Chelsea vs. Hull City

The Ivorian grabbed the winner in added time to shatter battling Hull's hopes of a point.

Chelsea had trailed to a 27th-minute goal from Hull's debut boy Stephen Hunt, but Drogba levelled the scores in the 37th minute with a dipping 25-yard free-kick. Drogba then netted the winning goal deep into injury time to seal the victory for the Blues.

The home side should have taken the lead as early as the second minute but Drogba fired wide from six yards after Michael Essien's superb cross fell directly at the feet of the unmarked striker.

Hull gave Chelsea a warning in the ninth minute when captain George Boateng shot just wide of Petr Cech's right-hand upright. Cech then had to be alert to save another shot from Boateng as the Tigers began to find some success in the attacking third.

Hull opened the scoring when Andy Dawson sent the free-kick towards the Chelsea penalty area. It was only half-cleared to Boateng on the edge of the area and his shot cannoned off both Ashley Cole and Mikel before falling to Hunt to apply an easy finish.

The Blues were level in the 37th minute thanks to a superb free-kick from Drogba from 25 yards.

In the 56th minute Hull goalkeeper Myhill twice denied Drogba with stunning saves. Essien almost gave Chelsea the lead in the 74th minute but his 20-yard volley was narrowly wide of the target.

But Drogba scored a vital winner two minutes into added time when what looked like a cross looped over Myhill and into the far corner from an acute angle.