Chelsea endured a disappointing return to Premier League action, dropping points at home to newly-promoted Hull City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon. Despite taking an early lead once again through Morgan Rogers, the Blues needed a Joao Pedro goal just after the hour mark and a brilliant Emi Martinez save late on to avoid a second straight Premier League defeat.
Xabi Alonso's side appeared to be cruising until another defensive implosion saw them give up command of the game and gift two goals to Hull’s Mohamed Belloumi. The first came when Malo Gusto and Jorrel Hato each failed to take control of what should have been a simple mop-up job, allowing the Algerian winger to hammer in his first Premier League goal. Emiliano Martinez then failed to deal with a corner and Belloumi drilled in via a deflection to put Sergej Jakirovic’s side on course for another upset at half-time.
Hull, meanwhile, have continued their strong start upon returning to the top flight, picking up eight points from a possible 12. This result may go a long way towards securing their most important objective of the campaign - avoiding relegation. Follow Chelsea vs Hull back below with Standard Sport's dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Arthur Ferridge.
Chelsea vs Hull latest news
- GOAL! Joao Pedro rifles home equaliser
- GOAL! Belloumi stuns Stamford Bridge
- GOAL! Belloumi levels it up
- GOAL! Rogers opens scoring
Chelsea player ratings
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Emi Martinez 4
Not much he could have done to deny either of Hull’s first-half goals, but unconvincing defending corners and dropped a catchable long-shot in the second half. Denied Hull a winner with a vital late stop.
Malo Gusto 3
His slack defending allowed the cross for Belloumi’s opener. Unable to cope with Stroud and Giles’ physicality and ineffective going forward.
Wesley Fofana 5
Caught in no man’s land for Belloumi’s second. Forward-thinking on the ball but not many of his attempted line-breaking passes reached the intended destination.
Click here for our player ratings in full!
Chelsea drop points
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Chelsea endured a disappointing return to Premier League action, dropping points at home to newly-promoted Hull City.
Despite taking an early lead once again through Morgan Rogers, the Blues needed a Joao Pedro goal just after the hour mark and a brilliant Emi Martinez save late on to avoid a second straight Premier League defeat.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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FULL-TIME!
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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90+5 min: Norton-Cuffy booked for stopping Estevao’s run. Now it’s Chelsea with a chance to win the game.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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90+4 min: Corner is flicked goalwards by Herrington but his effort drops wide. At the other end, strong penalty appeals for handball against Ajayi but nothing is given.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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90+3 min: Heavy touch from Chavarria to present Hull with a corner.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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90+1 min: Tzolakis makes a decent save at his near post from Estevao and then Barco overhits a cross. This will allow Hull to eat up some valuable time.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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90 min: Into SIX minutes of stoppage time. Still a long way to go.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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87 min: CHANCE!
Giles with a superb cross to the back post where Cho is waiting for a tap-in but Martinez makes a brilliant block. How is this game still 2-2?!??
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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86 min: Neto and Fofana make way for Estevao and Lacroix.
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85 min: Chances at both ends of the pitch.
First, Norton-Cuffy steams forward and gets into the box but sees his shot blocked. That leave space in behind for Rogers who is picked out by Palmer only to be denied by Tzolakis.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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82 min: Two more Hull changes as Vaz and Norton-Cuffy replace McBurnie and Coyle.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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80 min: James and Colwill play Chelsea into trouble and Barco takes one for the team by bringing down McBurnie.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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78 min: CHANCE!
Ball falls kindly to Palmer in the area but he passes up the chance to strike first time with his right foot. Instead he shoots way over with his left.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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77 min: Gusto is struggling and it just so happens that he is the one to make way for Welbeck.
Frenchman goes off holding his neck.
