TEAM NEWS

Chelsea forward Diego Costa has overcome a bruised knee and will face West Brom.

Loic Remy is fit following a calf problem, but Eden Hazard and Radamel Falcao remain out with respective groin and thigh injuries.

West Brom pair Jonas Olsson and Victor Anichebe are likely to be ruled out for the third successive game because of hamstring injuries.

Ben Foster could make his first Premier League appearance since March.

The goalkeeper played in the FA Cup at the weekend after a 10-month absence with a serious knee injury.

MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES

Jonathan Pearce: "Chelsea haven't lost at home in the league against West Brom since 1978. Chelsea went down that season. Any lingering fears of a relegation scrap this season have surely gone though.

"It was always unlikely. Once order had replaced the dressing-room Mourinho malaise and a positive-minded coach arrived, they were always destined to rise.

"If they play as they did at Palace, two home wins this week can have them pressing for Europe - if not the Champions League as Hiddink predicts.

"West Brom will be feistier than Palace. If they can keep it level for an hour, they could get a point. They'll stay up."

WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink: "So long as we have the possibility to go to fourth place we will go for that.

"It's not that we are without chances to go there (fourth) and then we bring in youngsters, no.

"I will not hesitate whenever possible to bring in youngsters as well. The youngsters must try to learn also to work under this pressure."

West Brom head coach Tony Pulis: "We're in for a tough game. Chelsea have some wonderful players and we'll have to be on it and at our best.

"That's the same with every top four or five club. If you go away and play against them you have to have at least 10 of your players playing to their maximum to get a result."

LAWRO'S PREDICTION

West Brom will be well-drilled and well-prepared but, this time, I don't think it will be enough.

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MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Chelsea are unbeaten in 11 top-flight home matches against West Brom (W10, D1) since a 3-1 defeat in September 1978.
• Albion have lost 14 Premier League matches against Chelsea, more than versus any other team.
• In the reverse fixture this season, Chelsea won 3-2 in August despite the dismissal of John Terry in the 54th minute. James Morrison scored twice for West Brom after missing an early penalty.

Chelsea

• The Blues are attempting to win consecutive league matches for the first time this season.
• They could also keep three successive clean sheets for the first time since April.
• Chelsea could lose five home matches in a single Premier League season for the first time in 20 years.
• The current champions had 20 points at the halfway stage of this season - the highest finishing position for a Premier League side with that record is eighth.
• Diego Costa has scored three goals in his last two league appearances, as many as he managed in his previous 14 matches this season.

West Bromwich Albion

• West Brom could win three successive league matches for the first time since a run of four victories in a row in November 2012.
• The Baggies have kept a clean sheet in each of their last eight league away wins, with seven of those finishing 1-0.
• They are the only side yet to score in the opening 15 minutes of a Premier League fixture this season. West Brom last did so in May - against Chelsea.
• Albion have made the highest proportion of long passes in the division this season (21.7%).