West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis admitted that midfielder Claudio Yacob was lucky not to have been sent off in the 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

The Argentine escaped a second yellow card on a couple of occasions in the fiercely contested encounter, and Pulis was grateful to get the rub of the green after being on the wrong side of dubious calls throughout the first half of the season.

"I thought he was lucky on the second one, the one where Anthony has given a free-kick, although there was definitely a coming together, so we were a little bit fortunate then and I just did not want to take a risk," Pulis said.

"If you have a look at the stats, I think in the first half of the season we have had more decisions go against us than any other club in the Premier League, so it is nice to get one that goes for us.

"Chelsea should not complain - the amount of quality they have got on their side, and the infrastructure at this football club - it's a great advert for the Premier League that we can come here and have a go."