SM
Man Utd vs. Chelsea: 22 hrs 14 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data
HL
Championship | Gameweek 18
Nov 20, 2021 at 3pm UK
The KCOM Stadium
BL

Hull City
2 - 0
Birmingham

Honeyman (17'), Wilks (57')
Magennis (43'), Bernard (45+3'), Greaves (65'), Docherty (83')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Hogan (34')
Gardner (43')

Preview: Hull City vs. Birmingham City - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: Hull City vs. Birmingham City - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Hull City and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Sports Mole

Championship strugglers Hull City will want to build on their first win in six matches when they host Birmingham City.

The Tigers remain three points adrift of safety in 22nd place despite beating Barnsley a fortnight ago, while Blues are in 15th spot.


Match preview

Goals from George Honeyman and Keane Lewis-Potter secured a 2-0 win for Hull over Barnsley before the international break, ending a run of five successive defeats in the process.

Grant McCann admitted that the break probably came at the wrong time for the Tigers, who would have wanted to try to build some momentum and move out of the bottom three.

Nonetheless, with a trip to 20th-placed Cardiff City to come on Wednesday, McCann will feel this could be an important week for his side.

Hull are the Championship's lowest scorers this season with just 11 goals to their name, while no team in the division has picked up fewer points at home (five).

However, the Tigers are unbeaten in their last four matches against Birmingham and have won six consecutive games against Blues on home turf.

Birmingham have just one win from their last six away games, yet only league leaders Bournemouth have conceded fewer goals on the road in the Championship this season.

The last time that Blues won at the MKM Stadium was in the Premier League in 2009, when current boss Lee Bowyer starred in midfield.

The Midlands outfit conceded twice in the final 20 minutes to lose 2-1 to Reading before the international break, a defeat which ended a run of three consecutive wins.

It means that Birmingham currently sit four points behind the playoffs, with a Midlands derby against Coventry City to come on Tuesday.

Hull City Championship form:
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • W

Birmingham City Championship form:
  • L
  • D
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • L



Team News

Hull right-back Lewie Coyle has been sidelined until the new year after damaging his ankle ligaments; Josh Emmanuel should replace him.

That may be the only change that Grant McCann makes as he aims to build on the win over Barnsley before the international break.

George Honeyman's yellow card against the Tykes leaves him one booking away from a one-match suspension, a situation which Di'Shon Bernard is also in.

Birmingham had hoped that the international break would allow them to bring back a few of their injured players, but only centre-back Dion Sanderson is set to return from the sidelines.

It leaves Jordan Graham, George Friend, Maxime Colin and Kristian Pedersen all still unavailable.

19-year-old Marcel Oakley made his league debut in the absence of Graham against Reading and put in an impressive performance, so should keep his place.

Hull City possible starting lineup:
Baxter; Emmanuel, Bernard, Greaves, Elder; Smallwood, Docherty; Wilks, Honeyman, Lewis-Potter; Magennis

Birmingham City possible starting lineup:
Sarkic; Dean, Roberts, Sanderson; Oakley, Sunjic, Gardner, Bela; McGree; Hogan, Deeney


We say: Hull City 1-1 Birmingham City

With Birmingham still facing an injury crisis in defence, Hull may fancy their chances on Saturday. The Tigers' lack of goals remains their main issue, so we think it will be a low-scoring draw at the MKM Stadium.



Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting under 2.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 2.5:data




body check tags ::

Previews by email

Click here to get Sports Mole's daily email of previews and predictions for every major game!


amp_article__470442 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2024-06-05 12:54:49:
html db last update - 2024-06-05 12:54:49 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Read more!
Share this article now:


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Recommended Next on SM
Saturday's Championship predictions including West Brom vs. Middlesbrough
Pain for Guardiola! Champions Man City shocked by Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium
A full team of changes? How Chelsea could line up against Man United
Saturday's Championship predictions including Leeds vs. Plymouth
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland139222391429
2Leeds UnitedLeeds137512281426
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd138321661025
4Burnley126511751223
5Watford137152221122
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom13562148621
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn135441614219
8Bristol City134721717019
9Norwich CityNorwich134632318518
10Middlesbrough135351415-118
11Millwall124441512316
12Swansea CitySwansea13445109116
13Coventry CityCoventry134361717015
14Derby CountyDerby134361617-115
15Hull City133641517-215
16Stoke CityStoke134361518-315
17Cardiff CityCardiff134361319-615
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds134361524-915
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd133551617-114
20Preston North EndPreston133551420-614
21Luton TownLuton133371521-612
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth133371325-1212
23Queens Park RangersQPR131751119-810
24Portsmouth131661326-139
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Team News: Man Utd vs. Chelsea injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

1

TN

Slot at the summit: Liverpool top the table with comeback Brighton win

NEW

2

SA

Forest are flying! Nuno's side go third with three-goal win over 10-man West Ham

NEW

3

FA

Tenth time lucky! Southampton sink Everton for first PL win of season

NEW

4

TT

Team News: Barcelona vs. Espanyol injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

5

TN

Saturday's Premier League predictions including Newcastle vs. Arsenal

6

SP

Transfer blow: Chelsea 'suffer setback' in pursuit of Serie A star

7

TB

Real Madrid 'planning blockbuster move' for £109m-rated German superstar

8

RM

Saturday's Turkish Super Lig predictions including Besiktas vs. Kasimpasa

9

ST

Eight ruled out: Glasner issues Crystal Palace injury update for Wolves clash

10

ER


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .