Chelsea are dangerous going forward, but Hull are yet to concede: Chelsea vs Hull City prediction
The Premier League fourth-round match between Chelsea and Hull City will take place on 12 September at Stamford Bridge. The London side head into the game after an impressive cup victory, while the Premier League newcomers remain unbeaten and are yet to concede a single league goal.
Chelsea: powerful attack and defensive concerns
Xabi Alonso's side suffered their first league defeat in the previous round, losing 2-1 to Arsenal. However, Chelsea responded in the League Cup by coming back from 2-0 down against Leeds to win 6-3, demonstrating enormous attacking potential.
Defence remains their weak point, however. The London side have gone 19 consecutive Premier League matches without a clean sheet and have conceded seven goals in their opening three rounds.
Hull City: seven points and no goals conceded
Hull have been one of the biggest surprises of the early season. After beating Manchester United 2-0 and Coventry 1-0, they drew 0-0 with Aston Villa to move onto seven points.
Hull are yet to concede after three rounds. However, their historical away record against Chelsea is extremely poor, with no wins in 18 matches.
Match facts and head-to-head record
- Chelsea are unbeaten in all 10 of their Premier League matches against Hull.
- Hull have not conceded a single goal in their opening three league matches.
- Hull have never won in 18 league visits to Chelsea.
The hosts should end the visitors' clean-sheet run: Chelsea vs Hull City prediction
Hull are likely to rely on a compact defence once again and will try to slow the game down as much as possible. However, keeping a clean sheet for the entire match will be much harder against a team featuring Palmer, Rogers and Pedro.
Chelsea remain too inconsistent defensively to completely rule out a goal for the visitors. Still, the hosts have a clear advantage in attacking quality and squad depth.
