Neto treble gives Rosenior sweet return to Hull

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

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The Blues took the lead through Neto’s superb first-half strike before the Portugal forward netted twice after the break, with Estevao Willian also on the scoresheet at the MKM Stadium on Feb 13.

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

He 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 fired after narrowly failing to reach the promotion playoffs to the English Premier League amid criticism of his team’s conservative tactics.

Despite the painful end to his time at Hull, the 41-year-old said it was “amazing” to return to Humberside as he showed his old club what they had missed out on.