Chelsea vs Hull City, 2026-27 English Premier League
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Chelsea's chaotic start to life under Xabi Alonso continued with an entertaining 2-2 draw against Hull at Stamford Bridge.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Elliot Stroud (Hull City).
- 1': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City).
- 3': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Regan Slater.
- 6': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
- 7': Goal! Chelsea 1, Hull City 0. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro following a fast break.
- 9': Foul by John Egan (Hull City).
- 9': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by John Egan.
- 16': Foul by Matt Crooks (Hull City).
- 16': Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Hull City).
- 17': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 22': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull City). Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 22': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Konstantinos Tzolakis.
- 25': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
- 26': Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull City).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Goal! Chelsea 1, Hull City 1. Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
- 30': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Lewie Coyle (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Belloumi.
- 33': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 34': Semi Ajayi (Hull City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Regan Slater with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Goal! Chelsea 1, Hull City 2. Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie following a corner.
- 39': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
- 44': Offside, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a headed pass.
- 45'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matt Crooks.
- 45'+3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matt Crooks.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Hull City 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Hull City 2.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Pep Chavarría replaces Jorrel Hato.
- 47': Attempt missed. Elliot Stroud (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 48': Foul by Elliot Stroud (Hull City).
- 48': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nobel Mendy.
- 50': Foul by John Egan (Hull City).
- 50': Pep Chavarría (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': John Egan (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull City).
- 52': Foul by Matt Crooks (Hull City).
- 52': Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Matt Crooks (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 53': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by John Egan.
- 56': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
- 57': Nobel Mendy (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Nobel Mendy (Hull City).
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 59': Substitution, Hull City. Lucas Herrington replaces Nobel Mendy because of an injury.
- 60': Substitution, Hull City. Mohamed-Ali Cho replaces Mohamed Belloumi.
- 60': Substitution, Hull City. Sorba Thomas replaces Elliot Stroud.
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Attempt missed. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
- 61': Attempt saved. Regan Slater (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea). Assisted by Lewie Coyle.
- 61': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea).
- 63': Ryan Giles (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 64': Offside, Hull City. Sorba Thomas is caught offside.
- 66': Goal! Chelsea 2, Hull City 2. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 69': Foul by Matt Crooks (Hull City).
- 69': Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Substitution, Hull City. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Matt Crooks.
- 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Valentín Barco replaces Roméo Lavia.
- 70': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Levi Colwill.
- 71': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
- 76': Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull City). Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 77': Delay in match (Chelsea).
- 78': Substitution, Chelsea. Danny Welbeck replaces Malo Gusto because of an injury.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 80': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Valentín Barco (Chelsea).
- 80': Valentín Barco (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Hull City. Robinio Vaz replaces Oliver McBurnie.
- 82': Substitution, Hull City. Brooke Norton-Cuffy replaces Lewie Coyle.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull City). Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 86': Foul by Robinio Vaz (Hull City).
- 86': Valentín Barco (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Pedro Neto.
- 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Maxence Lacroix replaces Wesley Fofana.
- 87': Robinio Vaz (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea).
- 87': Attempt saved. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea). Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Sorba Thomas (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Hull City).
- 88': Valentín Barco (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Tim Iroegbunam (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Estêvão (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull City). Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 90'+3': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Pep Chavarría.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. John Egan (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 90'+6': Foul by Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Hull City).
- 90'+6': Estêvão (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Hull City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Hull City 2.
Statistics
HUL |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 32.2 | Possession | 67.8 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 179 | Accurate Passes | 479 |
| 257 | Passes | 553 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 13 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 32 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,352
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 4 | +6 | 12 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 6 | Levi Colwill |
| 3 | Wesley Fofana |
| 21 | Jorrel Hato |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 9 | João Pedro |
| 17 | Morgan Rogers |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
Hull City (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Konstantinos Tzolakis (GK) |
| 15 | John Egan |
| 32 | Nobel Mendy |
| 6 | Semi Ajayi |
| 3 | Ryan Giles |
| 2 | Lewie Coyle |
| 27 | Regan Slater |
| 25 | Matt Crooks |
| 21 | Elliot Stroud |
| 10 | Mohamed Belloumi |
| 9 | Oliver McBurnie |
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