Just over 10 minutes for Welbeck to make an impact.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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76 min: Decent effort from Reece James but Tzolakis gets down quick to make a comfortable save.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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74 min: Here come Chelsea again as Joao Pedro lays the ball off for Gusto with a wonderful flick but the Frenchman is caught up by Ajayi. Good defending from the Hull man.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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Danny Welbeck will be the next man introduced.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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72 min: Giles throws his hands up in frustration as McBurnie fails to connect with his lovely shaped cross from the left-hand side.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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71 min: Less than 20 minutes to go at Stamford Bridge and this game is finely poised. Wouldn’t bet against a late Chelsea winner.
Chelsea 2-2 Hull
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69 min: Smart change from Hull as Crooks, on a yellow card, is replaced by Iroegbunam making his debut.
Meanwhile, Barco replaces Lavia for Chelsea.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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Joao Pedro has really struggled to get the better of Egan and Ajayi today, but how is that for a striker's finish? One chance, one goal. Chelsea back level - game on.
GOAL! Chelsea 2-2 Hull | Joao Pedro '66
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66 min: CHELSEA BACK ON LEVEL TERMS!
Cole Palmer drifts out to the left and picks out Joao Pedro in the middle and the Brazilian rifles the ball into the back of the net.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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65 min: Good goalkeeping from Tzolakis as he reads James’ intentions and claims a cross in front of Joao Pedro.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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64 min: McBurnie plays in Thomas who plays the ball across the face of goal but no Hull team-mate had gambled in the middle. Nevertheless, the offside flag was up. Tight call, but the right decision.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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Hull pulling out all the tricks from the timewasting playbook here. Chelsea players, staff and fans all broadly unimpressed.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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62 min: CHANCE!
Martinez spills an effort right into the path of McBurnie but the Hull striker lacks conviction. He must score, but Martinez did come out smartly and got a boot to the ball.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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Joao Pedro was the first man back to his feet following that clash of heads and is fine to continue, but Danny Welbeck is now going through a reasonably intense warmup.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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60 min: Looks like Mendy’s game is over. He is sitting up, which is the most important thing but can’t imagine Hull will be taking any risks.
And here come the changes, Herrington replaces Mendy.
Meanwhile, Thomas and Cho come on for Stroud and Belloumi.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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57 min: Brave defending from Mendy as he heads the ball behind as Joao Pedro attacked Palmer’s cross at speed. The Hull defender is in need of some treatment as he came off a lot worse.
Pedro being seen to by the Chelsea medical staff.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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56 min: Chavarria does really well to keep Gusto’s cross in play and force a corner. He did appeal for a penalty, but the ball, clearly, hit Coyle on the chest.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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53 min: SAVE!
What a stop from Tzolakis to turn James’ free-kick away. That looked to have been hitting the post but the Stamford Bridge faithful are in full voice now.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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52 min: Yellow cards in quick succession for Hull as Crooks wipes out Rogers. That is a poor challenge.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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Cheeky from James, who shapes up to cross but instead shoots at goal from that Chelsea free kick. Tzolakos is not caught out, though.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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50 min: Chelsea scored six goals against Leeds on Wednesday night, the first of those coming in the 53rd minute, so plenty of time as they win a free-kick for Egan’s foul on Chavarria.
Yellow card for the Hull defender.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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47 min: Long throw into the Chelsea box creates uncertainty as the ball is allowed to bounce but the Blues defence scramble it clear.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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46 min: News of a Chelsea change at the break with Chavarria replacing Hato at left-wing back.
KICK-OFF!
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Back underway in west London.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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Acheampong and Gittens the only Chelsea players warming up during the break.
Chelsea vs Hull highlights
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Have a look at some of the best images from the first half at Stamford Bridge.
Fan reaction: Palmer hope
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Palmer magic in the second half please.
— CHAPMAN (@Bamshak_) September 12, 2026
Fan thoughts: Hato mistake
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Hato makes too many mistakes for me. Chavarria is more stable. The game has been spotless before this mistake.
— Vince™ (@Blue_Footy) September 12, 2026
Fan reaction: Hato singled out
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Hato that is unbelievably poor, this is just getting frustrating man.
