premier league,
Round 4
Chelsea
Which
09/12/2026
15:00
Hull City
they
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place
- Stamford Bridge
Summary of the Chelsea and Hull City match in the English Premier League
Chelsea will be looking to get back to winning ways in the tournament Premier League When they welcome newly promoted, unbeaten Hull City to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
The Blues suffered their first league defeat this season against Arsenal last weekend, while Hull collected seven points from their first three league matches and have not yet conceded a goal in the league.
The Blues are fourth in the table, three points behind leaders Manchester City and Arsenal, and have an excellent record against Hull.
Chelsea have never lost in any of their 10 Premier League encounters with the Tigers, winning eight and drawing two. They have only faced Portsmouth so often in the competition without suffering defeat.
There are still some concerns that Alonso needs to address, especially in defence. Chelsea have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 19 Premier League matches, and have conceded seven goals in their first three league matches this season.
They have also failed to win any of their last four home Premier League matches against newly promoted teams, drawing three and losing one.
Meanwhile, Hull have been one of the early surprises of the Premier League campaign.
Sergei Jakirović’s side took seven points from their opening three games, beating Manchester United 2-0 and Coventry City 1-0 before drawing 0-0 with Aston Villa last weekend.
The Tigers are currently the only team in the top four tiers of English football to have not conceded a league goal this season.
Chelsea team news against Hull in the English Premier League
Chelsea continues to monitor Jordan Henderson, who is recovering from a wrist problem, and Emmanuel Emega, who is suffering from a muscle injury.
Moises Caicedo and Marco Palestra are also doubts due to unspecified issues.
Levi Colwell has been given a full release after suffering a problem during the midweek win over Leeds and is expected to compete with Maxence Lacroix, Josh Acheampong and Wesley Fofana for a place in the back three.
Hull suffers from a long list of injuries, with Elias Ansah, Jack Butland, Elliot Matazzo, Darko Giappi, Charlie Hughes and Hidemasa Morita missing.
Tim Irogbunam, Brooke Norton-Coffey and Paddy McNair will be assessed before kick-off.
Noble Mendy was withdrawn at half-time against Sunderland, but Jajerovic confirmed afterwards that a substitution was planned, meaning he should be available to start.
Expected lineup for Chelsea’s match against Hull City
Chelsea: Martinez; Acheampong, Lacroix, Colwell; Neto, James, Lafia, Hato; Rogers, Palmer. Pedro
Hull City: Tzoulakis; Ajayi, Egan, Mendy; Coyle, Slater, Jorna Doath, Giles; Bloomy, Stroud; McBurney
Chelsea and Hull match statistics, English Premier League
- Chelsea have never lost in 10 Premier League meetings with Hull (W8 D2), only facing Portsmouth more times without losing in the competition (14).
- They have failed to win any of their last four home league matches against newly promoted teams (D3 L1). Only once in the history of the English Premier League have the Blues failed to achieve a win at home against promoted opponents, from April 1947 to September 1948.
- Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea can win three consecutive Premier League matches at Stamford Bridge for the first time since the last three games of the 2024/25 season.
- Having gone 19 matches without a clean sheet in the league, Chelsea are on their longest run since 31 matches between November 1960 and August 1961 (31 matches) and 22 matches from April to November 1953.
- If Chelsea score in the first five minutes, they will be the second team ever to do so in four consecutive Premier League matches, after Brentford in September/October 2024.
- Hull have never won in 18 visits to Chelsea in the league (D3 L15), the most they have faced away from home in the top four divisions without winning.
- They could become the first team since Manchester City in 2015/16 to keep a clean sheet in each of their first four matches of a Premier League season, with no promoted club ever achieving the feat.
- The win over Coventry City on 29 August was Hull’s first in six away league matches (D2 L3). They also drew with Stoke City and lost to Sunderland in the EFL Cup this season, although they beat Millwall away in a Championship qualifier on 11 May and defeated Middlesbrough at Wembley 12 days later to win promotion.
- Only Newcastle United (28%) have spent more time lower down the back line while building up the opposition than Hull in the Premier League this season (26.5%).
- Oli McBurnie could make his 100th Premier League appearance in this match, and he has made 258 high-powered pressures so far in the Premier League this season, which is 74 more than any other player.
Where to watch Chelsea and Hull: TV channel, live stream online
The match starts on Saturday at 15:00 GMT (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT). This match is not being shown live in the UK.
Here’s the full list Premier League broadcasters.
Predict the result of the Chelsea and Hull City match in the English Premier League
Hull have made an excellent start to the Premier League and their defensive record will give them plenty of confidence heading into Stamford Bridge.
However, Chelsea have much greater attacking quality and should be buoyed by their midweek return against Leeds.
Chelsea
3 – 1
Hull City
Premier League table
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position 1, 2, 3, 4: Promotion – Champions League (League Stage)
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position 5: Promotion – Europa League (League Stage)
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position 18, 19, 20: Relegation – Championship
