Marco Silva will take charge of his first Premier League match when Hull host Bournemouth on Saturday.

Silva was appointed Hull manager last week and made a winning start as his side beat Swansea in the FA Cup last Saturday, before losing 2-0 to Manchester United in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final on Tuesday.

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Silva has made two new signings in striker Oumar Niasse, on loan from Everton, and midfielder Evandro Goebel, on a permanent deal from Porto.

Niasse will be available to face the Cherries while Hull must wait for international clearance to see if Goebel can feature.

Bournemouth thrashed the Tigers 6-1 in the reverse fixture earlier in the season, and Silva said: "My players haven’t forgotten what happened at Bournemouth, but this is the chance to change that, not revenge.

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"We only play to win the game - nothing else. That is all that matters."

While Bournemouth are ninth in the Premier League, they have only won twice away from home this season. They will be looking to bounce back after losing at Sky Bet League One Millwall in the FA Cup last weekend.

Team news

Defenders Michael Dawson and Curtis Davies are in contention to feature for Hull after training on Friday.

Josh Tymon should also be available after recovering from the injury he suffered against Manchester United in midweek.

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Bournemouth will have forward Benik Afobe available after he pulled out of DR Congo's Africa Cup of Nations squad.

Winger Ryan Fraser is fit again following a calf injury and defender Marc Wilson should be available after suffering from cramp after the FA Cup defeat at Millwall.

Club captain Simon Francis continues to serve a suspension, while on-loan defender Nathan Ake has returned to parent club Chelsea and Ivory Coast forward Max Gradel is away on international duty.

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Bournemouth inflicted Hull’s joint-heaviest defeat in Premier League history in October, winning 6-1 at the Vitality Stadium.

The Cherries had scored six goals in their previous seven league games against the Tigers prior to that victory.

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Hull haven’t lost back-to-back league games against Bournemouth since the 1989/90 season when both were in the second tier.

Artur Boruc’s next appearance will be his 100th Premier League apps. Only three Polish players have previously reached the century in the competition (all goalkeepers) – Wojciech Szczesny, Jerzy Dudek and Lukasz Fabianski.

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Robert Snodgrass has been directly involved in nine of Hull’s 17 Premier League goals this season (seven goals, two assists).

Hull have shipped more set-piece goals (inc. pens) in 2016/17 than any other Premier League side (20).

Bournemouth have won just two of their last 12 Premier League away games (D2 L8), although both wins came against sides with City in their title (Stoke and Swansea).

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Paul Merson's prediction

This is the game for Hull. If they lose this one I think they are relegated. They will be so far behind by this time next month I think it will be nearly impossible to get out of it.

The fixtures they have coming up in the league are bordering on atrocious; they play Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool and then Arsenal.

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I am going to back Bournemouth to win even though they had a shocker at Millwall in the FA Cup. Hull have to go for it and that plays into Bournemouth’s hands as I think they will be able to pick them off. I can’t emphasise how big a match this is for Hull though.

PAUL PREDICTS: 1-2 (8/1 with Sky Bet)

Betting

Bournemouth are Sky Bet’s 6/5 favourites with Hull up against odds of 11/5 for the win and 12/5 for a draw. The Tigers also have the odds against them in the relegation market at 5/1 to stay up, while Bournemouth are 4/5 for a top-half finish. Callum Wilson heads the first goalscorer market at 5/1 with Robert Snodgrass considered the hosts’ main threat at 11/2.

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