Category: Hull City

Hull City provide the opposition as Manchester United look to end their most difficult season at Old Trafford in the Premier League era with a victory. A below-par performance and a 1-0 defeat to Sunderland on Saturday burst the bubble somewhat on the air of positivity that had surrounded Ryan Giggs’ appointment as interim manager. The Welshman will not allow his side’s standards to slip again here despite having little to play for, particularly when they hope to give Nemanja Vidic the perfect send-off. It could even be the last…

Hull City captain Curtis Davies believes that Aston Villa will be in danger of relegation if they fail to get anything from their clash on Saturday, according to Sky Sports. The former Aston Villa defender knows that a point from the match will see his side safely to the end of the Premier League season, whereas taking all three could leave Villa in trouble. Villa have managed just one point in their last six games and will be desperately looking to change their fortunes after seemingly having escaped the relegation…

With the season approaching its end, Fulham can move out of the bottom three for the first time since January – at least temporarily – with a win at home to Hull City. Under Felix Magath, Fulham still require significant improvement, but in recent games they have been unrecognisable from the side that was sinking without trace so often earlier on in the season. They more than matched Tottenham in the first half at White Hart Lane last time out, only to fall short in the second half, but as…

Hull City face injury concerns for strikers Shane Long and Sone Aluko for their remaining Premier League games, according to Sky Sports. Aluko missed the 3-0 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday with a hamstring problem whilst Long had to be replaced at half time with a calf injury. Hull are still fighting to stay in the Premier League this season and manager Steve Bruce admitted that he is unsure if the forwards will make a return before the end of the season. “Long’s got a calf injury,” said Bruce. “We’ll…

With the race to finish in the top four now very much back in their hands, Arsenal travel to Humberside for a dress rehearsal of May’s FA Cup final. Hull made hard work of seeing off League One Sheffield United in their semi-final, but two early second half goals turned the game in their favour. They can now look ahead to the final but the Tigers will feel that a couple more points are still needed to make absolutely sure of safety, with the victory they achieved against Swansea City…

The Football Association have rejected Hull City’s proposed name change to the Hull Tigers, according to BBC Sport. The FA council made the decision that the name would not change following a recommendation by the governing body’s membership committee, and passed a vote of 63.5%. Club owner Assem Allam took charge of Hull in 2010 and had wanted to change the name of the club to make it more marketable and had previously threatened to quit if he was not allowed to change the 110-year-old name. According to the Council…

Hull City captain Curtis Davies has stated that goalkeeper Steve Harper will shine in absence of first choice keeper Allan McGregor, according to Sky Sports. Harper has been called upon to make his mark as McGregor is expected to be out for the rest of the season after suffering broken ribs and a bruised kidney last month. The former Newcastle shot stopper was signed on a free transfer in the summer and Davies now believes the 39-year-old will use his experience to take the Tigers forward. “If you don’t have…

After experiencing mixed fortunes in the three cup competitions, Manchester City return to league action with a trip to Hull City. This is the third successive home match for Hull, who recovered very well from the shock of conceding four against Newcastle United by scoring three without reply to beat Sunderland and make the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The focus now for Steve Bruce’s men ahead of their Wembley date with Sheffield United is to move clear of the relegation zone. They are currently five points ahead of the…

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is set to learn his punishment for a headbutt on Hull City’s David Meyler, according to Sky Sports. The 52-year-old is to attend a hearing in front of a three man independent regulatory commission on Tuesday as he waits to learn his fate. Pardew accepted a misconduct charge for the incident as well as being issued a £100,000 fine and a formal warning for his actions. The confrontation happened during the Magpies 4-1 win over Hull on 1 March when Tigers midfielder Meyler was headbutted by…