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6-1, and Ferrer’s three-goal answer to Chelsea’s demands
Pablo Ferrer scored three and made another as Chelsea overwhelmed Middlesbrough, turning a one-sided contest into a personal statement from the man handed the starting place.
Results1 May 2064
Chelsea Must Keep Their Foot Down Against Middlesbrough
The leaders welcome a Middlesbrough side five points clear of the bottom three, with an old Chelsea face among the visitors’ absentees.
Coming up26 Apr 2064Line-ups
Chelsea4-3-3 DM Wide- 30Maurício ↑81'
- 15Rubén Medina ↑81'
- 3Adrian Toth ↑67'
- 39Ibrahim Ramadan ↑67'
- 9Ken Myers ↑81'
- Unused: Adrián Santana, Lionel Messi, Nacho Valera, Júnior
Middlesbrough5-2-3 DM Wide- 6Renato ↑75'
- 17Eudes Lira ↑84'
- Unused: Eugeni Marimón, Gabriel Luiz, Yair Yeverbaum, Aston Greatholder, Adam Morrice, Callum Parkinson, Tony Cato
Match stats
51%Possession49%
5.27Expected goals (xG)0.65
37Shots4
15Shots on target2
9Long shots1
3Clear-cut chances1
10Half chances1
1Saves11
416Passes completed404
32Crosses15
16Tackles won22
24Interceptions19
17Fouls15
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0