The Reds are still playing catch-up following a slow start to the campaign, but they have won three in a row domestically to haul themselves back into top-four contention, while the Blues sit three points better off
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The match turned decisively in the English champions’ favour midway through the first half when Qarabag’s captain, Rashad Sadygov, was dismissed for pulling down Willian in the box, allowing Eden Hazard to convert coolly from the spot
The Chelsea winger has missed the last eight games due to a hamstring issue
Last season, the Baggies spent much of the season in the top half of the Premier League standings, but Pulis went into Saturday’s home clash with Chelsea having recorded just 12 points from 20 top-flight fixtures
West Brom thought that they had taken the lead in the fifth minute when Rondon headed home from close range, but the centre-forward was flagged offside as the home celebrations were cut short
Chelsea make the trip to The Hawthorns on the back of a 1-0 victory over Manchester United, but head coach Antonio Conte will know that the Blues must put a run of wins together in order to have a chance of defending their Premier League crown
The nomination follows another he received earlier this month for the African Footballer of the Year award, organised by CAF, the continent’s governing body
The Nigerian was pictured in a training session at his club’s west London training ground
Arsenal started the brighter of the two sides but went behind on 19 minutes courtesy of De Bruyne’s third goal of the season, a left-footed strike across Petr Cech
The victory moves Chelsea to within one point of the Red Devils and third-placed Tottenham though they still trail leaders Manchester City, who beat Arsenal earlier in the day, by nine points
The Blues have stuttered in the opening months of the campaign, struggling to find any real momentum after winning just three of their last seven games in all competitions
However, while Chelsea drop to second after extending their dismal run in Italy to five defeats in six games, the Premier League side only require one win to qualify for the last 16 after Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Qarabag
Results elsewhere had seen the champions slip down to fifth ahead of kickoff, 12 points adrift of leaders, Manchester City
The opening stages of the game were dominated by the home side, with Ramsey seeing a shot well blocked by and Alexis Sanchez firing too close to former Gunners stopper Lukasz Fabianski
Bournemouth started this season with a run of four straight defeats in the Premier League but unlike at other clubs, there were never calls for manager Eddie Howe to be removed from his position in the dugout and the Cherries are now getting their rewards
The Red Devils, who beat Southampton 3-2 in last season’s final to lift the trophy, will head to Ashton Gate next month to face the only lower-league side left in the competition
Pedro had sent Chelsea into an early lead on home soil, but Watford scored either side of the half-time break through Abdoulaye Doucoure and Roberto Pereyra to lead at Stamford Bridge
The Blues have been defeated in their last two league matches by Manchester City and Crystal Palace, and drew 3-3 with Roma in their midweek Champions League tie after letting a 2-0 lead slip
The Premier League outfit led through David Luiz and Eden Hazard, but Aleksandar Kolarov and a double from Edin Dzeko turned the match around in West London
he Belgian striker started for Antonio Conte’s side in yesterday’s defeat at Crystal Palace as summer signing Alvaro Morata is still sidelined with a hamstring injury