Chelsea vs Hull City – FA Cup fifth round as it happened

The Blues made short work of Hull with a dominant display

Willian sweeps home Chelsea's opening goal (AFP/Getty Images)

Chelsea thrashed Hull City 4-0 at Stamford Bridge, after two goals by Willian, one from Pedro and a maiden Chelsea strike from Olivier Giroud.

Relive the game below with our live blog:

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What time does it start?

Chelsea vs Hull kicks off 8pm

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on BT Sport 2 from 7.30pm. Highlights will be shown at 10.30pm on BBC1.

It’s a big game for…

Danny Drinkwater: Drinkwater has not had the best time of things since moving to Chelsea, only featuring a handful of times.

With Tiemoue Bakyoko and Ross Barkley unavailable for selection and Conte confirming he will be switching things up for this clash, it’s a big game for the former Leicester star to show what he can offer.

Weird stat…

9: Chelsea have progressed from nine of their last 10 fifth round FA Cup ties, their only loss coming against Manchester City in 2014.

Remember when…

Chelsea opened their successful 2009/10 campaign with victory against hull city courtesy of Didier Drogba’s last minute winner.

The Blues went on to win the domestic double of Premier League and FA Cup in May.

Player to watch…

Jarrod Bowen: Chelsea are in the top four of the Premier League and will expect to comfortably beat Hull in their fifth round clash. But, if Hull are going to cause any problems, it is likely to come through their 21-year-old forward. He has scored 12 times in 30 Championship clashes so far this year, seeking to help the Tigers avoid the drop.

Past three-meetings…

Chelsea 2 (Costa, Cahill) Hull 0, Premier League, January 2017

Hull 0 Chelsea 2 (Willian, Costa), Premier League, October 2016

Hull 2 (Elmohamady, Hernandez) Chelsea 3 (Hazard, Costa, Remy), Premier League, March 2015

Form guide…

Chelsea: WLWLLW

Hull City: DLWDLW

Odds…

Chelsea to win: 2/13

Hull City to win: 16/1

Draw: 6/1

[16 February 2018 20:34 · Liam Corless]

GOAL! Chelsea 3-0 Hull (Willian)

32' - It's turning into a rout at Stamford Bridge. 

Olivier Giroud uses his strength to win possession back for Chelsea deep inside the Hull half before offloading the ball to Willian, who curls a low shot in off the post.

[16 February 2018 20:35 · Liam Corless]

Chelsea 3-0 Hull

34' - Hull's Kevin Stewart goes into the referee's book after catching Gary Cahill in the face with a flailing arm.

[16 February 2018 20:36 · Liam Corless]

Pedro celebrates after making it 2-0 to Chelsea 

[16 February 2018 20:41 · Liam Corless]

Chelsea 3-0 Hull

39' - Willian, it goes without saying, has been magnificent in this first half. He's bagged a couple of screamers and his overall level of play has been superb. Plenty of fancy flicks on offer too.

[16 February 2018 20:44 · Liam Corless]

GOAL! Chelsea 4-0 Hull (Giroud)

42' - The two new boys link up to score Chelsea's fourth as Emerson Palmeri's low cross is deftly turned home at the near post by Olivier Giroud. 

The hosts could reach double figures at this rate.

[16 February 2018 20:47 · Liam Corless]

45' - We'll have a minimum of two additional minutes at the end of this first half.

[16 February 2018 20:50 · Liam Corless]

Half-time - Chelsea 4-0 Hull

The referee brings an end to the opening period and Chelsea lead at the break after goals from Willian (two), Pedro and Olivier Giroud.

In tonight's other game, Leicester and Sheffield United are drawing 0-0 after 49 minutes of action at the King Power Stadium

Olivier Giroud celebrates after opening his Chelsea account 

[16 February 2018 21:04 · Liam Corless]

Chelsea 4-0 Hull

46' - We are back underway at Stamford Bridge, where Callum Hudson-Odoi has replaced Pedro for the hosts.

[16 February 2018 21:08 · Liam Corless]

Chelsea 4-0 Hull

49' - Penalty to Hull!

Harry Wilson is felled in the box by Cesc Fabregas and the referee points to the spot.

[16 February 2018 21:09 · Liam Corless]

GOAL ALERT! Leicester 1-0 Sheffield United (Vardy, 67)

Jamie Vardy gives Leicester the lead against Sheffield United in tonight's other game!

Leicester lead at the King Power Stadium through Jamie Vardy