Hull City are in west London to take on Chelsea this afternoon
Hull City are in west London to take on Chelsea this afternoon
Welcome along to this afternoon's live Hull City blog as the Tigers travel to west London to take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Sergej Jakirovic's City remain unbeaten after three Premier League games and they'll be looking to continue their remarkable start to the season by picking up another result today.
That's easier said than done against a Chelsea side who Jakirovic believes are destined to claim a top four spot this season. Xabi Alonso's side scored six goals on Wednesday night in the Carabao Cup against Leeds United and they were free-flowing in attack through the opening month of the campaign as well.
City will take confidence from the fact that Chelsea currently have the second worst defensive record in the league, though, and while they did score six in the cup, they also conceded three.
It's bound to be another thriller of a contest and we're in the capital to bring you all the build-up, team news and live match updates.
City have arrived
And the squad are currently out on the pitch at Stamford Bridge. Brooke Norton-Cuffy is here, Tim Iroegbunam is here.
Ok, so we didn’t make it past Sunderland in the Carabao Cup – though, after missing it on TV after being caught up in the air traffic control nightmare this week, I’m told we should have had a penalty and seen their captain sent off. But Premier League survival? Hold my beer, because the invincible season is still on.Not that I’m making any predictions. In the media, these should be left to the horoscope writers. Just ask our friend Joe, whose outburst looks set to backfire as spectacularly as Alan Hanson’s infamous ‘you can’t win anything with kids’ line about Manchester United.
Read the full column from our fan journalist Natalie Murphy, here
According to bet365, Hull City are 11/1 underdogs to pick up the win this afternoon (at the time of writing).
Chelsea are at 1/5, while a draw is priced at 6/1.
Check out all today's odds here.
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We're live from Stamford Bridge as Hull City take on Chelsea in their fourth game of the new Premier League season.
Stick with us throughout the day as the Tigers look to maintain their unbeaten start to the league season.