Chelsea ease pressure on Conte

Chelsea ended a three-game winless streak the Premier League with an assured 2-0 victory at Hull City on Saturday.

Two goals in seven second-half minutes from Willian (61) and Diego Costa (67) put the game beyond the hosts as Antonio Conte’s men ended a miserable September on a high note.

The result condemns Hull to a fourth defeat in their last five top-flight games, while the Tigers remain without a win against Chelsea in nine Premier League meetings.

After drawing against Swansea and losing to Liverpool and Arsenal, a much-needed win at the KCOM Stadium moves the Blues up to sixth in the table on 13 points. Hull lie down in 15th on seven points.

Mike Phelan admitted his intention of freshening things up after four games without a win, and handed Dieumerci Mbokani, Markus Henriksen and David Meyler starts ahead of kick-off.

A similar message came from the Chelsea camp as Conte demanded a response from Saturday’s heavy loss at Arsenal, but it was the hosts who made the brighter start.

Having shipped three goals at the Emirates Stadium, Thibaut Courtois had to be alert on three minutes to tip Robert Snodgrass’ deflected …

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