Cech yearning for stability after chaos

Chelsea 1 West Brom 0

In fact, the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge was so relatively flat that Rafa Benitez got to prove one stock line he regularly peddled before the now notorious press conference at Middlesbrough; that he is generally too focused on the football to pay attention to the chants.

That certainly seemed the case in the second half against West Brom when, with Chelsea fans imploring each other to stand up if they hated the Spaniard, Benitez unselfconsciously jumped to his feet to deliver an instruction.