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Chelsea vs West Bromwich Preview :

Stamford Bridge side look to maintain unbeaten Premier League record against the Baggies.

Both teams look to register first win of the season as Roy Hodgson's side seek to avenge last year's 6-0 capitulation which saw them register their biggest defeat of the season.

Hilario is set to start in goal for Chelsea after Petr Cech was ruled out for up to four weeks with a knee injury. Meanwhile, new boy Romelu Lukaku could be set to feature on the bench, but otherwise Andre Villas-Boas is likely to field a more or less identical squad to the one who recorded a stalemate with Stoke.

With David Luiz still sidelined and Daniel Sturridge serving the rest of his suspension, the only change looks likely to be Nicolas Anelka being drafted in at the expense of Solomon Kalou.

Roy Hodgson will be buoyed by the return to fitness of Jermone Thomas and Peter Odemwingie – with the latter having put to bed talk of unrest at the club after signing a new long-term deal at The Hawthorns. Though, whether or not both feature remains to be seen, particularly given Shane Long’s goalscoring debut and the nuisance Somen Tchoyi made of himself against Manchester United.

Possible starting XIs :

Chelsea: Turnbull, Bosingwa, Terry, Alex, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Mikel, Drogba, Torres, Anelka.

West Brom: Foster, Reid, Olsson, Tamas, Shorey, Mulumbu, Scharner, Tchoyi, Morrison, Brunt, Long.

Head to Head :

Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ 16 Apr 2011 West Bromwich 1 - Chelsea 3
Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ 14 Aug 2010 Chelsea 6 - West Bromwich 0
Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ 26 Dec 2008 Chelsea 2 - West Bromwich 0
Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ 15 Nov 2008 West Bromwich 0 - Chelsea 3

Last Five Matches :

Chelsea

14 Aug 2011 Stoke City 0 - Chelsea 0 EPL
6 Aug 2011 Rangers 1 - Chelsea 3 FR
30 Jul 2011 Aston Villa 0 - Chelsea 2 FR
27 Jul 2011 Kitchee SC 0 - Chelsea 4 FR
24 Jul 2011 Thailand All-Stars 0 - Chelsea 4 FR

West Bromwich

14 Aug 2011 West Bromwich 1 - Manchester United 2 EPL
30 Jul 2011 Bristol City 0 - West Bromwich 1 FR
27 Jul 2011 Southampton 2 - West Bromwich 2 FR
26 Jul 2011 Rochdale 3 - West Bromwich 0 FR
22 May 2011 Newcastle United 3 - West Bromwich 3

Prediction :

Though Chelsea smashed the Baggies 6-0 in the corresponding fixture of last year, I don't see such an extreme scoreline this time round.

Against Manchester United, the Baggies showed that they will present a problem to most teams this season, though I think on the day, Chelsea will prove too much for their visitors. I think Chelsea will win this one rather convincingly.

CHELSEA 3-0 WEST BROM

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