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West Brom vs Chelsea, Premier League: live score and latest updates

Daniel Zeqiri
·6-min read
West Bromwich Albion's English striker Callum Robinson shoots to score the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea  - AFP
West Bromwich Albion's English striker Callum Robinson shoots to score the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea - AFP

 

04:55 PM

GOOOAAAAALLL! West Brom double their lead

Another sloppy moment at the back from Chelsea, as Thiago Silva lets the ball run under his foot and Robinson is sent clean through. He had a long time to think about it, and he kept the shot low and hard. Cabellero beaten for the second time tonight. 

04:53 PM

23 minutes: West Brom 1 Chelsea 0

Diangana was in acres of space down West Broms left due to Reece James' advanced positioning but by the time the pass arrived Christensen was across to cover. 

04:51 PM

21 minutes: West Brom 1 Chelsea 0

West Brom's defence scrambling again after Chelsea play their way in down their right flank. The chances will come for Chelsea if the pattern of this game remains the same. James with a low cross than deflects harmlessly to Johnstone. 

04:48 PM

18 minutes: West Brom 1 Chelsea 0

Nice attempt at some combination play from Diangana but it comes to nothing for West Brom. Chelsea finding it a little too easy to play their way through West Brom's half-hearted attempts to press. 

04:45 PM

15 minutes: West Brom 1 Chelsea 0

Another chance comes and goes for Chelsea. Mount uses his body well to roll his man and pull the ball back for Werner who meets it on the volley and clips the top of the bar. 

04:43 PM

12 minutes: West Brom 1 Chelsea 0

First big chance of the match for Chelsea and Tammy Abraham misses it. Wonderful cross faded behind the West Brom defence by James and lovely movement from the striker to peel away to the back post but with the ball bouncing he could not keep his side-footed effort down. 

04:41 PM

10 minutes: West Brom 1 Chelsea 0

Rasping shot from Kai Havertz from 25 yards or so is beaten away by Johnstone and West Brom survive. That was more like it from Chelsea. 

04:39 PM

Robinson's opener

04:39 PM

8 minutes: West Brom 1 Chelsea 0

Alonso's difficult start to the game continues as he is booked for pulling back Ajayi, the West Brom central defender who beat him with a simple bit of push and run. 

04:36 PM

5 minutes: West Brom 1 Chelsea 0

Chelsea have the chance for a quick response but Mason Mount's free-kick goes straight into the wall. 

04:35 PM

GOOOOAAAALLL! Robinson gives West Brom the lead

Really poor defensive header from Alonso to set West Brom on the attack but that's a stunning finish. In the left corner of the penalty area, Robinson drills a shot across Caballero into the bottom corner. Could he have got down faster?

04:32 PM

2 minutes: West Brom 0 Chelsea 0

Chelsea settle into a long period of possession and Havertz collects the ball nicely between the lines but mis-places a pass. Chelsea get straight back on the ball though, and have West Brom pushed back already. 

04:30 PM

KICK OFF!

West Brom get us going. Chelsea in their Crystal Palace away kit. 

04:27 PM

Players are on their way out...

Chelsea's players are greeted by the familiar sound of Liquidator. 

04:22 PM

Thiago Silva captains Chelsea tonight

How quickly will he adapt to the Premier League? He will partner Christensen who is silky on the ball but sometimes lacks positional sense and was sent off against Liverpool last week. 

04:19 PM

Lampard on his goalkeeping decision

04:06 PM

Bilic speaks

He promises that his West Brom team will run more than Chelsea, even though he accepts there is a gap in quality between the sides. 

03:33 PM

Interesting from Lampard...

Werner and Abraham start together. Werner from the left or two up front? Cabellero also starts in place of Kepa after his mistake against Liverpool. 

03:32 PM

Chelsea team and subs

03:31 PM

West Brom team and subs

 

03:11 PM

Another new face at Chelsea

Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of what should be an open and entertaining game between West Brom and Chelsea at the Hawthorns where Eduaord Mendy could make his debut for Frank Lamaprd's team.

Lampard has insisted Mendy will have to earn first-choice goalkeeper status at Chelsea.

Senegal stopper Mendy joined Chelsea for £20million from Rennes this week, but not quite in time to make his debut in Saturday's Premier League trip to West Brom.

Kepa Arrizabalaga's Chelsea future will be pushed further into doubt by Mendy's arrival, but Blues boss Lampard insists the under-fire Spain keeper will have further chances to prove his worth.

The £72million man Kepa and veteran Willy Caballero will battle it out to start at The Hawthorns on Saturday, but beyond that Lampard is adamant he wants a three-way fight for the starting berth.

"I'm not going to talk about who starts on Saturday because I need to speak to the goalkeepers themselves," said Lampard.

"We know we've had problems in the goalkeeping area in the first two games of the season and at times last year.

"We can be very honest and open about that - and Kepa himself - in that search for the best performance levels. Mendy comes in to be competition in that area.

"I don't want to talk about number ones, twos and threes at the minute because we're not in that position.

"Mendy's just come into the club and now it's about how we move forward and trying to get that performance level as best as it can be.

"It will be very important for the make-up of the goalkeepers at the club that the level is competitive and supportive.

"In the three personalities I've got, and I met Mendy briefly yesterday, we have players that want to do their best for Chelsea Football Club and then will follow that hopefully with the performance we demand at Chelsea."

Technical director Petr Cech was pivotal to Chelsea's decision to recruit Mendy, with the former Blues stopper highly recommending the Rennes capture.

Cech was pictured out on the training pitches working with Mendy on Friday, with Lampard admitting the 38-year-old has helped in an informal goalkeeper coaching capacity, to add to his boardroom responsibilities.

Team news on the way shortly.