West Bromwich Albion
vs
Chelsea FC
Kick-off
19:00 GMT
12 May 2017
As the Premier League comes to its dramatic conclusion, Chelsea could confirm their position as champions at the Hawthorns on Friday night as they travel to Birmingham to face West Brom. The hosts have very little to play for and sit a very respectable 8th in the table while the visitors are 7 points clear at the league’s summit, meaning a win would see them win the Premier League for the second time in 3 years.
Chelsea have won 3 of the last 5 league meetings between the sides but West Brom know how to frustrate the Blues as they’ve won 1 and drawn 1 of the 5 games. The return fixture back in December ended 1-0 to Chelsea as Costa got the only goal of the game.
Head to head matches: West Bromwich Albion - Chelsea FC
11.12.2016 | ![]() |
Chelsea FC | West Bromwich Albion | 1:0 |
With very little motivation for West Brom in this game, they’ll still be hoping to finish as high as possible as several teams are breathing down their necks in 8th place. They’ll also want to delay Chelsea’s title party and at this late stage of the season, they don’t have any injuries to worry about so they’ll be able to play with freedom. Latest matches: West Bromwich Albion
06.05.2017
Prem
Burnley FC
West Bromwich Albion
2:2
D
29.04.2017
Prem
West Bromwich Albion
Leicester City
0:1
L
16.04.2017
Prem
West Bromwich Albion
Liverpool FC
0:1
L
08.04.2017
Prem
West Bromwich Albion
Southampton FC
0:1
L
04.04.2017
Prem
Watford FC
West Bromwich Albion
2:0
L
On what could be another historic night for Chelsea Football Club, they’ll want to wrap the title up as early as possible especially as title rivals, Tottenham, don’t play until the Saturday after their match. With no absentees of their own, Antonio Conte will be fully expected to put out his strongest possible team. Latest matches: Chelsea FC
08.05.2017
Prem
Chelsea FC
Middlesbrough FC
3:0
W
30.04.2017
Prem
Everton FC
Chelsea FC
0:3
W
25.04.2017
Prem
Chelsea FC
Southampton FC
4:2
W
22.04.2017
FA C
Chelsea FC
Tottenham Hotspur
4:2
W
16.04.2017
Prem
Manchester United
Chelsea FC
2:0
L
As Chelsea get ever closer to getting their hands on their 5th Premier League title since Roman Abramovich’s takeover in 2003, they should confirm their place as champions against West Brom. With nothing to play for, West Brom will be on the beach while Conte’s men will want to run riot to rub it into the faces of Spurs fans as much as they can. A big win for Chelsea is expected as they ease to the title.
12 May 2017 - 19:00 GMT
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