— Mod (@CFCMods) September 12, 2026
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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And Chelsea trail at the break despite leading after seven minutes. A big test of their resolve to come.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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HALF-TIME!
Cheers from the Hull fans, boos from the Chelsea supporters.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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45+2 min: Coyle puts the ball behind for a Chelsea corner, last chance of the half and they will have another bite at the cherry as Gusto’s effort is deflected just wide.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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45 min: TWO minutes of additional time as Hull fans sing about being top of the Premier League.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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44 min: Joao Pedro tries to conjure up something out of nothing with some quick feet inside the area, however the move breaks down as Hato is caught offside.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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Jakirovic spikes a water bottle into the floor and flops down in his seat after Joao Pedro catches Tzolakis in the press, with the Hull keeper fortunate not to concede.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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41 min: Pedro whips in a terrific cross, searching for Fofana in the box but the Chelsea defender is held off by Mendy and the ball goes out of play for a goal kick.
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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38 min: “We’re going to win the league” is being chanted inside Stamford Bridge - but not by Chelsea fans...
Chelsea 1-2 Hull
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37 min: It’s all Hull at the moment and they are sensing a third goal. Coyle was in acres of space down the right but was ignored and eventually the offside flag goes up.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea's capitulation complete, Hull en route to another giant slaying. They were fortunate to see Coyle's shot deflected behind for a corner, but their defending from said corner was far from good enough.
Ajayi rattles the crossbar with a bullet header before Belloumi buries the rebound, via a further two deflections.
It was a dramatic comeback to beat Leeds in midweek, now Chelsea find themselves requiring another rescue mission.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-2 Hull | Mohamed Belloumi ‘34
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34 min: HULL LEAD!
Mohamed Belloumi with his second goal of the game. Ajayi’s header cannons back off the crossbar and the Algeria international’s effort takes a deflection and hits the back of the net.
What a turnaround!
Chelsea 1-1 Hull
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33 min: CHANCE!
Hull denied a second goal by a finger-tip save from Martinez to deny Coyle after he had been teed up superbly by Belloumi.
Chelsea 1-1 Hull
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32 min: Hull’s tails are up since that equaliser. They seem to be winning every second ball.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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And directly from the resultant free kick, Hull are back level.
An awkward bounce takes it over Hato and Belloumi hits a thunderous finish.
All square.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Hull | Mohamed Belloumi ‘28
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28 min: HULL EQUALISE!
Belloumi stuns Stamford Bridge.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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A needless moment of aggro from Colwill there as he just steps into the path of Tzolakis after a corner.
The Hull 'keeper goes down and requires treatment. Colwill gets away scot-free.
Chelsea 1-0 Hull
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26 min: Hato glances a corner on at the near post but Tzolakis is alert and makes the save at the second attempt after spilling the ball in front of Joao Pedro.
The Hull keeper attempts to get his side going on the counter but is blocked off by Colwill and now requires treatment.
Chelsea 1-0 Hull
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24 min: Palmer looks to slide in Rogers but Mendy blocks off the Chelsea goalscorer and Tzolakis rushes off his line to smother the ball.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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That's twice Chelsea have tried that cheeky corner routine, with Reece James playing it low along the floor to Palmer at the front post.
This time he flicks it on into the corridor of uncertainty, but there is nobody there to finish it.
Third time lucky, maybe?
Chelsea 1-0 Hull
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22 min: CHANCE!
Better from Tzolakis as he parries Neto’s shot behind for a corner. On second thoughts, the Hull keeper could have caught the ball.
Chelsea 1-0 Hull
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19 min: Belloumi tries to fizz a pass into McBurnie but misses the ball completely and the Hull attack comes to a halt.
Chelsea 1-0 Hull
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17 min: First yellow card of the game is shown to McBurnie as he slides in on Palmer from behind. Hull striker has a long time to watch his step now.
Pedro Neto chips the free-kick in towards Joao Pedro but gets too much power on his cross and the ball goes out of play.
