However, with just one year remaining on Arbeloa's Anfield contract, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has allowed the 26-year-old to move on, with recently- signed Portsmouth defender Glen Johnson likely to be first-choice right-back at the English Premier League club next season.
Liverpool's win over the Baggies should secure second place in the Premier League but the victory was marred by an on-field disagreement between Jamie Carragher and Alvaro Arbeloa.
Chelsea boss Avram Grant surprisingly gave Florent Malouda the nod on the left flank, while Liverpool dropped Sami Hyypia and drafted in Alvaro Arbeloa.