FT: Hull 1 Chelsea 1

That's your lot. Chelsea have to settle for a point, but it's still enough to take them two points clear at the top of the Premier League. For Hull, they're still in the drop zone but they must be pleased with their efforts tonight. Top marks to pre-match tipsters John Riley and Richard Hoard!

90+4 Corner comes to nothing and is pumped clear.

90+4 Late corner for Chelsea...

90+3 Hunt happy to run the clock down in the corner, which he does for 30 seconds or so before having a little tiff with Carvalho.

90+2 Joe Cole gets down the right and finds Malouda with his cross, but his snapshot is blocked and Hull carry it clear.

90+1 Almost out of nothing Sturridge fires in a left-footed shot which Myhill pushes away superbly. The corner drops to that man Sturridge but his shot is badly shanked.

90 We're heading into added time - four minutes.

89 Zaki draws a foul from Joe Cole centrally - clever play that. McShane can't continue - it's Kamil Zayatte replacing him.

88 McShane outjumps Drogba and goes down clutching his face. The whistle goes - but only because Drogba is offside. Blood coming from McShane's eye. Looks like he headed the back of Drogba's head. Drogba booked, though, for flapping an arm in McShane's direction.

87 Zaki manages to fashion a lovely reverse ball to Kilbane but he's caught cold by the early involvement and the ball drifts past his foot.

86 Hull bring Kevin Kilbane on for Altidore. Looking to shore things up - and understandably so.

85 Corner whipped in to Terry but his header is always sailing over the bar.

84 Ivanovic hoists a long throw towards the Hull box but Cairney heads clear. Ball breaks out to Ashley Cole down the left and his cross loops off Mouyokolo and behind for a corner.

83 Hull make progress down the left with a couple of throws.

82 Corner drops to Drogba but his snapshot is high and wide.

81 Ball bobbles around the Hull box as Drogba and Lampard try to get a shot away until Gardner absolutely smashes it behind for a corner.

80 Last throw of the dice from Chelsea as Daniel Sturridge and Ashley Cole replace Anelka and Zhirkov.

79 Ball dribbles out of play cheaply off Boateng.

78 Lampard again tries to wriggle his way through but Hull stand firm.

77 Boateng has a great chance to get a cross in with Zaki apparently unmarked in the middle but he overhits it. What a chance - he would surely have scored.

76 Lovely ball in from the Chelsea right from Ivanovic and Drogba goes in so bravely on Myhill. He actually gets there first but his header just loops onto the roof of the net.

75 Lampard looks to have wriggled his way through but McShane is back quickly and manages to shepherd it behind.

74 Zaki nicks the ball away from Ivanovic when he looked to be second favourite. Soon obvious why though - handball.

73 Corner whipped in to Mouyokolo but he's too far in front of the near post and can't get enough of an angle on it.

72 Corner to Hull. Credit to the Tigers here - they're giving it a go.

71 Chelsea replace Ballack with Joe Cole.

70 Ivanovic looks to turn the power on down the right but Gardner tracks him really well and forces a heavy touch.

69 McShane hoists a cross into the Chelsea box but Cech gathers well under pressure from the human dynamo that is Hunt.

68 Clattenburg takes the heat out of the situation by giving both men a talking-to.

67 Throw to Hull deep in Chelsea territory. Bit of a tete a tete involving Deco and Fagan but there looked to be nothing in it.

66 Altidore and Zaki link up well down the left but the latter's ball in towards Fagan is cleared by Carvalho. Good defending. Ball breaks out to Altidore over on the right but Cech goes down bravely at his feet to gather.

65 First sub of the match - recent signing Amr Zaki replaces Vennegoor of Hesselink for the hosts.

64 Corner comes to nothing but Chelsea just looking to turn the screw now. Anelka gets in down the left and cuts it back but Ballack's shot is a poor one and Altidore hacks clear.

63 Good run from Zhirkov down the left but his ball in towards Anelka is turned behind for a corner. Drogba was well placed there for a cut-back.

62 Free-kick whipped in but Cech does superbly to gather. Drogba was the biggest threat, but he was no match for his goalkeeper. Cech smashes the ball out of play, but Drogba is quickly back to his feet.

61 Free-kick Hull now as Lampard is penalised for a trip on Altidore. Bit of a bustling frontman is the American but he's certainly effective.

