(Reuters) - Middlesbrough midfielder Stewart Downing is confident the club can avoid relegation from the Premier League this season despite a daunting run of end-season fixtures. Boro's remaining seven matches include home games against sixth-placed Arsenal and fourth-placed Manchester City and away fixtures at league leaders Chelsea and Liverpool who sit third in the table. They drew against Arsenal and Manchester City and narrowly lost to Chelsea earlier this season, and Downing is hoping for a repeat of those solid performances when they face those teams again. We generally play well against the top teams, so I'm looking forward to it," Downing said. Middlesbrough, who have just three wins at the Riverside Stadium this season, host Arsenal on April 17.

Source: The Star April 10, 2017 10:41 UTC