Hull 0
Chelsea 4
Sinclair 37 Kalou 48,81 Sidwell 52
Hull 0 Chelsea 4 September 26 2007
New Chelsea coach Avram Grant saw his Blues ease into the last 16 of the Carling Cup with a win over Hull at the KC Stadium on Wednesday.
Goals from 18-year-old Scott Sinclair, Steve Sidwell and two for Salomon Kalou ensures there will be no uncomfortable inquest for Grant.
The Israeli coach can initially thank Sinclair, whose delightful opener came eight minutes before the break at a time when Hull were growing in confidence.
This third round tie was settled by two goals in the space of seven minutes at the start of the second half, with a Kalou header followed by a searing drive from Sidwell before the former doubled his tally on 81 minutes after being played in by Joe Cole.
But even taking into account this was a supposedly 'weakened' Chelsea side, the divide in class was not apparent until the goals started to go in.