Xabi Alonso has made a positive start to his tenure at Chelsea, winning four of the club's opening five matches across all competitions, losing only to the champions Arsenal.
Newly promoted Hull City have picked up seven points from a possible nine in the league, but did suffer their first defeat of the campaign in midweek to Sunderland in the League Cup.
Chelsea have never lost against Hull before, winning 11 of their 13 encounters in league and cup since 2008. The two sides met in the FA Cup Fourth Round last season, where Chelsea ran out convincing 4-0 winners at the MKM Stadium.
We're backing the Blues to win this weekend, but we do expect to see both teams getting on the scoreboard at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have only managed to keep one clean sheet in their opening five fixtures this season, and that arrived in the League Cup against Luton Town.
Joao Pedro has made a good start to the new Premier League season, scoring two goals and setting another two up for a total of four goal contributions. The Brazilian forward scored 15 goals in the Premier League last season, his best total since turning pro in 2019,
Having scored two goals in his opening three appearances in the league so far this season, we're backing Pedro to find the back of the net against Hull on Saturday, in what we are predicting to be a 3-1 victory for the home side.
Chelsea 3-1 Hull