60 Lampard's daisy-cutter of a free-kick drifts well wide.

59 McShane the latest player booked after a tug on Ballack after the German had nicked the ball past him.

58 Hull appeal for a free-kick and as the referee blows it looks like they've got one - until Clattenburg points the other way. Turns out Fagan hadn't been fouled and when he hit the deck he handled.

57 The corner is headed straight back to Malouda, who whips a lovely cross in. Drogba meets it but Myhill is equal to it - as he is when it's worked back in and Ballack gets an effort on target.

56 Malouda does well to fashion a shooting opportunity but Myhill gets down to his right to push it away for a corner.

55 Vociferous appeals for a foul as Altidore is tackled by Carvalho but Clattenburg is right on the spot. The ball then breaks to Boateng and he appears to be blocked out by Ivanovic but again play is waved on. Phil Brown not impressed.

54 Decent stuff this from Hull - they're knocking the ball around nicely in midfield and though they're yet to stretch Cech they're definitely forcing Chelsea back.

53 Dawson's free-kick strikes the wall. Fagan hoists it back into the box but no-nonsense stuff from Ballack as he pumps it clear.

52 Chelsea not happy with referee Clattenburg here. This time he's pulled up Carvalho for handball as he blocked a ball from Cairney. Free-kick Hull around 25 yards out and central.

51 Ivanovic drills in a shot which Myhill plunges away to his left to push away. It's worked back to Lampard who gets a shot in but it sails over. Lampard claims Boateng made contact with his back leg as he tried to shoot, but Clattenburg is unimpressed.

50 Terry initially does well to deal with a bouncing ball but then has it nicked away by Altidore. He lays it wide to Vennegoor of Hesselink but when his ball comes in Altidore is crowded out.

49 The corner comes to nothing. Hull work the ball nicely as they come forward with Cairney heavily involved. It's he who fires in the shot, but it's always over the crossbar.

48 Zhirkov forces a corner for Chelsea down the left.

47 Ball whipped in by Hunt and Altidore is unmarked but he has his back to goal and in crouching forward he only manages to meet the ball with his back and Cech gathers.

46 Popular booking as Terry is cautioned. The bounce of the ball wasn't kind to him and as he fell back to earth, it looked like he brought Altidore down - that's evidently what Clattenburg thought anyway.

45 Chelsea get us back under way at the KC.

Players back out on the pitch now. Apparently the Hull players were in doubt as to whether the free-kick Chelsea scored with was indirect. It wasn't.

Hull now a bigger price than they were at the outset with Sky Bet - they're 12/1 for the win. The draw is 13/5 and it's 1/3 a Chelsea win.

That's half-time and it's honours even. Gardner could easily come to regret that header...

45+1 Just seen a shot of Phil Brown there after that miss. Fair to say he wasn't too impressed.

45 Lovely ball into the box but Gardner somehow manages to miss the target. Five yards out and he heads it over the bar. Should have done so much better.

44 Free-kick Hull now around 30 yards from the Chelsea goal.

43 McShane gives Drobga a shove in the face as the ball bounces out for a throw which is risky. Clattenburg just gives him a bit of a telling-off rather than reaching for his cards.

42 GOAL - DROGBA. Brilliantly-taken free-kick from Drogba pulls Chelsea level as he curls it right into the corner. Hull not happy with something but it's not clear what and it's immaterial now anyway.

42 Free-kick to Chelsea around a yard outside the box. Anelka fouled by Boateng as he slides it through to Lampard. Lampard goes down under minimal pressure as the ball breaks through to him and Drogba seems to suggest it should be a penalty, but Clattenburg has got it right.

41 Hunt is really catching the eye here - this time he tracks back with Ivanovic all the way to his own byline and draws a foul from him. Silly shove from Ivanovic there, though he didn't really have any chance of getting the ball.

40 Great working back from Hunt as he flies into a couple of tackles in succession to nick the ball back. Then Malouda shows his frustration with a silly tackle which gives Hull the free-kick and chance to clear the danger.

39 Vennegoor of Hesselink heads the corner clear. Good defending from the big Dutchman there.

38 All hands to the pump for Hull at the moment and Mouyokolo has to turn a Malouda cross behind for a corner.

37 Lovely ball over the top of the Hull defence from Malouda. Momentarily looks like Drogba is about to get in and dink it over the 'keeper but Gardner gets there first and heads back to Myhill to avert the danger.

