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The Guardian - UK
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West Brom v Chelsea: match preview

West Brom v Chelsea
West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea: probable starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph: The Guardian

Frank Lampard will decide whether to hand Édouard Mendy his debut following a £22m move from Rennes but the Chelsea manager is unlikely to persist with Kepa Arrizabalaga, who is set to be dropped after a high-profile error in defeat to Liverpool last weekend. Willy Caballero started in goal as a much-changed side romped past Barnsley in the Carabao Cup in midweek, a game in which Thiago Silva made his Chelsea debut. Conor Gallagher is ineligible to face his parent club but Branislav Ivanovic could feature against the team where he won three Premier League titles after making his Albion debut in the Carabao Cup exit to Brentford in midweek. Ben Fisher

Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League

Venue The Hawthorns

Last season n/a

Referee Jon Moss

This season G1 Y3 R0 3 cards/game

Odds H 17-2 A 2-5 D 4-1

WEST BROM

Subs from Bond, Button, Robson-Kanu, Phillips, Grosicki, Austin, Harper, Ivanovic, Edwards, Peltier, Kipré, Hegazi, Field

Doubtful Grosicki (back), Hegazi (thigh), Robson-Kanu (knock)

Injured Zohore (calf, unknown)

Suspended Gibbs (first of three)

Ineligible Gallagher (parent club)

Discipline Y1 R1

Form LL

Leading scorers Diangana, Pereira 1

CHELSEA

Subs from Arrizabalaga, Mendy, Thiago Silva, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta, Chilwell, Emerson, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Giroud

Doubtful None

Injured Pulisic (hamstring, 3 Oct), Ziyech (knee, 3 Oct), Gilmour (knee, 17 Oct), Van Ginkel (knee, unknown)

Suspended Christensen (one match)

Discipline Y0 R1

Form WL

Leading scorers James, Jorginho, Zouma 1

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