Preview - Hull City

Hull City's KCOM Stadium

When and where?

Hull City v West Ham United
Premier League
Saturday 1 April 2017, 3pm BST
KCOM Stadium

What’s the story?

West Ham United return to action following the international break with a trip to Humberside and Hull City on Saturday.

Slaven Bilic and his team are looking to hit form again after a run of five games without a victory.

Since registering a 3-1 success at Southampton in early February, draws against West Bromwich Albion and Watford, and narrow losses to Chelsea, Bournemouth and Leicester City have left them twelfth in the Premier League table.

Hull City are nine points worse off, with 24 from 29 games to date – a tally which places them in the bottom three as the season enters its finishing straight.

The Tigers won promotion from the Championship last term and have given themselves a shot at safety with seven points from their last six matches.

Victories over Liverpool and fellow strugglers Swansea City in that time have kept them in touch, with manager Marco Silva making an impressive start to life in the dugout at KCOM Stadium.

When the teams met at London Stadium in December, the Hammers were fortunate to record a 1-0 win, with Hull striking the post three times in a match they should have taken something from.

In fact, so influential was the upright that it won the Hammers' Man of the Match award on Twitter that day!

Team news

The Hammers welcome Mark Noble back into their squad after he missed the 3-2 defeat to Leicester with a leg injury.

However, Michail Antonio (hamstring), Winston Reid (thigh) and Pedro Obiang (ankle) all picked up injuries in that fixture and will sit this one out.

Angelo Ogbonna (knee) remains sidelined, while Diafra Sakho is working his way back from a back problem.

For Hull, defender Michael Dawson has returned to full training this week after missing six games with a calf injury.

Goalkeeper David Marshall is fit, despite withdrawing from the recent Scotland squad with a hip problem, but Tom Huddlestone is suspended after being sent off against Everton.

Player head-to-head

Head-to-head

How do I get to the game?

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A cloudy day is predicted for Humberside on Saturday, with a top temperature of 13C (55F).

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