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
| 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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