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West Brom vs Chelsea player ratings: Who impressed in title-clinching victory for Antonio Conte's side?

We run the rule over the two teams at the Hawthorns

Friday 12 May 2017 22:22 BST

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West Brom vs Chelsea player ratings

West Brom vs Chelsea player ratings

We run the rule over the two teams.

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West Brom vs Chelsea player ratings

Ben Foster – 7 out of 10

Aside from Batshuayi’s goal, he made a number of vital saves to keep his side in it.

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Craig Dawson – 5 out of 10

Dawson was finding himself in all of the right positions, but every delivery he sent into the area found the hands of Courtois.

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Gareth McAuley – 6 out of 10

Used possession well, but was just outclassed at times by Chelsea’s ability on the ball. Defensively he was impressive.

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Jonny Evans – 5 out of 10

Failed to make any real impact on the game – looked lost at times.

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Allan Nyom – 5 out of 10

Nyom let his frustration get the better of him at times and he gave away too many unnecessary fouls.

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Darren Fletcher – 6 out of 10

Fletcher proved his ability to feed Rondon with long balls, but we just did not see enough of it tonight.

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Sam Field – 5 out of 10

Field found himself being dragged out of position and chasing possession at times, which was leaving his side vulnerable.

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Chris Brunt – 7 out of 10

His work rate was faultless and he certainly upheld his defensive duties.

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Jake Livermore – 6 out of 10

His confidence on the ball was encouraging and he looked particularly menacing when pressing forward with possession.

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James McClean – 4 out of 10

McClean was very lucky not to see a red card following a handful of unnecessary fouls whilst carrying a yellow card.

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Salomon Rondon – 7 out of 10

Rondon had a florious opportunity to open the scoring within minutes. He improved as the game progressed and proved problematic for the Chelsea defence until the final whistle.

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Thibaut Courtois – 7 out of 10

He collected every delivery into the box tremendously and commanded his area with confidence.

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Cesar Azpilicueta – 8 out of 10

His assist today created the goal that won them the title. Aside from that he moved well into the midfield and passed well throughout.

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David Luiz – 7 out of 10

A textbook display from the central defender – strong, tackled well and cleared danger on several occasions.

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Gary Cahill – 6 out of 10

The skipper led by example at the back and looked dangerous when challenging in the opposing box for a set piece.

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Victor Moses – 6 out of 10

Moses cleverly enticed fouls from The Baggies throughout, which benefited Chelsea endlessly. Impressive display.

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Cesc Fabregas – 7 out of 10

The midfielder dictated the pace of the game from his position and he was pumping balls up to the strikers tremendously today.

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Nemanja Matic – 7 out of 10

Matic always provided an option for Chelsea on the edge of the area and he was a key element of almost every move going forward.

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Marcos Alonso – 6 out of 10

He showed glimpses of brilliance, but it would have been encouraging to see him staying wider and providing another element for Chelsea going forward.

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Pedro – 6 out of 10

Pedro’s pace was uncontrollable, but his decision making when in possession left questions to be answered.

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Eden Hazard – 5 out of 10

An unusually quiet display for a man of such talent – just appeared to have gone off the boil today.

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Diego Costa – 5 out of 10

He received a number of balls into his feet inside of the area that he failed to control and this resulted in the loss of possession.

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Michy Batshuayi's late goal clinched the Premier League title for Chelsea as they beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on Friday but they were made to fight all the way for the victory they craved at The Hawthorns.

Chelsea were suffering some late nerves as West Brom threatened to prolong the title race but substitute Batshuayi prodded home the winner after 82 minutes to spark wild celebrations from Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.

The victory, Chelsea's 28th of the season, put the long-time league leaders 10 points clear of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who have only three games left to play.

Italian Conte is only the fourth manager to win the Premier League title at the first attempt, emulating his Stamford Bridge predecessors Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti as well as Manuel Pellegrini who achieved the feat with Manchester City.

How did we rate the players in Chelsea's crucial win? Take a look at the gallery above to find out.

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