Chelsea draw with Premier League surprise package Hull City

Updated: Sep 12, 2026, 09:33 pm
João Pedro's good form continued in Chelsea's draw with Hull City.
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Chelsea's chaotic start to life under Xabi Alonso continued with an entertaining 2-2 draw against Hull at Stamford Bridge.

It was a pattern that has become familiar in the early weeks of the season as the home side took the lead early on through Morgan Rogers and appeared to be cruising until another defensive implosion saw them give up command of the game and gift two goals to Hull's Mohamed Belloumi.

The first came after 28 minutes when Malo Gusto and Jorrel Hato each failed to take control of what should have been a simple mop-up job, allowing the Algerian winger to hammer in his first Premier League goal.

Emiliano Martínez then failed to deal with a corner and Belloumi drilled in via a deflection to put Sergej Jakirovic's side on course for another upset at half-time.

Chelsea tottered having again chucked away control of a match before their attacking prowess finally came to the fore once more to stave off an embarrassing home defeat.

Cole Palmer was again their saviour. He found space to dig out a cross for João Pedro to rifle home midway through the second half and spare Alonso's blushes.