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Hull City

Chelsea

  • Lampard 3’
  • Anelka 50’
  • Malouda 74’
  1. Chelsea back on song

    Chelsea back on song

    Chelsea got back to winning ways with a 3-0 away win against Hull thanks to goals from Frank Lampard, Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Hull City
    • Chelsea
    • 22:40 So, it's back to winning ways for Chelsea after that weekend defeat against Liverpool. As for Hull, their winning run against London clubs comes to an end. Thanks for joining us and goodnight.
    • 90+3' The final whistle sounds and Chelsea have won this won at a canter to keep in touch at the top of the table.
    • 90' Three minutes of extra time to be played.
    • 89' Hull with a corner in the last minute of the game... the ball comes whipping in by Dawson... FREE HEADER FOR GARCIA!! But the sub hits it wide from just a few yards... That should have been a consolation.
    • 88' Carvalho is clutching the back of his thigh and looks to be in a bit of pain... The ref tries to usher him off the pitch, but the Portuguese shrugs him off with a modicum of anger. As Chelsea have made all three changes, it looks like the Blues will have to finish the game with 10 men.
    • 86' Bosingwa gives way for the forgotten man Branislav Ivanovic.
    • 83' Marlon King gives way for veteran Dean Windass. A special moment for the man whose goal saw Hull hit the top flight.
    • 80' Anelka finds Kalou in the box, but Turner puts in an excellent challenge to save Myhill's blushes.
    • 79' Chelsea make a second change: Saloman Kalou on for Deco.
    • 74' Chelsea are queuing up to score here... short passes and patience... AND THEN MALOUDA TOPS IT OFF WITH A SHOT PAST MYHILL! The Frenchman meets Carvalho's low cross with a shot into the net from five yards.
    • 71' Dean Marney gives way for Richard Garcia for Phil Brown's side.
    • 70' Hull with a freekick on the left... but nothing comes of it, then Cousin makes a meal of it by the corner flag and hits it out for a throw.
    • 68' It's not always magic from Lampard: the England midfielder gathers from Carvalho and lofts a drive well over the cross bar from outside the box. More like a rugby conversion that one...
    • 65' The ever-present Malouda hits in another drive - this time a zipper across the lush surface - which zips past the near post and behind.
    • 62' Carvalho heads over for a corner after a free-kick by Hull...
    • 59' Great last-ditch tackle by Dawson to deny Belletti on the edge of the box after another fine Chelsea move.
    • 58' Deco booked for kicking George Boateng on the calf. The Portuguese schemer claims innocence, but that was pretty blatent. Harsh for a yellow, mind.
    • 56' Lampard chips in... Anelka gathers, knocks it back to Malouda, who spins round and hits a fierce shot over the bar!! Chelsea now turning on the style...
    • 54' Belletti comes on for Joe Cole, who has gone hobbling off after a crunching - but fair - challenge by the Hull captain. Worrying for Scolari seeing that the England ace is only just back from a previous injury.
    • 51' You can't get away with such amateur defending in the Premiership (that's why Philippe Senderos is now in Italy...) Myhill came out of the box following a collision between two of his defenders. When the lofted ball comes to Anelka, the American Welshman cannot use his hands, gifting the strike to Le Sulk.
    • 50' GOAL FOR CHELSEA! A mistake from Myhill after Hull's defence is in disarray. Anelka chests it down on the edge of the box, passes the static Myhill, then hits it into the empty net with his left peg. Too easy for Chelsea. 2-0!
    • 49' Lampard accepts the short corner, but then drives his shot well wide.
    • 48' Chelsea's first attack of the second half comes after Joe Cole darts forward and delivers a floating cross which is headed clear. The follow up - a long shot by Malouda - is deflected over for a corner.
    • 46' No changes to report at the break.
    • 46' Back under way at the KC Stadium.
    • HT The players make their way back on the the field after the half time oranges. Can Hull muscle their way back into this contest? The next goal will be vital...
    • 45+1' Half time at the KC Stadium and it's still all to be played for. Lampard's excellent chip splits the teams, but Hull are in no way out of this one.
    • 45' Dawson swings in a cross which King meets with his head! But there is not enough power on it and Cech gathers with ease.
