Chelsea’s 2-1 win on the road may have raised some eye brows at the weekend but it all boils down to making the right decision as the case may be for the Chelsea hierarchy.
It was a key game for Chelsea not only for the win. But was also a time to access the squad in entirety as some injured
players returned to first team action. Hull lost 1-2 at home despite pulling a goal back in the 78th minutes to spark a possible comebackin the contest.
Following the crucial for Chelsea, we take into maximum consideration the match statistics from the game.
Shots on Target
Hull City – 2
Chelsea – 7
Chelsea’s dominance was written over the shot on target as it culminated into a 1-2 away win for Frank Lampard young guns in this FA Cup encounter.
Batshuayi profited from this most to give the away Chelsea an early lead while Hull survived a couple of chance from the Blues as well.
Kamil Grosicki made the most of his shot to net a consolatory goal in the match.
Shots off Target
Hull City – 12
Chelsea – 9
It was a frenetic contest on the pitch as both sides competed against each other.
Chelsea were more accurate in front of goal compared to Hull City as Callum Hudson-Odoi and Pedro Rodriguez flanked from both wings in support of Michy Batshuayi who played up front.
This got Hull City’s prolificacy made evident with 12 shot off target as compared to Chelsea’s 9 shots in the game to their own advantage.
Possession
Hull City – 35%
Chelsea – 65%
The ball possession says it all as regards to where the quality lies as the trio of Ross Barkley, Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic manned the midfield for Chelsea to perfection.
This saw Chelsea dominate proceeding from the middle while Willian came on in the 68th minutes to replace the latter (Mount) against the Hull City side.
This ensured that the home side could not assert themselves in the game properly thus losing to the superior Chelsea side at home in the process.
Corners
Hull City – 8
Chelsea – 7
The match produced a very expectant finale as hostility ensued at both ends of the pitch. This saw a total of 15 corner-kicks recorded in the game.
Chelsea found 7 corners while Hull City had one more corners with 8 as they tried their best to impress their home fans on the tie.
Fouls
Hull City – 12
Chelsea – 12
Both sides were involved in the physical battle as the playing turf endured a torrid evening of football at the KC Stadium.
This produced a total of 24 fouls as both sides displayed their match resolve on the pitch. Both sides had 12 fouls apiece in the game.
Yellow Cards
Hull City – 1
Chelsea – 2
Despite both sides recording the same number of fouls in the game with 12 apiece between themselves, it was Chelsea that was punished with two yellow card as compared to Hull City’s lone booking.
Eric Lichaj was booked in the 63rd minute for Hull City while Mateo Kovacic and Kurt Zouma was booked in the 46th and 90th minutes respectively for Chelsea (Frank Lampard’s) side.
