Chelsea winger Eden Hazard. (Photo : Getty Images)
Newly-promoted side Middlesbrough FC (2-4-5, 11 points) puts its three-game unbeaten run on the line against powerhouse squad Chelsea FC (8-2-1, 25 points) in a 2016-2017 Premier League season match at the Riverside Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 20.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 11:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Middlesbrough has not lost in their last three matches in the English top flight with two draws and a win to climb out of the bottom three relegation area. The team is currently in the 15th spot of the 20-team Premier League table, only a point above the relegation zone.
The Boro is coming off an impressive performance, holding another powerhouse team, Manchester City, to a 1-1 draw on the road at the Etihad Stadium on Nov. 5, as per the Mirror.
City scored the opening goal in the 43rd minute in the first half with a close-range shot from Argentine striker Sergio Agüero, who scored his 150th goal for the club, from a remarkable assist from Belgian winger Kevin De Bruyne.
The hosts continued to dominate ball possession and were persistent in their attacks throughout the game, but head coach Aitor Karanka's side did the unexpected by netting the equalizer in stoppage time, courtesy of a header by midfielder Marten de Roon.
Meanwhile, Chelsea demolished Everton, 5-0, at the Stamford Bridge on Nov. 5 before taking the international break, Daily Mail Online reported.
Belgian winger Eden Hazard scored a brace while Marcos Alonso, Diego Costa, and Pedro all contributed one goal apiece to complete the five-goal masterpiece of head coach Antonio Conte's squad.
Hazard hit the opener in the 19th minute before Alonso doubled the lead just a minute later. Costa made it a 3-0 count at the halftime break with his goal in the 42nd.
Hazard then scored his second goal of the game in the 56th. Pedro sealed the win in the 65th with a tap into an empty net after Everton keeper Maarten Stekelenburg blocked a shot by Hazard, who went for a hat trick.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 romp for Chelsea.
Middlesbrough starting lineup (4-5-1 formation): Valdes; Barragan, Chambers, Gibson, Friend; Traore, Forshaw, Clayton, de Roon, Downing; Negredo
Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-3 formation): Courtois; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Kanté, Matic, Alonso; Pedro, Costa, Hazard
