English Premier League

FT Sunday, January 22, 2017
Hull City DLWLW 0
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Chelsea WWLWW 2
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Stamford Bridge · 41,605 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea extend lead at top with comfortable win against Hull

Diego Costa made a goal scoring return as Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points with a 2-0 win over Hull City.

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Team Stats

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Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

CHE leads series 5-0

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-3

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 30David LuizCD
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 21Nemanja MaticCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 15Victor MosesRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 11PedroCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Kurt ZoumaSUB
  2. 29Nathaniel ChalobahSUB
  3. 1Asmir BegovicSUB
  4. 4Cesc FàbregasSUB
  5. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  6. 22WillianSUB
  7. 6Nathan AkéSUB

HUL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Eldin JakupovicG
  2. 21Michael DawsonCD
  3. 6Curtis DaviesCD-L
  4. 5Harry MaguireCD-R
  5. 25Ryan MasonCM-L
  6. 8Tom HuddlestoneCM-R
  7. 3Andy RobertsonLM
  8. 14Omar ElabdellaouiRM
  9. 9Abel HernándezF
  10. 11Sam ClucasCF-L
  11. 40Evandro GoebelCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Oumar NiasseSUB
  2. 28Josh TymonSUB
  3. 20Adama DiomandéSUB
  4. 23David MarshallSUB
  5. 29Jarrod BowenSUB
  6. 7David MeylerSUB
  7. 15Shaun MaloneySUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Michael Dawson (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 21' Substitution, Hull City. David Meyler replaces Ryan Mason because of an injury.
  3. 26' Curtis Davies (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+7' Goal! Chelsea 1, Hull City 0. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Moses with a cross.
  6. 52' Andrew Robertson (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 59' Substitution, Hull City. Oumar Niasse replaces Curtis Davies because of an injury.
  8. 71' Substitution, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Eden Hazard.
  9. 71' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Pedro.
  10. 75' Substitution, Hull City. Adama Diomande replaces Abel Hernández.
  11. 81' Goal! Chelsea 2, Hull City 0. Gary Cahill (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  12. 87' Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Diego Costa.

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