Chelsea v Middlesbrough

(3pm, Stamford Bridge).
Tickets: Sold out
Last season: 1 (Poyet) 1 (Ricard)
Fact: Boro, who are unbeaten in their last six away league games, last won at Stamford Bridge in March 1975
Recommended pub: Shed Bar (Chelsea Village complex)
Terry Venables misses London so much that he's helped arrange a gala night featuring the West End's hit musicals at the Riverside this summer in aid of a local hospice. In the meantime, our Tel is looking forward to the odd trip to the Smoke with his players, starting tomorrow, to help combat his homesickness. Boro took all three points against Chelsea in Venables' first match in charge but tomorrow might not be such an enjoyable outing for Venables.
Verdict: CHELSEA HIT HIGH NOTE