Chelsea v Hull City: Key stats and talking points

Chelsea have hosted Hull City 18 times in the league without ever losing, a club record for both sides.However, the unbeaten visitors currently sit one place above Chelsea, who could go five home league games without a win against newly promoted opposition for the first time since 1948.Potent but porousWith 26 goals in their five matches, Chelsea have been anything but dull – not that manager Xabi Alonso would mind that. "We want to have better balance, to be more solid, to be able to win