Neto power: Chelsea rout Hull

Chelsea eased into the FA Cup fifth round as Pedro Neto’s hat-trick inspired a 4-0 win at Hull on Liam Rosenior’s return to the club that sacked him two years ago.

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HAT-TRICK HERO: Chelsea's Pedro Neto, centre, celebrates scoring their first goal with Moises Caicedo, left, and Reece James.

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Rosenior’s side took the lead through Neto’s superb first-half strike before the Portugal forward netted again after the break.

Estevao Willian scored Chelsea's third and Neto completed his treble to wrap up the fourth round rout at the MKM Stadium.

It was an emotional evening for Blues boss Rosenior as he faced the club that ruthlessly severed their long relationship with him in 2024.

Rosenior supported Hull as a child alongside his season-ticket holding grandmother, played for the club across five years and managed them for two seasons.

He was sacked after narrowly failing to reach the Championship playoffs amid criticism of his team’s conservative tactics.