25/01/2014 - Hull City (H)
We've Tamed The Lions, Now For The Tigers!
This weekend sees Blues take on Premier League side Hull City in the FA Cup 4th Round. We haven't played The Tigers since the 2009/2010 season in the Carling Cup, when they beat us 3-1 at the KC Stadium. (Moussa scored for us). We first played them in 1959, when we lost 3-2. Hull currently sit 11th in the Premier League, 5 points from safety and 28 points off top.
Saturday's game is a sellout, so lets hope everyone gets behind the Blues in what is our first 4th round appearance since 06/07 when we lost 1-0 to Spurs.
Hull's Last 5 Results:
Norwich City (A) - L 1-0
Chelsea (H) - L 0-2
Middlesbrough (A) - W 2-0 - McLean, Proschwitz
Liverpool (A) - L 0-2
Fulham (H) - W 6-0 - Elmohamedy, Koren (2), Boyd, Huddlestone, Fryatt
Out of 11 away games they have played this season, Hull have:
Won: 1
Drawn: 2
Lost: 8
Fact
Hull are yet to score a league goal this year, with the only goals being scored so far i 2014 coming in their FA Cup 3rd round triumph at Middlesbrough, where they won 2-0.
How the teams lined up (Last Meeting):
Southend United: Mildenhall, Barrett, Heath, M'Voto, Francis, McCormack, Moussa, Grant (Betsy '69), Revell, Barnard (Walker '83), Christophe (Sawyer '78)
Subs Not Used: Joyce, Sankofa, Scannell, Freedman
Hull City: Warner, Mouyokolo, Cooper, Doyle, Atkinson - Yes, our one! (Ghilas '73), Cairney (Kilbane '73), Halmosi, Barmby (Geovanni '59), Featherstone, Fagan, Altidore
Subs Not Used: Duke, Zayatte, Mendy, Cousin
How the teams lined up in both their last league games:
Southend United: Bentley, O'Neill (Thompson '44), Coker, Leonard, Phillips, Prosser, Atkinson, Timlin (Eastwood '80), Corr, Hurst, Straker (Woodrow '74)
Subs Not Used: Smith, Laird, Clifford, Payne
Hull: McGregor, Elmohamedy, Rosenior, Davies, Bruce, Chester (Figueroa '15), Livermore, Koren (Fryatt '82), Jelavic, Sagbo (Boyd '67), Huddlestone
Subs Not Used: Meyler, Harper, Faye, Quinn
Hull's Likely Line Up:
Steve Harper
Former Clubs: Newcastle, Bradford (Loan), Gateshead (Loan), Stockport (Loan), Hartlepool (Loan), Huddersfield (Loan), Brighton (Loan)
CAREER GOALS: 0
Paul McShane
Former Clubs: Manchester United, Walsall (Loan), Brighton (Loan), West Brom, Sunderland, Hull (Loan), Barnsley (Loan), Crystal Palace (Loan)
CAREER GOALS: 12
Abdoulaye Faye
Former Clubs: ASEC Ndiambour, Jeanne D'Arc, Lens, Istres (Loan) Bolton, Newcastle, Stoke City, West Ham
CAREER GOALS: 14
Alex Bruce
Former Clubs: Blackburn, Oldham (Loan), Birmingham, Oldham (Loan), Sheffield Wednesday (Loan), Tranmere (Loan), Ipswich Town, Leicester City (Loan), Leeds, Huddersfield (Loan)
CAREER GOALS: 3
Joe Dudgeon
Former Clubs: Manchester United, Carlisle
CAREER GOALS: 0
David Meyler
Former Clubs: Cork City, Sunderland, Hull (Loan)
CAREER GOALS: 7
Conor Henderson
Former Clubs: Arsenal, Coventry City (Loan)
CAREER GOALS: 0
Stephen Quinn
Former Clubs: St.Patrick's Athletic, Sheffield United, MK Dons (Loan), Rotherham Utd (Loan)
CAREER GOALS: 24
George Boyd
Former Clubs: Stevenage, Peterborough, Notts Forest (Loan), Hull (Loan)
CAREER GOALS: 77
Matty Fryatt
Former Clubs: Walsall, Carlisle (Loan), Leicester, Sheffield Wednesday (Loan from Hull)
CAREER GOALS: 113
Yannick Sagbo
Former Clubs: Monaco B, Monaco, Evian
CAREER GOALS: 27
This is going to be another tough game for Blues. Hull are a strong, organised, attacking side with plently of talent at their disposal. Brown V Bruce. Who will come out on top? Saturday will reveal all!
Players To Watch:
Alex Bruce
George Boyd
Matty Fryatt
UTB!!