Chelsea 3-0 Middlesbrough: result and report
Premier League · Monday 8 May 2017
Result
Chelsea 3-0 Middlesbrough
Premier League · Monday 8 May 2017, 19:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Chelsea 3-0 Middlesbrough: match report
Chelsea defeated Middlesbrough 3-0 in the Premier League on Monday 8 May 2017. The half-time score was 2-0.
Diego Costa opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Chelsea's goals came from Diego Costa (23'), Marcos Alonso (34') and Nemanja Matić (65'). Middlesbrough did not score.
Discipline: Chelsea received no yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Chelsea were 1st on 81 points from 34 and Middlesbrough 19th on 28 points from 35. Chelsea went on to finish that season 1st with 93 points, and Middlesbrough 19th with 28.
Chelsea lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Middlesbrough in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Cesc Fàbregas of Chelsea (9.7), ahead of Nemanja Matić (8.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Chelsea wins, 0 draws and 2 for Middlesbrough.
Going into the match Chelsea's last five read W-W-L-W-W and Middlesbrough's D-W-L-L-D.
Key events
- 23'Goal · Diego Costa
- 34'Goal · Marcos Alonso
- 60'Yellow card · Fábio
- 65'Goal · Nemanja Matić
- 89'Yellow card · P. Bamford
Head-to-head
Team news
Chelsea line-up (3-4-2-1)
Thibaut Courtois, César Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Victor Moses, Cesc Fàbregas, Nemanja Matić, Marcos Alonso, Pedro, Eden Hazard, Diego Costa
Middlesbrough line-up (4-3-3)
Brad Guzan, Fábio, Calum Chambers, Ben Gibson, George Friend, Marten de Roon, Adam Clayton, Adam Forshaw, Adama Traoré, Álvaro Negredo, Stewart Downing