Premier League WON 2–2
Sat, Sep 12 · 16:00 · Stamford Bridge
Chelsea FC Home
VS
Hull City Away
Chelsea vs Hull City — Premier League
Tipster's pick Over 2.5 Goals
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.44 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate69%
This price needs69%
Expert analysis

Chelsea Attack Faces Organized Hull Defense

Chelsea have maintained an aggressive approach in their recent outings, pushing forward with pace and width to stretch opponents. Hull City have kept things tight at the back through disciplined positioning and quick transitions, but their forward play remains limited. Past meetings show Chelsea dominating possession and creating repeated openings that often lead to open exchanges. The home side’s tendency to press high can force errors, drawing defenders out of shape and creating space behind. Hull’s compact shape works well in shorter spells yet tends to break down over longer periods against sustained pressure. Recent patterns for both clubs suggest games that open up after the initial stages as one side seeks to control tempo.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73.2% win rate
Result
2–2 WON

Our pick “Over 2.5 Goals” at odds 1.44 won — final score 2–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Morgan Rogers assist João Pedro 7'
  3. Oliver McBurnie 17'
  4. Mohamed Belloumi assist Ryan Giles 28'
  5. Mohamed Belloumi assist Oliver McBurnie 34'
  6. Pep Chavarria ↓ Jorrel Hato 45'
  7. Second half
  8. John Egan 50'
  9. Matt Crooks 52'
  10. Lucas Herrington ↓ Nobel Mendy 59'
  11. Mohamed Ali Cho ↓ Mohamed Belloumi 60'
  12. Sorba Thomas ↓ Elliot Stroud 60'
  13. João Pedro assist Cole Palmer 66'
  14. Tim Iroegbunam ↓ Matt Crooks 69'
  15. Valentin Barco ↓ Romeo Lavia 70'
  16. Danny Welbeck ↓ Malo Gusto 78'
  17. Valentin Barco 80'
  18. Robinio Vaz ↓ Oliver McBurnie 82'
  19. Brooke Norton-Cuffy ↓ Lewie Coyle 82'
  20. Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves ↓ Pedro Neto 86'
  21. Maxence Lacroix ↓ Wesley Fofana 86'
  22. Tim Iroegbunam 88'
  23. Brooke Norton-Cuffy 90+6'
This season
Chelsea Hull City
Over 2.5 goals 67% 0%
Clean sheet 0% 100%
Failed to score 0% 33%
Scored per game 2.7 1.0
Conceded per game 2.3 0.0
Scored home / away 4.0 / 2.0 1.0 / 1.0

Across 3 and 3 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
2 ARS Arsenal 3 3 0 0 9
3 HUL Hull City 3 2 1 0 7
4 CHE Chelsea 3 2 0 1 6
5 BRE Brentford 3 1 2 0 5
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Chelsea WWWWL
W vs Real Sociedad 3–1 Aug 15
W @ Fulham 3–2 Aug 24
W vs Luton 2–0 Aug 27
W vs Brighton 4–3 Aug 30
L @ Arsenal 1–2 Sep 6
Hull City WDWDL
W vs Manchester United 2–0 Aug 22
D @ Stoke City 1–1 Aug 25
W @ Coventry 1–0 Aug 29
D vs Aston Villa 0–0 Sep 5
L @ Sunderland 0–1 Sep 8
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Chelsea
Scored 2.6 avg
3 3 2 4 1
Conceded 1.6 avg
1 2 0 3 2
Hull City
Scored 0.8 avg
2 1 1 0 0
Conceded 0.4 avg
0 1 0 0 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
9 Chelsea FC
0 Draws
0 Hull City
Feb 2026 Hull City 0–4 Chelsea Chelsea
Jan 2020 Hull City 1–2 Chelsea Chelsea
Feb 2018 Chelsea 4–0 Hull City Chelsea
Jan 2017 Chelsea 2–0 Hull City Chelsea
Oct 2016 Hull City 0–2 Chelsea Chelsea

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 9 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Chelsea 3-4-2-1
  • 1 E. Martínez G
  • 3 W. Fofana D
  • 6 L. Colwill D
  • 21 J. Hato D
  • 7 Pedro Neto M
  • 24 R. James M
  • 45 R. Lavia M
  • 27 M. Gusto M
  • 10 C. Palmer F
  • 17 M. Rogers F
  • 9 João Pedro F
Bench J. Bynoe-Gittens, M. Lacroix, D. Welbeck, Geovany Tcherno Quenda, M. Penders, Pep Chavarría, Joshua Kofi Acheampong, V. Barco, Estêvão

Xabi Alonso

Hull City 5-4-1
  • 19 K. Tzolakis G
  • 2 L. Coyle D
  • 6 S. Ajayi D
  • 15 J. Egan D
  • 32 N. Mendy D
  • 3 R. Giles D
  • 10 M. Belloumi M
  • 25 M. Crooks M
  • 27 R. Slater M
  • 21 E. Stroud M
  • 9 O. McBurnie F
Bench M. Targett, S. Thomas, B. Norton-Cuffy, L. Gourna-Douath, T. Iroegbunam, R. Vaz, L. Herrington, M. Cho, D. Phillips

S. Jakirović

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Chelsea FC
  • OUT M. Caicedo Injury
  • OUT E. Emegha Injury
  • OUT J. Henderson Wrist Injury
  • OUT M. Palestra Injury
  • OUT M. Caicedo Injury
  • OUT E. Emegha Injury
  • OUT J. Henderson Wrist Injury
  • OUT M. Palestra Injury
Hull City
  • OUT I. Ansah Back Injury
  • OUT J. Butland Arm Injury
  • OUT D. Gyabi Groin Injury
  • OUT C. Hughes Groin Injury
  • OUT E. Matazo Knee Injury
  • OUT H. Morita Calf Injury
  • OUT I. Ansah Back Injury
  • OUT J. Butland Arm Injury
  • OUT D. Gyabi Groin Injury
  • OUT C. Hughes Groin Injury
  • OUT E. Matazo Knee Injury
  • OUT H. Morita Calf Injury