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The Barclays Premier League trophy will be on display at The Hawthorns on Friday night, and of course, it has nothing to do with the home team. Chelsea has a chance to wrap up the EPL championship for the second time in the last three seasons if it can beat West Brom on its home turf, a victory that would seal Antonio Conte in the historical lore at Stamford Bridge once and for all in his first ever campaign with the team.
This English Premier League duel will go down Friday, May 12, 2017, at 3 p.m. ET at The Hawthorns. The match will be televised live on NBC Sports Network.
Soccer Odds at BookMaker.eu
West Brom +900
Chelsea -270
Draw +400
Over/Under 2.5
Odds Analysis
The Blues have officially buckled down once and for all. Had Tottenham put its foot on the gas pedal against West Ham last Friday, the lead would have been down to just a single point when Chelsea took the pitch on Monday against Middlesbrough. Instead, the margin was pushed to seven with three matches to go, and effectively, that's all she wrote.
But Conte knows that the title isn't sewn up until it's sewn up, and he's going to push to get this job done at The Hawthorns on Friday to ensure that the last two matches of the season are merely a coronation instead of a nervous display where choking could be apparent.
That's why the price here is set at -270 with the Blues on the road against the Baggies, and they're facing an Asian Handicap of -1.5.
Key Injuries
We've consistently said all year long that Chelsea has had the fewest major injury problems in the Premier League, and that remains true. N'Golo Kante has a bit of a thigh injury and might not ultimately be in the Starting XI on Friday, but he won't be out long if he does happen to miss out.
Jonny Evans went down with an ankle knock against Burnley last week, and his status is unknown in this one. Matthew Phillips is out with a hamstring problem for WBA, and the same is true of Hal Robson-Kanu.
Recent Form
Chelsea probably didn't need any help from Tottenham in the end. Even had the Spurs won their fixture at London Stadium, the Blues would still be four clear and would need just two more wins to get the job done. The way they looked in the second half against Everton and really throughout the full 90 at home against Boro on Monday was astounding. Truly championship worthy. The matching 3-0 results now gives the Blues a total of 14 goals in their last four matches across all competitions since getting blanked by Manchester United on April 16.
But let's give some credit to West Brom as well. It was a frustrating four-match skid against Watford, Southampton, Liverpool and Leicester City, the latter three matches which were played here at home, but the club rallied for a nice 2-2 result at Burnley, a place where Chelsea was held earlier this season as well. The Baggies haven't been good of late, but they were really never threatened by relegation this year, and that's about all the board could be asking for.
Free Soccer Betting Pick
We'd love to just say that this is going to be Chelsea's day and let that be that. But we can't avoid the value here on West Brom at +1.5 goals. The Baggies are 9-2-7 at home on the campaign, and the response they gave to Burnley when they easily could have just gone into the dumpster shows that they have something they want to give left on this campaign even though there's nothing effectively to play for.
Is West Brom going to win this match? Of course it isn't. But could we see a circumstance where it fights to a gritty draw and forces Chelsea to play at least one more match full out to clinch the campaign? Absolutely. That 4 to 1 price on the draw seems really, really nice to us.
English Premier League Odds: West Brom 1, Chelsea 1
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