Chelsea 3-0 Middlesbrough
This race is almost won too!
For football games like this certainly have a finality to them.
From the moment Diego Costa put the champions-elect in front on 23 minutes, the outcome was never in doubt for sports betting fans.
Indeed, thereafter, live betting’s most exciting aspect was pondering how many the West London juggernaut would end up with.
The answer was three as Marcos Alonso and Nemanja Matic added a gloss as Middlesbrough were simply overwhelmed.
One more victory – at West Brom or at home to Watford and Sunderland – will see Chelsea seal a second Premier League title in three seasons, and they will thoroughly deserve it.
It was so simple at times as the Blues toyed with opponents who didn’t perform badly, just the gap in quality was too wide.
On the day N’Golo Kante added the Football Writers’ Player of the Season award to the PFA title he secured last month, Chelsea showed a hallmark of all good champions by showing no mercy.
The contrast in emotions was evident.
At one end delight, at the other despair as the Teesiders were relegated from the top flight for a record-equalling fourth time.
For this was confirmation Boro’s fight for survival had started far too late as they were well beaten long before the final whistle at Stamford Bridge.
Caretaker manager Steve Agnew acknowledged he had left behind a silent dressing room as he escaped to fulfill his post-match media duties.
And this was a tame end to a campaign which started so well under Aitor Karanka and was on course until the New Year.
Stubborn in defence, shy in attack, their obvious problem – lack of goals – was always going to be found out at this level and Boro fans—who deserve credit for singing all night and backing their team to the hilt—will wonder why they didn’t show more daringness in their pursuit of survival.
Sadly for them, and their team, the race is most definitely run.
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