West Bromwich Albion vs Hull City; Sky Bet Championship
West Bromwich Albion vs Hull City. Sky Bet Championship.
The HawthornsAttendance23,501.
West Bromwich Albion 3
- K Gibbs (42nd minute)
- D Gayle (62nd minute, 85th minute)
Hull City 2
- T Kane (48th minute, 59th minute)
West Brom vs Hull preview
Thursday 18 April 2019 17:57, UK
West Brom caretaker boss Jimmy Shan is expected to rest some players for the Sky Bet Championship clash against Hull.
Shan, who the club confirmed this week will remain in charge for the rest of the season, plans to manage his first XI during the remaining games to give Albion the best chance of having a full-strength squad for the play-offs.
Shan took Ahmed Hegazi and Kieran Gibbs off as a precaution last weekend while Dwight Gayle and Jay Rodriguez may also be used sparingly over the Easter weekend, with two games in four days. Winger Matt Phillips, who has only started two of the last 17 matches, will be carefully given minutes in order to build up his fitness following his return from an ankle injury.
Hull still have a chance of reaching the play-offs and Tigers boss Nigel Adkins expects to have an unchanged squad at The Hawthorns. Stephen Kingsley has missed the last four matches due to a thigh injury and the defender's absence is set to continue.
Adkins has named an unchanged team for the last three matches and could opt to change things after the defeat at Middlesbrough. Hull are ninth in the table and five points shy of the play-off places, with sixth-placed Bristol City still to play.
Opta stats
In all competitions, West Bromwich Albion have won their last three home matches against Hull.
The last time West Brom and Hull met at the Hawthorns in the Championship was in February 2008, the Tigers won 2-1 on their way to promotion that season.
West Brom have won just four of their 35 league matches on Good Friday (11%), though they did win most recently in April 2010 against Leicester.
Hull have lost their last three league matches on Good Friday, losing in 1980, 2000 and 2007; their last win on Good Friday came in April 1976 against Oldham.
No Championship side have score more home league goals than West Brom this season (48 - level with Aston Villa).
Nigel Adkins has lost both of his Championship matches on Good Friday, losing 2-4 to Blackpool in April 2010 with Scunthorpe and 0-3 to Wigan in April 2014 with Reading.
Prutton's prediction
David Prutton predicts: 2-2 (12/1 with Sky Bet)
