No midweek game for the blues who are getting back to green turf having had a whole week to prepare for the trip to the KC Stadium which will be followed by the international break.
Last weekend's game was the first time the blues had failed to find the net this season.A win would be a great way to kickoff a new month and keep our European aspirations alive.

The blues will need to put in an all round impressive performance to grab all three points after getting only one from the last available nine in the league.This is our second game against a newly promoted team.The last time the blues won a league game was before the last break and it was against another newly promoted team (Burnley).

The squad has worked really hard in training ahead of this one and will be hoping that the hard work pays off on the pitch this time.'There were no excuses for the loss against Arsenal' according to Eden but a win would be a perfect way to buoy the team spirits after four games without a win in normal time.

Antonio Conte will be expected to adopt another tactical approach both in personnel and in setup after the Gunners exposed some frailties in the team.A 3-5-2 formation which was used in the second half against Arsenal is the most likely while a 4-2-4 is not to be ruled out having been used in pre-season games.

Chelsea are unbeaten against the Tigers since 1988 winning ten times in the twelve meetings including the last four encounters against the Tigers.

Chelsea Vs Hull City Recent Meetings 

02-02-2010 Hull City 1 : 1 Chelsea

18-08-2013 Chelsea 2 : 0 Hull City

11-01-2014 Hull City 0 : 2 Chelsea

13-12-2014 Chelsea 2:0 Hull City

22-03-2015 Hull City 2 : 3 Chelsea

Hull City Vs Chelsea League Form 

Hull City - W L D L L

Chelsea - W W D L L

Team News

Antonio Conte's tactical tweaks will be tested after the team recorded back to back losses.The Italian brought on Marcos Alonso for Cesc Fabregas last time out with the blues switching to a 3-5-2.He could be tempted to stick to this setting having enjoyed successes in the past years with the formation.

Oscar who missed last week's humbling is likely to be restored to the XI while veteran John Obi Mikel still waits for his first competitive appearance under Antonio Conte.

Perhaps the best news is the return of John Terry which will be followed by Kurt Zouma's return to action since February.The centre-back is expected to return after the break.

In form Diego Costa is expected to start while it is left to be seen if he will be partnered by Michy in the 3-5-2 setup.

 Long term Hull servant Huddlestone has been a regular for over four years and is likely to get the nod.Abel Hernandez and Diomande are expected to lead the line for the Tigers who lost 5:1 last time out against Liverpool.El Mohamady was sent off in that encounter and will sit out the first of his three game suspension against the blues.Meyler is expected to fill the void.

The blues are placed six places above Mark Phelan's charges who are only three points adrift.

View league table here

Probable Chelsea XI 
Courtois; Gary Cahill,John Terry,David Luiz;Alonso,Kante,Matic,Hazard,Azplicueta; Batshuayi,Diego Costa

Go Blues!
Kickoff Time 15:00 GMT
1-10-16

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