Loic Remy rescues Chelsea after Hull City scare

PA Sport
March 22, 2015

Chelsea survived a major scare to secure a 3-2 win at Hull City and restore their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

Chelsea, who have a game in hand on second-place Manchester City, had looked to be on course for a routine victory when Eden Hazard crashed home an opener inside two minutes and Diego Costa doubled their advantage with another impressive strike on 10 minutes.

However, there had been an early warning sign for the visitors when Abel Hernandez was denied by Thibaut Courtois after going clean through, and Ahmed Elmohamady was able to reduce the deficit when turning home Andrew Robertson's cross on 27 minutes.

Hull, who went into the game just three points clear of the relegation zone, found an equaliser moments later when Courtois' loose touch set up Hernandez for the simplest of finishes.

The home side then looked the more likely to force a winner, and Courtois was forced into an excellent triple save with 64 minutes on the clock, but Chelsea restored their advantage on 77 minutes when Loic Remy's shot somehow found its way past Allan McGregor.

Hull battled in search of an equaliser, and Hernandez looked to have a chance in the dying seconds, but Courtois claimed the ball and Chelsea left the KC Stadium with the three points.

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