Chelsea Vs Middlesbrough
Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 3-0
Goal Scorers - Diego Costa(23) Marcos Alonso(34) and Nemanja Matic (65)
Chelsea moved to within one win of the Premier League title and confirmed Middlesbrough's relegation with a consummate performance and emphatic victory at Stamford Bridge.
Antonio Conte's side can become champions with victory against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Friday night
- Chelsea have become the third club to win 300 Premier League home games, after Manchester United (347) and Arsenal (306)
- Middlesbrough have been relegated from the Premier League for the fourth time - no side has suffered the drop more often since its inception [level with Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Sunderland]
- Diego Costa became the third player to score 20+ goals in a Premier League season for Chelsea on two occasions [Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in 2000-01 & 2001-02 and Didier Drogba in 2006-07 & 2009-10]
- Costa has also scored the opening goal of a Premier League game on seven occasions this season - no other player has done so more
- Middlesbrough have failed to score in 11 Premier League away games this season, more than any other side in the division
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