West Brom owner Guochuan Lai is at the Hawthorns today, the first home match he has seen in six weeks. Will he be liking what he sees today? Tony Pulis certainly hopes so.

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Matt Phillips' cross is headed over the line by Salomon Rondon, but the home celebrations are cut short by an assistant's flag. It is the right decision as well as the striker was offside and also relief for Thibaut Courtois, who fumbled the ball over the line. We remain goalless.

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But the first chance of the game comes for the hosts, and Jay Rodriguez's header from eight yards out in the middle of the goal but Thibaut Courtois jumps to hold on to the ball.

A good start for the visitors so far, with Albion forced deep already. Eden Hazard is looking lively, which is not the news West Brom fans will want to hear.

Some nifty footwork from Eden Hazard on the edge of the West Brom penalty area, but he is crowded out and West Brom are able to clear.

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Let's go. Chelsea get us under way.

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• West Brom have lost 16 of their 22 Premier League games against Chelsea, their joint-highest total against an opponent alongside Arsenal and Manchester City.
• Chelsea have won on their two most recent visits to The Hawthorns, including last May when Michy Batshuayi's goal secured the league title.
• West Brom have gone nine league games without a win since mid-August and only earned 12 points from their past 20 fixtures (won two, drew six, lost 12).
• Ten points represents Albion's lowest total after 11 games of a Premier League season since 2005-06, when they were relegated.
• This will be Antonio Conte's 50th Premier League game in charge of Chelsea. The reigning champions have earned an unrivalled 115 points under him since the start of last season.
• Chelsea have won nine of their last 11 away games in the Premier League, losing twice.

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Antonio Conte reaches his half-century of Premier League games today. One league title last season, could go second today in this, he's not done too badly.

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Mark Lawrenson
Former Liverpool defender

Tony Pulis' West Brom have not won in the league since August and it is hard to see that changing this weekend, although I don't think this is the game that should decide his future.

His problem is that the fans seem to have made their minds up that his time is up.

Prediction: 0-2

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Garth Crooks
Former Spurs striker on Final Score

I understand the concerns among Baggies fans - they have every right to be when you look at the league table in the cold light of day.

On the other hand it's early season, too early to panic, and do they trust their manager?

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte said: "If you want to try to catch [Manchester City], you have to win every game.

"But as you know very well in this league, it's very difficult to win every game. You have a difficulty when you play against a team that is in the relegation zone. For example after the international break last time, we lost against Crystal Palace.

"I think we have to remember this and to understand that if you want to fight for the title, it's very important to win and not drop any points."

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West Brom boss Tony Pulis was in defiant mood when asked about his future at the club at a news conference yesterday. The Baggies are 16th in the Premier League table, one point above the relegation zone.

They won their first two league matches of the season, at home to Bournemouth and away at Burnley, but have drawn four and lost five, including the past three, since.

"I understand the more you give, the more people want," said Pulis. "You don't have to tell me results have to get better. Last season we stayed in eighth more than any other position in the league.

"We ended up 10th for third time in club's (Premier League) history. It is only the second time since 1967 that we have finished as the top Midlands club."

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Steve Bower
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This fixture will rekindle special memories for Antonio Conte after Michy Batshuayi's goal clinched the Premier League title at The Hawthorns in May.

Mind you, the recent mood of the Chelsea boss hasn't hit those heights. His reaction after their victory over Manchester United last time out told a story, and he'll know it's imperative the champions make it four wins in a row in the West Midlands.

Tony Pulis would welcome any kind of result to lift the current West Brom spirits as they face the first of three home games in their next four matches.

His side are nine league games without a win and, once again, their lack of goals is a real concern."

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This is the top of the Premier League after Arsenal's 2-0 win over Tottenham in the early kick-off.

A Chelsea win will take them up to second, but they might only be there for a couple of hours as Manchester United play in the late game.

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And this is the situation at the bottom of the Premier League, with West Brom only one point and two places above the relegation zone.

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So David Luiz is on the bench today and it comes after he did not feature in the club's 16-man squad for the 1-0 win against Manchester United, with Andreas Christensen starting in defence.

After that game, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte said: "He (Luiz) has to work really hard otherwise he is on the bench or in the stand."

On Luiz's future, Conte added: "I don't know. Christensen is the present and the future for Chelsea."

Brazilian Luiz had played the full 90 minutes in each of Chelsea's past three Premier League games, as well as the 3-0 Champions League defeat by Roma. He returned for a second spell with the Blues in a £34m move from Paris St-Germain in August 2016 and was part of the team who won the title last season.

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West Brom make two changes from the side that lost 1-0 at Huddersfield on 4 November with Salomon Rondon and Matt Phillips starting and Hal Robson-Kanu and Nyom dropping to the bench.

Midfielder Nacer Chadli is out until around Christmas after he tore a thigh muscle in training earlier this week and James Morrison also misses out.

West Brom: Foster, McAuley, Hegazi, Evans, Phillips, Krychowiak, Barry, Livermore, Gibbs, Rondon, Rodriguez. Subs: Nyom, Robson-Kanu, Yacob, Brunt, Myhill, McClean, Burke.

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Chelsea forward Michy Batshuayi, who scored the title-winning goal in a 1-0 win for Antonio Conte's side in this fixture in May, misses out with an ankle injury.

Conte names the same starting 11 that started the 1-0 win over Manchester United on 5 November, although David Luiz, left out of the squad for that match, is on the bench. Danny Drinkwater, who rejected an England call-up to play Germany and Brazil, is also a substitute.

Chelsea: Courtois, Christensen, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Kante, Zappacosta, Fabregas, Bakayoko, Alonso, Morata, Hazard. Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Drinkwater, Pedro, Willian, Luiz, Ampadu.

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Hello. I'm Michael Emons and welcome to BBC Sport's live text for the Premier League match between West Brom and Chelsea.

The teams are in, so that seems a good place to start us off.

Without a win in almost two months, these are testing times for West Brom and their manager Tony Pulis.

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It has also not been the season champions Chelsea were hoping for as they find themselves nine points behind early pace-setters Manchester City, although Antonio Conte's side did secure a much-needed 1-0 win over Manchester United last time out for their third successive Premier League victory.

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Both managers need a good result. Both teams could really do with the three points. It should be a good one.