Chelsea thumped West Brom 4-0 on Saturday at the Hawthorns.

Alvaro Morata, Eden Hazard and Marcos Alonso put Chelsea in command by half-time before Hazard added his second just past the hour mark. It meant a 10th Premier League game without a win for West Brom.

Blues boss Antonio Conte said afterwards: "I think it was very important for us to start this period with a good win, especially against West Brom because don't forget last season we struggled against them in both games. We won 1-0 twice, but we struggled.

"Today I think the game became easy because we started very well, with great concentration and focus. We showed great solidity and there was a great link between our strikers. We played very well but West Brom are a really strong team physically and it's difficult to play against them.

"To win in this way is very important for our confidence, especially now we are going to play an important game on Wednesday. I think it will be the most important game of the season because we have the possibility, with a win, to go into the next round of the Champions League, so to start our path in this way was very positive."

Conte was asked if he felt Chelsea could go on a similar run to last season's 13-game winning sequence.

"I hope so because last season we won 13 games in a row and in this league it's not simple to have this type of run. In every game you have to play with focus and concentration or you risk dropping points. Four wins in a row is good for our confidence, we started the season with many problems but we are slowly starting to find the right solution. I'm very happy with the commitment of my players.

"It doesn't depend on us because Man City are playing very well and having fantastic results. We have to continue in this way and show this solidity and create many chances to score. It was another clean sheet for us and it's important to find the right balance when you have the ball and when you are without it. Slowly we are changing something from last season."