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Chelsea prepare to entertain West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 59 games played, Blues have recorded 26 wins, and West Brom. have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stamford Bridge was less than a year ago, in March 2005, the Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Mar | Chelsea | 1-0 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | West Brom. | 1 - 4 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 16 Mar | West Brom. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 04 Jan | Chelsea | 3 - 0 | West Brom. | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 06 Oct | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | LGEC |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 22 Sep | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Blues score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.
West Brom. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The The Baggies's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 6 points from their 2 games. West Brom.'s 4 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against West Brom. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Blues in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| West Brom. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |