On Saturday Jan 7th, Hull City hosts Fulham in a clash of the FA Cup. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Hull City recorded a 4-1 win against Wigan Athletic. Jacob Greaves struck first for Hull City in the 15th minute on a feed from Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, then Nathan Broadhead tied it up for Wigan Athletic in the 63rd minute. Hull City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while fulham is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Leicester City. Aleksandar Mitrović scored the first goal for Fulham in the 17th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Leicester City couldn’t muster any offence and Fulham ran away with the shutout win. Fulham is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Fulham won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Aleksandar Mitrović has been the most prolific scorer on Fulham in the last 5 matches with two goals. Hull City’s most prolific scorer has been Oscar Estupiñan. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.