09-02-2018, 19:03
Jeff Astle scores at the Shed End, Stamford Bridge, 1st March 1969
After a fresh body-blow to our survival hopes last weekend, Albion venture to the unforgiving surroundings of Stamford Bridge on Monday night desperately needing something to buoy our hopes. Chelsea are in the worst possible form right now, but that's a fact that could well work against us as they look to bounce back from the crushing defeat against Watford.
Injuries are crippling us pretty literally, but with Sturridge on board, there remains a chance he could pop up to haunt his former employers. That is, at least, something for us to cling on to in what could otherwise prove a repeat of the Man City disaster.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley