Chelsea FC will be looking to register their first win as they travel to The Hawthorns to take on West Bromwich Albion
Chelsea FC have endured a torrid start to the season. A disappointing 2-2 draw with Swansea City was followed by a humiliating defeat at the hands of Manchester City. This Sunday they travel to the Midlands to take on West Brom in a bid to win their first game of 2015/16 Premier League season.
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Throughout pre-season the Blues failed to put together a cohesive team performance. Despite that, the fans carried optimism into the start of the proper campaign, but Chelsea have so far been unable to show the form that won them the double last time out.
However, this week has done much to help lift the mood around Stamford Bridge. The arrival of Abdul Baba Rahman (craftily announced in the aftermath of the City loss), the spectacular heist of Pedro, and the addition of Kenedy late on Saturday has injected some life into Blues fans.
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The lack of attacking creativity has been addressed through Pedro, the swiss-cheese defence should be shored up by Baba Rahman, and Kenedy just looks like a good player. All of a sudden the pessimism that had been ever-increasing has been replaced by an eagerness to see Chelsea get back on the field.
West Brom, meanwhile, have had a start to match that of the Blues in terms of points accumulated. They opened their campaign with a 3-0 loss against City, while they were lucky to escape with a point away at Watford. It has been a pretty dire start by Tony Pulis’ standards and there is no doubt that he will want his team getting back to their best on Sunday.
With all that, here is all you need to know.
West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea FC, August 28th
Venue: The Hawthorns
KO: 13:30 BST, 08:30 ET
TV: Sky Sports 1 (UK), NBC Sports Live Extra (US), check your country’s local listings here
In their two matches last season, both teams came away with a win each. Chelsea won the first game at Stamford Bridge 2-0, while the return fixture went 3-0 in the Baggies favour.
In the meantime check out what Jose Mourinho had to say, and how we think that the Blues will line-up.
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