Chelsea 2-2 Hull City: Premier League Match Report

Chelsea had never lost in ten Premier League matches against Hull City (won eight, drawn two). Hull City had never won in eighteen league visits in all competitions to Chelsea (drawn three, lost fifteen), the most they had faced any opponent away from home in the top four tiers without winning a match. It's also the most the Blues have hosted any side without losing in their club history.

Chelsea had failed to win any of their last four matches against newly promoted sides (drawn three, lost one). Only once in their league history had they gone five without a win at home to a promoted side, doing so from April 1947 to September 1948.

Chelsea were looking to win three successive Premier League games at home at Stamford Bridge for the first time since their final three games of the 2024-25 season. Chelsea were 19 games without a clean sheet in the Premier League, only enduring a longer run with that record between November 1960 and August 1961 (thirty-one games) and April to November 1953 (twenty-two games).

Hull City had kept a clean sheet in all three of their Premier League games so far this campaign in 2026-27. The last team to do so in their first four were Manchester City in the 2015-16 season, while no promoted side has ever done so in the top-flight history.

Chelsea had scored inside the opening five minutes in all three of their Premier League matches so far this campaign. Only nearby West London neighbours, Brentford in September to October 2024 had ever done so in four consecutive matches.

Only Newcastle United had spent more time in a low block during opposition build up than Hull City in the Premier League this season. Morgan Rogers has either scored (two) or assisted (one) in all three Premier League appearances for Chelsea. He assisted three of the six goals against Leeds United in midweek too. Last time out against Arsenal in the Premier League he scored his sixth goal from outside the penalty area in the Premier League since the start of the 2024-25 season, only Manchester United's Mateus Cunha (seven) has more in that time.

Chelsea's Cole Palmer has fifteen goal involvements in his fifteen Premier League games for Chelsea against newly promoted teams (nine goals, six assists), only Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes (nineteen), Bryan Mbeumo (eighteen), Ollie Watkins (formerly of Aston Villa) (seventeen) and Alexander Isak of Liverpool with (sixteen) have more since the start of the 2023-24 campaign.

Hull City's striker Oliver McBurnie made his 100th Premier League appearance of his career in the game, and has made two hundred and fifty eight high intensity pressures so far in the Premier League this campaign, which is seventy-four more than any other player in the Premier League.

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso started with a 3-4-3 formation with Emi Martinez in goal, then a back three of Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill and Jorrel Hato then a four man midfield of Malo Gusto, captain Reece James, Romeo Lavia and Pedro Neto then Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers playing behind Joao Pedro up front.

Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic started with a solid 5-4-1 formation with Konstantinos Tzolakis in goal, then a back five of captain Lewis Coyle, Semi Ajayi, John Egan, Nobel Mendy and Ryan Giles then a four man midfield of Mohamed Belloumi, Matt Crooks, Regan Slater and Elliot Stroud then Oliver McBurnie up top.

Chelsea kicked off the first half attacking the Shed End of the Stamford Bridge Stadium on a bright sunny afternoon in SW6. Hull City forced an early corner but it came to nothing in the 6th minute at the Matthew Harding Stand End but then Chelsea immediately counter attacked and in the seventh minute Chelsea opened the scoring through a left footed shot by Morgan Rogers from inside the Hull City penalty area from an assist by Joao Pedro to make it 1-0 to the Blues.

The crowd came to life after yet another early goal for the Blues. Chelsea really started to tick and forced a corner in the 11th minute which was taken by Reece James into the near post but it came to nothing for the home side.

Hull City had Oliver McBurnie yellow carded in the 17th minute for a foul and he was cautioned by referee Farai Hallam. Chelsea's Pedro Neto saw a close range left footed shot pushed away by Konstantinos Tzolakis in the Hull City goal for a corner in the 22nd minute but the resultant corner came to nothing for the Blues as Hull City cleared the danger quickly.

A Chelsea corner in the 25th minute into the near post was gathered by Konstantinos Tzolakis in the Hull City goal despite a foul on him by a Chelsea player.

Hull City equalised in the 28th minute after Mohamed Belloumi was given too much space and time in the Chelsea penalty area after a cross for the assist by Ryan Giles and Belloumi converted with a strong left footed shot beyond Emi Martinez to make it 1-1.

Lewis Coyle saw a right footed shot from inside the Chelsea penalty area saved by Emi Martinez in the 33rd minute. From the corner Chelsea did not clear the ball from inside the penalty area and in the 34th minute Hull City went 1-2 up after Mohamed Belloumi fired home with a left footed shot to take the lead. The assist for the goal was from Oliver McBurnie.

Hull City led 1-2 at half time much to the surprise of the Chelsea fans inside the stadium. Hull City kicked off the second half 1-2 up.

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso replaced Jorrel Hato with Pep Chavarria in the 46th minute. John Egan was yellow carded in the 50th minute for a clumsy challenge on Pep Chavarria.

Then with Chelsea's next attack Matt Crooks brought down Morgan Rogers and was yellow carded in the 52nd minute. From the free kick taken by Reece James his effort was expertly pushed away by a top save from Konstantinos Tzolakis to deny Chelsea again in the 54th minute.

Semi Ajayi headed out a Chelsea corner in the 55th minute as Chelsea piled on the pressure in search of an equaliser.

Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic brought on Lucas Herrington, Sorba Thomas and Mohamed-Ali Cho for Nobel Mendy, Mohamed Belloumi and Elliot Stroud in the 59th minute.

Chelsea equalised in the 66th minute through a Joao Pedro left footed close range shot from inside the penalty area after an assist from Cole Palmer as the Blues striker turned Lucas Herrington the young Australian defender to shoot home for 2-2.

In the 69th minute Hull City replaced Matt Crooks with Tim Iroegbunam and Chelsea replaced Romeo Lavia with Valentin Barco in the 70th minute. Reece James saw a solid right footed shot saved by Konstantinos Tzolakis in the 76th minute.

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso brought on Danny Welbeck in the 78th minute for Malo Gusto to try and force a winner for the Blues.

Hull City replaced Oliver McBurnie and Lewis Coyle with Robino Vaz and Brooke Norton-Cuffy in the 82nd minute.

Chelsea brought on Maxence Lacroix and Estevao for Wesley Fofana and Pedro Neto in the 86th minute. Tim Iroegbunam was yellow carded in the 88th minute. Brooke Norton-Cuffy was yellow carded in the 90th+5 minute for Hull City for a foul on Estevao. Cole Palmer took the resulting Chelsea free kick which he fired high and wide into the Matthew Harding Stand as the game ended 2-2 and Chelsea dropped two points at home again to a newly promoted team.

Hull City held on for a valuable point to remain in the top four come 5 o'clock.

Chelsea play Brentford away at the Gtech Community Stadium on Friday night whilst Hull City travel to Newcastle United at St James' Park next Saturday.