Chelsea - Huddersfield: "Determined to die" at Stamford Bridge!
(Baonghean.vn) - Both the home team and the away team still have extremely important goals in the 2017/2018 Premier League season. Therefore, the match between them at Stamford Bridge promises to be very fierce and exciting.
On the Premier League rankings for the 2017/2018 season after 36 rounds, Chelsea is temporarily in 5th place with 69 points. Currently, they are only 2 points behind Tottenham (ranked 4th) and behind Liverpool (ranked 3rd) by the number of points of 1 win (Chelsea played 1 less match than Liverpool). Thus, to enter the TOP 4, the task of coach Conte and his team is to win 4-6 points in the last 2 matches and wait for Liverpool or Tottenham to "stumble".
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| A 1-0 victory over Liverpool helped Chelsea rekindle their hopes of entering the TOP 4. Photo: Internet |
The goal of winning 4-6 points in 2 matches is not too difficult for Hazard and his teammates. According to the schedule, Chelsea's upcoming opponents are only Huddersfield and Newcastle. Newcastle is not yet discussed because the match between the two teams will not take place until May 13. For the away match at Sports Direct Arena to still be meaningful, Coach Conte and his team must win against Huddersfield in this 37th round (taking place at 1:45 am on May 10).
Compared to Chelsea, Huddersfield's task is much heavier. Before entering the 37th round, the Galpharm team is in 16th place on the rankings with 36 points in hand. The gap between them and the 18th place team (the relegation position) Southampton is exactly 3 points. If coach Wagner's team loses to Chelsea and then Arsenal, the prospect of having to play in the League Championship next season is clear as day.
To avoid a “long night of dreams”, Huddersfield only has one way left: to earn at least 1 point against Chelsea and wait for their opponents to “stumble”, before thinking about the confrontation with Arsenal in the 38th round. Most likely, coach Wagner and his team will approach the match, implementing a tight defense - quick counterattack strategy like the away match against Man City a few days ago. Meanwhile, Chelsea will enter the match with a winning spirit like what they showed in the match against Liverpool on May 6.
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| Huddersfield (in black) just had a brave 0-0 draw against Man City. Photo: Internet |
Given the importance of the match, the match at Stamford Bridge between home team Chelsea and away team Huddersfield will be extremely fierce and exciting. In addition to the advantage of playing at home, The Blues are also rated higher than Huddersfield in terms of squad quality, form and head-to-head record (Chelsea won all 3 recent matches between the two teams). It is very likely that Coach Conte and his team will win 3 points to continue the race for the TOP 4 with Liverpool and Tottenham.
Perhaps, the battle at the top two of the Premier League rankings in the 2017/2018 season (TOP 4 and the relegation group) is still hot until the last round. The Premier League suddenly became attractive again with the "revival" of Chelsea, West Brom, Southampton... and the disastrous decline of Liverpool, and to some extent Huddersfield, Swansea./.