Reeling clubs Hull City AFC (2-3-1, 7 points) and Chelsea FC (3-2-1, 10 points) are scheduled to take on one another at the KC Stadium on Oct. 1, Saturday as the 2016-2017 Premier League season’s round 7 competitions move forward.
Hull City and Chelsea are expected to both try to snap their respective winless streaks as they face each other this weekend.
After starting the season on a two-game winning run, the Tigers had been winless in their next four matches, with three of those games ending up in defeats for caretaker manager Mike Phelan’s side.
They last game resulted in a demoralizing 1-5 loss to contending team Liverpool FC one the road at the Anfield last Saturday, as per the Liverpool Echo.
Irish midfielder David Meyler was the only goalscorer for the Tigers during the match as he netted a goal six minutes into the second half after the Reds have already built a 3-0 advantage during the first half of play.
Liverpool continued to pour on the goals after that as Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho netted just one minute after Meyler’s goal while Reds vice-captain James Milner scored his second goal of the game with a spot kick at the 71st.
Meanwhile, title-favorites Chelsea suffered a second consecutive defeat as they dropped a 0-3 game to fellow contenders Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium also last Saturday, Goal reported.
Head coach Antonio Conte’s squad was shut out for the first time this season as the Gunners scored three first half goals courtesy of Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott, and Mesut Özil at the 11th, 14th, and 40th minutes.
The loss was also the third straight winless performance for the Blues, who has now plummeted to the eighth spot of the English top flight table after being among the leaders in the first few rounds of competitions.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 bounce back victory for Chelsea.
Hull City starting lineup (4-5-1 formation): Marshall; Elmohamady, Livermore, Davies, Robertson; Snodgrass, Huddlestone, Clucas, Mason, Diomande; Hernandez
Chelsea starting lineup (4-1-4-1 formation): Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Azpilicueta; Kanté; Willian, Fabregas, Matic, Hazard; Costa
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