English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 3, 2021
West Bromwich Albion DWLDL 5
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Chelsea WWDWW 2
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CHE112
Stamford Bridge

Match Report

Thiago Silva sent off as Chelsea slumps 5-2 vs West Brom

— Struggling West Bromwich Albion caused a big Premier League shock on Saturday by winning 5-2 at fourth-place Chelsea after the home team had Thiago Silva sent off in the first half at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
4
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
10
5
Saves
2
33.8
Possession
66.2
14
SHOTS
18
7
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
222
Accurate Passes
494
297
Passes
581
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
42
26
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
7
19
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
15
Interceptions
10
24
Effective Clearances
11
24
Clearances
11

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 15Kurt ZoumaCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 17Mateo KovacicCM-L
  6. 5JorginhoCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 11Timo WernerF
  10. 10Christian PulisicCF-L
  11. 22Hakim ZiyechCF-R

WBA · 5-4-1

  1. 1Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 5Kyle BartleyCD
  3. 6Semi AjayiCD-L
  4. 27Dara O'SheaCD-R
  5. 14Conor TownsendLB
  6. 2Darnell FurlongRB
  7. 30Ainsley Maitland-NilesCM-L
  8. 35Okay YokusluCM-R
  9. 12Matheus PereiraLM
  10. 10Matt PhillipsRM
  11. 17Mbaye DiagneF

Timeline

  1. 5' Thiago Silva (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 24' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Branislav Ivanovic replaces Dara O'Shea because of an injury.
  4. 27' Goal! Chelsea 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  5. 29' Second yellow card to Thiago Silva (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
  6. 33' Substitution, Chelsea. Andreas Christensen replaces Hakim Ziyech.
  7. 37' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Robinson replaces Branislav Ivanovic because of an injury.
  8. 45'+2' Goal! Chelsea 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Johnstone.
  9. 45'+4' Goal! Chelsea 1, West Bromwich Albion 2. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  10. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Christian Pulisic because of an injury.
  11. 63' Goal! Chelsea 1, West Bromwich Albion 3. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
  12. 66' Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 68' Goal! Chelsea 1, West Bromwich Albion 4. Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  14. 71' Goal! Chelsea 2, West Bromwich Albion 4. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  15. 72' Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Jorginho.
  16. 89' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jake Livermore replaces Matt Phillips.
  17. 90'+1' Goal! Chelsea 2, West Bromwich Albion 5. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  18. 90'+2' VAR Decision: Goal West Bromwich Albion - Chelsea 2-5 West Bromwich Albion (Callum Robinson).

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