Chelsea 2–2 Hull City
Saturday 12th September 2026 (Kick Off: 15:00) · Gameweek 4 · Full time
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The key stat: Defence. This is where the two sides are furthest apart. It goes to Chelsea: 1.61 to 2.42. When this gap appears, the side with the tighter defence tends to win, in around 69% of cases. The stats beneath it were picked on the same evidence.
- The callChelsea to win: 65% against 15%, with the draw at 20%. Confidence strong.
- WhyThe call rests on the long-run strength gap, home advantage and recent shots on target – the strongest pull the other way is attacking form.
- For ChelseaDefence 1.61 v 2.42 (decisive); Goals 2.12 v 0.90 (clear); Goal difference 0.20 v -1.40 (clear).
- For Hull CityGK save rate 79% v 65% (decisive).
- FormChelsea W-L-W-W-L, Hull City L-L-W-W-D.
NB 4 of the 10 matches behind that form were played last season, before the summer transfer window.
Chelsea 4-2-3-1 Hull City 5-4-1 Line-ups in fullHide the line-ups
Chelsea 4-2-3-1
Confirmed starting XI
Hull City 5-4-1
Confirmed starting XI
- E. Martínez
- J. Hato
- L. Colwill
- W. Fofana
- M. Gusto
- R. Lavia
- R. James
- M. Rogers
- C. Palmer
- Pedro Neto
- João Pedro
- K. Tzolakis
- N. Mendy
- J. Egan
- S. Ajayi
- R. Giles
- L. Coyle
- E. Stroud
- R. Slater
- M. Crooks
- M. Belloumi
- O. McBurnie
Substitutes J. Acheampong, Estêvão, V. Barco, J. Gittens, Pep Chavarría, M. Lacroix, M. Penders, D. Welbeck, Geovany Quenda
Substitutes M. Cho, L. Gourna-Douath, L. Herrington, T. Iroegbunam, B. Norton-Cuffy, D. Phillips, M. Targett, S. Thomas, R. Vaz
Our call: 65% CHE · 20% draw · 15% HUL · bookmakers: 78% / 14% / 8% · expected goals 2.12–0.90
Last updated 12 Sept at 14:14
