Both goals came from corners as Chelsea took advantage of some slack marking in the Blackburn defence to secure a win, which brought palpable relief to fans who had endured the club's worst league run in almost 15 years.
The match finished with a cheeky solo effort by Juninho, who again capitalised on loose man-marking by the Manchester defence to squeeze off a shot from the top left edge of the area that beat Bosnich at the right post.
The first real chance of the second half came in the 65th minute and it was one which effectively settled the encounter, with the Hull defence's marking going awry going missing for the first time in the game.