Chelsea required a controversial injury-time penalty to snatch a point at home to West Brom and dash what would have been a memorable victory for the visitors. Jose Mourinho’s side appeared to be heading for a second-straight Premier League defeat after Shane Long and Stephane Sessegnon struck in the second half to overturn Eden Hazard’s opener on the stroke of half time. But with time running out and the home side pushing desperately for an equalizer, Chelsea were given a gift from referee Andre Marriner when Ramires flopped to the ground after running into and merely brushing against Steven Reid in the box. Eden Hazard coolly slotted home from the spot to bring about unsurprising confrontations between the two sets of players.
By the smallest and most fortunate of margins, Mourinho’s long unbeaten home record, now stretching to 66 matches across his two spells in charge of Chelsea, remains intact. Yet, it was a far from impressive performance by his side. Mourinho lamented his players after last week’s 2-0 loss at Newcastle United, but, while they beat Schalke 3-0 in midweek, there was little evidence of a reaction here.
More to follow.
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