Saturday Nov. 9 Chelsea will take on West Bromwich at Stamford Bridge. The Blues will enter the Premiere League match five points behind table toppers Arsenal, who will be heading to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United (currently in eighth place) on Sunday. Chelsea was able to come back after their loss in Newcastle last week. Chelsea snagged an impressive 3-0 victory over Schalke 04 during the midweek UEFA Champions League. West Brom is heading into tomorrow's match still hyped up about their Crystal Palace victory this past weekend.
Jose Mourinho, the manager for Chelsea has confirmed that Eden Hazard will be available for selection having been benched by his coach after missing a training session scheduled earlier in the week. Chelsea will be missing Fernando Torres in tomorrow's match. The forward is not anticipated to be back on the field until after the international break. Ryan Bertrand is available again and Marco van Ginkel is on the long term absentee list. For West Brom, their winger Scott Sinclair is not likely to be back anytime soon as he is suffering from a recent hamstring injury.
During a press conference Chelsea Coach Mourinho was asked about Hazard's reaction to learning he was going to play. "I think he reacted well," Mourinho said. "He apologized to me and to the club. Of course, the apology was not accepted because it's something I could not accept, but it's over. It's something that doesn't exist anymore. He's ready to play...so happy he's back. I have to admit it was a bit of a risk not to play him last match speaking of pure football. But as a manager you have to [make] a decision for the [long term] consequences of the team."
The manager for West Brom, Steve Clarke also spoke at the press conference telling reporters he is looking forward to a win on Saturday. "It would be a good scalp to take, winning at Stamford Bridge and beating Chelsea, but that's it. I think if we're 100-percent focused and concentrated and play at our maximum, then we have an opportunity to compete with any team in the premiere league and that's what we have to focus on. Chelsea [has a] very similar personnel to last season ... They're pretty much the same group of players, so we've got an idea what to expect."
Chelsea will take on West Brom tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET on NBCS. To stream the match live follow the links here and here.
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