FA Cup: Chelsea Survive Hull Scare To Book 5th Round Place

By Daily Sports on January 26, 2020

Michy Batshuayi and Fikayo Tomori scored in either half as Chelsea beat Championship side Hull to reach the FA Cup fifth round.

The Blues took an early lead when Batshuayi's strike deflected off Hull's Ryan Tafazolli and the ball flew beyond wrong-footed goalkeeper George Long.

Chelsea dominated the rest of the half with Long required to make a series of good saves, but after the break the Championship side enjoyed a spell of domination where they threatened an equaliser.

Herbie Kane failed to make the most of a free-kick while Jarrod Bowen had the Chelsea defence scrambling with a piercing run but put his shot just over the bar.

The hosts' hopes were knocked, though, when Chelsea added a second from a free-kick as Tomori, who had a season-long loan at Hull two years ago, nodded in Ross Barkley's delivery for his second goal for Frank Lampard's side.

Chelsea twice went close to adding a third through Pedro, who first placed an effort just wide of the far post before clipping an effort over the goalkeeper only for the ball to land in the side-netting.

Instead it was Hull who scored to set up a tense finale as Kamil Grosicki's free-kick from the edge of the box took a wicked deflection to land in the back of the net.

However, Chelsea held on to edge victory and ensure their place in Monday's fifth-round draw. (BBC)

•PHOTO: Chelsea players 

Source Daily Sports

Posted January 26, 2020


 

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