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Chelsea power past Baggies - Pretty Bird - 11-18-2017
Chelsea power past Baggies
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Chelsea produced a smashing performance to power past a poor West Bromwich Albion side and win 4-0 at the Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon.West Brom 0 Chelsea 4Morata puts visitors aheadHazard adds secondAlonso taps in thirdHazard grabs double in second half
Match Highlights
Chelsea started the match well and Alvaro Morata took full advantage after Eden Hazard’s shot was deflected into his path by Ben Foster, as the visitors went 1-0 up in the 17th minute.
In the 23rd minute Morata turned from scorer to provider as he brilliantly flicked the ball into Hazard’s path to put him through with the Belgian grabbing his first goal of the afternoon.
A bad situation for Tony Pulis turned worse after Cesc Fabregas curled a free-kick into the West Brom area and an unmarked Marcos Alonso was able to volley home at the far post.
Hazard grabbed his second in the second-half after receiving the ball from Fabregas, cutting inside and stroking into the goal.
Full Report
West Brom, under pressure with the relegation places looming, started brightly as they looked for what would have been a precious three points.
Salomon Rondon thought he had put the hosts ahead in just the fifth minute of play after he headed home a cross from the right wing but he was just offside.
Chelsea then started to recover and dominate possession after an early warning. In the 12th minute Davide Zappacosta found Timoue Bakayoko unmarked at the far post but the midfielder struggled to bring the ball down and the chance passed.
Bakayoko had another chance minutes later, finding himself in an uncharacteristic center forward position but he scuffed his shot wide.
Hazard found himself on the receiving end of boos from the home crowd who were frustrated as they thought he was feigning an injury. The play-maker, however, picked himself back up and wriggled free of Gareth Barry, firing a shot which Foster parried into the path of Morata who made no mistake with his finish to put the visitors 1-0 ahead.
Only minutes later, and the home side found themselves further behind as Fabregas slid the ball to Morata who in turn fed Hazard with a delightful flick. Hazard rounded Foster and finished with his left foot.
The visitors continued to apply pressure onto the hosts, with the home side struggling to keep the ball. In the 37th minute Morata won a free kick from Ahmed El Hegazi which Fabregas stepped over to take. The Spaniard whipped a ball in which was met by an unmarked Alonso who volleyed home with his left foot.
The Baggies needed to respond in the second half and again started the half well with Rondon and Jay Rodriguez combining but the latter could only fire wide of the post.
The away side then looked for the final goal to kill off the tie with Chelsea fans chanting at Tony Pulis. In the 56th minute Morata produced an excellent piece of skill when he knocked the ball past Hegazi and fired a shot on goal which Foster did well to save.
Chelsea killed the game off in the 62nd minute as Fabregas, a key player in all of Chelsea’s goals, lofted the ball to Hazard. The Belgian controlled it before taking a touch, cutting inside and stroking into the corner of the goal.
The away side were happy to keep the ball for the rest of the match with West Brom desperately trying to regain possession and create chances. In the 76th minute Barry tested Thibaut Courtois with a free kick but the Belgian keeper saved easily.
In the 85th minute Azpilicueta’s mistake nearly gifted the hosts a consolation goal when caught in possession by James McClean but the winger screwed his shot wide of the far post.
Source: http://ww.livescore.com/