Conte admits forcing Chelsea striker to play in West Brom win

Olivier Giroud and Eden Hazard celebrate against West Brom [Photo: Courtesy]

Antonio Conte was a man under immense pressure prior to the West Brom clash after watching his team being mauled by Watford in a 4-1 rout last week. The Italian admitted that he made selection errors in a match that saw French midfielder Tiemuoe Bakayoko dismissed after two bookings.

But the English champions bounced back with a win over the struggling Magpies to leap to fourth place. Eden Hazard connected with new signing Olivier Giroud in the edge of the box and scored gifting the Blues the lead before the first half ended.  Victor Moses doubled the lead before Hazard added a third from the edge of the penalty box making it 3-0.