Diego Costa was at his irritating intensive best.
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Premier League champions Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion have both been charged by the English Football Association for failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during Wednesday’s 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Hiddink revealed that Costa punched a hole in the Chelsea tunnel after storming off the pitch at half-time.
“But I talk about this (him being targeted by the opposition ) with him”.
“Did he cross the line?”
Costa perhaps should have wrapped things up moments later when played through, only to see his shot across goal pushed aside by Boaz Myhill who was preferred to Ben Foster in goals. It was a challenge at high men level. We can fix that easily, it’s not a problem. – Former darts player Eric Bristow vents as Chelsea drop more points at home. “But every now and then, if you have to control them, it is better”. “He is vertical in his actions and that is very good to see”.
Goals from Cesar Azpilicueta and an own goal from WBA star Gareth McAuley weren’t enough to guide the current champions to three points as they were denied by strikes from Craig Gardner and James McClean.
The Baggies came from behind for a second time when McClean struck four minutes from time as the visitors earned a deserved point.
Injured Chelsea forward Eden Hazard could be fit to face Premier League leaders Arsenal next Sunday, Guus Hiddink has confirmed.
“We have said before that as long as it is possible mathematically to get fourth place then we will go for it”, Hiddink said.
“That’s my concern, a bit, that we create and we are not finishing it totally off”. So it was an entertaining game. But at the end we like to win, especially with the week we have.
West Brom secured a late draw with Chelsea on Wednesday evening.
“I’ve had some bad luck here”.
Chelsea’s opening goal was a beauty, it was also unlikely to have been scored under Jose Mourinho because both full-backs were committed in advanced positions.
“The games are going to come thick and fast now, we have got Chelsea away on Saturday, so it will be an interesting couple of weeks or so”.
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Courtois, who also clashed with James McClean, was unhappy at Albion’s in-your-face approach, saying: “I think he (Yacob) should have been sent off. Their manager took the player off one second after the foul so I think everybody knows that was clear”.
