Premier League football news – West Bromwich Albion surpasses five shocking Chelsea players

An impressive display of offensive football earned West Brom an impressive 5-2 win over 10-man Chelsea, as Thomas Tuchel tasted defeat for the first time as boss of the Blues.

A remarkable first half of the drama began when Christian Pulisic’s first goal since early December put Chelsea ahead, somewhat against the game’s streak in the 27th minute, before a mad moment from an experienced head flipped. the match.

Upon his return to full-back, Thiago Silva earned two yellow cards in half an hour at Stamford Bridge to see the Brazilian sent off, before two first-half injury-time goals from Matheus Pereira surprised the hosts into Baggies the lead on the scoreboard. break: Chelsea’s first goals conceded at home with Tuchel.

It was like watching Brazil in the second half when West Brom scored a fantastic and fluid trio of goals through Callum Robinson and Mbaye Diagne, before Mason Mount gave Chelsea hope, only for Robinson, who has now scored all five. of his Premier League. goals against Chelsea, to add a fifth in stoppage time just in case, as the Baggies resumed Premier League football off to a dramatic start.

Silva returned to Chelsea for the first time since early February, but got off the beat, just as he did against the Baggies in the reverse game earlier in the season. A sloppy Chelsea could easily have been left behind early on, but came forward after Marcos Alonso’s free kick went off the post and Pulisic was alert to push the rebound.

Having already been reprimanded, Silva’s lunge at the edge of the area on Okay Yokuslu was foolish in the extreme, as the Brazilian earned his first Premier League swim since August 2017, and his first career dismissal in eight. years, before two brilliant finishes in injury time of the first part of Pereira turned things around. Having conceded just two goals in 14 games with Tuchel, the Blues sent two in two minutes and 46 seconds.

That was just a prerequisite. Robinson, who came off the bench in the first half to replace former Blues defender Branislav Ivanovic in the first half, scored a third volley for the Baggies in the 63rd minute, ending a fluid play, before Diagne controlled another. good selection from Pereira. and found the bottom corner five minutes later.

Mount took advantage of Werner’s selfless work with 20 minutes left to play, but it was Robinson, the Chelsea killer, who had the last word, with a sure ending. It’s not the warm-up Tuchel had in mind for Chelsea’s upcoming Champions League quarter-finals.

TALKING POINT – A (very) bad day at the office

The fairytale beginning in the Premier League is over for Thomas Tuchel.

Many will delight in such a fact. People love it when foreign managers struggle and can pull out the “this is not Ligue 1” lines. But this was just a bad day at the office, where everything that could have gone wrong for Tuchel happened.

Perhaps in hindsight, Thiago Silva wasn’t ready to return, as his firing opened the door for the Baggies. But let’s not take anything away from what was an excellent attacking-minded performance from Sam Allardyce’s side, which displayed a quality of play that belied his position in the league.

MAN OF THE MATCH – Matheus Pereira

Two goals and two assists, away from home at Stamford Bridge, against a defender who had been raped twice in 14 games. That’s all the afternoon work for the Brazilian. The quality of Pereira’s play in and around the area was fascinating.

PLAYER RATINGS

Chelsea: Mendy 5, Alonso 5, Silva 2, Zouma 4, Azpilicueta 4, James 4, Jorginho 3, Kovacic 5, Pulisic 5, Werner 4, Ziyech 3 Subs: Christensen 5, Mount 6, Havertz 6.

West Brom: Johnstone 6, Furlong 8, Bartley 7, Ajayi 7, O’Shea 7, Yokuslu 8, Phillips 8, Townsend 8, Maitland-Niles 7, Pereira 10, Diagne 9 … Subs: Robinson 9, Livermore N / A, Ivanovic 5.

KEY MOMENTS

14 ‘- MISS! That man again, Timo Werner doesn’t even make contact at the nearby post. I should have done much better from a great position. You really need to save one of these openings.

