Chelsea eased the growing pressure on Antonio Conte and returned to the Premier League's top four with a convincing 3-0 win over West Brom. Two goals from Eden Hazard and another from Victor Moses ended a run of five fixtures without victory, took them back above rivals Tottenham and up to fourth - and left 20th-placed West Brom seven points from safety. Daniel Sturridge's arrival on loan from Liverpool was widely considered a coup for Alan Pardew's team but the former Chelsea striker lasted just three minutes on his return to Stamford Bridge before succumbing to an apparent hamstring injury. While West Brom had already lost their new striker, Chelsea had given a first start to theirs, but it was Davide Zappacosta and not Olivier Giroud who first tested Ben Foster. A good night for the hosts was wrapped up in the 71st minute when the superb Hazard scored his second, and the hosts' third.

Source: Evening echo February 12, 2018 22:18 UTC