Chelsea v Hull City, 22 January 2017

Score2-0 to Chelsea
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,605
Kick-off: 4.30pm Hull City had now scored only three goals in 18 league games at Stamford Bridge since being the first-ever visitors to Chelsea on 11 September 1905.

Goals:

Diego Costa 45 G
Gary Cahill 81 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Diego Costa

Starting lineup:

Eldin Jakupović Goalkeeper
Curtis Davies Defender
Michael Dawson Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Omar Elabdellaoui Defender/Midfielder
Tom Huddlestone Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Sam Clucas Midfielder
Evandro Midfielder
Ryan Mason Midfielder
Abel Hernández Forward

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Eden Hazard 71
Willian for Pedro 71
Michy Batshuayi for Diego Costa 87

Substitutions:

David Meyler for Ryan Mason 21
Oumar Niasse for Curtis Davies 59
Adama Diomandé for Abel Hernández 75

Cards:

N'Golo Kanté 43 Y

Cards:

Michael Dawson 7 Y
Curtis Davies 26 Y
Andy Robertson 52 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Willian
Forward Michy Batshuayi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Marshall
Defender/Midfielder David Meyler
Defender/Midfielder Josh Tymon
Midfielder Shaun Maloney
Midfielder/Forward Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward Adama Diomandé
Forward Oumar Niasse

Comments:

League position: 1st With this victory, Chelsea became the third club to reach 1,000 points from their home games in the Premier League (also Manchester United 1,116 and Arsenal 1,019). This was Diego Costa's 100th game for the Blues in all competitions. He had now scored 52 goals including one in each of his four appearances against Hull City in the Premier League. Chelsea had now won 15 of their last 16 games in the Premier League, including all of the last eight at Stamford Bridge.

Comments:

League position: 19th Hull City had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 20 games in the Premier League games since a 2-0 win at Swansea City on 20 August 2016. The Tigers had now lost nine consecutive away league games for the first time since April 1998 in League Division 3. City had now scored only one goal in their last seven away games in the Premier League.

Goals:

Diego Costa 45 G
Gary Cahill 81 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Diego Costa

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Eden Hazard 71
Willian for Pedro 71
Michy Batshuayi for Diego Costa 87

Cards:

N'Golo Kanté 43 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Willian
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 1st With this victory, Chelsea became the third club to reach 1,000 points from their home games in the Premier League (also Manchester United 1,116 and Arsenal 1,019). This was Diego Costa's 100th game for the Blues in all competitions. He had now scored 52 goals including one in each of his four appearances against Hull City in the Premier League. Chelsea had now won 15 of their last 16 games in the Premier League, including all of the last eight at Stamford Bridge.

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Eldin Jakupović Goalkeeper
Curtis Davies Defender
Michael Dawson Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Omar Elabdellaoui Defender/Midfielder
Tom Huddlestone Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Sam Clucas Midfielder
Evandro Midfielder
Ryan Mason Midfielder
Abel Hernández Forward

Substitutions:

David Meyler for Ryan Mason 21
Oumar Niasse for Curtis Davies 59
Adama Diomandé for Abel Hernández 75

Cards:

Michael Dawson 7 Y
Curtis Davies 26 Y
Andy Robertson 52 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Marshall
Defender/Midfielder David Meyler
Defender/Midfielder Josh Tymon
Midfielder Shaun Maloney
Midfielder/Forward Jarrod Bowen
Midfielder/Forward Adama Diomandé
Forward Oumar Niasse

Comments:

League position: 19th Hull City had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 20 games in the Premier League games since a 2-0 win at Swansea City on 20 August 2016. The Tigers had now lost nine consecutive away league games for the first time since April 1998 in League Division 3. City had now scored only one goal in their last seven away games in the Premier League.