace
0 - 1
Southampton
September 15, 2017
AFC Bournemouth
2 - 1
Brighton & Hov…
September 11, 2017
West Ham United
2 - 0
Huddersfield Town
September 10, 2017
Swansea City
0 - 1
Newcastle United
Burnley
1 - 0
Crystal Palace
September 9, 2017
Stoke City
2 - 2
Manchester United
Arsenal
3 - 0
AFC Bournemouth
Everton
0 - 3
Tottenham Hotspur
Brighton & Hov…
3 - 1
West Bromwich Albion
Leicester City
1 - 2
Chelsea
Southampton
0 - 2
Watford
Manchester City
5 - 0
Liverpool
