Mar 19

Squad sheets: Portsmouth v Hull City

For Hull this match marks the start of life without Phil Brown. He has been replaced by Iain Dowie, who knows all about life at the bottom end of the Premier League following spells as manager at Crystal Palace and Charlton, as well as assistant to Alan Shearer at Newcastle last season. On each occasion, his side have been relegated. Defeat today would make it more likely that Hull will go down alongside Portsmouth, who have just been docked nine points and now have only the FA Cup to look forward to this season. Tim Wigmore

Venue Fratton Park, Saturday 3pm

Tickets £20-38 (0844 847 1898)

Last season Portsmouth 2 Hull 2

Referee P Dowd

This season’s matches 22 Y69, R4, 3.32 cards per game

Odds Portsmouth 6-5 Hull 13-5 Draw 12-5

Portsmouth

Subs from Ashdown, Vanden Borre, Mokoena, Webber, Dindane, Mullins, Kanu, Yebda, Smith, Boateng, Ritchie, Hughes, Basinas, Utaka

Doubtful Boateng (ankle), James (calf), Smith (groin), Utaka (groin), Yebda (knee)

Injured Vanden Borre (hamstring, 27 Mar), Ben Haim (groin, 27 Mar)

Suspended None

Form guide LLWLDL

Disciplinary record Y62 R4

Leading scorers Dindane, Piquionne 5

Hull

Subs from Duke, McShane, Kilbane, Cairney, Altidore, Ghilas, Barmby, Cooper, Garcia, Fagan, Marney, Folan

Doubtful Geovanni (knee), Hunt (foot)

Injured Ashbee (knee, unknown), Gardner (ankle, unknown)

Suspended Boateng (one match)

Form guide LLLLWD

Disciplinary record Y53 R5

Leading scorer Hunt 6

Match pointers

• Portsmouth are unbeaten in their last eight league meetings with Hull

• Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink has committed more fouls without being booked (38) than any other player in the top flight this season

• Portsmouth have conceded the first goal in 21 of their 29 league games this season

• Hull have had a player sent off in three of their last four Premier League matches

• Jamie O’Hara has had more shots at goal than any other Portsmouth player (63) but has only found the net once in the league in 2009-10

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Oct 23

Squad sheets: Hull City v Portsmouth

The ‘crisis’ at Anfield is put into stark perspective as soon as the plights of Hull City and Portsmouth are examined. Despite rousing victories for both clubs in recent weeks, they remain fixed in serious relegation trouble and defeat for either at the KC Stadium could precede a truly miserable Christmas. Indeed, Hull’s manager, Phil Brown, may not even last that long in his post – after this fixture his side face potentially make-or-break games against Burnley, Stoke City and West Ham United. Sachin Nakrani

Venue KC Stadium Tickets £20-£25 (01482 505600) Last season Hull 0 Portsmouth 0 Referee S Attwell

This season’s matches 3 Y8, R1, 3.00 cards per game

sportingbet odds Hull 13-10 Portsmouth 9-5 Draw 11-5

Hull

Subs from Warner, Duke, Cooper, Gardner, Mouyokolo, Olofinjana, Cousin, Halmosi, Boateng, Fagan, Mendy, Marney

Doubtful None

Injured García (knee, Oct 31), Ashbee (knee, May)

Suspended None

Form guide LWLLLD

Disciplinary record Y17 R0

Leading scorer Geovanni 3

Portsmouth

Subs from Niemi, Ashdown, Vanden Borre, Belhadj, Basinas, Utaka, Mullins, Williamson, Piquionne, Webber, Kanu Doubtful None

Injured Diop (hamstring, Oct 31), Hreidarsson (foot, Oct 31), Ward (groin, Oct 31), Hughes (hip, Oct 31), Primus (ankle, Nov)

Suspended Brown (one match)

Form guide LWLLLL Disciplinary record Y17 R1

Leading scorer Boateng, Kaboul 2

Match pointers

• Both league meetings between Hull and Portsmouth ended as draws last season but Pompey are unbeaten in their last seven league meetings with the Tigers

• 60% of Portsmouth’s goals this season have been headed

• Hull have kept just three clean sheets in their 23 Premier League games at the KC Stadium – one of those was against Portsmouth

• Portsmouth have scored just five goals this season, fewer than any other side

• Hull are one of three teams not to have scored in the last 15 minutes this season

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Num	Team	PTS	G	GD
1	Chelsea	9	3	14
2	Arsenal	7	3	7
3	Manchester United	7	3	6
4	Aston Villa	6	3	-2
5	Bolton Wanderers	5	3	2
6	Birmingham City	5	3	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5	3	1
8	Newcastle United	4	3	3
9	Manchester City	4	3	2
10	Sunderland	4	3	0
11	Tottenham Hotspur	4	3	0
12	Blackpool	4	3	-2
13	Liverpool	4	3	-2
14	Fulham	3	3	0
15	Blackburn Rovers	3	3	-1
16	West Bromwich Albion	3	3	-6
17	Wigan Athletic	3	3	-9
18	Everton	1	3	-2
19	Stoke City	0	3	-4
20	West Ham United	0	3	-8

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