Gary Lineker: Good evening and welcome to Match of the Day for our thoughts on the tenth round of the Premier League season! I will be your host after each round of games and Alan Shearer and Alan Hansen will assist me as we provide fresh post-match analysis. We will be focusing on a game or two we pick from the seven clubs we have highlighted this season - usually that will be the contender derbies.
Alan Hansen: We will also show you some interview specials with the managers right after the games, as well as occasional player profiles.
Alan Shearer: And finally, but not at last place, you will be updated with the latest news on injuries, dressing room events or even rumours surrounding your favourite clubs.
Gary Lineker: So are you ready? What really happened in the latest round of world's best league? Here we go...
Gary Lineker: The match we picked up today saw title chasers Chelsea entertain newly promoted Hull who are also strong favourites for the drop this season. Any hopes for a shock result were quickly banished as just two minutes into the game Eto'o gave the hosts the lead. Chelsea proceeded to dominate in the first half and another Eto'o goal plus a three minute double salvo from Willian and Essien effectively killed the game. Danny Graham pulled one back for Hull but then Eto'o completed his hattrick and a genuine trashing.
Alan Hansen: This game comes to show how big the gap is between the Premier League leading clubs and the Championship. Hull were several levels below and could have conceded even more goals. I don't think they have much of a chance of survival, not with this play. Everything in this Chelsea side oozed class and while the opposition was hardly any challenge they did look like a real title contender here.
Alan Shearer: It is hard to pick a player in a blue shirt who didn't perform but I will still mention Eto'o who was unplayable and got the PoM award. It was top-notch performances for Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry and Cole in defense and Essien, Willian and Mata in midfield.
Gary Lineker: Let's see what the Chelsea manager had to say after the game!
Reporter: You smashed any hopes of your rivals to drop points here. Do you think you made a strong title statement with this win?
Jose Mourinho: The title is one of our main priorities this season and this is no news. If anyone doubts we are going for it he and his club are set for some big disappointment.
Reporter: Eto'o looks like the striker Chelsea have been missing after Drogba moved on. Pundits and fans are already seeing him as instrumental in your bid to win the title?
Jose Mourinho: Some folks had forgotten how good Eto'o is just because he went to play in a different championship that wasn't so media covered. But I know him well and he's been the same class as he was when in Barcelona and Inter when we won the Champions League. People have short memory in football.
Gary Lineker: You can easily guess those who overlooked the chance of grabbing Eto'o on a free will be kicking themselves in anger now. Brilliant move by Mourinho there!
Alan Hansen: Chelsea have put themselves in a nice position to await a slip up by the leading clubs now. It will be interesting if they can keep up the tempo but if the result today doesn't prove they can I don't know what would!
Gary Lineker: What do you have for us in the news and rumours section today, Alan?
Alan Shearer: Reports on Wenger and Rodgers under pressure at Arsenal and Liverpool respectively are growing in force as both teams failed to win yet again. Sandro will be suspended for Spurs after picking up a red card and Younes Kaboul will be out for a month with fractured ribs. Hatem Ben Arfa will be a big miss for Newcastle as he is out for three weeks with a twisted ankle. Iago Aspas should be fine for Liverpool after picking up a knock. Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United walked off their game unscathed by new injuries.
That is all from this edition of Match of the Day! Watch out for the newspaper columns of our regular pundits to find out their take of the games!
