Joao Pedros 66th-minute strike spared Chelsea a surprise home defeat to Hull City as the Tigers remained unbeaten in the Premier League with a draw at Stamford Bridge. Morgan Rogers fired the Blues, who had won all three of their preceding home games this season, ahead in the sixth minute as Hull conceded for the first time this season.Winger Mohamed Belloumi met Ryan Giles bouncing ball by lashing in to level after 28 minutes, then struck again via a deflection six minutes later after Semi Ajayi headed against the crossbar from a corner.Chelsea head coach Xabi Alonso sent on Pep Chavarria for Jorrel Hato at half-time and Kostantinos Tzolakis turned Blues wideman Reece James strike behind before Joao Pedro levelled following Cole Palmers electric run along the right and pass.Table of ContentsChelsea vs Hull: Blues find a way to drawChelsea team vs Hull CityHull City team vs ChelseaChelsea vs Hull stats, Premier League formChelsea vs Hull: Blues find a way to drawUnbeaten Hull continue to be one of the stories of the season so far in the Premier League, moving top of the live table while they were ahead as Sergej Jakirovics side ultimately earned their eighth point of the campaign.Both sides went close to scoring during the closing stages, Tzolakis denying Rogers and Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez repelling Mohamed-Ali Chos effort.Its these sort of games where Chelsea need to show the grit, composure and characters they have, former Crystal Palace captain Joel Ward told BBC Radio 5 Live.These are the games that really, really matter. Theyre always going to come up against the [Manchester] Uniteds, the Arsenals and the [Manchester] Cities and always be up for those sort of games. But its when they come up against Hull, Ipswich maybe those seen as lesser teams that they have to really find the way to win and dominate.Thats what makes teams successful when challenging for the title.Chelsea team vs Hull CityMalo Gusto and Levi Colwill were the only players to retain their places from Chelseas 6-3 home win over Leeds United in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, recovering from 2-0 behind.Maxence Lacroix a summer signing from Crystal Palace dropped to the bench for the first time this season.Chelsea: Emiliano Martinez, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Jorrel Hato, Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Joao PedroChelsea substitutes: Mike Penders, Josh Acheampong, Valentin Barco, Pep Chavarria, Willian Estevao, Jamie Gittens, Maxence Lacroix, Geovany Quenda, Danny WelbeckHull City team vs ChelseaNobel Mendy, Lewie Coyle and Matt Crooks were Hulls only three starting players retained from their 1-0 defeat at Sunderland in the EFL Cup on Tuesdsay.Crooks inclusion was the only change from the side that started last Saturdays 0-0 draw with Aston Villa, with Lucas Gourna-Douath again on the bench.Sorba Thomas was fit for a place on the bench despite being involved in a car accident on Friday in which the new signing was unharmed.Hull: Kostantinos Tzolakis, Semi Ajayi, John Egan, Nobel Mendy, Lewis Coyle, Matt Crooks, Regan Slater, Ryan Giles, Mohamed Belloumi, Oli McBurnie, Elliot StroudHull substitutes: Dillon Phillips, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Lucas Herrington, Tim Iroegbunam, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Matt Targett, Sorba Thomas, Robinio VazChelsea vs Hull stats, Premier League formChelsea have never lost in 11 Premier League meetings with Hull (W8 D3), only facing Portsmouth more times without losing in the competition (14)They have failed to win any of their last five home league games against newly promoted sides (D4 L1). Only once in the Blues league history had they previously gone five without a win at home to promoted opponents, doing so from April 1947 to September 1948Xabi Alonsos side failed to win three successive Premier League games at Stamford Bridge for the first time since their final three of the 2024/25 campaignHaving gone 20 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 1953Hull have never won in 19 league visits to Chelsea (D4 L15), which is the most they have faced any team away in the top four tiers without winningThey failed to 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 promotionBefore this game, only Newcastle United (28%) had spent more time in a low block during opposition build-up than Hull in the Premier League this season (26.5%)Oli McBurnie made his 100th Premier League appearance and had made 258 high-intensity pressures so far in the Premier League this season before kick-off, which was 74 more than any other player Recent Results : Chelsea Premier League Chelsea CHE D 2 2 2026-09-12 Hull City HUL 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 Recent Results : Hull City Premier League Chelsea CHE D 2 2 2026-09-12 Hull City HUL 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 Topics Aaron Anselmino Abu Kamara Akin Famewo Alejandro Garnacho Andrey Santos Archie Howard Benoit Badiashile Charlie Hughes Chelsea F.C. Cole Palmer Danny Welbeck Dario Essugo Darko Gyabi David Akintola Dillon Phillips Eliot Matazo Emmanuel Emegha Enis Destan Enzo Fernandez Estevao Willian Filip Jorgensen Gaga Slonina Geovany Quenda Hidemasa Morita Hull City A.F.C. Ivor Pandur Jack Butland Jamie Gittens Joao Pedro John Egan Jordan Henderson Jorrel Hato Josh Acheampong Kasey Palmer Kieran Dowell Konstantinos Tzolakis Kyle Joseph Levi Colwill Lewis Coyle Liam Delap Liam Millar Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli Malo Gusto Mamadou Sarr Marc Cucurella Marc Guiu Marco Palestra Mason Burstow Matt Crooks Maxence Lacroix Mike Penders Mohamed Belloumi Moises Caicedo Morgan Rogers Mykhailo Mudryk Nicolas Jackson Oli McBurnie Paddy McNair Pedro Neto Pep Chavarria Premier League Reece James Regan Slater Reggie Watson Robert Sanchez Romeo Lavia Ryan Giles Semi Ajayi Sergej Jakirovic Tayo Subuloye Teddy Sharman-Lowe Thimothee Lo Tutala Tosin Adarabioyo Trevoh Chalobah Valentin Barco Wesley Fofana Xabi Alonso Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Liverpool v Fulham as it happened: Updates and stats from draw Jon Fisher 12th September, 2026 Tottenham vs Everton: Confirmed teams and full line ups Ben Miller 12th September, 2026 LIVE Chelsea v Hull: Updates, goals and stats as Joao Pedro equalises Jon Fisher 12th September, 2026 Chelsea vs Hull: Belloumi goals a dream as clinical City go ahead Ben Miller 12th September, 2026 Liverpool v Fulham: Confirmed line-ups as Reds seek third straight win Nicholas McGee 12th September, 2026 Chelsea v Hull: Confirmed line-ups as Blues aim to end Tigers unbeaten Premier League start Nicholas McGee 12th September, 2026
