Chelsea could even withstand two comical misses from forwards Estevao and Liam Delap in the first half before easing away on the back of a hat-trick from their Portuguese winger Pedro Neto. Replays showed that the ball was inches from being in but still Delap should have knocked in the rebound. The key moment arrived five minutes before the break as Neto worked the ball neatly through a central area. This one was a well-made goal, Delap breaking down the right, leaving John Egan for dead and laying the ball off for Estevao to score from ten yards. The people of Hull were still engaged even if their team were well beaten.

Source: Metro February 13, 2026 22:04 UTC