Chelsea 1-0 Hull
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16 min: Hull are yet to get going from an attacking perspective. After conceding for the first time in the Premier League this season, they now need to avoid two goalless games if they’re to maintain their unbeaten start.
Chelsea 1-0 Hull
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12 min: Egan with a crucial stretch to get to the ball before Joao Pedro as Gusto looked to present the Chelsea striker with a simple tap-in. Blues do have a corner which comes to nothing.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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A very fluid setup from Chelsea, this, but I believe it is a back four with Hato and Gusto as full-backs, and Pedro Neto trading in his usual wing-back role to play as an out-and-out winger.
Chelsea 1-0 Hull
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10 min: Not the ideal start for Hull goalkeeper, Tzolakis this afternoon. He’s largely at fault for the goal and has had two moments of nervous when the ball has been played back to him.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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For all the talk this week of Chelsea needing to dominate this match in possession, their first goal has come in the usual fashion - Rogers finishing sharply from a counter-attack.
It is by far Chelsea's most threatening moment of the half so far, and they have indeed seen far more of the ball than Hull.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Hull | Morgan Rogers ‘7
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7 min: CHELSEA LEAD!
Another early goal for Chelsea and it’s Morgan Rogers with a low strike past Tzolakis.
Chelsea 0-0 Hull
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2 min: Chelsea have scored inside the opening five minutes in each of their Premier League games this season. Can they repeat the trick here?
KICK-OFF!
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Away we go!
Chelsea vs Hull - match stats
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- Chelsea have never lost in 10 Premier League meetings with Hull City (W8 D2), only facing Portsmouth more times without losing in the competition (14).
- Hull have never won in 18 league visits to Chelsea (D3 L15), the most they have faced any opponent away in the top four tiers without winning. It’s also the most the Blues have hosted any side without losing in their league history.
- Cole Palmer has 15 goal involvements in his 15 Premier League games for Chelsea against newly promoted sides (9 goals, 6 assists), only Bruno Fernandes (19), Bryan Mbeumo (18), Ollie Watkins (17) and Alexander Isak (16) have more since the start of 2023-24.
- Hull’s Oliver McBurnie – who could make his 100th Premier League appearance in this match – has made 258 high-intensity pressures so far in the Premier League this season, 74 more than any other player.
Stats provided by BOYLE Sports.
As it stands
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Chelsea must win to overtake Hull in the table and move on to nine points, along with Man City and Arsenal.
HERE WE GO!
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The teams are out at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea have their 'own Benzema' after £60m transfer: 'He's complete'
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Xabi Alonso has paid Joao Pedro the ultimate compliment, comparing the Chelsea striker to Real Madrid legend Karim Benzema.
Joao Pedro was a shining light for Chelsea in an otherwise disappointing 2025-26 campaign, scoring 20 goals across all competitions after joining from Brighton in a deal worth £60million.
This season, the Brazilian has made a flying start as he was named the Premier League Player of the Month for the first time in his career after scoring and assisting in wins over Fulham and Brighton.
While Joao Pedro is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the Premier League, Alonso has gone one step further by comparing him to Benzema - one of the greatest forwards of all time.
Lamine Camara reacts to failed £47m summer transfer
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Chelsea have been handed fresh hope over reviving a deal for Lamine Camara, with the Monaco midfielder not closing the door on a move to the Premier League one day.
As reported by Standard Sport during the summer transfer window, Chelsea had identified the Senegal international as a replacement for Enzo Fernandez, who left to join Manchester City for £125million on Deadline Day.
In fact, it's understood that an agreement had been reached between the Blues and Monaco for £47m and that Camara was expected to sign a six-year contract with the option to extend by a further 12 months.
However, Monaco pulled the plug at the last minute after and extraordinary U-turn, thus leaving Chelsea short of midfield options after the transfer window had closed.
Joao Pedro recalled
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Chelsea striker Joao Pedro has been handed a recall to the Brazil squad after his shock World Cup snub, but there is no place for Matheus Cunha in an apparent boost to Manchester United.
