Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion, 11 December 2016

Score1-0 to Chelsea
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,622

View Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion head to head

Kick-off: 12.00pm West Bromwich Albion remained without a win at Stamford Bridge since 9 November 1983 when Garry Thompson scored the only goal in a League Cup tie.

1 Chelsea

0 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Diego Costa 76 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Diego Costa
Forward Eden Hazard

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Gareth McAuley Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Chris Brunt Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
James Morrison Midfielder
Claudio Yacob Midfielder
Matt Phillips Midfielder/Forward
Salomón Rondón Forward

Substitutions:

Willian for Pedro 63
Cesc Fàbregas for Victor Moses 74
Branislav Ivanović for Eden Hazard 79

Substitutions:

Nacer Chadli for James Morrison 78
James McClean for Matt Phillips 78
Hal Robson-Kanu for Chris Brunt 84

Cards:

N'Golo Kanté 48 Y
Nemanja Matić 88 Y

Cards:

Chris Brunt 19 Y
Gareth McAuley 29 Y
Craig Dawson 51 Y
Claudio Yacob 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Willian
Forward Michy Batshuayi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Palmer
Defender Jonas Olsson
Defender/Midfielder Brendan Galloway
Defender/Midfielder Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Nacer Chadli
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea had now won nine Premier League games in a row for the fifth time and for the first time since September 2009. They had now kept eight clean sheets in their 15 Premier League games so far in this season; one less that the whole of the previous Premier League campaign. Diego Costa had now scored 12 goals in this Premier League season (15th appearance) to equal his total for the whole of the 2015-16 Premier League campaign (28 appearances).

Comments:

League position: 8th West Bromwich Albion had now won of their last seven away games in the Premier League (lost three). The Baggies had now conceded one goal in eight of their 15 games so far in this Premier League season. Albion failed to score for only the second time in their last 11 Premier League games.

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Diego Costa 76 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Diego Costa
Forward Eden Hazard

Substitutions:

Willian for Pedro 63
Cesc Fàbregas for Victor Moses 74
Branislav Ivanović for Eden Hazard 79

Cards:

N'Golo Kanté 48 Y
Nemanja Matić 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Willian
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea had now won nine Premier League games in a row for the fifth time and for the first time since September 2009. They had now kept eight clean sheets in their 15 Premier League games so far in this season; one less that the whole of the previous Premier League campaign. Diego Costa had now scored 12 goals in this Premier League season (15th appearance) to equal his total for the whole of the 2015-16 Premier League campaign (28 appearances).

0 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Gareth McAuley Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Chris Brunt Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
James Morrison Midfielder
Claudio Yacob Midfielder
Matt Phillips Midfielder/Forward
Salomón Rondón Forward

Substitutions:

Nacer Chadli for James Morrison 78
James McClean for Matt Phillips 78
Hal Robson-Kanu for Chris Brunt 84

Cards:

Chris Brunt 19 Y
Gareth McAuley 29 Y
Craig Dawson 51 Y
Claudio Yacob 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Palmer
Defender Jonas Olsson
Defender/Midfielder Brendan Galloway
Defender/Midfielder Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Nacer Chadli
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 8th West Bromwich Albion had now won of their last seven away games in the Premier League (lost three). The Baggies had now conceded one goal in eight of their 15 games so far in this Premier League season. Albion failed to score for only the second time in their last 11 Premier League games.