West Brom 2-1 Chelsea

West Brom maintained their impressive
start to the season as they beat
Chelsea 2-1 at The Hawthorns.
Peter Odemwingie nodded in the
winning goal early in the second half
after Shane Long and Eden Hazard had
also scored with close-range headers
before the break.
Roberto Di Matteo, on his return to
West Brom, saw his side push hard for
a second equaliser but they were
unable to find a way past Boaz Myhill
who was deputising for the injured
Ben Foster in the Baggies goal.
Chelsea were much changed as they
had one eye on Tuesday's crunch
clash with Juventus in the UEFA
Champions League and left the likes of
Ashley Cole, Ramires, Oscar and Juan
Mata on the bench.
And it showed in their sluggish start
when Shane Long escaped the clutches
of David Luiz to head past Petr Cech at
the far post from a probing James
Morrison cross.
Chelsea enjoyed plenty of possession
in the early stages but Long was a
constant threat on the break and got
the better of Gary Cahill on two
occasions without finding the net.
At the other end, Ryan Bertrand saw
an effort cleared off the line by Liam
Ridgewell and Daniel Sturridge also
had a shot comfortably saved by Myhill.
And the Blues did find an equaliser
before the break thanks to a tactical
shift as Di Matteo switched Hazard to
the left flank.
The Belgium international headed in
Cesar Azpilicueta's cross from close
range via a deflection off Billy Jones'
shoulder.
But Steve Clarke's side started quickly
again after the interval and
Odemwingie converted Long's near-
post cross from the right to restore the
home side's lead.
When Oscar and Mata finally did
emerge from the bench, the visitors
took control of the game and pushed
hard for an equaliser.
But Myhill saved smartly from Sturridge
on two occasions and Albion held on
for a win that takes them to the dizzy
heights of fourth in the Premier
League.