Nigerian midfielder, Victor Moses, starred as Chelsea compounded Hull City’s woe at Stamford Bridge in an English Premier League match on Sunday.
Moses’s low cross late in the first half broke the resistance of the Tigers as Diego Costa found the bottom corner from eight yards.
The win – Chelsea’s 15th in 16 matches in the top flight – takes them eight points clear at the top of the table, while Hull remain in the bottom three despite a spirited performance at the home of the league leaders.
Costa almost announced his return with a goal after just 11 seconds but after the ball fell invitingly to him on the edge of the penalty area, he fired his volley just wide of the post.
Chelsea gradually applied more pressure but they were limited to a shot from distance from Marcos Alonso, while Maguire remained intent on taking the attack to Chelsea with a long-range strike of his own which was tipped wide by Courtois.
Five minutes into the second half, the visitors were denied a clear penalty when Marcos Alonso kicked Abel Hernandez, but both the referee and his assistant – who was standing directly next to the incident – waved play on.
It was a harsh call on a Hull side who were impressing in West London, and it was not long before David Meyler warmed the hands of Courtois with a fierce strike from 25 yards.
However, for all their pressure, only a Michael Dawson effort tested Courtois and with nine minutes left, Chelsea netted their second through Cahill, who ghosted through a group of defenders to head in Cesc Fabregas’s free kick from close range.
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