Chelsea star and Nigerian midfielder, John Mikel Obi, was on the starting lineup ans Chelsea dispatched Hull City to remain three points clear of their closest rival Man City.
Obi, who was in the best form of his life as his Chelsea side scored twice in an English Premier League tie at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, where Hull City was unable to register any. .
The Nigeria-born midfielder was in action for 82 minutes before giving way to Ramires.
However Aluko had earlier left the pitch for Robbie Brady in the 64th minute of the tie.
Meanwhile, Chelsea remain three points clear at the top after goals from Eden Hazard and Diego Costa saw off Hull City.
The Blues took an early lead with only seven minutes gone when Oscar’s cross was headed home by the unmarked Hazard.
Hull wanted a foul earlier in the move, but the referee didn’t blow and they were made to pay for not playing to the whistle.
Chelsea dominated the opening period but Hull did enjoy a good chance to be level, only for Sone Aluko to blast over the bar from inside the box.
As the half went on Chelsea started getting sloppy, while Hull grew in confidence.
After the break, Jake Livermore fired wide from the edge of the area before referee Chris Foy took centre-stage.
Tom Huddlestone was then shown a straight red card on 60 minutes for what was a reckless challenge on Filipe Luis, as a difficult day for Hull got much worse.
Chelsea then doubled their lead eight minutes later when Hazard slid in Costa and his shot rolled across Allan McGregor to nestle in the bottom corner of the net.
The hosts were in control from that point onwards and tried to get more goals, only to be thwarted by some staunch Hull defending as they threw themselves in front of every shot.
Overall, Chelsea were far from their best at Stamford Bridge, but took all three points to remain top.
