Hull City face-off at home to Blackburn Rovers hoping to carve out a safe, middle of the table position in this their first ever season in the Premier League. Hull City will be in high spirits after advancing to the quarter final round of the FA Cup earlier in the week.
Hull City come into this match having gone through a mixed week in terms of results. After losing at home to Tottenham Hotspur in their week 26 Premiership match, the side managed by Phil Brown then went on to defeat Sheffield United in the 5th Round Proper of the FA Cup by a score of 2-1. Through 26 matches the Tigers have 29 points and sit in 13th place of the Premiership log, 1 point behind 12th place Bolton Wanderers.
Blackburn Rovers are presently battling it out in the relegation zone of the league table in 18th place with 23 points. They sit 2 points behind 17th place Stoke City and just ahead of 19th place Boro. In their most recent match Rovers lost away Manchester United by a score of 2-1 at Old Trafford. The side managed by Sam Allardyce will continue to miss Brett Emerton and Reid to injury this week.
Live Premier League
Hull City v Blackburn Rovers
KC Stadium, kick off 1230 hours