    • 44' Hull freekick 35 yards out... the Brazilian is bound to shoot... Saved by Cech, but only a fumble which Carvalho has to thwack clear!
    • 43' This time it's Malouda with the volley! But the Frenchman's effort from 18 yards fizzes wide.
    • 42' Anelka hits a powerful volley from the edge of the box!! Myhill manages to tip it over the bar for a corner. Superb keeping from the American Welshman.
    • 41' McShane is thwarted by Ashley Cole and Terry after a probing run into the visitors' box.
    • 40' Chelsea on the counter attack... Anelka finds it on the right, cuts it into Lampard, who then finds Malouda, who dances into the box, then toe pokes it past the far post on the stretch. Disappointing finish to such a promising build up.
    • 38' Cousin wins Hull a corner... what can the home side muster up from this... in it comes from the right... Anelka heads it clear for a throw.
    • 37' Lampard lets fly with a half volley from 30 yards out. Well wide.
    • 35' Chelsea have such a tight ship at the back. There's no way through at the moment for Hull.
    • 34' Malouda fires over after the ball falls to him on the edge of the box. JUST OVER THE BAR BY THE FRENCHMAN!!
    • 33' Lampard wins a freekick on the edge of the box, on the right, after a body check by Dawson. The ball is stuck in by Joe Cole, but Hull clear with ease.
    • 31' A flagrant dive by Lampard is not punished by the referee. But it's the Chelsea midfielder who looks stupid - there was no need for that because Cole was clear in on the right and he should have fed him rather than hit the deck. There goes the Respect campaign...
    • 30' The game has entered a scrappy patch - just as news comes through of a wonder goal for David Bentley to put Spurs 1-0 up against his former club Arsenal at the Emirates.
    • 27' Hull have shown some real fight after going down to that early Lampard lob. This is a fine spectacle - end to end stuff.
    • 25' Deco pushes over Marney to concede a freekick. It's 45 yards out but Geovanni is going to have a pop... AND FORCES CECH TO MAKE A FINE SAVE LOW TO HIS RIGHT!! Corner for Hull.
    • 22' CHELSEA SAVED BY THE WOODWORK! Cousin makes a marauding run, turns on the edge of the box and shoots... it takes a slight deflection, passes Cech, but rebounds back to the Czech off the base of the right post.
    • 20' Anelka shoots from the edge of the box... but the Frenchman's strike goes well wide.
    • 17' Joe Cole bursts down the right, finds Lampard, who puts in an excellent cross for Malouda, who should have done better with the header.
    • 16' Cech saves well from King, keeping out the striker's shot with his left leg after he was clean through. But the offside flag is up. It wouldn't have counted.
    • 15' Lampard overcooks a free kick in a dangerous position and it fizzles over the bar. Well wide.
    • 13' Carvalho shouts at Geovanni after the Brazilian goes down with a blatent dive...
    • 11' Joe Cole picks up a booking for a late challenge on Andy Dawson. He can't sat the referee didn't warn him - he's already been called up for a bad tackle.
    • 10' Dawson clears from a probing Bosingwa cross.
    • 5' Hull survive a goal-mouth scramble and clear. Chelsea on fire tonight.
    • 4' At first, it seemed that Myhill could have done better for that Lampard goal - but the replay shows the keeper well off his line. He had no chance. Lampard deserves a pat on the back for seeing his bad positioning...
    • 3' GOAL FOR CHELSEA! A superb chip from Lampard from the edge of the box - and with his left foot! Bosingwa burst down the left and cut it back, and Super Frank looked up and did the deed, lofting the ball into the top right of the net.
    • 2' Joe Cole penalised for an early foul, coming in late there in midfield.
    • 1' Under way here at Hull!
    • 20:45 The teams are on the pitch at the KC Stadium and the captains are preparing to toss. Get ready for all the action, here live on Eurosport!
    • 20:42 Joe Cole is back from injury for the Blues, who continue with misfiring Nicolas Anelka as lone targetman. The home side have Andy Dawson back from injury after he limped off the pitch 10 minutes into the 3-0 victory over West Brom on the weekend.
    • 20:35 Surprise package Hull City have a sterling record against the capital clubs this season: the 'minnows' have beaten West Ham, Spurs and Arsenal so far... tonight can they add millionaires Chelsea to their list of London scalps?

