Sunderland v Hull Team News Sunderland will be without defender Anthony Reveillere for up to a month after he injured his leg on Sunday.Billy Jones is expected to take his place after recovering from injury,however Connor Wickham is suspended. Hull captain Curtis Davies is doubtful with a calf problem,but Tom Ince and Maynor Figueroa are available after they were recalled from their loans.Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore are banned,while Michael Dawson,Mohamed Diame and Robert Snodgrass are out. Match Facts Head-to-head Hull have won their last three meetings with Sunderland in all competitions without conceding a goal. Shane Long and Nikica Jelavic scored the goals for Hull in a 2-0 win away to Sunderland in February-one of only three away league wins so far for the Tigers in 2014. There have been six red cards in six Premier League meetings between these two sides,including five in the last three games. Sunderland Sunderlands win over Newcastle ended their run of six matches without a victory. They have won just one of their nine league games at home this season (D6,L2),that victory coming against Stoke on 4 October. The Black Cats have lost just one of their last six Premier League Boxing Day fixtures (W2,D3). Gus Poyets side have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six league games. Of the goalkeepers to have played seven or more Premier League games this season,Costel Pantilimon has the best save percentage (82.1%) Hull City Hull are without a victory in their last ten league matches (D4,L6),while they have won just once in 16 games. They have four fewer points (13) after 17 games than they did when they were relegated in 2009-10 (17). The Tigers have scored only two goals in their previous nine league games and are without a goal in their last three matches.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 15:14:57 +0000
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