Chelsea slide out of title race after 0-0 result against Hull
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Oh no! Chelsea's Didier Drogba gestures after he sees his shot go wide of the goalpost during their EPL match against Hull City in London on Saturday u00a0Pic/AFP |
Chelsea's Premier League title challenge suffered another hammer blow on Saturday as a goalless draw at home to Hull left Luiz Felipe Scolari's side languishing in fourth place.
The Stamford Bridge stalemate meant the Blues have won just two of their last six matches in the league and enabled on-form Aston Villa, 2-0 winners at Blackburn, to leapfrog them into third place.
If Manchester United win at West Ham on Sunday, Chelsea will find themselves eight points adrift of the leaders having played a game more and their fans final-whistle chants of "you don't know what you're doing" told their own story.
Record win for Villa
Villa meanwhile continue to go for strength to strength after what was a club record seventh consecutive away win in the league.
James Milner's 27th-minute shot gave Martin O'Neill's side a first-half lead and Gabriel Agbonlahor deflected shot sealed the points in the final minute.
Brazilian striker Jo had a dream debut for Everton, who followed up their FA Cup win over Liverpool in midweek with a convincing 3-0 win over Bolton.
An equally impressive debut by Shay Given helped Manchester City pull a little further clear of trouble with a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.
ResultsBlackburn 0 A Villa 2
Chelsea 0 Hull 0
Everton 3 Bolton 0
Man City 1 M'brough 0
Sunderland 2 Stoke 0
West Brom 2 Newcastle 3
Wigan 0 Fulham 0
