This game is an interesting game. Chelsea, after ending their 14 game unbeaten run with 2-1 defeat to Newcastle, take on Hull City, who have not won a game in 9 matches. The game started off in minute 7 when John Obi-Mikel takes the ball from Hull City midfielder Sone Aluko and then passes it to Nemanja Matic. I thought that it was a foul because Mikel used his hand to push Aluko down to the ground. Anyway, Matic plays it wide to Brazilian midfielder Oscar on the left. Oscar jukes past Hull City defender James Chester and delivers a beautiful cross for Eden Hazard who heads home to the left side. Chelsea was dominating in the game by possession and shots on target. Then in minute 60 just as Filipe Luis was about to shoot from a bit outside the area, Tom Huddlestone puts in a very strong tackle. This was a very risky move, since he already had been given a booking 45 minutes earlier. He bent Luis' ankle and got sent off immediately. Not just 2 yellows, but a yellow and then a direct red. After that the game was practically Chelsea's. Hull City manager Steve Bruce adjusted the formation so that the Tigers were missing a defender, not a midfielder. But Chelsea kept putting the pressure in, and finally a goal came in minute 68. It all started with a corner, as Willian makes the short pass to Hazard. Hazard's cross is cleared by David Meyler, but Hazard recuperates from midfield. He runs all the way down and passes to Branislav Ivanovic and looks for the return. Ivanovic lets all the players keep running before making a perfectly-placed heel pass back to Hazard. Hazard makes a through ball to Spanish attacker Diego Costa, and he scores his 12th goal of the season, 2nd in the league behind Sergio Aguero. The game ended that way. My man of the match is Eden Hazard. He scored the opener with a beautiful header, and later assisted one to Diego Costa. He was very involved in plays, replacing the suspended Cesc Fabregas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqDj7JtvhRM
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