Chelsea eye sixth-straight clean sheet at Boro

The Chelsea juggernaut rolls into Middlesbrough this weekend and Antonio Conte will be hoping his team can carry on from where they left off prior to the international break. A run of five wins with 16 goals scored and none conceded propelled the Blues to the upper reaches of the Premier League table. Now the aim is to stay as close to the summit as possible, which means coming away with maximum points from fixtures such as the one on Sunday.

The deployment of a back three has been the much discussed catalyst behind their upturn in fortunes though equally as valuable has been the fact that Conte has been able to select an unchanged team for the last four matches. Continuity when employing a…