Big Match Preview: Hull City home

MEET THE GAFFER - NIGEL ADKINS

Former goalkeeper Adkins ended his playing career with Bangor City in February 1996, becoming a full-time manager a whole decade later.

He was a physiotherapist at Scunthorpe United when he was made caretaker manager, following the departure of Brian Laws. But he was made permanent boss of the Iron by December, steering them to promotion from League One in May.

A member of the Welsh Premier League hall of fame, Adkins joined Southampton in 2010, earning remarkable, consecutive promotions to reach the Premier League for the 2012/13 campaign.

Spells with Reading and Sheffield United followed where he fell short of the play-offs. He is now looking to avoid relegation at Hull City, following the departure of Leonid Slutsky

STAR MAN - JARROD BOWEN

Bowen is enjoying his finest campaign as part of the Hull City attack, with his goals scattered across the season, including one in this reverse fixture back in November.

As such, the 21-year-old English striker / winger will no doubt raise eyebrows among those close to the national squad.

Bowen was named the EFL Young Player of the Month for August and has "taken his chance to impress" at the KCOM, the Daily Mail reported in late September.

MEMORABLE MEETING - NOVEMBER 25TH 2017

Hull City 2-3 Bristol City

Sky Bet Championship

Goals: Campbell 33, Bowen 61, Flint 68, Reid 79, Brownhill 89.

A late Josh Brownhill wonder goal capped off a brilliant second-half comeback as City beat Hull 3-2 at the KCOM Stadium.

Goals from Aden Flint, Bobby Reid and a long-range cracker from Brownhill wiped out the home side’s two-goal lead, as City left Humberside with all three points.

Fraizer Campbell had fired the former Premier League side ahead before Jarrod Bowen notched his 10th goal of the season.

City then halved the deficit not long after the hour mark thanks to Flint’s fifth goal of the campaign. The tall defender smashed home from close range after Eliasson’s free kick had to be cleared off the line.

The equaliser came 11 minutes later following a Jamie Paterson free kick to the left of the Hull penalty area. The ball was headed down in the box to the grateful Reid but he couldn’t make great contact with his initial swipe. Fortunately for City’s leading scorer, he connected with his second attempt and struck it beyond McGregor.

City were on top and completed the comeback in incredible style thanks to midfielder Brownhill as the 90th minute arrived.

It was a brilliant run from the 21-year-old midfielder as he drove forward from the edge of the centre circle, picking the ball up from Paterson, and he placed his shot beyond the diving McGregor from range.

It had been a frustrating afternoon at times for the players and the travelling fans but it was all cheers at the final whistle.

Attendance: 14,762

AND FINALLY...

Officials
Referee: Oliver Langford
Robert Merchant and James Wilson
Fourth Official: Trevor Kettle

Betting (via SkyBet) - Odds correct at time of writing.
City 6/5
Draw 5/2
Hull 21/10