Hull City player ratings on mixed night for stand-in goalkeeper
Hull City were outclassed but not embarrassed by the club world champions in the FA Cup.
Four-nil was a fair reflection of the gulf between the Championship play-off contenders and Champions League Chelsea, despite a spirited display from a Tigers side without some key players who were rested.
Dillon Phillips – a couple of good saves but particularly poor for the second goal and his distribution severely undermines his authority 5
Paddy McNair – like all the Hull defenders it was hard to be too harsh on him but he had a difficult night 6
John Egan – unable to deal with the pace of Chelsea's forwards 5
Cathal McCarthy – a lively performance from the academy-reared defender 6
Lewie Coyle – kept Alejandro Garnacho reasonably quiet without doing much the other way 6
Regan Slater – provided his usual drive in midfield 7
Amir Hadziahmetovic – fighting against the tide in midfield 6
Ryan Giles – forced a good save at a free-kick 7
Yu Hirakawa – struggled to make an impact on the right of a front three 5
Lewis Koumas – hit a post late on 6
Liam Millar – made up for his own mistake in the first half to create a good chance for Koumas, but did not make enough impact 5
Substitutes:
John Lundstram (for Hadziahmetovic, 63) – unable to get on the ball and dictate, which is his game 5
Joe Gelhardt (for Millar, 63) – posed a bit of a threat when he came on 6
Kyle Joseph (for Hirakawa, 76) – flashed a good ball across in stoppage time 6
Cody Drameh (for Coyle, 76) – his appearance was just about getting important minutes on his return from injury 5
Kieran Dowell (for McCarthy, 80) – N/A
Not used: Pandur, Jacob, Famwo, Tinsdale.