The winners could rise to 13th. The losers could drop into the relegation places. If there were not eight teams involved in the survival scrap, the game would be branded, erroneously, a six-pointer. Phil Brown calls the prospect “mouth-watering”. He has urged Hull, without an away win, to recall such victories as last season, at Arsenal and Spurs. They are buoyed anyway by George Boateng’s availability (red card rescinded). Jimmy Bullard may be on the bench. West Ham are buoyed by their 2-0 defeat of Birmingham. Jeremy Alexander

Venue Upton Park

Tickets £35-51 (0871 222 2700)

Last season West Ham 2 Hull 0

Referee M Atkinson

This season’s matches 20 Y84, R2, 4.30 cards per game

Odds West Ham 5-6 Hull 4-1 Draw 13-5

West Ham

Subs from Kurucz, Stech, Da Costa, Stanislas, Daprela, Collison, Mido, Ilan, Franco, Ngala, Spence

Doubtful Daprela (foot), Franco (hamstring)

Injured Gabbidon (hamstring, 23 Feb), McCarthy (knee, 23 Feb), Dyer (hamstring, 6 Mar), Ilunga (hamstring, 13 Mar), Boa Morte (knee, May), Hines (knee, May), Davenport (legs, unknown)

Suspended None

Form guide WLDDDL

Disciplinary record Y47 R3

Leading scorer Cole 8

Hull

Subs from Duke, Zayatte, Kilbane, Olofinjana, Barmby, Garcia, Bullard, Zaki, Sonko, Ghilas, Marney

Doubtful Bullard (knee), Ghilas (thigh), Marney (calf)

Injured Geovanni (knee, 7 Mar), Ashbee (knee, May)

Suspended None

Form guide LWDDLD

Disciplinary record Y49 R3

Leading scorer Hunt 6

Match pointers

• Hull’s current run of 18 away matches without a win is the worst in the division

• West Ham were the only London side to win at home against Hull in 2008-09

• Jimmy Bullard’s only league appearance for Hull last season came at Upton Park and lasted 37 minutes

• If selected, Robert Green will be making the 350th league start of his career

• William Gallas and Aaron Hughes (2,340) are the only outfield players to have played more minutes in the Premier League than Andy Dawson (2,317) this season

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