English Premier League

FT Monday, May 18, 2015
Chelsea WDWWD 0
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West Bromwich Albion LWDWD 3
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CHE000
WBA123
The Hawthorns · 24,750 att.

Match Report

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West Brom cruise past champions Chelsea as Cesc Fabregas sent off

West Brom scored early and controlled Premier League champions Chelsea in a 3-0 victory on Monday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
59.5
Possession
40.5
12
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
559
Accurate Passes
369
623
Passes
422
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
14
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.2
35
Long Balls
44
19
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
1
15
Effective Tackles
13
16
Tackles
19
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
13
Effective Clearances
23
13
Clearances
23

Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WBA · 4-3-3

  1. 13Boaz MyhillG
  2. 3Jonas OlssonCD-L
  3. 23Gareth McAuleyCD-R
  4. 6Joleon LescottLB
  5. 25Craig DawsonRB
  6. 5Claudio YacobCM
  7. 7James MorrisonLM
  8. 24Darren FletcherRM
  9. 18Saido BerahinoF
  10. 11Chris BruntLF
  11. 19Callum McManamanRF

Substitutes

  1. 2Andre WisdomSUB
  2. 9Brown IdeyeSUB
  3. 10Victor AnichebeSUB
  4. 21Youssouf MulumbuSUB
  5. 8Craig GardnerSUB
  6. 4Chris BairdSUB
  7. 38Jack RoseSUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-R
  4. 3Filipe LuísLB
  5. 2Branislav IvanovicRB
  6. 4Cesc FàbregasAM
  7. 21Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 36Ruben Loftus-CheekRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 18Loïc RémyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28César AzpilicuetaSUB
  2. 6Nathan AkéSUB
  3. 31Andreas ChristensenSUB
  4. 46Jamal BlackmanSUB
  5. 12John Obi MikelSUB
  6. 37Isaiah BrownSUB
  7. 23Juan CuadradoSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Chelsea 0. Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joleon Lescott.
  2. 28' Diego Costa (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 29' Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) is shown the red card for fighting.
  4. 29' Darren Fletcher (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 37' Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 47' Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Chelsea 0. Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 54' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Craig Gardner replaces Callum McManaman.
  8. 60' Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Chelsea 0. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Gardner following a corner.
  9. 63' Craig Gardner (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 64' Substitution, Chelsea. Juan Cuadrado replaces Diego Costa.
  11. 73' Substitution, Chelsea. Nathan Aké replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  12. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Izzy Brown replaces Loïc Remy.
  13. 79' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Brown Ideye replaces Saido Berahino.
  14. 82' Juan Cuadrado (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Chris Baird replaces James Morrison.

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