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Hazard nets brace as Conte hails 'important' Chelsea win over West Brom

Eden Hazard scored twice to help Chelsea snap a two-game Premier League losing streak with a 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.

Chelsea fans would have taken pleasure from the opening goal. Olivier Giroud, making his first start for the club, provided Hazard with the perfect set-up to finish off a wonderfully worked goal.

The match didn't always sit in the home side's favour. The Baggies had their opportunities to score an equaliser.

Misses from Salomon Rondon and Jonny Evans would prove costly as Victor Moses bagged a fortuitous second goal for Chelsea.

Hazard then rounded off the victory with a delightful strike past Ben Foster at the near post.

Speaking after the game, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte said: "I think tonight was very important for us to get three points and win the game, especially for confidence. When you lose in a bad way two game's the confidence goes down.

"It was important for the players to have a couple of days to rest and tonight is a good win.

"We started the game with not a lot of confidence and made a couple of mistakes. West Brom could have scored. Then I think when we scored we controlled, dominated and had many chances. It's important to go through this bad moment but the most important is to get the win.

"Now we have the FA Cup on Friday and want to go through to the next round, then Barcelona. It will be important to find the right confidence."

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