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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 21 (setup 4, season 28)
Chelsea
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Claudio Andrés BRAVO Muńoz1Tim KRUL
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Antonio RÜDIGER27Calum CHAMBERS
EMERSON PALMIERI dos Santos83George FRIEND
NGolo KANTÉ847Adam CLAYTON
Andreas CHRISTENSEN56Daniel Sánchez AYALA
Miralem PJANIC66Dael FRY
Danny DRINKWATER7Lewis BAKER
Eden HAZARD86José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena
Olivier GIROUD797Seydou DOUMBIA
WILLIAN Borges da Silva106Rudy GESTEDE
PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma11Britt ASSOMBALONGA
Manager
Davide ZAPPACOSTA12Enes MAHMUTOVIC
Sergio Germán ROMERO13Connor RIPLEY
Tiemoué BAKAYOKO14Patrick BAMFORD
Michy BATSHUAYI15Marvin JOHNSON
Francesc FABREGAS Soler16Rey VOLPATO

Chelsea 3 Middlesbrough 0
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 40,365, Stadium: Stamford Bridge, Referee: Alan WILEY 5½)
23 Christensen, 27 Giroud, 39 KantéScorers
63 Pjanic <=> BatshuayiSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners5
4Fouls7
5Offsides4
8Shots on5
19Shots off6
27Total shots11
5Shots saved4
56%Possession44%
Man of the match: EMERSON PALMIERI dos Santos
1The bemused Middlesbrough 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from AYALA dropped just over.
3KANTÉ knocked the ball to CHRISTENSEN who headed it over the bar.
4IZQUIERDO's shot was well saved by the Chelsea 'keeper.
5A mix up in the Chelsea defence enabled BAKER to volley an effort just beyond the near post.
8A shot from EMERSON PALMIERI held no problem for KRUL.
14A drive from EMERSON PALMIERI seemed a certain goal but KRUL managed to punch the ball away.
21HAZARD ran onto a great ball from DRINKWATER but hit his shot wide of the goal.
23GOAL!! A Chelsea counter-attack allowed DRINKWATER to setup CHRISTENSEN with a simple goal. (1-0 Chelsea)
25PEDRO beat four Middlesbrough players and blasted a golden opportunity wide.
27GOAL!! A cross from PJANIC was headed away by GESTEDE only for KANTÉ to fire the ball back into the box for GIROUD to force into the net. (2-0 Chelsea)
34The Chelsea 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful strike from IZQUIERDO.
36A thirty yard shot from HAZARD caused the 'keeper no problem.
39GOAL!! The creative DRINKWATER neatly nodded on a cross for KANTÉ to hammer the ball in. (3-0 Chelsea)
45A pin-point pass found IZQUIERDO and his left foot shot floated narrowly wide.
 
46RÜDIGER waltzed past FRY and flicked a weak shot past the post.
51RÜDIGER headed over the bar.
54A fine ball from CHAMBERS on the left fell to BAKER who sliced his shot over the bar.
55GIROUD was put clear by RÜDIGER and he raced past KRUL but drilled his shot just beyond the near post.
63A free-kick from IZQUIERDO raced over the bar.
64WILLIAN stroked a simple chance past the near post.
68A tame strike from PEDRO trickled agonisingly wide.
75A lovely effort from KANTÉ scraped the outside of the righthand post.