English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 11, 2016
West Bromwich Albion LWWDW 0
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Chelsea WWWWW 1
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Stamford Bridge · 41,622 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea edge out West Bromwich Albion to go top of the Premier League

Chelsea returned to the top of the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win against West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-3

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 30David LuizCD
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 21Nemanja MaticCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 15Victor MosesRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 11PedroCF-R

WBA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 23Gareth McAuleyCD-R
  4. 2Allan NyomLB
  5. 25Craig DawsonRB
  6. 7James MorrisonAM
  7. 5Claudio YacobLM
  8. 24Darren FletcherRM
  9. 9Salomón RondónF
  10. 10Matt PhillipsAM-L
  11. 11Chris BruntAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 29' Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 48' N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 51' Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 56' Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Pedro.
  7. 74' Substitution, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Victor Moses.
  8. 76' Goal! Chelsea 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Diego Costa (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
  9. 78' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. James McClean replaces Matt Phillips.
  10. 78' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nacer Chadli replaces James Morrison.
  11. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Branislav Ivanovic replaces Eden Hazard.
  12. 84' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Chris Brunt.
  13. 88' Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

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