Chelsea will aim to get back to winning ways in the Premier League by ending Hull Citys surprise unbeaten start when they meet at Stamford Bridge. Xabi Alonsos men were beaten for the first time last weekend as they suffered a 2-1 defeat at Arsenal, though they responded with a 6-3 win over Leeds United in the EFL Cup.Hull exited the same competition with a 1-0 loss at Sunderland, but have silenced those who had the Tigers as relegation certainties by claiming seven points from three games. 101GreatGoals has the full team news as Chelsea aim to deal Hull a reality check.Table of ContentsChelsea team newsHull team newsChelsea v Hull stats, Premier League formWhere to watch Chelsea v Hull: TV channel, live online streamsPremier League tableChelsea team newsMalo Gusto and Levi Colwill are the only Chelsea players to retain their place in the starting XI from the win over Leeds, which saw Alonso forced to throw on the likes of Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers to rescue the tie after the Blues fell 2-0 behind.Chelsea: Martinez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Hato; James, Lavia; Neto, Palmer, Rogers; Pedro.Chelsea substitutes: Acheampong, Barco, Chavarria, Estevao, Gittens, Lacroix, Penders, Quenda, Welbeck.Hull team newsFor Hull, Nobel Mendy, Lewie Coyle and Matt Crooks are the three who started at Sunderland to retain their place.Crooks inclusion is the only change from the XI that started last Saturdays 0-0 draw with Aston Villa, with Lucas Gourna-Douath again on the bench.Sorba Thomas is fit for a place on the bench despite being involved in a car accident on Friday. Thomas was unharmed.Hull: Tzolakis; Ajayi, Egan, Mendy; Coyle, Crooks, Slater, Giles; Belloumi, McBurnie, Stroud.Hull substitutes: Cho, Gourna-Douath, Herrington, Iroegbunam, Norton-Cuffy, Phillips, Targett, Thomas, Vaz.Chelsea v Hull stats, Premier League formChelsea have never lost in 10 Premier League meetings with Hull (W8 D2), only facing Portsmouth more times without losing in the competition (14)They have failed to win any of their last four home league games against newly promoted sides (D3 L1). Only once in the Blues league history have they gone five without a win at home to promoted opponents, doing so from April 1947 to September 1948Xabi Alonsos side could Chelsea win three successive Premier League games at Stamford Bridge for the first time since their final three of the 2024/25 campaignHaving gone 19 games without a clean sheet in the league, Chelsea are on their longest such run since a sequence of 31 between November 1960 and August 1961 (31 games) and 22 from April to November 1953Should Chelsea score inside the opening five minutes, they will be the second side ever to do so in four consecutive Premier League matches, after Brentford in September/October 2024Hull have never won in 18 league visits to Chelsea (D3 L15), which is the most they have faced any team away in the top four tiers without winningThey could become the first team since Manchester City in 2015/16 to keep a clean sheet in each of their first four matches of the Premier League season with no promoted side ever achieving the featVictory at Coventry City on August 29 was Hulls first in six league away games (D2 L3). They also drew at Stoke City and lost at Sunderland in this seasons EFL Cup, although they beat Millwall away in the Championship play-offs on May 11 and defeat Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium 12 days later to win promotionOnly Newcastle United (28%) have spent more time in a low block during opposition build-up than Hull in the Premier League this season (26.5%)Oli McBurnie could make his 100th Premier League appearance in this match and has made 258 high-intensity pressures so far in the Premier League this season, which is 74 more than any other player Recent Results : Chelsea League Cup Chelsea CHE W 6 3 2026-09-09 Leeds LEE Premier League Arsenal ARS L 2 1 2026-09-06 Chelsea CHE Premier League Chelsea CHE W 4 3 2026-08-30 Brighton BRI League Cup Chelsea CHE W 2 0 2026-08-27 Luton LUT Premier League Fulham FUL W 2 3 2026-08-24 Chelsea CHE Recent Results : Hull City League Cup Sunderland SUN L 1 0 2026-09-08 Hull City HUL Premier League Hull City HUL D 0 0 2026-09-05 Aston Villa AST Premier League Coventry COV W 0 1 2026-08-29 Hull City HUL Premier League Hull City HUL W 2 0 2026-08-22 Manchester United MUN Where to watch Chelsea v Hull: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Saturday is at 15:00 BST (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT). This match is not being shown live in the UK.Heres the full list ofPremier League international broadcasters.Premier League table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 3 1 Manchester City33007259 W W W 2 Arsenal33006159 W W W 3 Hull City32103037 D W W 4 Chelsea32018716 L W W 5 Brentford31205235 D D W 6 Liverpool31206425 W D D 7 Newcastle31206425 D W D 8 Everton31205325 D D W 9 Leeds31203215 D D W 10 Brighton31118534 D L W 11 Manchester United31117614 D W L 12 Sunderland31113304 D W L 13 Crystal Palace310248-43 W L L 14 Ipswich310248-43 L L W 15 Bournemouth302145-12 D D L 16 Nottingham Forest302123-12 D D L 17 Aston Villa301205-51 D L L 18 Tottenham301205-51 D L L 19 Fulham300347-30 L L L 20 Coventry300305-50 L L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Topics Chelsea F.C. Hull City A.F.C. 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