Hull vs Chelsea: FA Cup preview, predictions and bet builder tips

• Ladbrokes previews Hull vs Chelsea in the FA Cup fourth round

• A Chelsea win is predicted with either team scoring in the opening 15 minutes

• Liam Delap is tipped to get on the scoresheet as part of at least three Bues goals

Liam Rosenior comes up against former club Hull as Chelsea visit the MKM Stadium in the FA Cup fourth round.

Less than two years have passed since Rosenior was still in charge of the Tigers but he now finds himself leading the Blues, who he has made an encouraging start with so far after winning seven of his 10 games at the helm.

An FA Cup shock is the aim for the Champonship side who will have extra motivation to get one over on their former manager, so an exciting cup game under the lights looks in store on Friday night.

Check out our in-depth preview for the game, including lineups, predictions and tips for your Hull vs Chelsea bet builder.

• Fixture: Hull vs Chelsea

• Date: Friday, February 13, 2026

• Kick-off: 19:45 GMT

• Venue: MKM Stadium

Our prediction: Hull 1-3 Chelsea

Hull

Our predicted XI (3-4-1-2): Pandur / McNair, Egan, Hughes / Coyle, Slater, Lundstram, Giles / Gelhardt / Joseph, McBurnie

Chelsea

Our predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez / Acheampong, Fofana, Badiashile, Hato / Caicedo, Santos / Neto, Estevao, Garnacho / Delap

Liam Delap is also returning to familiar surroundings having spent the season on loan at Hull under Rosenior in 2023/24, where he scored eight goals in the Championship.

The striker's Chelsea career is yet to catch light following his move from Ipswich in the summer but should be given the chance to impress in this game. We think the 23-year-old will add to his season tally of just two goals here.

We are going for a slightly left-field choice for our second pick and that is for there to be at least one goal in the opening 15 minutes of this cup tie.

Both will fancy themselves to make a fast start in this game. If you're Hull, you want to land an early blow against their superior opponents and get the crowd onside early at the MKM Stadium, while a Chelsea goal would dampen any hopes of an upset for the hosts. Either way, we can envisage an early goal flying in here to kick off the FA Cup weekend in style.

Our third pick is also in the goals market as we predict Chelsea to score more than 2.5 goals. The Blues are favourites for a reason and have been free-scoring under Rosenior, with their third-round tie ending 5-1 against fellow Championship outfit Charlton in January in what was their manager's first game.

In line with our score prediction, we're backing the Blues to score at least three here.

That brings us on nicely to our final pick in the match-betting market, which is for a Chelsea victory in the fourth round.

Having been knocked out of the Carabao Cup to Arsenal, the FA Cup is one of Chelsea's best chances for silverware this season, so they should take this game seriously with enough quality on the pitch to get the victory.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.