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Three Hull City stars Chelsea must be wary of tonight at Stamford Bridge

Three Hull City stars Chelsea must be wary of tonight at Stamford Bridge

Barnaby Lane Feb 16th 2018

Chelsea welcome Hull City to Stamford Bridge tonight for their FA Cup 5th round clash.

The Blues will hoping to build upon their 3-0 win over West Brom on Monday night having endured a tough few weeks.

A brace from Eden Hazard either side of a Victor Moses strike secured a vital three points for Antonio Conte’s side who had endured back-to-back top flight defeats in the Premier League in the weeks proceeding.

The visit from the Championship strugglers should be a formality and a confidence builder for the Blues – but that doesn’t mean Hull don’t have the players to hurt Chelsea, especially this Tigers’ trio …

Seb Larsson

Larsson is approaching the end of his career and his form has no doubt taken a turn for the worse in recent seasons – but that shouldn’t detract from his ability. A dead-ball specialist, the Swede will likely cause the Blues problems from corners and indirect free-kicks. Chelsea will also be cautious not to give away anything silly on the edge of their own area – prime Larsson territory. Arsenal will know that all too well.

Fikayo Tomori

There is nothing more dangerous than a man with something to prove – and that is exactly what Fikayo Tomori. After excelling in the youth ranks at Chelsea, Tomori would have been entitled to think he would be given a crack at first team football at the Bridge. But it wasn’t to be, and instead he was shipped out on-loan to first Brighton and now Hull City.
A commanding and mature defender, Tomori will want to show Antonio Conte just what he is missing, especially amidst his own defensive crisis. Tomori to score the winner, anyone?

Kamil Grosicki

Six goals mean Kamil Grosicki is Hull’s second top scorer this season. It might not be an impressive total, but the Pole’s CV certainly is. The midfielder has successful spells in both Turkey and France with Sivasspor and Rennes respectively before his move to England, and his record in what is an competitive Poland team is more than impressive.

Grosicki has scored 11 times for his country in just over 50 appearances, including three in World Cup qualifying for Russia next year.

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