Overview
- Chelsea’s official X account shared footage showing first‑team players, including Reece James, Robert Sanchez, Joao Pedro, Estêvão and Liam Delap, walking past young Hull City mascots without acknowledging them before the FA Cup tie.
- Public figures such as Michelle Dewberry, Bev Turner and Sharron Davies joined fans in condemning the behavior, calling it disrespectful to the children and the host club.
- TalkSPORT reported a separate clip showing Chelsea players greeting the mascots during the pre‑match line‑ups, but reporters note it remains unclear what, if any, interaction occurred immediately around the original moment.
- Simon Jordan said he contacted senior Chelsea officials and described a tacit acceptance that the video should not have been posted and that players should do more to acknowledge young fans, with Ally McCoist and Jeff Stelling also calling it a poor look.
- The incident overshadowed coverage of Chelsea’s 4-0 win at Hull, where Pedro Neto scored a hat‑trick and Estêvão added a goal, keeping focus on the club’s conduct rather than the result.