West Brom 1-1 Chelsea: Victor Anichebe equalises at the death for plucky Albion

Just as it was starting to look so simple, Chelsea fell over their own feet last night.
Just four minutes stood between Jose Mourinho’s men and a four-point advantage at the top.
For the old Mourinho Chelsea, four minutes would have been nothing, over in the blink of an eye.
After all, despite arguably their worst performance since the turn of the year, they led through another Branislav Ivanovic away day strike, and should have put the game well beyond Pepe Mel’s relegation-haunted Baggies.
These are the moments when John Terry ensures there is no sleepwalking, that mistakes do not happen.
In his absence, though, and with Gary Cahill limping, Mourinho’s defence failed to close down Saido Berahino, allowing him room to cross.

And when Victor Anichebe stole in front of David Luiz to nudge past Petr Cech into the corner of the net, West Brom had a lifeline they did not deserve, Chelsea had let two points slip through their hands.
Chelsea, from the outset, were far more composed on the ball, West Brom digging in, hoping to catch them on the counter.
But the sum total of their attacking effort in the opening 20 minutes was a 35-yarder from Ivanovic that almost hit the corner flag. The home fans were happy enough, expending most of their energy in jeering Ramires for his part in the controversial last-minute penalty at Stamford Bridge.
Only occasionally, mainly when Willian got on the ball, did Chelsea look like getting in on goal.
Eden Hazard found himself confronted by two or three defenders whenever he got on the ball, Oscar drifted in and out of the game.
Despite the physical drive of Nemanja Matic – what a signing he looks – Chelsea were decidedly shoddy.
Never, though, looking as if they might concede.
While Berahino was a threat for the Baggies, new striker partner Thievy Bifouma was less convincing, his miscontrol when well-placed leading to a drag wide by Chris Brunt. To be fair to Mel’s men, Chelsea had been kept at bay, pretty comfortably, for the first 46 minutes.
But Anthony Taylor had signalled two minutes of stoppage time and in the second of them, as the home side switched off for a nano-second, they struck.
West Brom should have dealt with Willian’s low right-wing corner, instead allowing Luiz to get the first touch and divert across goal. Ivanovic found himself unmarked six yards out, and he gave Ben Foster no chance.
It was nearly 2-0 straight after the break, Yacob’s poor clearance falling to Oscar who volleyed wide before Willian, so incisive, slipped Samuel Eto’o in for a low strike saved by Foster.
The England keeper did even better soon afterwards when Willian’s shot took a big deflection off Craig Dawson. It seem all too easy for Mourinho’s side.
Yet Albion, still alive, finally stirred. Mourinho must have sensed the change when Thievy, inside the six-yard box, failed to hit the target.
Suddenly, West Brom sensed a chance. Brunt flashed across goal, Gareth McAuley headed over.
And with time running out, Anichebe did to the Blues what he did to the Reds of Liverpool 10 days ago. Not in Jose’s script at all.