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Chelsea's Results | |||
May 11 | Nottingham Forest | -1 - -1 | A |
May 5 | West Ham United | -1 - -1 | H |
May 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 - 0 | H |
Chelsea's Fixtures | |||
May 15 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | |
May 19 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
Premier League Table | ||||
Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
6 | Man Utd | 34 | 1 | 54 |
7 | Newcastle | 34 | 19 | 53 |
8 | Chelsea | 34 | 6 | 51 |
9 | West Ham | 35 | -9 | 49 |
10 | Bournemouth | 35 | -8 | 48 |