Christian Pulisic gave Thomas Tuchel’s Blues the lead on 28 minutes against the Baggies. But just one minute later Thiago Silva was sent off for a second bookable offence.
A magical afternoon in the capital 💫#CHEWBA | @eToro
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) April 3, 2021
And in first half stoppage time, Matheus Pereira bagged a quickfire double to turn the game on its head.
Callum Robinson and Mbaye Diagne then put the Baggies three goals ahead but Mason Mount has given the Blues hope.
However a second from Callum Robinson in stoppage time rounded off a thumping win for Sam Allardyce’s side.
Chelsea started off the game controlling all the possession but moments of pressure from the Baggies led to some sloppy play in their passing.
However, the Blues did take the lead through Mason Mount who was quickest to follow in a Marcos Alonso’s free-kick which originally hit the post.
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Sam Allardyce must have feared the worst at this point but then a bizarre challenge from Thiago Silva minutes after the restart, led to the Brazilian getting sent off in under half-an hour.
⚽ Most goals in a single PL season v Chelsea:
4️⃣ Callum Robinson (2020-21)
4️⃣ Sergio Aguero (2015-16) pic.twitter.com/1dufOwmTyt— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) April 3, 2021
And then to rub salt into the Blues wounds, not only did West Brom get the equaliser but Pereira put his side 2-1 up in stoppage time of the first half.
Thomas Tuchel was forced into tweaking his team around for the second 45 but it was to no avail because Callum Robinson got on the scoring act on the 63rd minute with a superb volley.
Then Diagne put the Baggies in dreamland by making it 4-1 after some excellent team play.
Mason Mount pulled one back for Chelsea giving Thomas Tuchel’s side a glimmer of hope but Robinson went on to delightfully chip Mendy, getting his second of the day and West Brom’s fifth in additional time.
A great day for Sam Allardyce and his side. As for Tuchel and Chelsea, their honeymoon period is officially over.
◎ Carlos Tevez & Craig Bellamy (2010, Man City)
◎ Matheus Pereira & Callum Robinson (2021, West Brom)
The second ever opposition duo to both score a brace in the same PL game at Stamford Bridge. pic.twitter.com/nWIDU9qwAy
— Squawka (@Squawka) April 3, 2021
Matheus Pereira and Callum Robinson are only the second duo following Craig Bellamy and Carlos Tevez to both score a brace in the same Premier League match at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues have no time to feel sorry for themselves because next, Chelsea travel across London to take on Crystal Palace before welcoming Brighton to Stamford Bridge the following week in the Premier League.
But in between those fixtures, Thomas Tuchel’s side have to try and navigate their way past Porto in the Champions League Quarter-Final as well as overcome Manchester City in the FA Cup Semi-Final.
April is turning out to be a make or break month for Chelsea. With Chelsea failing to register any points against West Brom, it blows the top four race wide open.
As for the Baggies, it’s a huge step in the right direction for their relegation battle but the reality of it is that they still have a lot to do.
The Chelsea boss held his hands up and accepted that his team were just not good enough today. Thomas Tuchel said: “We were not able to cope with the situation.
“Everything that could of gone wrong went wrong thanks to the red card but we have to accept a big loss today so maybe it’s a big wake up call for all of us, me included.
“We made big, big mistakes before the two yellow cards so we are responsible for that, we had too many ball losses.
“Today was impossible for us to adapt to the situation but we have to adapt it even if it is very hard.”
A little extra on Callum Robinson. The forwards braces both home and away against the Blues puts him level with Sergio Aguero for the most goals scored against Chelsea.
Callum Robinson loves a goal against Chelsea and he was kind enough to describe how his first one of the match played out.
The West Brom attacker said: “It’s nice to come here and get so many goals and really enjoy it today against a really good Chelsea team ten men or not.
“I don’t have a clue. It must just be that team where I enjoy playing against their defenders, I’m not sure. The lads done great today for me to get them two goals and I really enjoyed it.
“I was just begging he saw me but I didn’t want to shout too loud so the defender would hear me but they didn’t pick me up and I just wanted to get good contact.
“And I was happy enough that it went in the top corner or wherever it went.”
The Baggies have scored eight goals against Chelsea across both Premier League fixtures this season which is the most any team has managed against the Blues since Liverpool in the 1989-90 campaign.
The Blues dominated statistics wise but that doesn’t paint the full picture of how well West Brom played. And to be honest, the only stat that counts is in the top row.
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