Chelsea v Middlesbrough, 08 May 2017

Score3-0 to Chelsea
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,500

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Kick-off: 8.00pm Middlesbrough had now failed to scored in their last eight visits to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League since Alen Boksic's last-minute penalty on 23 September 2001.

3 Chelsea

0 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Diego Costa 23 G
Marcos Alonso 34 G
Nemanja Matić 65 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Diego Costa
Forward Eden Hazard

Starting lineup:

Brad Guzan Goalkeeper
Ben Gibson Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Fábio Da Silva Defender/Midfielder
George Friend Defender/Midfielder
Adam Clayton Midfielder
Marten de Roon Midfielder
Stewart Downing Midfielder
Adam Forshaw Midfielder
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Álvaro Negredo Forward

Substitutions:

Willian for Eden Hazard 72
Nathaniel Chalobah for Pedro 81
John Terry for David Luiz 84

Substitutions:

Patrick Bamford for Adama Traoré 57
Grant Leadbitter for Adam Forshaw 57
Rudy Gestede for Álvaro Negredo 83

Cards:

Cards:

Fábio Da Silva 60 Y
Patrick Bamford 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender John Terry
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Willian

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos
Defender Antonio Barragán
Defender Bernardo
Midfielder Adlène Guédioura
Midfielder Grant Leadbitter
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Rudy Gestede

Comments:

League position: 1st With three games to play, Chelsea were now seven points clear at the top of the table. They now needed one more win to clinch the title. The Blues had now kept clean sheets in consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2017. This was their 300th home win in the Premier League. Only Manchester United (347) and Arsenal (305) had won more. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: "We must be pleased. It was a great performance, my players showed commitment and work-rate for three important points. At this stage it was important to win and exploit Tottenham's defeat. Now, another step to the title. We have to rest well and prepare for West Brom."

Comments:

League position: 19th This result confirmed Middlesbrough's relegation to the League Championship. It was the fourth time they had been relegated from the Premier League so equalling the competition record along with Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Sunderland. Boro were now without a win in their last 17 away games in the Premier League. In this game, George Friend made his 200th appearance for Boro while Ben Gibson made his 200th club career appearance. Middlesbrough caretaker manager Steve Agnew: "I am absolutely gutted and bitterly disappointed with the result and we have now lost our Premier League status which we took great pride in. We haven't had enough wins and that's the key to the whole thing. Scoring goals wins football matches and we haven't done that enough this season."

3 Chelsea

Goals:

Diego Costa 23 G
Marcos Alonso 34 G
Nemanja Matić 65 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Diego Costa
Forward Eden Hazard

Substitutions:

Willian for Eden Hazard 72
Nathaniel Chalobah for Pedro 81
John Terry for David Luiz 84

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender John Terry
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Willian

Comments:

League position: 1st With three games to play, Chelsea were now seven points clear at the top of the table. They now needed one more win to clinch the title. The Blues had now kept clean sheets in consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2017. This was their 300th home win in the Premier League. Only Manchester United (347) and Arsenal (305) had won more. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: "We must be pleased. It was a great performance, my players showed commitment and work-rate for three important points. At this stage it was important to win and exploit Tottenham's defeat. Now, another step to the title. We have to rest well and prepare for West Brom."

0 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Brad Guzan Goalkeeper
Ben Gibson Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Fábio Da Silva Defender/Midfielder
George Friend Defender/Midfielder
Adam Clayton Midfielder
Marten de Roon Midfielder
Stewart Downing Midfielder
Adam Forshaw Midfielder
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Álvaro Negredo Forward

Substitutions:

Patrick Bamford for Adama Traoré 57
Grant Leadbitter for Adam Forshaw 57
Rudy Gestede for Álvaro Negredo 83

Cards:

Fábio Da Silva 60 Y
Patrick Bamford 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos
Defender Antonio Barragán
Defender Bernardo
Midfielder Adlène Guédioura
Midfielder Grant Leadbitter
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Rudy Gestede

Comments:

League position: 19th This result confirmed Middlesbrough's relegation to the League Championship. It was the fourth time they had been relegated from the Premier League so equalling the competition record along with Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Sunderland. Boro were now without a win in their last 17 away games in the Premier League. In this game, George Friend made his 200th appearance for Boro while Ben Gibson made his 200th club career appearance. Middlesbrough caretaker manager Steve Agnew: "I am absolutely gutted and bitterly disappointed with the result and we have now lost our Premier League status which we took great pride in. We haven't had enough wins and that's the key to the whole thing. Scoring goals wins football matches and we haven't done that enough this season."