Who: Chelsea Hamilton Academical versus. West Bromwich Albion FCWhat: English Premier League Matchweek 28Where: Stamford Link, London, EnglandWhen: Saturday, March 2, 2013Weather: The Current Weather Channel forecastTime: 15:00 GMT/10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PTTelevision: Fox Soccer Station, FOX Deportes (Us )Worldwide Live Streams and TELEVISION Channels: LiveSoccerTV.comReferee: Kevin Friend 3-Way Odds: Chelsea -303, West Brom +650, Draw +333Total: Over 2A -175, Under 2A +125Decimal Odds: Chelsea 1.33, West Brom 7.50, Draw 4.33Decimal Total: Over 2A 1.57, Under 2A 2.25Fractional Odds: Chelsea 33/10, West Brom 13/2, Draw 333/100Fractional Total: Over 2A 67/100, Under 2A 6/5Odds English Premier League: Chelsea 200/1( Manchester United 1/50, Manchester City 18/1 )Source: sportsbook.com (CuraAao, Netherlands Antilles) Although it has dominated the series of late, Chelsea will undoubtedly be out looking for revenge on Saturday against a West Bromwich Albion side which upset the Blues, 2-1, on a second-half Peter Odemwingie target at The Hawthorns back November. And now, precariously sitting in next placeAin the English Premier League only two points before Arsenal and certainly in a dogfight for an exclusive UEFA Champions League spot next time, Chelsea (14-7-6) really has to secure all three points in a house game like this one. Along with third-place Tottenham-Hotspur (51 details) and the Gunners (47), the Blues (49) look like in a struggle with Everton (42) and probably this Baggies (40) team and eighth-place Liverpool (39) for the third- and fourth-place areas in the most truly effective flight. Former Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo (left) and West Brom manager Steve Clarke exchange pleasantries before the Baggies 2-1 home gain in November.Michael Regan/Getty Images West Brom (12-4-11) is presently in seventh place only seven points right back of the Blues and can draw within six having an upset. But with the European champions now feeling the heat and mindful of this loss in the season's first meeting, doing so will not come easya'especially when thinking about the Baggies last category gain at Stamford Bridge came entirely back in 1978 when Frank Lampard was just three months old. Chelsea (55 goals for, 30 goal against in EPL) is 8-0-2 in its last 10 against the Baggies outscoring them 24-6 along the way and is 4-1-1 in its last six in all tournaments with a wholesome plus-eight goal differential (12-4) over that function. For as he is on loan from the Blues, while second-leading scorer Shane LongA( 6) is doubtful and defense Goran Popov will be serving the last of a three-match ban West Brom, team-leading scorer Romelu Lukaku (12 goals, EPL) will be inaccessible. Therefore, for the short-handed readers, boss Steve Clarke will have to wish participants like Odemwingie (5), Zoltan Gera (4) and James Morrison (3) will pick up a number of the offensive slack while young Isaiah Brown and Romaine Sawyers could be introduced for this fixture. Manager Clarkea'who supportedAChelsea interim manager Rafael BenAtez in his recent lashing out at Blues management over his "interim" taga'and the Baggies are simply 4-2-7 (17 goals for, 23 goals against) from home, but have won two straight in the category beating Liverpool at Anfield and Sunderland at home last weekend. One West Brom person who had been hurt and missing in the very first meeting is beginning goalkeeper Ben Fostera'now considering a the English national teama'so between the chilly West London climate and the current presence of Foster and Petr Aech, targets here could be few and far between. The Blues come off a win against Middlesbrough on Wednesday at The Riverside Stadium in the sixth round of the FA Cup, a victory which earned Chelsea a March 10 date at Old Trafford in the tournament's quarterfinals against league-leader Manchester United, so better prepare to cover the ladies and children, brother. In that game against the Teesiders, BenAtez did get to sleep Juan Mata, Demba Ba, Frank Lampard, John Obi Mikel, Ashley Cole and Gary Cahill among others so the Blues will be ready to use their expensive level in order in search of having the win at The Bridge in this match, which promises to be enjoyable considering Chelsea's recent subpar kind in the Premiership. H Cahill, Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard can all be clean for Saturday's match against West Brom in West London.Laurence Griffiths/Getty Photographs With Aech in target, captain John Terry straight back and getting healthy and an embarrassment of richesa'both figuratively and literallya'in the higher level midfield in Mata, Oscar, Eden Hazard, Victor Moses, Marko Marin and actually Ramires once they want, the Blues list is currently probably as effective as it has been all season. Chelsea will wish to parlay all of that nervous energy from its current spot in the table along with its new success on the frequency along with that oh so valuable energy from the home group and find a to better the Baggies in what, ultimately, may show to be a very, very important game. And with a win and an Arsenal victory over Spurs at White Hart Lane on Sunday, the Blues could jump back into third place by way of a point (52-51) and probably rest a bit better for at least six times. Maybe. All right. Most likely not. PREDICTION: Chelsea 2 West Brom 1 BETS: Chelsea -303, Over 2A -161 >Follow me on Twitter: @KevinStott11
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