Last weekend saw Palace draw 3 - 3 with a very poor
Hull side, which showed their defensive woes.
They host
a Hull side who have already got results at Arsenal and Liverpool this term, so they know they need to be on their toes.
The nightmarish spectre of Antonio Conte's hauntingly terrifying face leering into the camera for an interview where He visibly battles with his urge to discuss the upcoming Champions League match with Barcelona rather than the humiliation of
a Hull side without endangering any of his important players, was enough to prompt Mark to gaze heavenward, longing for the rumoured «Planet X» to finally roam into our orbit and take out earth in an apocalyptic planetary collision which the FA Cup would likely somehow survive.
We play
a Hull side who are currently eighth in the table.
The appointment of the Portuguese coach Marco Silva to replace the embattled Mike Phelan has given
this Hull side a new lease of life and has improved their defensive actions to the point that they are almost unrecognisable.
These moves to strenghten the defensive unit should serve
the Hull side well in their fight to avoid relegation this season.
This Hull side are probably the worst away team in English football if the statistics are anything to by.
Chelsea v Hull City Chelsea -2 and Total Goals 3 That defeat at Newcastle could see a backlash from Chelsea here against a woeful and toothless
Hull side.
The fixtures don't get much easier for Antonio Conte's side, with a trip to The KC Stadium to face
a Hull side that nearly took a point from Manchester United followed by a league game against Leicester and the arrival of United themselves to Stamford Bridge — including the return of former boss José Mourinho.
That defeat at Newcastle could see a backlash from Chelsea here against a woeful and toothless
Hull side.
Stoke won 2 - 0 at the KC Stadium back in October but this is a different
Hull side under Marco Silva.
It was important that we managed to beat a dour
Hull side at the weekend to give us a bit of confidence back after successive defeats in the League, and the clean sheet will also be a boost as we prepare to repel the assault of Bayern in Munich, but Wenger also admitted that he needs Mesut Ozil to also regain his confidence ahead of the massive game in the Allianz Arena.
This Hull side is a good team, a draw would not have been so bad if we had beaten Leicester and Spuds but we can not draw all three of these games.
His Hull side are pushing for a top - two finish in the second tier again this season.
There is a very old football cliche that you can only beat what is put in front of you, but when you consider that Arsenal's opponents yesterday had made TEN changes from
the Hull side that played Everton on New Years Day, should we really be so pleased that the Gunners only managed to kill off the game in the 82nd minute?
We are worrying about Barca being miles better than us, well Bruce is well aware that Arsenal are just as far ahead of
his Hull side, so he will be resting players as the Tigers also have a crucial game on Tuesday away against Ipswich!
We played against a strong
Hull side in the FA cup last night and beat them 4 - 0.
anyone would think we lost this game wtf with all the negative comments, the players know they played against a very organised
hull side.
Not exact matches
Antonio Conte's
side hammered Championship
side Hull City 4 - 0 at Stamford Bridge with Giroud looking impressive throughout.
Hull City are set to win the scramble of mid-table Premier League
sides to secure the signature of young winger Thomas Ince, who had turned down the opportunity to sign for Serie A giants Inter Milan, according to reports from the Mail.
The former Southampton boss will then look to make back the rest of his money by allowing Rose to make a # 6m switch to
Hull, with Steve Bruce's
side having recently revived their interest in the 24 - year - old defender, who can also play on the wing.
Perhaps he knows something we don't about the Man United line - up ahead of their match against
Hull City, a match that if Phil Brown's
side wins means that whatever Shearer's team does they are as good as down unless Sunderland also fail to get anything at home to Chelsea.
Steve Bruce was a great player at Manchester United and had some success as a manager as well, most notably when his
Hull City
side gave Arsenal a big fright in the FA Cup Final a couple of years ago.
Hull City have won just one of their last 14 Premier League fixtures and now sit in 18th spot and Bruce could well do with January captures who could help his
side extricate themselves from the position they find themselves in.
Even
hull attack has been down his
side purely because of him not tracking his man.
