HP Terbaru 2023 – Chelsea head to Hull City in the FA Cup

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By Alex Roberts

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Chelsea’s convincing 5-1 win over Charlton in the previous round was Rosenior’s first game in charge, and it gone well so far. Defeat to Arsenal in the League Cup semis means this tournament is their only realistic chance of domestic silverware.

Hull shouldn’t be underestimated, though. Flying high in the Championship under Sergej Jakirović, the East Yorkshire outfit could find themselves in the Premier League for the first time since 2016-17 come the end of the season.

A team of two halves

Do you remember the last time Chelsea put in an outstanding 90-minute performance? It was probably the 3-0 Champions League win over Barcelona, since then it feels like every single game has been so Jekyll and Hyde.

Their 2-2 draw with Leeds over the weekend was the latest. 2-0 up and comfortable 58 minutes in, it was hard to imagine Daniel Farke’s side getting back into it. Then, a daft penalty conceded by Moisés Caicedo and some awful defending for the second, and it’s all fallen apart.

Chelsea have now dropped 17 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season. Add them to their current total of 44, they’d be top with a cushion of five. That’s all very ‘what if’, but it’s a clear problem. One thing we can say with a degree of certainty, Chelsea will be good for one half then not so good in the other against Hull.

Fulfilling potential

One of many players compared to the great Wayne Rooney as a youngster, Joe Gelhardt left Wigan for Leeds in 2020. He’s bounced around on loan since then, but now, in his second spell at Hull, he’s starting to look like a fantastic player.

Gelhardt has ten goals and three assists in his 24 Championship games so far this season, which is already his best ever return in front of goal. He missed out on the penalty win over Blackburn in their last game due to injury, so will want to make a mark in the World’s oldest cup competition.

He’s been playing in a number ten role rather than as a striker, which he is better known as, with Oli McBurnie and Kyle Joseph ahead of him. It’s a front three that has done well in the Championship, we’ll have to see how they do against Premier League opposition.

Team news

Expect plenty of rotation from Chelsea for this one. Rosenior has already confirmed that Mamadou Sarr will get some minutes, while the likes of Marc Guiu, Jorrel Hato, Alejandro Garnacho, and Josh Acheampong should feature.

They will of course be without several stars due to injury, though. Marc Cucurella (hamstring), Reece James (illness), Filip Jörgensen (knock), Tosin Adarabioyo (hamstring), Levi Colwill (ACL), Dário Essugo (thigh), and Jamie Gittens (hamstring) are all out.

Roméo Lavia has been back in training for the past few days, but it’s unlikely we’ll be seeing him anytime soon as the club continue to monitor.

Hull have their own issues too. Mohamed Belloumi (hamstring) is a major doubt, while Cody Drameh (hip), Darko Gyabi (groin), Eliot Matazo (ACL), Matt Crooks (hamstring), Semi Ajayi (hamstring) are all sidelined.

Prediction

Hull are a decent side, and while we certainly expect them to give Chelsea some problems, we think the Premier League side will have too much. So, we’re going with a 2-1 Chelsea win.

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(Cover image from IMAGO)

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