Chelsea near title as Boro relegated

Chelsea secured a dominant 3-0 success over Middlesbrough on Monday to relegate Steve Agnew’s side and also move an action more detailed to the Premier League title.

2 first-half objectives by Diego Costa and Marcos Alonso sent cry on their means and Nemanja Matic racked up at Stamford Bridge for the very first time to complete the win in the second fifty percent.

The league leaders, that are 7 factors free from Tottenham with three video games to play, could clinch the title with victory at West Brom on Friday Night Football.

Boro hardly endangered as well as the defeat makes it a speedy go back to the Championship one year and also one day since they earned promo versus Brighton.

Spurs’ loss at West Ham last Friday alleviated the stress on Antonio Conte’s side as well as they took full benefit to removal within touching range of a second title in 3 years.

They now need simply three factors from their remaining 3 matches, with the see to The Hawthorns followed by house video games versus Watford and Sunderland.

Football Writers’ Player of the Year N’Golo Kante lost out with a muscle mass injury, handing Cesc Fabregas the chance to begin.

The Spaniard went to the centre of Chelsea’s powerful first-half display screen, producing their initial possibility inside 120 secs.

His fine pass picked out Alonso yet the wing-back saw his left-foot battery struck the crossbar.

The near miss just delayed the inescapable as Fabregas dragged an initiative broad and Alonso went close once more prior to Costa opened the scoring for the seventh time this period, more than other gamer.

The demonstrator collected Fabregas’ pass from the right and tucked home under Brad Guzan.

Middlesbrough continued to battle with Chelsea’s cross-field passes as well as Alonso made money to compel a second 11 minutes prior to half-time.

The wing-back drilled a reduced strike across Guzan and the unlucky Boro ‘caretaker drew away the sphere into his own net.

The half-time interval did little to halt Chelsea’s fee as Pedro rattled bench as well as Costa almost kipped down his second at the far post.