Joao Pedro scored one and set up another as Chelsea had to come from behind in a 2-2 draw against Hull City in the Premier League.
2026/2027 Premier League
2-2
Match Report
Morgan Rogers fired in the opener from Joao Pedro's pass in just the seventh minute, but Mohamed Belloumi's six-minute double turned the game around before half-time.
Joao Pedro fired in a powerful finish in the 66th minute, denying Hull what would have been another impressive scalp early in their return to the Premier League.
Hull's defence was breached for the first time in the league this season when Rogers shifted away from Regan Slater and rifled a low effort inside the near post.
Chelsea looked dangerous when going forward, but Ryan Giles' hopeful, looping cross was misjudged by Jorrel Hato and Belloumi punished him with a fine finish beyond Emiliano Martinez.
The Blues were somehow behind six minutes later, with Oli McBurnie teeing up Belloumi for his second after Semi Ajayi's header came back off the crossbar.
Reece James went close to bringing Chelsea back onto level terms eight minutes after the restart, but his free-kick was pushed away from the top corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis.
It was Joao Pedro who restored parity when he fired in Cole Palmer's cutback, but Hull nearly nicked all three points in the 88th minute – Mohamed-Ali Cho unable to get the better of Martinez.
Estevao felt he should have had a penalty when his cross appeared to strike the hand of Ajayi in stoppage time, but the appeal was ignored as the spoils were shared.
What a game at Stamford Bridge! Hull maintain their unbeaten start with yet another hugely impressive display.
— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) September 12, 2026
They led at half-time, and even after João Pedro's equaliser, they had had chances to win it. pic.twitter.com/UiFxsQSkLO
Chelsea lose control... again
The early stages of Xabi Alonso's reign at Chelsea have been characterised by plenty of goals and difficulty in managing games.
Just their first two Premier League home games in 2026-27 have already produced 11 goals (six scored, five conceded), the most in the Blues' opening two home top-flight matches since 1997-98 (when fans were also entertained with 11 goals).
They made hard work of victories over Fulham and Brighton before losing to Arsenal after Rogers opened the scoring last time out.
The Blues also had to come from behind to beat Leeds United 6-3 in the EFL Cup in midweek, and the story was the same against Hull.
Chelsea had an 89.1% win probability after Rogers' opener, according to Opta, but they somehow found a way to make life difficult for themselves again.
They have now already lost five points from winning positions this season – not the form of a team that were being tipped as potential title challengers at the start of the campaign.
And though Hull could not see out a shock win, Belloumi enjoyed a memorable afternoon. He is the first away player to score twice in the first half of a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge since West Brom's Matheus Pereira in April 2021.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
6' Belloumi dribbles past several defenders and shoots, but his shot is saved
7' GOAL! Pedro assists, Rogers scores at the near post! Chelsea 1-0 Hull City (Morgan Rogers)
16' Crooks brings down Rogers. Foul
17' Yellow Card! McBurnie booked
22' Palmer threads a through ball, Neto's curled shot is saved
28' GOAL! Hato misjudges, Belloumi fires home! Chelsea 1-1 Hull City (Mohamed Belloumi)
33' Coyle's shot is blocked by Colwill
34' GOAL! Belloumi fires home to complete his brace! Chelsea 1-2 Hull City (Mohamed Belloumi)
47' Match Event for Chelsea vs Hull City
47' Stroud shoots over from the edge of the box
50' Yellow Card! Egan booked
52' Yellow Card! Matt Crooks booked
53' Reece James' free kick into the top corner is saved
66' GOAL! Palmer with a superb cutback to João Pedro! Chelsea 2-2 Hull City
74' Gusto with a chance in front of goal, Ajayi muscles him off
76' James shoots from edge of box, Zorakis gathers
78' Welbeck on for Gusto
84' Highlight from Chelsea vs Hull City
Line-ups
Chelsea XI: E. Martinez, Reece James, Pedro Neto, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana, João Pedro, Colwill, Gusto, Lavia, Jorrel Hato
Subs: Welbeck, Maxence Lacroix, Pep Chavarría, Gittens, Valentín Barco, Josh Acheampong, Mike Penders, Estêvão, Geovany Quenda
Hull City XI: Egan, Matt Crooks, Semi Ajayi, McBurnie, Lewie Coyle, Regan Slater, Ryan Giles, Tzolakis, Elliot Stroud, Mohamed Belloumi, Nobel Mendy
Subs: Targett, Dillon Phillips, Sorba Thomas, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Tim Iroegbunam, Robinio Vaz, Lucas Herrington