  • Team Stats

    Hull City Stats Chelsea
    42% Possession 57%
    11 Shots 27
    4 Shots on target 6
    2 Saves 1
    5 Corners 5
    14 Fouls 11
    3 Offsides 1
    0 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    13 Tackles 14
    268 Accurate passes 417
    82 Bad passes 59

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Hull City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Boaz Myhill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 5 0
      6 Michael Turner 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 17 1 0
      3 Andy Dawson 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 41 20 1
      17 Paul McShane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 2
      24 Kamil Zayatte 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 23 5 2
      4 Ian Ashbee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 16 3
      10 Marcio Geovanni 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 27 8 0
      22 Dean Marney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 3
      20 George Boateng 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 17 11 0
      25 Daniel Cousin 0 4 1 3 2 1 0 23 6 0
      23 Marlon King 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14 5 0
      12 Matt Duke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Sam Ricketts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Bryan Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Péter Halmosi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1
      9 Dean Windass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
      15 Bernard Mendy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Richard Garcia 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
    • Chelsea
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Petr Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0
      6 Ricardo Carvalho 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 0
      3 Ashley Cole 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 38 14 1
      17 José Bosingwa 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 41 0 5
      26 John Terry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 2 2
      12 John Obi Mikel 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 56 9 2
      8 Frank Lampard 1 7 1 0 2 0 0 62 10 1
      20 Anderson Deco 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 47 6 1
      15 Florent Malouda 1 8 1 1 1 0 0 56 12 1
      10 Joe Cole 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 15 0 0
      39 Nicolas Anelka 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 22 3 0
      18 Wayne Bridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      35 Juliano Belletti 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 1 1
      9 Franco Di Santo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      33 Alex da Dias Costa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Branislav Ivanovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      23 Carlo Cudicini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Salomon Kalou 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0

  • Summary

    • 89' Hull with a corner in the last minute of the game... the ball comes whipping in by Dawson... FREE HEADER FOR GARCIA!! But the sub hits it wide from just a few yards... That should have been a consolation.
    • 74' Chelsea are queuing up to score here... short passes and patience... AND THEN MALOUDA TOPS IT OFF WITH A SHOT PAST MYHILL! The Frenchman meets Carvalho's low cross with a shot into the net from five yards.
    • 56' Lampard chips in... Anelka gathers, knocks it back to Malouda, who spins round and hits a fierce shot over the bar!! Chelsea now turning on the style...
    • 50' GOAL FOR CHELSEA! A mistake from Myhill after Hull's defence is in disarray. Anelka chests it down on the edge of the box, passes the static Myhill, then hits it into the empty net with his left peg. Too easy for Chelsea. 2-0!
    • 22' CHELSEA SAVED BY THE WOODWORK! Cousin makes a marauding run, turns on the edge of the box and shoots... it takes a slight deflection, passes Cech, but rebounds back to the Czech off the base of the right post.
    • 3' GOAL FOR CHELSEA! A superb chip from Lampard from the edge of the box - and with his left foot! Bosingwa burst down the left and cut it back, and Super Frank looked up and did the deed, lofting the ball into the top right of the net.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Andre Marriner

  • Hull City

    Manager: Phil Brown

    Captain: Ian Ashbee

    Starting line-up

    • B. Myhill
    • P. McShane
    • M. Turner
    • K. Zayatte
    • A. Dawson
    • I. Ashbee
    • G. Boateng Substitution Out (60′)
    • D. Marney Substitution Out (71′)
    • .. Geovanni
    • M. King Substitution Out (83′)
    • D. Cousin

    Subs

    • B. Mendy
    • D. Windass Substitution In83′
    • B. Hughes
    • R. Garcia Substitution In71′
    • P. Halmosi Substitution In60′
    • S. Ricketts
    • M. Duke

    Injured

    • C. Fagan

    Suspended

    None

  • Chelsea

    Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

    Captain: John Terry

    Starting line-up

    • P. Cech
    • J. Bosingwa Substitution Out (87′)
    • J. Terry
    • R. Carvalho
    • A. Cole
    • J. Mikel
    • F. Lampard Goal
    • .. Deco Yellow Card Substitution Out (79′)
    • J. Cole Yellow Card Substitution Out (54′)
    • F. Malouda Goal
    • N. Anelka Goal

    Subs

    • C. Cudicini
    • W. Bridge
    • .. Alex
    • J. Belletti Substitution In54′
    • S. Kalou Substitution In79′
    • B. Ivanovic Substitution In87′
    • F. Di Santo

    Injured

    • M. Ballack
    • D. Drogba
    • M. Essien

    Suspended

    None