West Brom (16th) sit just one point above the bottom three and with speculation that their manager Pulis is in trouble in keeping his job, then more reason for them to go out there and look for the win. West Brom's problem is their defence as they have allowed a goal in eight of their last nine games, which has seen them get four draws and five losses. Expect Pulis to go out swinging, and given that they have scored in four of their five home games, then believe they will go on the attack here. At home, they lost 3-2 to the leaders Manchester City, drew 2-2 with Watford (9th), drew 0-0 with West Ham (18th), drew 1-1 with Stoke (14th) and beat Bournemouth (17th) 1-0 so they do have goals in them.
Chelsea (4th) have found some form after a minor slump as they beat Manchester United (2nd) 1-0 at home and won 1-0 at Bournemouth (17th). Prior to that they had beaten Watford 4-2 at home, lost 2-1 at Crystal Palace (20th) and lost 1-0 at home to Manchester City (1st). That loss at Crystal Palace was the only one of their five away games they have lost, as they also won 4-0 at Stoke (14th), and both 2-1 at both Tottenham (3rd) and Leicester (12th). So while they have been too strong for most of these teams on the road, they have also conceded in three of them, and with Cahill likely to be out injured for this game, they are missing a vital piece in the centre of their defence. Luiz may get a call up, but he was not in the team in the last game due to "tactical" reasons, and no guarantee he will play here.
West Brom vs Chelsea prediction: 2 @ 1,54
