Phil Neville believes Hull City exposed a major weakness in Chelsea during Saturday's 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Hull continued their strong start to the 2026/27 campaign with a well-earned point against Chelsea.
The newly promoted side came from behind to lead 2-1 before being pegged back, and they might have scored more had it not been for Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
Neville credited Hull for exposing a weakness in Xabi Alonso's side at right wing-back with Pedro Neto.
“We felt before the game, Hull were just going to park the bus, but they did not do that,” Neville said on NBC Sports.
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“I think what they obviously did, they saw weaknesses in the Chelsea set-up defensively. There was lots of space on that right-hand side, in behind Neto.
“They created chances, they high-pressed, they were hard to beat. I thought it was an outstanding tactical performance from Hull.
“I thought that was a top coach’s tactical performance. You know, sometimes when you get these teams coming up, they just park the bus.
“He went man-for-man at times. He was mid-block at times. His defenders are never, ever far away from each other.
“But I thought what impressed me most today was their attacking play. I thought tactically, attacking-wise, they picked the holes; they found the spaces.
“I thought they deserved probably more than the point.”
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