36 Zhirkov whips a decent ball in from the left but Gardner reads it well and gets across to head clear at the expense of a throw. That's worked to Deco and he drills a bouncing shot in which Myhill gathers well.

35 No-nonsense stuff from Hull now - ball in from the right falls to the feet of Fagan on the edge of his own box and he lumps it all of 60 yards downfield.

34 Better from Chelsea, but still not the right outcome for them. Anelka uses Ivanovic as a decoy and cuts in off the left but his left-footed drive is pretty easy for Myhill to gather down low.

33 Myhill comes 35 yards from goal to hack clear. Good sweeping from the goalkeeper as Drogba fancied his chances against McShane.

32 Ball whipped in and eventually finds its way to Deco centrally. He fires in a shot off balance and it's always sailing over.

31 Chelsea straight on the attack and Anelka forces a corner.

30 GOAL - MOUYOKOLO! Well that wasn't in the script! Lovely ball in from Hunt and Mouyokolo climbs highest in the middle to head past a helpless Cech and give Hull the lead.

30 Ball whipped in and Carvalho heads behind for the corner.

29 Altidore skips in off the left flank impressively and is tripped by Ivanovic, who is subsequently booked. He can have no complaints given what has gone before.

28 Vociferous appeals from the Hull crowd for handball as the ball strikes Deco in the box. No players seemed to appeal, though. Hit his arm certainly but right decision made by Clattenburg.

27 Chelsea spring forward three on three but again it comes to nothing. Hull look to break themselves as the game suddenly opens up but Hunt's appeals that he was blocked off by Ivanovic fall on deaf ears.

26 Great chance for Chelsea goes abegging. Deco clips a lovely ball out to Ivanovic on the right. He whips in an equally good ball to an unmarked Ballack but his diving header is straight at Myhill. Should have scored - or at the very least made Myhill work more to save.

25 Hunt a bundle of energy tonight - you can see why he's a favourite with the Hull fans. Just popped up back on the left to tackle Anelka. Good strong challenge as well.

24 Hunt cuts in onto his left foot and fires in a shot but it's always sailing well off target. Cech never troubled.

23 Cheap free-kick to Chelsea down the left but Deco's ball in is scrambled clear.

22 Just a feeling Chelsea may be taking control of this one now. They're having the better of the possession and Hull just seem to be chasing shadows a little.

21 Good link play between Anelka and Zhirkov down the left initially but then the latter's ball back to the former drifts out for a throw. Think Anelka thought Zhirkov was going to drive into the box and shoot there - he should really have done.

20 Phil Brown looking for a higher tempo from his Hull players - he's out quickly from the dug-out to gather the ball as it slides out of play but his players aren't on the same wavelength.

19 Free-kick is wasted as the ball is curled straight to Cech.

18 Hmm. A 'long-range' ticking-off didn't work so Clattenburg goes for a close-up telling-off this time as Ivanovic trips Hunt out wide. His next one will surely be a yellow card.

17 Bit of handbags between Hunt and Ivanovic. Innocuous really but probably right for Clattenburg to tick them off before anything sinister develops.

16 Anelka gets to the Hull byline down the right but his cut-back is well dealt with by Dawson, who controls then clears.

16 Free-kick to Chelsea centrally as Boateng is penalised for a foul on Lampard. Didn't look to be much in that one.

15 Great angled ball out to Hunt on the left from Boateng but Ivanovic does well to get back in and outmuscle the Irishman.

14 Lampard heads clear at the front post. Poor delivery from Hunt that.

14 Good whipped ball into the Chelsea box but Carvalho heads clear. Hull come again, though, and Hull has Ivanovic tied in knots out wide only for his cross to be cleared. It's worked back in and Terry has to turn it behind under pressure from Vennegoor of Hesselink.

13 Cairney smacks a clearance straight at Anelka and it drops to Drogba. There's no-one up in support but rather than hold onto the ball he lashes in a ridiculous shot which is nowhere near the target.

12 Corner taken short then worked back to Hunt, who sends in a high, hanging cross which is all too easy for Cech to gather.

11 Another corner for Hull as Lampard turns it behind.

10 Play switches from end to end rapidly and Vennegoor of Hesselink lashes in a shot which curls out for a throw after taking a deflection.

9 Chelsea probe for an opening first right then left before it's worked to Lampard. He fires in a shot which is palmed away by Myhill. Drops to Anelka but he badly mishits the follow-up.

