Overview
- Pedro Neto scored a hat-trick and Estêvão added a late goal as Chelsea advanced from the FA Cup fourth round at Hull’s MKM Stadium.
- Liam Delap supplied three assists, with two for Neto and one for Estêvão, after an early incident in which he mistook a rebound for a goal.
- Delap blocked a Dillon Phillips clearance onto the underside of the bar, initially celebrated, then saw his follow-up saved by the Hull goalkeeper.
- Delap told the BBC he thought the ball had crossed the line and said he should not have waited for a whistle, calling the moment “silly” and “crazy.”
- Alan Shearer questioned Delap’s reaction during commentary before later praising his recovery, and head coach Liam Rosenior defended the striker’s team-first role, a discussion shaped by Delap’s two goals in 23 appearances since joining from Ipswich.