Chelsea 1-0 West Bromwich Albion: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 11 December 2016

Result

Chelsea 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Premier League · Sunday 11 December 2016, 12:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Chelsea 1-0 West Bromwich Albion: match report

Chelsea won against West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 11 December 2016. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Diego Costa of Chelsea in the 76th minute.

Discipline: Chelsea received 2 yellow cards; West Bromwich Albion received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Chelsea were 2nd on 34 points from 14 and West Bromwich Albion 8th on 20 points from 14. Chelsea went on to finish that season 1st with 93 points, and West Bromwich Albion 10th with 45.

Chelsea lined up in a 3-4-3 and West Bromwich Albion in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to César Azpilicueta of Chelsea (7.8), ahead of Eden Hazard (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Chelsea wins, 2 draws and 4 for West Bromwich Albion.

Going into the match Chelsea's last five read W-W-W-W-W and West Bromwich Albion's W-D-W-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Yellow card · Chris BruntWest Bromwich Albion
  • 29'Yellow card · Gareth McAuleyWest Bromwich Albion
  • 48'Yellow card · N'Golo KantéChelsea
  • 51'Yellow card · Craig DawsonWest Bromwich Albion
  • 56'Yellow card · Claudio YacobWest Bromwich Albion
  • 76'Goal · Diego CostaChelsea · 1-0
  • 88'Yellow card · Nemanja MatićChelsea

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Chelsea 4, draws 2, West Bromwich Albion 4.

Team news

Chelsea line-up (3-4-3)

Thibaut Courtois, César Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Victor Moses, N'Golo Kanté, Nemanja Matić, Marcos Alonso, Pedro, Diego Costa, Eden Hazard

West Bromwich Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ben Foster, Craig Dawson, Gareth McAuley, Jonny Evans, Allan Nyom, Darren Fletcher, Claudio Yacob, Chris Brunt, James Morrison, Matt Phillips, Salomón Rondón