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:
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| December 15, 2018 |
| Manchester City |
13:30 |
Everton |
| Watford |
16:00 |
Cardiff City |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
16:00 |
Burnley |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
16:00 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| Huddersfield Town |
16:00 |
Newcastle United |
| Crystal Palace |
16:00 |
Leicester City |
| Fulham |
18:30 |
West Ham United |
| December 16, 2018 |
| Southampton |
14:30 |
Arsenal |
| Brighton & Hov… |
14:30 |
Chelsea |
| Liverpool |
17:00 |
Manchester United |
| December 21, 2018 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
21:00 |
Liverpool |
| December 22, 2018 |
| Arsenal |
13:30 |
Burnley |
| Newcastle United |
16:00 |
Fulham |
| AFC Bournemouth |
16:00 |
Brighton & Hov… |
| Manchester City |
16:00 |
Crystal Palace |
| West Ham United |
16:00 |
Watford |
| Huddersfield Town |
16:00 |
Southampton |
| Chelsea |
16:00 |
Leicester City |
| Cardiff City |
18:30 |
Manchester United |
| December 23, 2018 |
| Everton |
17:00 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Premier League Table
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| # |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
| 1 |
Liverpool |
16 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
34 |
6 |
+28 |
42 |
| 2 |
Manchester City |
16 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
45 |
9 |
+36 |
41 |
| 3 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
16 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
30 |
16 |
+14 |
36 |
| 4 |
Chelsea |
16 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
33 |
13 |
+20 |
34 |
| 5 |
Arsenal |
16 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
35 |
20 |
+15 |
34 |
| 6 |
Manchester United |
16 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
28 |
26 |
+2 |
26 |
| 7 |
Everton |
16 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
23 |
19 |
+4 |
24 |
| 8 |
AFC Bournemouth |
16 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
25 |
26 |
-1 |
23 |
| 9 |
Leicester City |
16 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
21 |
20 |
+1 |
22 |
| 10 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
16 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
17 |
19 |
-2 |
22 |
| 11 |
West Ham United |
16 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
23 |
25 |
-2 |
21 |
| 12 |
Watford |
16 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
20 |
23 |
-3 |
21 |
| 13 |
Brighton & Hov… |
16 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
19 |
22 |
-3 |
21 |
| 14 |
Cardiff City |
16 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
15 |
30 |
-15 |
14 |
| 15 |
Newcastle United |
16 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
22 |
-9 |
13 |
| 16 |
Crystal Palace |
16 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
23 |
-10 |
12 |
| 17 |
Burnley |
16 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
15 |
32 |
-17 |
12 |
| 18 |
Huddersfield Town |
16 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
27 |
-17 |
10 |
| 19 |
Southampton |
16 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
13 |
30 |
-17 |
9 |
| 20 |
Fulham |
16 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
16 |
40 |
-24 |
9 |
Latest Premier League Results
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| December 10, 2018 |
| Everton |
2 - 2 |
Watford |
| December 9, 2018 |
| Newcastle United |
1 - 2 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| December 8, 2018 |
| Leicester City |
0 - 2 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| Chelsea |
2 - 0 |
Manchester City |
| Burnley |
1 - 0 |
Brighton & Hov… |
| Cardiff City |
1 - 0 |
Southampton |
| Arsenal |
1 - 0 |
Huddersfield Town |
| Manchester United |
4 - 1 |
Fulham |
| West Ham United |
3 - 2 |
Crystal Palace |
| AFC Bournemouth |
0 - 4 |
Liverpool |
| December 5, 2018 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
3 - 1 |
Southampton |
| Manchester United |
2 - 2 |
Arsenal |
| Burnley |
1 - 3 |
Liverpool |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 - 1 |
Chelsea |
| Fulham |
1 - 1 |
Leicester City |
| Everton |
1 - 1 |
Newcastle United |
| December 4, 2018 |
| Watford |
1 - 2 |
Manchester City |
| AFC Bournemouth |
2 - 1 |
Huddersfield Town |
| Brighton & Hov… |
3 - 1 |
Crystal Palace |
| West Ham United |
3 - 1 |
Cardiff City |
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