Chelsea v West Brom live

Last updated : 20 August 2011 By Daily Mail

Follow Sportsmail's coverage of Saturday's final Barclays Premier League game as Chelsea host West Brom at Stamford Bridge. It's Andre Villas-Boas' first home game in charge and he will look to record his maiden win after stumbling to a 0-0 draw at Stoke last time out. Let me know your thoughts on the game at?dan.ripley@dailymail.co.uk or on twitter @Ripinho.

?17.24: And of course, Hilario in the Chelsea goal. Is he good enough? Is he a weak link? It's his first game in over a year.

17.21: I'm looking forward to seeing Somen Tchoyi for the Baggies today. He had a decent game against Manchester United and that came after scoring a ha-trick on the final day of last season.

Should be interesting to see if he can provide good service for Shane Long.

17.18: Anelka over Drogba? Doesn't work for me. A striker as good as the Ivorian should NOT be on the bench.

17.15: And now the bad news from InfostradaLive:

wba have lost their last 14 league matches against #cfc - a top flight record for most defeats in a row for one side against another

17.12: Good news West Brom fans! You can't get a worst result than last season. On the opening day of the previous campaign, Chelsea rattled six past Roberto Di Matteo's side and although the gulf in class still exists, I can't see Roy Hodgson being smashed as bad as that.

17.09: Hilario is given the nod in goal and there is a recall for Nicolas Anelka for Andre Villas-Boas' first home game as Chelsea boss today.

Portuguese veteran Hilario replaces the injured Petr Cech and Anelka comes in for Florent Malouda for the Barclays Premier League clash against West Brom, with Fernando Torres once again preferred to Didier Drogba in attack.

The Baggies name an unchanged side from last week's defeat to Manchester United, with Peter Odemwingie fit enough to be named on the substitutes' bench.

17.06: Team news:

Chelsea v West BromChelsea: Hilario, Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Mikel, Lampard, Anelka, Torres, Kalou. Subs: Turnbull, Ivanovic, Benayoun, Drogba, Malouda, Ferreira, McEachran.

West Brom: Foster, Reid, Tamas, Olsson, Shorey, Scharner, Mulumbu, Brunt, Morrison, Long, Tchoyi. Subs: Fulop, Cech, Dorrans, Jara Reyes, McAuley, Odemwingie, Cox.

Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)

17.03: It's been an unkind start to the season for West Brom. After having to open their campaign at home to the champions, the Baggies now have to travel to last season's runners-up in a bid to try and open up their points account this term.

And with the mood Chelsea are in, this is not a great time to play them. Andre Villas-Boas' side felt a sense of injustice after failing to win at Stoke last week and with Fernando Torres starting to get back to his best, it could be an uphill struggle for Roy Hodgson's men.

Point to prove: Chelsea's Fernando Torres (right) will aim to build on his positive performance at Stoke

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