Two teams who appear to be on the verge of crisis meet at Stamford Bridge on Monday as Chelsea host West Bromwich Albion in a huge clash for both sides. Back to back defeats have seen Chelsea slip to fifth place in the table and outside of the Champions League places, whilst West Bromwich Albion now find themselves six points adrift of safety after a weekend where a whole host of their relegation rivals won. Neither team can really afford to lose on Monday night and it promises to be a match full of drama.
Premier League, 8:00PM, Monday, February 12th, 2018, Where: Stamford Bridge, London, England
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Draw Best Odd of: 4 at Betway |
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Chelsea
West Bromwich AlbionChelsea
Chelsea’s embarrassing 4-1 defeat to struggling Watford in their last game means it is now just one win in five for Antonio Conte’s side. Tiemoue Bakayoko was sent off in that game during a forgettable game for the midfielder and he will miss Monday’s clash with West Bromwich Albion. New signing Olivier Giroud is in line to make his debut following his January move from Arsenal and the giant French striker will be desperate to make an immediate impact.
West Bromwich Albion
Alan Pardew’s West Bromwich Albion side are in dire straights following a poor run of results and they now find themselves five points adrift at the bottom of the table. Last weekend saw The Baggies suffer a demoralising 3-2 loss against fellow strugglers Southampton and with some tough fixtures to come, Pardew knows that his side are in all sorts of trouble. Daniel Sturridge will be hoping to make a big impact against his former side on Monday night and he is surely The Baggies biggest hope of survival now.
Talking Points
1. Jay Rodriguez has scored five goals in his last eight games for West Bromwich Albion and comes into this game in fine form.
2. In the last ten head to head matches between these two sides at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have won eight and drawn two.
3. West Bromwich Albion have won just one of their 13 matches away from home this season.
Chelsea vs West Bromwich Albion Prediction
Both of these sides have been in terrible form recently, but you do feel that something has to change for Chelsea sooner, rather than later. Antonio Conte has received the backing of the Chelsea board this week and with Olivier Giroud making his debut I think The Blues will win here. West Bromwich Albion are in grave danger of going down this season and Pardew needs something big to change if his side are to stay up.
Chelsea vs West Bromwich Albion Betting Tips (Coral)
Chelsea start this game as 4/11 favourites, whilst an away win for West Bromwich Albion is priced up at 15/2, with the draw available at 15/4. I do think Chelsea will win here, but I’d be steering well clear of them at those odds. A better bet could well be BTTS (NO) at 4/5, because I can’t see The Baggies finding the back of the net in this one. If you fancy Olivier Giroud to grab his first goal for Chelsea, then he is available at 5/6 to score at anytime.
BTTS (NO) – 4/5 (Coral)