Match Thread: Hull 1 - 2 Nottm Forest FT

Venue: KC Stadium
Date: 16/03/13
Kickoff: 15:00

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PREVIEW

Hull have won 5 out of their last 7 games. A 1-0 win against Burnley on Tuesday propelled Hull back into 2nd place in the table.

Last season, Hull managed to record a league double over a troubled Forest team and will be looking to repeat that achievement today, after Paul Mcshane’s controversial winner earlier in the season.`

George Boyd will be looking to start against Forest and will surely feel he has a point to prove after Januarys transfer fiasco.

Forest are currently the Championships form team with 5 wins in 5, which has pushed them into that all important playoff position. The revival under Billy Davies has been emphatic, playing some beautiful football in the process, making them dangerous opposition for any team.

Confidence is high, but this will be the first real test for Billy’s boys, who face a difficult run of games up until the end of the season.

Promotion is a huge possibility for both teams, and each will be looking to snatch 3 points in order to keep the push going..

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FORM (LAST 6 GAMES)

Hull City: : WWLWLW
Nottingham Forest: : DWWWWW

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LINE-UPS

Hull City: Stockdale, Chester, Hobbs, Koren (c), McShane (Bruce 28'), Gedo, Elmohamady, Quinn (Simpson 78'), Brady (Proschwitz 90'), Meyler, Boyd

Subs not used: Jakupovic, Evans, Cairney, Faye

Nottingham Forest: Darlow, Jara Reyes, Ward, Collins (c), Cohen, Lansbury, Guedioura, Majewski (McGugan 72'), Reid (Sharp 55'), Cox, Henderson (Blackstock 84')

Subs not used: Evtimov, Hutchinson, Moussi, Halford

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HEAD TO HEAD

Hull City boss Steve Bruce has no new injury concerns and has been boosted by the return to training of Matty Fryatt.

Defender Abdoulaye Faye (calf) has shaken off his recent injury and is pushing for a recall.

Nottingham Forest may be without striker Dexter Blackstock after he was forced off with a hamstring injury last Saturday and is doubtful. But will be boosted by the returns of Billy Sharp and Darius Henderson
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On-loan Norwich centre-half Daniel Ayala (hamstring) and fellow defender Dan Harding (calf) could return.

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TEAM INFORMATION

Hull City

• Second-placed Hull are within four points of leaders Cardiff, and seeking a sixth win in eight league games, and a fifth on the bounce at home.

• They are 10 points up on last season, and 12 points ahead of their equivalent points return in 2008 when promotion to the Premier League was last attained.

• The Tigers have not lost a Championship game in which they have scored first, and have gained all but 13 of their 68 points from games in which they took the initial lead.

• James Chester could make his 100th league start in Hull colours.

Nottingham Forest

• Billy Davies has inspired Nottingham Forest to a five-match winning sequence in which 13 goals were scored and two conceded. They have not dropped a point since being held 1-1 at home by Bolton on 16 February in the first match under their returning manager.

• Forest are hoping to match their six straight league victories in February 2011, but Cardiff is the only one of the top nine clubs they have taken maximum points off.

• The City Ground club have 19 more points than at this same stage last season.

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PREVIOUS MEETING

Nottingham Forest – 1:
Sharp (Pen 43)

Hull City – 2:
Koren (Pen 34)
Mcshane (69)

Venue: : The City Ground
Date: : 01/12/2012
Attendance: : 19,472(Away: 1,740)

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Through the crystal ball of Mystic Midget: I see both teams cancelling eachother out with a tight 1-1 draw.

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#InMidgetWeTrust

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