History of the West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea fixture
West Bromwich Albion are ready to welcome Chelsea to The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 60 games played, The Baggies have recorded 23 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 21 victories.
The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was within the last three years, in November 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Premier League match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Sat 14 Aug | Chelsea | 6 - 0 | West Brom. | Premier League |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | West Brom. | Premier League |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | West Brom. | 0-3 | Chelsea | Premier League |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | Premiership |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 24 Aug | Chelsea | 4 - 0 | West Brom. | Premiership |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Mar | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | Premiership |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | West Brom. | 1 - 4 | Chelsea | Premiership |
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Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 13 to 11.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Blues, and 3 goals against.
West Bromwich Albion's 39 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
Chelsea's total of 58 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Hawthorns for the The Baggies and the Madmen are unable to see past Chelsea claiming victory in a close match.
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| West Bromwich Albion | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Chelsea | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
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