Sun 24th May - Kingston Communications Stadium
By James Pearson Last updated: 21st September 2008
Who will partner King?
Hull City will be hoping to capitalise on their eight-day rest when they take on Everton at the KC Stadium on Sunday.
The Tigers will have over a week's rest following their 2-1 success over Newcastle last weekend, while The Toffees were in Uefa Cup action in midweek.
Phil Brown's side were thumped in their last home outing by Wigan Athletic, but responded with a fine away success over crisis-club Newcastle last time out.
However, that match ended in controversy with Danny Guthrie collecting a straight red card for a reckless challenge on Craig Fagan that left the striker with a fractured right tibia.
With Fagan on the sidelines with a broken leg, Brown has the dilemma of who to promote to his striking line-up alongside Marlon King.
Former Rangers man Daniel Cousin is back from suspension and available to make his first City appearance against The Toffees, although Geovanni, Caleb Folan and Dean Windass are also in contention for a starting role.
Brown is also boosted by the availability of fit-again midfielder George Boateng and winger Richard Garcia, although Nick Barmby remains sidelined with a calf strain.
Everton could only manage a 2-2 draw with Standard Liege on Thursday in what proved a bruising affair for David Moyes' side.
Moyes is likely to be without striker Victor Anichebe after he was stretched off following a full-blooded challenge with Dante Bonfim.
The early prognosis is the Nigeria international's knock is not serious, although he may not be rushed back into action this weekend.
That means his replacement on Thursday James Vaughan may be promoted to the starting XI alongside Aiyegbeni Yakubu should Moyes retain his 4-4-2 formation.
Left-back Joleon Lescott also tweaked his ankle in the game, but managed to play the full 90 minutes. Experienced Portuguese full-back Nuno Valente is on stand-by should Lescott miss out.
Record signing Marouane Fellaini is available again after missing out against his former club, although Moyes has a number of players unavailable for the trip to East Yorkshire.
Summer signing Louis Saha (calf) is out along with the likes of Lars Jacobsen (dislocated shoulder), Steven Pienaar (ankle), Andy van der Meyde (hamstring) and Tony Hibbert (knee).
Hull City: Myhill, Mendy, McShane, Gardner, Dawson, Geovanni, Marney, Ashbee, Halmosi, King, Windass.
Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Jagielka, Valente, Osman, Cahill, Castillo, Arteta, Yakubu, Vaughan.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 18th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 12:00 | North Ferriby Utd vs Hull |
| Tuesday 21st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | Carlisle vs Hull |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Sheff Wed vs Hull |
| Sunday 9th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Aberdeen |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Hull |
| Tuesday 18th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Hull vs Tottenham |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Bolton |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wolverhampton vs Hull |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Hull |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Liverpool vs Hull |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Wigan |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 16th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 1 - 1 Hull | |
| Saturday 9th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 1 - 2 Stoke | |
| Monday 4th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 1 - 0 Hull | |
| Saturday 25th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 1 - 3 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 18th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 0 Hull | |
| Saturday 11th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Hull | |
| Saturday 4th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 22nd March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Hull | |
| Tuesday 17th March | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Arsenal 2 - 1 Hull | |
| Saturday 14th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 1 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Wednesday 4th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Fulham 0 - 1 Hull | |
| Sunday 1st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 1 - 2 Blackburn | |
| Thursday 26th February | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Hull 2 - 1 Sheff Utd | |
| Monday 23rd February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 1 - 2 Tottenham | |
| Saturday 14th February | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Sheff Utd 1 - 1 Hull | |
| Saturday 7th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 0 - 0 Hull | |
| Saturday 31st January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 2 - 2 West Brom | |
| Wednesday 28th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Ham 2 - 0 Hull | |
| Saturday 24th January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Hull 2 - 0 Millwall | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Everton | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Fulham | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Hull City | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 |
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