Eden Hazard scored one and assisted another goal as Chelsea recorded a 2-0 victory over Hull City this afternoon.

The Belgian broke the deadlock in the seventh minute, before he later rolled the ball into the path of Diego Costa to secure all three points for the home side.

Between those goals, the visitors were reduced to 10 men when Tom Huddlestone was handed a straight red card for a lunge on Chelsea full-back Filipe Luis.

Here, Sports Mole has looked back over the contest and rated the performances of each of the players on show at Stamford Bridge.

CHELSEA

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Goal

Petr Cech: Making his first Premier League start of the season, there was very little for the Chelsea goalkeeper to do. In fact, none of Hull's eight efforts were on target. (6/10)

Defence

Filipe Luis: Having been given a rare starting opportunity, the Brazilian can be content with his performance. He got forward whenever the opportunity arose and rarely wasted possession. (6/10)

John Terry: The Chelsea skipper had very little to do in a defensive sense, but, when there was danger to thwart, he did it with minimal fuss. (6/10)

Gary Cahill: Similar to his central defensive partner Terry in that he had very little defending to do, but he let himself down with a dive that, luckily for him, went unpunished. Already on a booking, he should have been red carded for that offence. (5/10)

Branislav Ivanovic: Is there a better right-back in the Premier League? He is not pretty on the eye at times, but the Serbian continually pounded down the right flank and sent in numerous crosses. (7/10)

Midfield

Nemanja Matic: Back in the side after suspension, Matic was at his destroying best. He mopped up any loose passes and always kept things simple. (7/10)

John Obi Mikel: There was the odd occasion were Mikel was wasteful in possession, but luckily for him, his mistakes were not punished. Aside from that, he made some decent challenges. (6/10)

Willian: Out on the right, Willian linked very well with full-back Ivanovic. The pair certainly have a decent understanding, which Hull struggled to cope with over the course of the 90 minutes. (7/10)

Oscar: Playing in a central role, the onus was on Oscar to keep possession ticking over at a decent pace. To the Brazilian's credit, he did that well without ever truly standing out. (6/10)

Eden Hazard: Not for the first time this season, Hazard was the star of the show. His goal and assist were just rewards for a lively and energetic outing from the Belgium international. (8/10)

Attack

Diego Costa: He was quiet for large parts of the contest, but Costa came to life when the ball reached the Hull penalty area. His goal was a typical poacher's finish. (7/10)

Substitutes

Didier Drogba: The veteran looked determined to get his name on the scoresheet once he came on, but just missed with his one chance. (6/10)

Andre Schurrle: A couple of openings fell the way of the German, but he rushed his finishes and both were spurned. It seemed that he was a little too eager to impress. (5/10)

Ramires: The Brazilian came on in the closing stages, but rarely got on the ball. (5/10)

HULL

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Goal

Allan McGregor: The Scot could do little with either of Chelsea's goals and went on to save the home side's only other shot on target. (6/10)

Defence

Andrew Robertson: During the first half in particular, the young Scot got forward positively and even sent over a couple of dangerous crosses. He was much quieter after the restart, but it was a decent enough showing nonetheless. (6/10)

Curtis Davies: Having been restored to the side, it was a steady outing from Davies, who did little wrong. (6/10)

Michael Dawson: The summer signing from Tottenham Hotspur lasted just 10 minutes before his hamstring gave way. (5/10)

James Chester: As part of the three-man defensive partnership, there were a couple of rash moments from Chester, one of which earned him a caution. (5/10)

Ahmed Elmohamady: Unlike his teammate Robertson on the other flank, Elmohamady found it difficult to break out from the defence. It seemed to frustrate the Egyptian, although he defended relatively well. (5/10)

Midfield

Tom Huddlestone: Quite what Huddlestone was thinking when he planted his studs into Luis's leg, only he knows. It ruined a good performance from the midfielder and just moments later, Chelsea put themselves out of sight. (5/10)

David Meyler: A very positive shift from the Irishman, who made a host of challenges and important blocks. He certainly paid back his manager, having been restored to the starting lineup. (7/10)

Jake Livermore: The midfielder sent what was arguably Hull's best chance wide of the target early in the second half, which was about the only moment of note as far as Livermore was concerned. (6/10)

Sone Aluko: On the rare occasions that Hull did get forward and cause problems, Aluko was heavily involved. His pace and movement made him difficult to contend with. He came off during the second half once Huddlestone had been dismissed. (7/10)

Attack

Nikica Jelavic: Playing as the sole centre-forward, it was a largely lonely afternoon for Jelavic. The Croatian was made to feed of scraps. (6/10)

Substitutes

Alex Bruce: Brought on early to replace the injured Dawson, Bruce junior deserves credit for picking up the pace of the game almost straight away. He was probably the best of Hull's defenders. (7/10)

Robbie Brady: Having come on midway through the second half, Brady worked hard, but rarely had any decent time in possession. (6/10)

Gaston Ramirez: Came on in the closing stages following his return from suspension, but did not have enough time to make an impact. (5/10)