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:
| April 20, 2024 |
| Luton Town |
15:00 |
Brentford |
| Sheffield United |
15:00 |
Burnley |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
19:30 |
Arsenal |
| April 21, 2024 |
| Everton |
13:30 |
Nottingham Forest |
| Aston Villa |
15:00 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| Crystal Palace |
15:00 |
West Ham United |
| Fulham |
16:30 |
Liverpool |
| April 23, 2024 |
| Arsenal |
20:00 |
Chelsea |
| April 24, 2024 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
19:45 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| Crystal Palace |
20:00 |
Newcastle United |
| Everton |
20:00 |
Liverpool |
| Manchester United |
20:00 |
Sheffield United |
| April 25, 2024 |
| Brighton & Hov… |
20:00 |
Manchester City |
| April 27, 2024 |
| West Ham United |
12:30 |
Liverpool |
| Fulham |
15:00 |
Crystal Palace |
| Manchester United |
15:00 |
Burnley |
| Newcastle United |
15:00 |
Sheffield United |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
15:00 |
Luton Town |
| Everton |
17:30 |
Brentford |
| Aston Villa |
20:00 |
Chelsea |
Premier League Table
| # |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
| 1 |
Manchester City |
32 |
22 |
7 |
3 |
76 |
32 |
+44 |
73 |
| 2 |
Arsenal |
32 |
22 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
26 |
+49 |
71 |
| 3 |
Liverpool |
32 |
21 |
8 |
3 |
72 |
31 |
+41 |
71 |
| 4 |
Aston Villa |
33 |
19 |
6 |
8 |
68 |
49 |
+19 |
63 |
| 5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
32 |
18 |
6 |
8 |
65 |
49 |
+16 |
60 |
| 6 |
Newcastle United |
32 |
15 |
5 |
12 |
69 |
52 |
+17 |
50 |
| 7 |
Manchester United |
32 |
15 |
5 |
12 |
47 |
48 |
-1 |
50 |
| 8 |
West Ham United |
33 |
13 |
9 |
11 |
52 |
58 |
-6 |
48 |
| 9 |
Chelsea |
31 |
13 |
8 |
10 |
61 |
52 |
+9 |
47 |
| 10 |
Brighton & Hov… |
32 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
52 |
50 |
+2 |
44 |
| 11 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
32 |
12 |
7 |
13 |
46 |
51 |
-5 |
43 |
| 12 |
Fulham |
33 |
12 |
6 |
15 |
49 |
51 |
-2 |
42 |
| 13 |
AFC Bournemouth |
32 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
47 |
57 |
-10 |
42 |
| 14 |
Crystal Palace |
32 |
8 |
9 |
15 |
37 |
54 |
-17 |
33 |
| 15 |
Brentford |
33 |
8 |
8 |
17 |
47 |
58 |
-11 |
32 |
| 16 |
Everton |
32 |
9 |
8 |
15 |
32 |
48 |
-16 |
27 |
| 17 |
Nottingham Forest |
33 |
7 |
9 |
17 |
42 |
58 |
-16 |
26 |
| 18 |
Luton Town |
33 |
6 |
7 |
20 |
46 |
70 |
-24 |
25 |
| 19 |
Burnley |
33 |
4 |
8 |
21 |
33 |
68 |
-35 |
20 |
| 20 |
Sheffield United |
32 |
3 |
7 |
22 |
30 |
84 |
-54 |
16 |
Latest Premier League Results
| April 15, 2024 |
| Chelsea |
6 - 0 |
Everton |
| April 14, 2024 |
| Arsenal |
0 - 2 |
Aston Villa |
| West Ham United |
0 - 2 |
Fulham |
| Liverpool |
0 - 1 |
Crystal Palace |
| April 13, 2024 |
| AFC Bournemouth |
2 - 2 |
Manchester United |
| Nottingham Forest |
2 - 2 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Manchester City |
5 - 1 |
Luton Town |
| Burnley |
1 - 1 |
Brighton & Hov… |
| Brentford |
2 - 0 |
Sheffield United |
| Newcastle United |
4 - 0 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| April 7, 2024 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
3 - 1 |
Nottingham Forest |
| Sheffield United |
2 - 2 |
Chelsea |
| Manchester United |
2 - 2 |
Liverpool |
| April 6, 2024 |
| Brighton & Hov… |
0 - 3 |
Arsenal |
| Fulham |
0 - 1 |
Newcastle United |
| Everton |
1 - 0 |
Burnley |
| Aston Villa |
3 - 3 |
Brentford |
| Luton Town |
2 - 1 |
AFC Bournemouth |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1 - 2 |
West Ham United |
| Crystal Palace |
2 - 4 |
Manchester City |
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