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TEAM NEWS
There are no new injury concerns for fourth-bottom Hull ahead of Saturday’s match against relegated Sunderland.
Dieumerci Mbokani could return after two games out with a hamstring problem, while Omar Elabdellaoui has overcome a back injury but is short of fitness.
Midfielder Sebastian Larsson is available for Sunderland after completing a three-match suspension.
Billy Jones, Jason Denayer, Jack Rodwell, Darron Gibson and Lee Cattermole are all fitness doubts.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Sunderland have won seven of the last 11 league meetings but beat Hull for the first time in five attempts with a 3-0 victory in November’s reverse fixture.
- The losing team has failed to score in 23 of the 29 league clashes between Hull and Sunderland.
Hull City
- Hull have set club Premier League record runs of four consecutive home wins and eight home matches unbeaten.
- They have taken 19 points from a possible 21 at home since Marco Silva’s arrival in January.
- A third straight clean sheet for the Tigers would be their best defensive run of 2016-17.
- Silva is unbeaten in 41 league home matches as a manager since Estoril were beaten 1-0 by Rio Ave in the Portuguese league on 30 March 2014 (W34, D7).
Sunderland
- Relegated Sunderland will have spent 261 days in the bottom three by the end of this campaign.
- The Wearsiders are aiming to do a league double over a Premier League rival for the first time this season.
- Victor Anichebe has not scored in 12 league games since his two-goal haul against Hull at the KCOM Stadium in November.
- Jermain Defoe has scored four times in five Premier League matches against the Tigers.
With thanks to the BBC Sport Website – Surely this has to be a win for Hull what with Sunderland already relegated, a huge opportunity to pull further clear of the relegation zone this afternoon. A win would really put the pressure on Swansea later today
