No sooner than a month into his job as Chelsea manager, Liam Rosenior will face his former side, Hull City, in the FA Cup fourth round.

That is about as exciting as this tie gets, truth be told, but for the sake of this preview and the competition’s integrity, I’ll continue.

These two sides have met twice in this competition – in 2018 and 2020 – since their last Premier League meeting in 2017, with Chelsea coming out on top on both occasions.

Hull will arrive at this game in the middle of a promotion push, which would see them return to England’s top flight for the first time in almost a decade.

The Tigers are winless in their last two, however, but did win their previous four EFL Championship matches, form which has seen them climb to fourth in the league table.

Chelsea were pegged back at home to Leeds on Tuesday night, drawing the game 2-2 after leading 2-0, ending a run of four consecutive English Premier League victories.

The Blues reached the semi-final of this competition back in 2024 and were beaten finalists in three consecutive seasons after winning the FA Cup back in 2018.

What are the best bets for Hull vs Chelsea?

Chelsea to win with a -2 handicap

Part of me wants to back a Hull win purely so I can say that Chelsea were ‘mauled by the Tigers,’ but I’ll be sensible and say that the visitors should come out on top here.

Chelsea’s squad is massive, and along with a clear difference in quality between the two sides, they will be far better equipped to handle a congested fixture schedule.

Hull have bigger priorities than giant-killing in the FA Cup, with their promotion challenge beginning to heat up.

It’s impossible to back scorers as I couldn’t tell you who will play in this match for Chelsea. So back them to win with a -2 handicap.

Chelsea should have far too much quality for Hull, whichever way they choose to line up, and I can see an onslaught from the first minute.

Where can I watch Hull vs Chelsea?

For viewers in the USA, Friday night’s match will be shown live on ESPN and Fubo. Kick off is at 14:45 EST.

Supporters in the UK will be able to watch this match on BBC One. Kick off is at 19:45 GMT.

What is Hull’s current form?

W-W-W-D-L

What is Chelsea’s current form?

W-W-L-W-D

What were the results of the last five head-to-head matches between Hull and Chelsea?

25/01/20 – Hull 1-2 Chelsea (FA Cup – R3)

16/02/18 – Chelsea 4-0 Hull (FA Cup – R4)

22/01/17 – Chelsea 2-0 Hull (EPL)

01/10/16 – Hull 0-2 Chelsea (EPL)

22/03/15 – Hull 2-3 Chelsea (EPL)

What is Hull’s predicted team?

Pandur – McNair, Egan, Hughes – Coyle, Dowell, Lundstram, Jacob – Gelhardt, McBurnie, Hirakawa

Injured: Drameh, Gyabi, Matazo, Crooks, Ajayi

Doubt: Belloumi

What is Chelsea’s predicted team?

Sanchez – Gusto, Acheampong, Badiashille, Sarr, Hato – Santos, Caicedo – Neto, Guiu, Estevao – Delap

Injured: Colwill, Essugo, Lavia, Cucurella, Gittens, Jorgensen, Essugo

Doubt: Tosin, James

Suspended: Mudryk

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