8 Good foot in from Hunt centrally to pinch the ball back as Chelsea knock it around in midfield.

7 Malouda tries to work a slide-rule ball through to Anelka but Dawson reads the danger well and nicks in before clearing.

6 Tentative clearance from Carvalho but Ivanovic does well to react first and get in front of Hunt, who clips his heels to concede a free-kick.

5 Chelsea take the chance to knock the ball around, spreading it from right to left as they do so, but Fagan backtracks well to force Zhirkov into conceding a throw.

4 Free-kick comes to nothing, though Hull continue to press. Bright start from the hosts but it's something Chelsea will be used to and they'll look to soak it up as they find their feet.

3 Ball half-cleared by Chelsea then worked back into the danger area, albeit out wide. Hunt goes down under pressure from Drogba and it's a free-kick. Good crossing opportunity.

2 Ball eventually whipped into the box and it's headed behind for another corner. Hull had a good screen in front of Cech there preventing him from getting the ball.

2 Early corner for Hull down the right but the official taking of it is delayed by a bit of jostling between Fagan and Malouda.

1 Drogba into the game early on as he gets a flick to a long ball forward but Gardner hacks clear. John Terry's first touch is greeted - predictably - with a chorus of boos.

0 Hull get us under way.

Players out on the field now, just engaging in the usual pre-match pleasantries.

Adam Ball is wrestling with a dilemma. He writes: "I have this strange gut feeling that Hull will win tonight! This feeling is so great that i have actually put a fiver on Hull. On the other hand, as a Wigan fan, i hope Chelsea win, as it keeps things the same at the bottom, rather than dragging Wigan further down towards the dreaded drop!"

Kenneth Mcgawley from Wetwang on now. He's a Manchester United fan but he's fearing it could possibly be 5, 6 or even 7 nil to Chelsea. He's another to fancy a Drogba hat-trick.

Chris Munt fancies Chelsea for a 1-0 win and Alex (and Kerrie) goes 1-0 or 2-0 to the Blues.

Liam Beardsley does just that! He writes: "I'm a die hard Hull City fan and I think its a big game for both teams, a win for Chelsea would give them some breathing space at the top of the table but on the other hand the Tigers could climb out of the bottom three. My prediction is a 2-1 win for City."

John Riley writes: "I am a Hull fan and hope we can get at least a point from Chelsea. I think Altidore has been on fine form lately as he looks strong and able to hold up the ball for Jan Vennegor. If we get into them and mark properly, I think we can get a 1-1 draw." Anyone willing to stick their neck on the block and go for the Hull win?

Steve Gunning writes: "Chelsea will win 3-1 with Drogba bagging two and Anelka getting 1."

Another shout coming in for a 4-0 Chelsea win from Shahzad.

Just for reference, Sky Bet go 12/1 Chelsea 4-0 with Didier Drogba 16s for a treble.

James Smith reckons: "Chelsea will be way too strong for Hull tonight. 4-0 to the mighty Blues with a hat-trick from Drogba and one from Lampard!"

Richard Hoard writes: "I'm hoping that Hull will keep Chelsea at bay and at least make it a draw as I'm a Red Devils fan. I'm predicting a 1-1 draw."

Sky Bet go 11/1 on the home win with a draw 4/1 and Chelsea heavy favourites at 2/7. Hull are 5/6 with a two-goal start, with Chelsea available at 21/10 -2.

A few interesting lines in the Chelsea team there - the Coles start on the bench along with Alex while Deco, Carvalho and one Didier Drogba return to the starting XI.

Our referee tonight is Mark Clattenburg.

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Carvalho, Terry, Zhirkov, Ballack, Deco, Lampard, Anelka, Malouda, Drogba. Subs: Turnbull, Ashley Cole, Joe Cole, Paulo Ferreira, Kalou, Sturridge, Alex.

The teams are in. Hull: Myhill, McShane, Gardner, Mouyokolo, Dawson, Fagan, Boateng, Cairney, Hunt, Altidore, Vennegoor of Hesselink. Subs: Duke, Barmby, Geovanni, Mendy, Kilbane, Zayatte, Zaki.

Welcome to our coverage of this Premier League clash at the KC Stadium. Chelsea looking to go four points clear at the top of the table in this their game in hand on Manchester United. For Hull, their worries are entirely different - only Portsmouth are below them in the table, though a win tonight would take them up six places. Email me your thoughts to reece.killworth@bskyb.com1-