There was little Steve Agnew's side could do to stop a rampaging Chelsea from condemning them to the drop, with Deigo Costa, Marcos Alonso and Nemanja Matic finding the net in a 3-0 victory for the title favourites. In doing so Fabregas became the first player to clock up ten Premier League assists in six different seasons.
In his 106th match for Chelsea, he scored for the first time at Stamford bridge.
"The first year I came here, I came from winning the league in Spain and straight away we won the league, so that was very nice", Courtois added.
The PFA and Football Writers' Player of the Year missed Monday's win over Middlesbrough with a thigh strain.
"I think this was important for us after the Tottenham defeat, the chance to take three points and make the gap seven points, it was very important to win", Antonio Conte said in his postgame interview.
"They will give us a very hard game there and we have to stay focused like we were at Everton and against Middlesbrough".
'But it's important also in this moment to enjoy.
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Chelsea will clinch the Premier League if they win at the Hawthorns. "In that moment my players showed me great commitment to overcome this moment and to try to win the league".
A big win. At this stage of the season, to win is great.
Title-winning bosses are often rewarded with new contracts and Conte may be offered an improved deal, 12 months into the three-year contract he began last summer.
Should West Brom avoid defeat, it is likely only to delay Chelsea's celebrations as mid-table Watford and relegated Sunderland next visit Stamford Bridge.
"Obviously I haven't played every single game but I feel the quality of my minutes whenever I've been on the pitch has been fantastic, so maybe my contribution has been even bigger than when I've played more in other seasons".
"For this reason I felt in my heart to go and clap these fans and wish every one of their players good luck for next season". Scoring goals wins football matches and we haven't done that enough this season. We owe it to our supporters and we have our own targets to hit. "We've worked so hard for a number of years to get back into the Premier League, and we know how tough it is".
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