EPL: Alonso wants ‘boring’ Chelsea wins after Hull hold Blues to 2-2 draw

Chelsea drew 2-2 with Hull City at Stamford Bridge. According to Punch, Xabi Alonso said he wants "boring" wins after Chelsea's defensive woes continued in the match. Morgan Rogers gave Chelsea a seventh-minute lead, but Mohamed Belloumi scored twice for Hull before halftime. Joao Pedro equalized for Chelsea with 24 minutes to go, as reported by The National Business and The National UAE.

Hull City had won one and drawn two matches so far, including a memorable opening day defeat of Manchester United. The draw kept Hull City unbeaten in the Premier League, with only defending champions Arsenal and Manchester City above them in the table, as per The National Business and The National UAE.

Chelsea's habit of scoring early goals continued, but their defending let them down again, according to Channel News Asia. In five games against top-flight opposition since Xabi Alonso took charge, Chelsea have scored 16 times and conceded 12, as reported by New Straits Times.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch, The National Business, The National UAE, Channel News Asia, New Straits Times — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.