Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion, 03 April 2021

Score5-2 to West Bromwich Albion
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge

View Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 26 Chelsea won: 18 Drawn: 4 West Bromwich Albion won: 4 Chelsea scored: 57 West Bromwich Albion scored: 25 This was the second time that West Bromwich Albion had scored five or more goals in a game at Stamford Bridge; also 5-2 in League Division Two on 17 April 1929.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

5 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Sam Allardyce

Goals:

Christian Pulisic 27 G
Mason Mount 71 G

Goals:

Matheus Pereira 45 G
Matheus Pereira 45 G
Callum Robinson 63 G
Mbaye Diagne 68 G
Callum Robinson 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Timo Werner

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Semi Ajayi Defender
Kyle Bartley Defender
Darnell Furlong Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Conor Townsend Defender
Okay Yokuşlu Midfielder
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Midfielder/Forward
Matheus Pereira Midfielder/Forward
Matt Phillips Midfielder/Forward
Mbaye Diagne Forward

Substitutions:

Andreas Christensen for Hakim Ziyech 33
Mason Mount for Christian Pulisic 46
Kai Havertz for Jorginho 72

Substitutions:

Branislav Ivanović for Dara O'Shea 24
Callum Robinson for Branislav Ivanović 37
Jake Livermore for Matt Phillips 89

Cards:

Thiago Silva 5 Y
Thiago Silva 29 Y
Thiago Silva 29 R
Mateo Kovačić 66 Y

Cards:

Mbaye Diagne 14 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Olivier Giroud

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Midfielder Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder/Forward Grady Diangana
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Forward Karlan Grant
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 4th This was Chelsea's first defeat in the Premier League since their visit to Leicester City on 19 January 2021; longer than any other team currently in the division. The Blues conceded five or more goals in a home game in the Premier League for first time since a 5-3 defeat by Arsenal on 29 October 2011. They conceded for the first time at Stamford Bridge under manager Thomas Tuchel in his eighth home game in all competitions.

Comments:

League position: 19th This was West Bromwich Albion's first away win in the Premier League since their visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 16 January 2021; longer than any other team currently in the division. This was the second time that the Baggies had scored five or more goals in an away game in the Premier League; also 5-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 12 February 2012. Albion had scored one goal in their preceding five games in the Premier League.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Christian Pulisic 27 G
Mason Mount 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Timo Werner

Substitutions:

Andreas Christensen for Hakim Ziyech 33
Mason Mount for Christian Pulisic 46
Kai Havertz for Jorginho 72

Cards:

Thiago Silva 5 Y
Thiago Silva 29 Y
Thiago Silva 29 R
Mateo Kovačić 66 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 4th This was Chelsea's first defeat in the Premier League since their visit to Leicester City on 19 January 2021; longer than any other team currently in the division. The Blues conceded five or more goals in a home game in the Premier League for first time since a 5-3 defeat by Arsenal on 29 October 2011. They conceded for the first time at Stamford Bridge under manager Thomas Tuchel in his eighth home game in all competitions.

5 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Sam Allardyce

Goals:

Matheus Pereira 45 G
Matheus Pereira 45 G
Callum Robinson 63 G
Mbaye Diagne 68 G
Callum Robinson 90 G

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Semi Ajayi Defender
Kyle Bartley Defender
Darnell Furlong Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Conor Townsend Defender
Okay Yokuşlu Midfielder
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Midfielder/Forward
Matheus Pereira Midfielder/Forward
Matt Phillips Midfielder/Forward
Mbaye Diagne Forward

Substitutions:

Branislav Ivanović for Dara O'Shea 24
Callum Robinson for Branislav Ivanović 37
Jake Livermore for Matt Phillips 89

Cards:

Mbaye Diagne 14 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Midfielder Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder/Forward Grady Diangana
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Forward Karlan Grant
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 19th This was West Bromwich Albion's first away win in the Premier League since their visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 16 January 2021; longer than any other team currently in the division. This was the second time that the Baggies had scored five or more goals in an away game in the Premier League; also 5-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 12 February 2012. Albion had scored one goal in their preceding five games in the Premier League.