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

The Blues made short work of Hull with a dominant display

Liam Corless
Friday 16 February 2018 21:15 GMT
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Willian sweeps home Chelsea's opening goal
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:



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

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Stay tuned. We'll be hearing from Blues boss Antonio Conte shortly.

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Post-match quotes from Antonio Conte

On the performance of his team: "It was great for us to score four goals in the first half but the most important thing for us is that we are into the next round. Now it's time to prepare for the game against Barcelona."

On whether he expected Chelsea to win so easily: "We hope to always dominate the game but I think our start today was impressive. We started with great focus, great concentration and great will to score. To go to the next round, I'm very pleased with the commitment of my players."

Quotes from BT Sport

Antonio Conte was delighted with his side's display 

Liam Corless16 February 2018 22:21
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Those quotes from the Chelsea manager conclude our coverage of tonight's match. Thanks for tuning in!

Liam Corless16 February 2018 22:21

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