English Premier League (EPL)
play pause open Close
 
Played
April 16, 2011 10:00 AM EDT
The Hawthorns — West Bromwich
Referee:‬ L. Probert‎
Attendance:‬ 25163‎
 

Premier League preview: West Brom - Chelsea

The champions hit the Baggies for six when they met on the opening day of the season, but the Midlands club have been one of the form teams in the league over the last month

By Nick Price

More On :  Chelsea, West Bromwich, West Bromwich vs Chelsea
Carlo Ancelotti, Chelsea
Getty
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
West Brom: Carson; Reid, Meite, Olsson, Shorey; Thomas, Scharner, Mulumbu, Morrison, Brunt; Odemwingie.

Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, David Luiz, Terry, Cole; Ramires, Lampard, Essien; Anelka, Torres, Malouda.  
DID YOU KNOW?

  • Since taking over from Roberto Di Matteo, Roy Hodgson's side have been unbeaten in six games, including three wins.
  • West Brom have turned things round in second halves of games. If their games finished at half-time, they would be four points off safety in 18th place.
  • The Baggies have the joint sixth best goalscoring record in the league having notched 46 strikes from 32 games, better than Everton, Liverpool, Tottenham and Aston Villa, among others.
  • Striker Peter Odemwingie has netted just under a quarter of his side's goals this season with 11 strikes to his name in his maiden Premier League campaign.
  • Scott Carson has kept just a solitary clean sheet this season, which came at the first home game of the season against Sunderland in August. That's the worst record in the league.
  • Chelsea have the second best away record in the league, with 23 points from 16 games.
  • However, the Blues have lost two of their four games in the Midlands this season, having been defeated 1-0 by both Birmingham and Wolves.
  • Ramires may have been sent off in the Champions League on Tuesday, but Chelsea have the third best disciplinary record in the Premier League, with just one red card awarded to Carlo Ancelotti's players in 31 games.
  • The reigning champions have the third best average goals per game scored, weighing in at 1.77 goals a match; a record bettered only by Arsenal (two goals a game) and Manchester United (2.19 strikes).
  • Despite the gulf in quality between the two sides - and Chelsea's far greater amount of years in the top flight - the clubs have met 123 times, with the Blues winning 51, drawing 32 and losing 40 of their duels with West Brom. However, since the Premier League's inception, the London club have won all nine games, scoring 26 times.
LAST MEETING

August 14, 2010: Chelsea 6-0 West Brom

The reigning champions began the season with a bang as Didier Drogba scored a hat-trick with Florent Malouda grabbing a brace against the newly promoted side.

Follow Goal.com on to get the latest soccer news directly. Check out Goal.com's page; be part of the best soccer fan community in the world!

Follow Goal.com on Twitter

Follow Goal.com on Facebook
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
  • West Bromwich 0-2 Chelsea
    20.3 %
  • West Bromwich 0-3 Chelsea
    18.94 %
  • West Bromwich 1-3 Chelsea
    11.62 %
Head to Head
English Premier League (EPL) ‎(EPL)‎ Mar 3, 2012 West Bromwich 1 - Chelsea 0
  • Player Ratings
  • Match Report
  • Play by Play
  • Preview
English Premier League (EPL) ‎(EPL)‎ Aug 20, 2011 Chelsea 2 - West Bromwich 1
  • Player Ratings
  • Match Report
  • Play by Play
  • Preview
English Premier League (EPL) ‎(EPL)‎ Apr 16, 2011 West Bromwich 1 - Chelsea 3
  • Player Ratings
  • Match Report
  • Play by Play
  • Preview
English Premier League (EPL) ‎(EPL)‎ Aug 14, 2010 Chelsea 6 - West Bromwich 0
  • Player Ratings
  • Match Report
  • Play by Play
  • Preview
English Premier League (EPL) ‎(EPL)‎ Dec 26, 2008 Chelsea 2 - West Bromwich 0
  • Player Ratings
  • Match Report
  • Play by Play
  • Preview
Last Five Matches
West Bromwich
May 13, 2012West Bromwich 2 - Arsenal 3EPL
May 6, 2012Bolton 2 - West Bromwich 2EPL
Apr 28, 2012West Bromwich 0 - Aston Villa 0EPL
Apr 22, 2012Liverpool 0 - West Bromwich 1EPL
Apr 14, 2012West Bromwich 1 - QPR 0EPL
Chelsea
May 19, 2012Bayern 1 - Chelsea 1UCL
May 13, 2012Chelsea 2 - Blackburn 1EPL
May 8, 2012Liverpool 4 - Chelsea 1EPL
May 5, 2012Liverpool 1 - Chelsea 2FA
May 2, 2012Chelsea 0 - Newcastle 2EPL
Team News
Available Squads
12Scott CarsonGoalkeeper
4Abdoulaye MeiteDefender
3Jonas OlssonDefender
20Nicky ShoreyDefender
12Steven ReidDefender
11Chris BruntMidfielder
21Youssuf MulumbuMidfielder
33Paul ScharnerMidfielder
14Jerome ThomasMidfielder
7James MorrisonMidfielder
24Peter OdemwingieStriker
1Boaz MyhillGoalkeeper
30Gabriel Sebastian TamaşDefender
36Gonzalo JaraDefender
5Somen TchoyiMidfielder
23Carlos VelaStriker
32Marc-Antoine FortuneStriker
31Simon CoxStriker
1Petr CechGoalkeeper
2Branislav IvanovicDefender
4David LuizDefender
26John TerryDefender
3Ashley ColeDefender
5Michael EssienMidfielder
12John Obi MikelMidfielder
8Frank LampardMidfielder
15Florent MaloudaMidfielder
21Salomon KalouStriker
11Didier DrogbaStriker
22Ross TurnbullGoalkeeper
17José BosingwaDefender
19Paulo FerreiraDefender
30Yossi BenayounMidfielder
81Yuri ZhirkovMidfielder
9Fernando TorresStriker
39Nicolas AnelkaStriker
Prediction
Editor's Prediction
West Bromwich Albion 0
Chelsea 0
Results
ALL MATCHES >>
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Robin van Persie Robin van Persie
Striker
Arsenal 		30 2
Wayne Rooney Wayne Rooney
Striker
Man United 		27 6
Kun Agüero Kun Agüero
Striker
Man City 		23 3
Aiyegbeni Yakubu Aiyegbeni Yakubu
Striker
Blackburn Rovers 		17 4
Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor
Striker
Tottenham 		17 3