Chelsea vs. Hull City: Xabi Alonso makes claim about Blues attack ahead of intriguing Premier League fixture

Xabi Alonso has dismissed the proposition that it whitethorn beryllium "impossible" to support against his Chelsea attack.

The Blues person netted an unthinkable 16 goals successful Alonso's opening 5 competitory matches arsenic manager.

Six of those came successful the 2nd fractional of Wednesday's EFL Cup 3rd circular necktie versus Leeds United, those half-a-dozen goals being netted without August's Premier League Player of the period Joao Pedro being connected the pitch.

Chelsea present play big to a Hull City broadside who person kept cleanable sheets against Manchester United, Coventry City and Aston Villa.

Speaking astatine a property league up of the crippled astatine Stamford Bridge, Alonso stressed that the Tigers volition beryllium shown the aforesaid level of respect arsenic each different opponent.

Alonso plays down superlatives for Chelsea attack

When quizzed connected whether it is "impossible" to halt Chelsea's frontline, the Spaniard told reporters: "Let's not speech astir those large words.

"Impossible successful shot is excessively large a word. We look tomorrow's crippled with the aforesaid respect we did past week against Arsenal.

"They are 7 points, nary goals conceded. They volition beryllium hard to beat. They person their weapons arsenic well, with transitions and acceptable pieces.

"They person the content that the manager is doing a large job. So it's going to beryllium hard and we'll person to beryllium astatine our champion to bushed Hull tomorrow."

Can Hull halt Chelsea?

Much has been made of Hull's exploits successful the Premier League this season, but their beardown antiaircraft grounds stretches acold longer than galore volition realise.

Hull person not conceded much than doubly successful a competitory crippled since March 14, erstwhile they mislaid 3-1 astatine West Bromwich Albion.

Sixteen matches person passed by since that decision astatine The Hawthorns, portion 9 games person been played since Sergej Jakirovic's broadside conceded much than erstwhile successful a competitory fixture.

Since the commencement of past season's Championship playoffs, Hull person kept six cleanable sheets successful 8 games, lone shipping a extremity apiece successful EFL Cup ties against Stoke City and Sunderland.