On the whole, though, a lot of Arsenal fans have been left unimpressed by the manner of the performances and will be hoping for a much more fluent, slick and sharp Arsenal when Arsene Wenger sends his
side out to face
Hull City at the KC stadium today.
Manchester United edged into the lead against a resilient
Hull City
side at the KC Stadium.
Against lower
sides RW will get space so Wallcot and Ox will be fine to run at the defence like v
Hull.
Since moving to Leicester from Championship
side Hull over the summer, Maguire has been one of the standout players in the Foxes»
side.
Tom Huddlestone and Curtis Davies both signed for Derby from
Hull earlier in the window and are expected to face their former
side on Friday.
Arsene Wenger brought an end to a lengthy silverware drought when his
side defeated
Hull City to win the FA Cup in May but the lack of major success over the past decade has certainly led to a fair amount of the Arsenal faithful demanding the former AS Monaco manager step down or be axed.
The three other games all saw us keep a clean sheet but they were against EPL strugglers
Hull City at home and the two non-league
sides Sutton and Lincoln in the FA cup, so when giving an interview to Sky Sports this week you can sort of understand why our manager blamed this aspect of Arsenal's game for our problems, when asked whether the uncertainty over his future could be affecting his players.
The
Hull City defender is attracting Premier League interest after his
side's relegation to the Championship this season, having impressed with his displays in the English top flight in 2014/15.
Oscar and Frank Lampard scored as Jose Mourinho saw his Blues
side defeat
Hull City in the first Premier League game of his Stamford Bridge return.
In a lone striker role, Manchester City's Edin Dzeko stole the show upfront this weekend with two superb goals for his
side as they came away with a 4 - 2 win away to
Hull City.
Ben Arfa is in footballing limbo after FIFA prevented him playing for new
side Nice until the start of next season as he has already played for two
sides this season having represented
Hull City and Newcastle United's under 21
side this term.
For
Hull City, Steve Bruce is looking for his
sides third successive Premier League win as the Tigers attempt to steer clear from relegation.
Arsene Wenger's
side travel to
Hull City knowing they must collect all three points to continue their quest to pip Everton to a top four finish.
The bookmaker's favourites — the three promoted
sides — are to go down with Cardiff at 11/8,
Hull at 8/11 and either Crystal Palace or Watford at 1/2.
Hull City's push to bring in new additions could well have been aided by the fact that the KC Stadium
side will be competing in the Europa League in 2014/15 following their run to the FA Cup final last term.
Despite Leicester completing the signing of
Hull goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic this week, Schmeichel has said that he is determined to stay at the King Power and fight for his place in Craig Shakespeare's
side, as reported by the Mirror.
The 29 - year - old has no shortage of options after being released by the east London club with Premier League new boys
Hull City set to launch a bid to land his signature whilst Turkish
side Kasimpasa have also expressed an interest.
Hull look a reinvigorated
side under Marco Silva, as they have picked up impressive results and crucial points as they try and fight their way out of a relegation battle.
Former Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov has been offered to Everton,
Hull City, and Crystal Palace by current
side AS Monaco, according to the Daily Mail.
The Black Cats failed to build on a 2 - 0 win over
Hull City when they faced Swansea City on Saturday, as the Welsh
side secured a comfortable win to ensure their Premier League survival.
However, a number of Premier League
sides are keep on keeping him where he is in the shape of
Hull, Sunderland and Leicester City all interested in making an offer.
They are looking at a structured deal related to both how
Hull do as a
side and how Jay does in terms of his own performances after the move.
Or that Swansea did the double over us and that the likes of Anderlecht, Sunderland, Leicester and
Hull held us to a draw, while we needed extra time and a slice of luck to get past the Championship
side Reading in the semi-final?
You do have to feel for this Scot, who was relegated with Norwich City last campaign and has played just three times for new
side Hull after damaging his knee and isn't expected back in action until May.
After scoring a crucial winner at home to Leicester that brought Arsene Wenger's
side back into the title race, the striker put in a great performance against
Hull City and was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet.