Chelsea vs West Brom

3 April 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee David Coote

Full time 2 – 5

Half-time: 1–2

Christian Pulisic 27’
Mason Mount 71’

Matheus Pereira 45+2’, 45+4’
Callum Robinson 63’, 90+1’
Mbaye Diagne 68’

Match summary

West Brom came from behind to win 5-2 away at Chelsea. West Brom led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Christian Pulisic put Chelsea ahead in the 27th minute, Matheus Pereira equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by Sam Johnstone, and Pereira put West Brom in front in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Callum Robinson made it 1-3 in the 63rd minute, set up by Darnell Furlong, Mbaye Diagne made it 1-4 in the 68th minute, set up by Matheus Pereira, Mason Mount pulled one back to make it 2-4 in the 71st minute, set up by Timo Werner, and Robinson made it 2-5 in stoppage time, set up by Matheus Pereira.

Chelsea can feel hard done by, creating 2.59 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to West Brom's 1.38 from 14. Chelsea had a player sent off.

Match stats

18 Shots 14

8 Shots on Target 7

10 Corners 3

1 Yellow Cards 1

1 Red Cards 0

2.56 xG 1.38

2.56 Non-penalty xG 1.38

12 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Chelsea West Brom

Kick-off

Christian Pulisic

1-0

27’

45+2’

Matheus Pereira
Assist: Sam Johnstone

1-1

45+4’

Matheus Pereira

1-2

Half-time1-2

63’

Callum Robinson
Assist: Darnell Furlong

1-3

68’

Mbaye Diagne
Assist: Matheus Pereira

1-4

Mason Mount
Assist: Timo Werner

2-4

71’

90+1’

Callum Robinson
Assist: Matheus Pereira

2-5

Full-time2-5

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea

Thiago Silva
Mateo Kovacic

West Brom

Mbaye Diagne

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Chelsea 2.59 xGWest Brom 1.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

West Brom attacking Chelsea attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Edouard Mendy	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kurt Zouma	DEF	90			4	0.69	0.00	0
César Azpilicueta	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.08	2
Thiago Silva	DEF	28			0	0.00	0.06	1
Reece James	MID	90			2	0.15	0.29	4
Marcos Alonso	MID	90			3	0.50	0.00	0
Mateo Kovacic	MID	90			2	0.08	0.10	1
Jorginho	MID	77			0	0.00	0.04	1
Christian Pulisic	MID	51	1		1	0.56	0.05	1
Hakim Ziyech	MID	32			0	0.00	0.00	0
Timo Werner	FWD	90		1	1	0.02	0.90	2
Andreas Christensen	Sub	58			1	0.07	0.02	1
Mason Mount	Sub	39	1		4	0.52	0.00	0
Kai Havertz	Sub	13			0	0.00	0.01	1

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Sam Johnstone	GK	90		1	0	0.00	0.11	1
Darnell Furlong	DEF	90		1	0	0.00	0.08	1
Semi Ajayi	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kyle Bartley	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Dara O'Shea	DEF	23			0	0.00	0.00	0
Conor Townsend	DEF	90			1	0.14	0.00	0
Matt Phillips	MID	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Okay Yokuslu	MID	90			1	0.10	0.02	1
Ainsley Maitland-Niles	MID	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Matheus Pereira	MID	90	2	2	6	0.47	0.63	3
Mbaye Diagne	FWD	90	1		2	0.14	0.03	1
Callum Robinson	Sub	54	2		2	0.49	0.14	3
Branislav Ivanovic	Sub	13			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jake Livermore	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 75% Avg odds 1.28

Draw 17% Avg odds 5.57

West Brom win 8% Avg odds 11.90

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea D D W W D

West Brom D W L D L

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