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Mikel still has three years left on his contract at Stamford Bridge but could be allowed to leave with the abundance of talent in midfield at Chelsea and Mourinho hoping to raise funds to sign a world class striker in the summer

The visitors, ahead through Branislav Ivanovic’s first-half goal, had failed to impose themselves after the interval and creaked through the latter stages as tempers frayed. Ivanovic was booked for berating an assistant referee and had to be calmed down by his goalkeeper, Petr Cech, with other players squabbling among themselves. Chelsea failed to recover composure and eventually cracked, with Victor Anichebe securing a point which hoisted Albion above the relegation cut-off