Joao Pedro was arguably the biggest omission made by Selecao head coach Carlo Ancelotti for the tournament in North America earlier this summer, where his side were stunned by Erling Haaland and Norway in the last 16.
Joao Pedro’s return was the biggest headline as Ancelotti named a 26-man squad for those matches, with the 24-year-old having started the new season well and scored twice already as part of a potent Chelsea attack alongside Cole Palmer and club-record signing Morgan Rogers.
Kick-off approaching in west London
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15 minutes to go until kick-off at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Hull: Rewind
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January 2017 was the last time Chelsea faced Hull in the Premier League.
Diego Costa and Gary Cahill finding the back of the net in our 2-0 win over Hull City in 2017! 💫 pic.twitter.com/MlmZ0vL5UG
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 11, 2026
Premier League: Around the grounds
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Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth vs Brentford
Chelsea vs Hull
Crystal Palace vs Ipswich
Liverpool vs Fulham
Tottenham vs Everton
Sunderland vs Arsenal
Sunday
Coventry vs Brighton
Manchester United vs Man City
Monday
Leeds vs Newcastle
Team news reminder
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Here is how both teams will line-up this afternoon.
Chelsea XI: Martinez, Fofana, Colwill, Hato, Gusto, James (c), Lavia, Neto, Palmer, Rogers, Joao Pedro
Substitutes: Penders, Acheampong, Lacroix, Chavarria, Barco, Quenda, Gittens, Estevao, Welbeck
Hull XI: Tzolakis; Coyle, Ajayi, Egan, Mendy, Giles; Crooks, Slater; Belloumi, McBurnie, Stroud.
Substitutes: Phillips, Thomas, Norton-Cuffy, Herrington, Targett, Gourna-Douath, Iroegbunam, Vaz, Cho.
Xabi Alonso reveals advice to Marco Palestra amid injury frustration
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Xabi Alonso has told Marco Palestra to be patient as he closes in on a return from the quad injury which has delayed his competitive debut.
Palestra signed for Chelsea from Atalanta this summer and impressed in pre-season, both in the tour of south-east Asia and on return to west London, but suffered an injury in training ahead of the club’s Premier League opener away at Fulham.
Little was known of the nature of Palestra’s injury, but Alonso has now confirmed he is suffering from a quad problem and he hopes the Italian will be able to feature before the coming international break.
Fan reaction: Estevao plan
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Estevão on the bench again…
— SADNESS (@CHELSADNESS) September 12, 2026
Premier League loan. Back 3. Full-time CAM.
If he wants to eventually play centrally for Chelsea, send him somewhere he can actually spend a season learning the position.
Palace… let’s do business pic.twitter.com/Qo3xtPhlhr
Fan thoughts: Gusto theory
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There's something about Gusto that managers just seem to love. No matter the Chelsea manager, he always gets into the team
— Conn (@ConnCFC) September 12, 2026
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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Standard Sport's Arthur Ferridge has delivered his verdict on the Chelsea team news.
🗣 "He will have to try and impress as super-sub."@ArthurFerridge gives his thoughts on the #CFC team news as Estevao is named on the bench.
— Standard Sport (@standardsport) September 12, 2026
LIVE: https://t.co/u23TBKI3fa#CFC | #CHEHUL pic.twitter.com/TpfcvpEwZX
Fan reaction: Colwill role
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colwill ccb 😍😍😍 we can play football today
— BK (@1905BK_) September 12, 2026
Hull team analysed
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The Hull City team shows one change to the side that started last weekend’s 0-0 draw with Aston Villa.
That change sees Matt Crooks replace Lucas Gourna-Douath who drops to the bench.
Arthur Ferridge at Stamford Bridge
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A couple of interesting adjustments from Xabi Alonso here as Maxence Lacroix drops out of the side and Levi Colwill is reinstated.
It looks to be another classic 3-4-2-1 for the Blues, with that formidable front three of Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers out to do some damage.
