Soccer-Hull extend unbeaten start with 2-2 draw at Chelsea

Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Hull City - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - September 12, 2026 Hull City's Mohamed Belloumi celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Hull City managerSergej ⁠Jakirovic said his side could be proud of their performance after a ⁠2-2 draw at Chelsea on Saturday at Stamford Bridge extended the promoted ‌side's unbeaten start to the Premier League season.

Chelsea went ahead through Morgan Rogers before Mohammed Belloumi punished a defensive error to level for Hull, who then took the lead and looked set for another ​shock win until Joao Pedro struck in the 66th ⁠minute.

Chelsea pressed for a winner ⁠late on but Hull held firm to claim a point and move to eight ⁠from ‌their opening four matches.

"I feel good. We have to be happy. It's a huge result for us," Jakirovic told the BBC."We had 2-1 at halftime ⁠and we had a 100% chance with(Oli) McBurnie but (Emiliano) Martinez's ​save was excellent... We ‌can be very happy. We took a point in a very demanding ⁠match.

"Eight points against ​very difficult opponents. We have to continue like this."

Widely predicted for relegation before the campaign, Hull have opened with successive wins, announcing themselves with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United ⁠on the opening weekend before winning away at Championship ​winners Coventry and drawing with Aston Villa.

Their impressive start has been built on defensive organisation and disciplined performances against more established opponents, with goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis again playing a ⁠key role when he produced several important savesas his side held their own against Chelsea's attacking threat.

CHELSEA'SPOOR DEFENCE

While Hull's early-season form has attracted growing attention, Chelsea's defensive problems continue to raise concerns.

The hosts dominated possession but were once again punished for lapses ​at the back, with a mistake by Jorrel Hato ⁠allowing Hull back into the game.

Chelsea have failed to keep a clean sheet in the ​Premier League this season despite spending an extraordinary ‌summer making 11 signings for a total of £349 ​million ($471.78 million) and selling 17 players as part of yet another rebuild under yet another manager.

($1 = 0.7398 pounds)

(Reporting by Paras J. Haji in Bengaluru)

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9月12日（路透社）——赫尔城主教练塞尔吉·雅基罗维奇表示，球队周六在斯坦福桥2-2战平切尔西后，可以为他们的表现感到自豪，这场平局也延续了这支升班马球队在英超联赛赛季开局的不败纪录。

切尔西凭借摩根·罗杰斯的进球取得领先，但穆罕默德·贝卢米抓住对方防守失误为赫尔城扳平比分，随后赫尔城反超比分，眼看又要爆冷取胜，直到第66分钟若昂·佩德罗破门得分。

切尔西在比赛尾声全力争取胜利，但赫尔城稳住阵脚，最终拿到一分，在前四场比赛中取得了八分。

“我感觉很好。我们应该感到高兴。这对我们来说是个巨大的胜利，”雅基罗维奇告诉BBC。“上半场我们2-1领先，麦克伯尼有一次百分百的机会，但马丁内斯的扑救非常精彩……我们完全可以高兴。我们在一场非常艰苦的比赛中拿到了一分。”

“面对实力强劲的对手，我们拿到了8分。我们必须继续保持这样的状态。”

赛季开始前，赫尔城普遍被认为会降级，但他们却取得了开局两连胜，在首轮比赛中以 2-0 战胜曼联，随后又在客场战胜了英冠冠军考文垂，并与阿斯顿维拉战平。

他们令人印象深刻的开局建立在防守组织和面对实力更强的对手时展现出的纪律性之上，门将康斯坦丁诺斯·佐拉基斯再次发挥了关键作用，他做出了几次重要的扑救，帮助球队抵挡住了切尔西的进攻威胁。

切尔西的防守

尽管赫尔城赛季初的出色表现吸引了越来越多的关注，但切尔西的防守问题仍然令人担忧。

主队占据了控球优势，但后防线再次出现失误，乔雷尔·哈托的失误让赫尔城重新回到了比赛中。

尽管切尔西在夏季转会窗口进行了非同寻常的引援，花费 3.49 亿英镑（4.7178 亿美元）签下了 11 名球员，并出售了 17 名球员，在新任主教练的带领下进行了又一次重建，但本赛季他们在英超联赛中仍然未能保持零封。

（1美元=0.7398英镑）

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