Chelsea vs West Brom team news: Diego Costa and David Luiz to start, Nemanja Matic is fit, but Oscar is sick
Tony Pulis' side travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday hoping to carry on their good form with no fresh injury concerns
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NEMANJA MATIC is fit to play for Chelsea against Westt Brom on Sunday.
The Serbian midfielder missed the Blues win over Manchester City last weekend because of a muscle injury.
The Blues will be hoping star striker Diego Costa will be fit enough to start on Sunday.
The Spanish forward equalised against Manchester City in the 3-1 win last weekend, but was substituted off in the closing stages as he hobbled off the pitch.
Oscar misses out due to sickness, while John Terry remains on the sidelines as he recovers from his buttock injury.
However, the Blues hero who is the joint top Premier League scorer this season with 11 goals, is unlikely to have suffered any real lasting damage.
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Good news for Antonio Conte is the fact that centre-back David Luiz looks to have escaped unscathed from the horror tackle Sergio Aguero inflicted on the Brazilian.
With the game all but over in injury time, the Manchester City forward flew in high up the right leg of the former Paris Saint-Germain defender, sparking wild scenes from both sets of players.
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The game could come too soon for Nemanja Matic to regain his place in the starting line-up, the Serbian defensive midfielder was left out of the squad against City due to a small muscular problem.
Cesc Fabregas stepped in to replace him, and seized his opportunity at the Etihad Stadium, laying on a glorious assist in the process that got Chelsea back into the match.
He will be looking at this fixture with West Brom to get himself back on the team-sheet on a regular basis and hoping to impress his manager.
West Brom have no new injury news ahead of their trip to West London, and could name an unchanged side to the one that easily brushed Watford away at the Hawthorns.
Tony Pulis could be reluctant to throw castaway striker Saido Berahino back into the team.
The forward hasn't featured in three months amid concerns over his fitness, but his boss may believe he could be the difference from the bench this weekend.
Line-ups
Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill, Moses, Kante, Matic, Alonso, Pedro, Diego Costa, Hazard.
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West Brom: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Nyom, Yacob, Fletcher, Brunt, Morrison, Phillips, Rondon.
Match stats
Chelsea are 19 points better off than they were after 14 games of last season and they have the best win record of any Premier League club at Manchester City: P20 W12 D2 L6.
West Brom have scored a league-high seven goals from corners this season in the Premier League.
The last time there was a 0-0 draw in this fixture was back in 1975 when both teams were playing in the second division.