Chelsea vs Hull City Lineups September 2026 – Looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League season, newly promoted Hull City will travel to Stamford Bridge to test their ability against Chelsea on matchday 4 of the 2026/2027 Premier League season.

The match is scheduled to take place at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 3:00 PM local time.

The two teams last faced each other in the top flight in January 2017, when goals from Diego Costa and Garry Cahill secured a 2-0 home victory for The Blues on their way to winning the title that season.

Now, before this match begins, let us take a look at Mansion Sports' prediction for the Chelsea vs Hull City lineups in September 2026 below!

Conditions of Both Teams Ahead of the Match

Chelsea

Xabi Alonso suffered his first defeat as Chelsea manager last weekend when his team lost 2-1 to Premier League champions Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, and The Blues appeared to be on course for another defeat when facing Leeds United in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.

The West London side were booed by the Stamford Bridge supporters when they entered halftime two goals down, but substitutes Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, and Pedro Neto inspired a remarkable comeback. They helped the hosts secure a resounding 6-3 victory and advance to the fourth round.

Maintaining their place in the EFL Cup while keeping their hopes of winning a trophy alive during a season without European competition is important for Chelsea.

They also have ambitions of mounting a serious challenge for the Premier League title after eight years without a top-flight trophy.

Sitting fourth in the standings and three points behind the perfect duo of Man City and Arsenal, Chelsea will be confident of securing victory on Saturday.

They have never lost in 10 Premier League meetings with Hull (W8 D2), and have only faced Portsmouth in more matches without suffering defeat in the competition, with 14 matches.

However, The Blues have failed to win their last four Premier League home matches against newly promoted teams (D3 L1).

Their defensive problems also remain a concern, as Chelsea have failed to keep a clean sheet in 19 top-flight matches and have conceded seven goals in their opening three matches this season.

Hull City

Hull have undoubtedly been the biggest surprise of the newly started Premier League season and have remarkably become the only team across the top four tiers of English football yet to concede a single league goal.

The Tigers have collected seven points from their first three matches, with consecutive victories over Man United (2-0) and Coventry (1-0), before drawing 0-0 against Aston Villa last weekend.

Man City in the 2015-16 season were the last Premier League team to record four consecutive clean sheets at the beginning of a new season, while no promoted team has ever achieved such a record in the top flight.

Hull's unbeaten start in all competitions finally ended on Tuesday. The Tigers, who made numerous changes, suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Sunderland in the third round of the EFL Cup.

They conceded from a counterattack in the second half of a tight match that produced few clear-cut chances.

Head coach Sergej Jakirovic now faces a "very big problem" in integrating a large wave of new players.

After a very busy summer transfer window that produced 18 new signings, the Bosnian coach must quickly improve the condition of players who missed pre-season while also keeping all 34 members of his squad happy over the coming months.

Hull will also be looking to secure their first league victory at Chelsea. They have never won in 18 visits to West London, where The Blues are based (D3 L15).

This is the highest number of away matches The Tigers have played against a single opponent across the top four divisions without managing to secure a victory.

Chelsea vs Hull City Lineups September 2026

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

Regarding Chelsea's squad condition, two of their players, Jordan Henderson (wrist) and Emmanuel Emegha (muscle), are still recovering from injuries, while Moises Caicedo and Marco Palestra remain doubtful due to unspecified issues.

Alonso has eased concerns over Levi Colwill's injury following the midweek victory over Leeds, and the defender is expected to compete with Maxence Lacroix, Josh Acheampong, and Wesley Fofana for a place in the backline.

After recording four assists as a second-half substitute against Leeds, Morgan Rogers is expected to return to the starting lineup in attack. Chelsea's most expensive signing in the club's history has scored (two) or provided an assist (one) in all three of his top-flight appearances for The Blues.

Cole Palmer is also expected to start after scoring two goals in the EFL Cup. The playmaker has been involved in 15 goals in 15 Premier League matches for Chelsea against newly promoted teams (nine goals, six assists) and is expected to provide support to centre-forward Joao Pedro.

Hull City (4-2-3-1)

Meanwhile, for Hull, Ilyas Ansah (back), Jack Butland (shoulder), Elliot Matazo (knee), Darko Gyabi (thigh), Charlie Hughes, and Hidemasa Morita (both groin) will remain sidelined due to injuries.

Tim Iroegbunam (groin), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (calf), and Paddy McNair (foot) will undergo assessments before the match begins.

For the fourth time this season, Nobel Mendy was substituted in the midweek match. He came off at halftime against Sunderland, but Jakirovic eased concerns over an injury by confirming after the match that the substitution had been planned.

The summer signing is therefore in contention to start alongside Semi Ajayi and John Egan in the backline.

Oscar Zambrano has recovered from a hamstring problem, but he was not included in Hull's 25-man Premier League squad.

Matt Crooks, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Christos Mouzakitis, and Jens Hjerto-Dahl will therefore compete for a place alongside Regan Slater in midfield.

Oli McBurnie could make his 100th Premier League appearance in this match.

The forward has yet to score this season, but has made 258 high-intensity pressures in the top flight, or 74 more than any other player in the competition.

The Chelsea versus Hull City match will be an interesting test for both teams. Chelsea will be looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League, while Hull City will be looking to maintain their surprising form as an unbeaten newly promoted team in the league.

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