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Hull City v Albion match preview

ALBION travel up to the KCOM Stadium this Saturday to take on Hull City (ko 3pm).

The opposition 

Hull currently sit 23rd in the Sky Bet Championship on 12 points, having won three, drawn three and lost nine of their opening 15 fixtures.

They are managed by former Southampton, Reading and Sheffield United boss Nigel Adkins, who took over in December 2017 following the departure of Leonid Slutsky and guided the Club to an 18th placed finish last season.

The Tigers had a busy summer, bringing in the likes of Eric Lichaj, David Milinkovic, Reece Burke, Jordy de Wijs and George Long. They did, however, also see a number of players leave - such as Michael Dawson, Abel Hernandez, Seb Larsson, Allan McGregor and David Meyler.

Last time out

The most recent meeting between the sides was a 3-1 Premier League win for Albion at The Hawthorns back in January 2017.

Second-half goals from Chris Brunt, Gareth McAuley and James Morrison overturned Robert Snodgrass’ early strike to hand the Baggies all three points.

Albion celebrate McAuley's header

Stats

Albion

  • The Baggies are unbeaten in their last five games against the Tigers (W3, D2, L0).
  • In fact, Albion have a remarkable recent record away at Hull - losing on just one of their seven most recent visits (W3, D3, L1).
  • Darren Moore’s men still remain the highest scorers in the Sky Bet Championship by quite some distance having netted 33 times so far this season. Table-topping Sheffield United are the second highest scorers with 27.

Hull City

  • The Tigers moved off the foot of the Championship table by recording a 1-0 win away at Bolton on Saturday.
  • Three of the last four meetings between Hull and Albion at the KCOM have ended in draws.
  • It finished 1-1 on the most recent occasion Albion travelled to Hull - with McAuley scoring for the Baggies after 34 minutes before Dawson equalised in the second-half.

From the archive

Here are the highlights from the most recent meeting between the sides…

Head to head 

The overall head-to-head record sees Albion come out on top.

Of the 54 matches that have been played, the Baggies have won 20 times, Hull have been victorious on 18 occasions and there have been 16 draws.

Kit news

Albion will don the blue and white strip for Saturday's game.

Ticket news 

Seats are on general sale for this weekend’s game at the KCOM.

Albion have been given an allocation of 2,387 and tickets are priced at £18 in blocks N6 and N7, £24 in blocks NE, E1 & E2 and £27 in block E3.

Tickets can be bought online, in person from the East Stand Ticket Office or by calling 0121 227 2227.

Coach travel, departing from Kidderminster at 9am, Stourbridge and Lye at 9.15am and The Hawthorns at 10pm, is available for £20.

Follow the game

Comprehensive coverage of the clash with Hull is available in our Match Centre, where you can listen to live commentary on WBA Radio or follow our live text feed.

WBA Radio is the only service that allows Baggies fans around the world - from Smethwick to the Sahara - access to uninterrupted live commentaries from every one of our competitive games. iFollow subscribers can join Gez Mulholland and Dave Bowler for Baggies-biased live commentary on Saturday.

International supporters who have an iFollow subscription may be able to live stream the game depending on where they are located around the world. To find out, click here.

You’ll also be able to find score updates on the club's social media channels.

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