27 ‘- GGGGGGOOOOOOAAAALLLL !!!! Chelsea 1-0 West Brom. Pulisic on the rebound after Alonso hits the post as Chelsea’s leader. Magnificent free kick on the wall by Alonso, beats Johnstone, leaves the post, but Pulisic is alert to push the rebound home.

29 ‘- BUT WAIT! RED CARD! On his return to the side, Thiago Silva is sent off! Second yellow card, in half an hour. Trying to make a block on the edge of the area, Silva threw himself at Okay Yokuslu, making contact after the shot had been made, and that was enough for referee David Coote to brandish another yellow and then red!

42 ‘- SAVE! Great play by Reece James to work room for the shot, who shoots powerfully for goal from a tight angle, but Johnstone gives him a hand and pushes the ball away.

45 + 2 ‘- GGGGGGOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLL !!!! Chelsea 1-1 West Brom. Route one like Pereira levels for the Baggies! Johnstone’s long ball over the top, flies over the Chelsea defense, Pereira clings to it, before cutting a beautiful chip on Mendy to level. Chelsea’s first goal in more than 12 hours of football.

45 + 4 ‘- GGGGGGOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL !!!!! Chelsea 1-2 West Brom. Notable developments here as the Baggies drive through Pereira again! Pereira’s second was all the work of Chelsea, as a bad back pass from James is taken advantage of, Diagne passes it to Pereia, who brilliantly shoves the ball into the bottom corner.

55 ‘- POST! Johnstone and West Brom get out of jail. Bad James crosses loops in the air, Johnstone comes to claim, fumbled, Alonso is on hand to direct the ball towards the goal, but it goes off the post.

61 ‘- SAVE! Skillful play again by the visitors. However, Diange’s lovely doll attacks Pereira, but Mendy makes a clever block with her legs.

63 ‘- GGGGGGOOOOOOOOAAAALLLLLL !!!! Chelsea 1-3 West Brom. Game over? Robinson against Chelsea again! THAT. A GOAL. It is like seeing Brazil. Excellent movement to the right, Furlong’s center is perfect and Robinson arrives to score his fourth goal in the Premier League, all of them against Chelsea, with a volley!

68 ‘- GGGGGOOOOOAAALLLL !!! Chelsea 1-4 West Brom. What the hell is going on? Diagne makes four! I mean, it’s another target of true beauty. There are back heels, sparkly selections, and good finishes to every move. Excellent football, and it could be more. Diagne deserved that goal, he was excellent this afternoon.

70 ‘- GGGGGGOOOOOAAALLLL !!! Chelsea 2-4 West Brom. But wait! Mount gives Chelsea hope. Werner looks likely to score but remains cool and selflessly squares off for Mount to stab him into the empty net. Return?

90 + 1 ‘- GGGGGGOOOOOOAAAALLLLL !!!! Chelsea 2-5 West Brom. Could you believe it? Robinson adds a fifth! Well that puts that to bed, as Robinson drinks a lovely ending on Mendy. No one saw this coming!

KEY STATISTICS

Chelsea have conceded eight goals in their two games against West Brom in the Premier League this season, the most they have sent against a team in a single competitive campaign.

Chelsea conceded more than 5 goals in a Premier League match at home for the second time, last against Arsenal in October 2011 (3-5).

West Brom scored more than 5 goals in a Premier League away game for the second time, last against Wolves in February 2012 (5-1).

West Brom manager Sam Allardyce is the first manager to win at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League with three different clubs (Bolton Wanderers, Crystal Palace, West Brom).

At 36 years and 193 days, Thiago Silva is the oldest Chelsea player to be sent off in a Premier League game, beating John Terry against Sunderland in May 2016.

Sam Johnstone is the first goalkeeper to provide a Premier League assist for West Brom and only the second to do so this season, after Ederson for Manchester City v Tottenham in February.

West Brom’s Callum Robinson is the first player in Premier League history to score at least twice in home and away games against Chelsea in a single season.