Good man, Willian

By Gary Watton
October 1 2016

So Antonio Conte has finally re-jigged his stuttering defensive formation, and lo and behold stroppy Courtois and chums help themselves to a rare clean sheet. I prefer to measure Chelsea's progress (or lack of it) against the likes of Arsenic and Liverfools, but you can only beat what is put in front of you. Hull were no match for Chelsea once we hit our stride in the second half, but how many teams would let us off the hook for a mediocre first half performance? I can think of two that certainly didn't. Anyhow, we have arrested our decline (for the time being), but greater challenges lie ahead. Clearly dumping the sluggish Ivanovic was vindicated. Hopefully Conte will shortly be easing Cahill and Matic off stage too.

Anyway, full credit to red hot Diego Costa for maintaining his impressive early season goal scoring form. I still think he will be absent once too often through injury and suspension, but let's enjoy him while we can.

Hull City 0 CHELSEA 2; half time: 0-0

CHELSEA goal scorers: Willian; Costa

CHELSEA team: Courtois; Azpilicueta; Luiz; Matic; Kante; Cahill; Alonso; Moses; Hazard; Willian; Costa. Used substitutes: Oscar, Pedro, Chalobah

CHELSEA leading scorers:

Costa six goals

Batshuayi three goals

Fabregas two goals

Hazard two goals (including one penalty)

Moses two goals

Willian two goals

Azpilicueta one goal

Cahill one goal

Hull

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