How to watch Chelsea vs Hull City live: Stream link, TV, team news, prediction

Chelsea will try to get back to winning ways after suffering their first loss of the Premier League season to Arsenal last weekend, as Xabi Alonso's side looks to keep pace in the title race against Hull City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Blues took an early lead away to the defending champions but were hit back by Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard in a 2-1 defeat that, in some ways, confirmed their credentials despite the result. Alonso has struck gold with the 3-4-2-1 formation, which puts virtually every player in the preferred starting XI into their best position/role. From a series center backs who are best suited to play wide in a back-three, to reinventing Pedro Neto as a right wing back, to putting Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers alongside one another as dual no. 10s in constant interchange with center forward Joao Pedro. Arsenal are otherworldly on the defensive side and they dealt with it best of anyone thus far, but this already feels like the right formula with the right players. Hull City are one of the three sides presently ahead of Chelsea after Sergej Jakirovic's side beat Manchester United and Coventry City out the gates before drawing with Aston Villa last time out. A thoroughly impressive, and unexpected, start by the Tigers — one that sees them already 18 percent of the way to 40 points, which would surely see them avoid relegation, though the number to reach safety is likelier to be lower than 40. How to watch Chelsea vs Hull City live, stream link and start time Kick off time : 10 am ET Saturday (September 12) Venue : Stamford Bridge — London TV Channel : USA Stream link : Watch live on USA Chelsea team news OUT: Moises Caicedo (knock), Marco Palestra (undisclosed), Jordan Henderson (wrist) | QUESTIONABLE: Emmanuel Emegha (hamstring) Hull City team news OUT: Eliot Matazo (knee), Darko Gyabi (groin), Jack Butland (arm), Ilyas Ansah (back), Charlie Hughes (groin), Hidemasa Morita (groin) Chelsea vs Hull City prediction The challenge, now, for Hull is to continue beating much better teams when they no longer expect you to simply turn up and roll over. They will defend like mad and give Chelsea a tough game, but an early goal would wreck the game plan in a way we haven't seen. They are yet to concede a goal, let alone an early one. Chelsea 3-1 Hull City .