There has been plenty of talk about Estevao's role in the squad this week and he, perhaps unsurprisingly, is left on the bench again here. Let's see if he has a super-sub showing in the locker.
Hull team in full
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Hull XI: Tzolakis; Coyle, Ajayi, Egan, Mendy, Giles; Crooks, Slater; Belloumi, McBurnie, Stroud.
Substitutes: Phillips, Thomas, Norton-Cuffy, Herrington, Targett, Gourna-Douath, Iroegbunam, Vaz, Cho.
Chelsea team in full
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Chelsea XI: Martinez, Fofana, Colwill, Hato, Gusto, James (c), Lavia, Neto, Palmer, Rogers, Joao Pedro.
Substitutes: Penders, Acheampong, Lacroix, Chavarria, Barco, Quenda, Gittens, Estevao, Welbeck.
CONFIRMED HULL TEAM NEWS
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Lining up for the visitors...
Your Tigers to face Chelsea! 🐅 pic.twitter.com/J2PkfbxEMX
— Hull City (@HullCity) September 12, 2026
CONFIRMED CHELSEA TEAM NEWS
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Here is the Chelsea team that Xabi Alonso has selected to face Hull...
How our Blues line up against Hull City! 🫡#CFC | #CHEHUL pic.twitter.com/TEambd01kC
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 12, 2026
Chelsea vs Hull LIVE - team news imminent
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The teams will be announced shortly!
Stay tuned...
Jakirovic named manager of the month
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Sergej Jakirovic has been named Barclays Manager of the Month for August by the Premier League.
The Hull head coach has pipped Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Chelsea’s Xabi Alonso and Manchester City’s Enzo Maresca to the award from a mixture of fan votes and a committee panel.
The Tigers beat Manchester United and Coventry last month, without conceding a goal.
Chelsea star makes transfer decision amid exit rumours
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Pedro Neto has signed a new long-term contract at Chelsea that will keep him at the club until 2032.
The Portuguese had been the subject of transfer interest during the summer window, with Standard Sport previously reporting that Manchester City and Tottenham were interested in the winger, but ultimately, he stayed put at Stamford Bridge.
The former Wolves man has become a first-team regular under new manager Xabi Alonso, operating in an unfamiliar right wing-back role, where he has flourished.
The 26-year-old has now committed his future to the club, penning a new six-year deal to keep him in west London for the long haul.
Arrivals
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The Hull City squad have arrived at Stamford Bridge, here is head coach Sergej Jakirovic and new signing Sorba Thomas.
Xabi Alonso defends Chelsea tactics but hints at changes
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Xabi Alonso insists he is unconcerned about Chelsea’s lack of possession in the early days of the Premier League season, but admits he would like his side to have more control over their matches.
The Blues have come through their first three league matches of the campaign with a respectable six points, but have averaged just 36 per cent possession across those ties.
Their efficiency on the ball, though, cannot be faulted. Their paltry possession has been converted into eight goals from 48 shots.
Alonso is adamant Chelsea’s chance creation is sufficient to outweigh their minimal time on the ball, though he conceded having more possession would help develop his side’s identity.
Predicted Chelsea XI
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Levi Colwill went straight down the tunnel in midweek after his substitution, but Xabi Alonso assured that the defender was not injured after he had missed the defeat at Arsenal following a slight knock in training.
The 23-year-old should come back in here, alongside Maxence Lacroix, and it is a toss-up on whether Josh Acheampong has done enough to displace Wesley Fofana for the right-sided centre-back role.
Reece James should start in the engine room, and Romeo Lavia should be reinstalled in Caicedo’s absence, after the failed experiment of a midfield trio that saw Reggie Watson handed a debut as a sole pivot, and Malo Gusto and Valentin Barco ahead of him as No8s.
Predicted Chelsea XI (3-4-2-1): Martinez; Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill; Neto, James, Lavia, Hato; Palmer, Rogers; Joao Pedro.
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