Hull City vs Charlton Athletic: Charlton Win Away From Home (0-1)

Lee Bowyer's side have beaten Grant McCann's side 0-1 with the solitary goal from Jason Pearce proving to be the difference between the sides.

Hull City drop into the bottom three for the first time this season, while Charlton move above them. This is a massive blow to the Tigers' chances of staying up, but Charlton will be delighted with this result.

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90+5 - As Dillon Phillips takes the goal kick, the referee blows the final whistle, and Charlton win at the KCOM!

90+4 - City still trying to probe... but nothing doing currently.

90+2 - The ball just drifts out for a goal kick. The points look to be Charlton's now.

90 +1 - Bad foul from Pratley. Not nice that one!

90' - There are 5 minutes of added time at the KCOM.

90' - Phillips clattered and wins the free kick. Didn't look particularly like a foul, but the keeper gets the benefit of the doubt.

89' - Samuelson wins the fee kick, with Williams being booked.

87' - Frustration from Kane after a poor corner and he fouls Williams. Doesn't look good for Hull.

87' - Hull win a corner after good battling from Honeyman and confusion in the Charlton defense.

86' - Route one from Long and Samuelson should do better there. Still 0-1 to Charlton.

85' - Charlton's defense has been resolute so far.

84' - Samuelson is on for Wilks. Last throw of the dice for Hull.

81' - Bowyer goes defensive with Williams on for Bonne and McGeady off for Field.

81' - Lewis Potter almost gets on the end of an Elder cross, but it is cleared. Great ball through from Kane.

80' - Hull trying to put the pressure on Charlton, but look to still have no cutting edge going forward.

79' - Hull get the free kick for a foul against Angus MacDonald.

78' - The ball flashes across the box, but the ball drifts harmlessly wide for a goal kick in the end.

77' - Lewis-Potter with a half chance after an Elder cross. Phillips gathers.

76' - Currently, Charlton will leapfrog Hull out of the relegation zone if things stay as they are.

76' - Josh Magennes is the player down, but he is soon back up on his feet. Phillips with the ball in his hands.

75' - Charlton looking most likely to score. Hull look weak at the back but Charlton put the ball over the bar.

74' - Kane took the corner, and Honeyman's shot after a Charlton clearance is poor.

73' - Corner to Hull City with 16 minutes of normal time remaining.

72'- Keane Lewis-Potter is now on for Dan Batty. Last throw of the dice from Grant McCann.

Oshilaja are Hemed are the Charlton players that make way.

71' - Purrington and Aneke are now on for Charlton.

69' - City knock the ball about but then Charlton win a free kick in the Tigers' half. Still looks like a lack of ideas from Grant McCann's side.

68' - After the drinks break, Dillon Phillips takes the goal kick.

65' - After a corner and slow build up play, the lack of quality for Hull shows yet again. We've now got a break for drinks.

64' - Hull clear their lines as Charlton put the pressure on.

62' - Wilks with the foul.

62 - Bonne should have scored there! Just headed wide.

61' - Doughty is on for Morgan.

60' - McCann seems frustrated on the sideline as he watches Wilks foul the Charlton breakaway.

59' - Scott wins the corner for the Tigers.

58' - Magennes tries to get his head on Wilks's cross but Phillips gathers.

57' - The former Motherwell man makes his debut wearing the number 44 shirt. He will look to get at the solid looking Charlton defense so far.

 

56' - Batty almost gets a shot away but it's cleared.

55' - Jon Toral not happy as he is substituted, slamming his bottle down as he went off.

55' - Toral is off for Honeyman; Magennes comes on for Eaves and Scott is on for Bowler.

54' - Bowler's shot is deflected and Phillips takes it with ease.

53' - Looks like Scott and Honeyman are about to make an appearance. It will be James Scott's first game for the Tigers.

52' - Charlton win a corner after decent play from Cullen and Hemed with the header.

Morgan tries his luck but skies the ball over the bar.

49' - Poor, poor free kick from Bowler. Out for a Charlton goal kick. Hull do not look like threatening at the minute.

48' - Throw to Hull, and they then win a free kick with Bowyer very unhappy again at the decision.

47' - Charlton goal kick after a Batty long ball bounces about the box.

46' - Bowyer not happy at the decision, but free kick to Hull.

45' - Both sides remain unchanged.

Both teams are back out ahead of the restart.

At the break, Hull are a goal down to Charlton.

What will the second half bring?

 

Batty goes into the book for dissent.

45' +1 - Charlton now get the decision.

45' +1 - Long with the free kick.

There will be 4 minutes of added time.

44' - Free kick goes Charlton's way.

44' - Elder with the throw.

Hull are trying to put the pressure on the visitors, but the quality does not seem to be there currently.

41' - Hull knock the ball about and try to put pressure on.

39' - Poor free kick, and then a header from the cross from Toral drifts wide.

Charlton's Oshilaja goes into the book.

37' - Trickery from Bowler draws the foul on the edge of the area. Big chance for City to get back into this.

36' - McGeady's attempt is blocked and then Batty's pass is poor to try get City on the front foot.

34' - Bowler kicked from behind and wins the free kick.

33' - Batty with the shot, and Phillips turns it over the bar.

32' - City trying to probe the Charlton defense.

30' - Hull with the throw, but there will be a break for injury with a Charlton player holding his face on the deck.

29' - Frustrating for Hull as the free kick is too long and drifts out for a goal kick.

28' - Free kick to the Tigers after a foul on Herbie Kane.

27' - De Vijs wins the free kick.

26' - Hull have a chance to cross with Bowler but it's a poor cross.

24' - George Long restarts the game.

22' - Charlton have got City on the ropes here. McCann will want his players to re focus and get a hold of this game. Lee Bowyer will be pleased so far.

21' - Charlton almost get a second. Their counter attacks a proving to be very dangerous and the ball just flashes across the area.

20' - City looking to get back into this game.

19' - Hull have a throw in the Charlton half.

19' - Corner to the Tigers.

After Hull's bright start, they are punished by the Latics. McCann surely has to question the defense there.

17' - Charlton score from the corner. Jason Pearce takes advantage of poor marking from the Tigers.

16' - best chance of the game. Good save from Long - Hemed proving to be a handful and it was McGeady with the shot.

15' - Hull have the chance to counter but Batty's pass wasnt the best.

14' - Charlton with a free kick around 30 yards from goal towards the far side. Batty with the foul.

14' - Poor corner. Charlton throw.

13' - Corner to Charlton. De Vijs plays is safe and hoofs it out.

MacDonald blocks the Charlton shot. Half chance there for the Latics!

12 - Bowler heads wide after a Wilks cross, but the linesman had his flag up.

11' - Toral fouled yet again on half way. Free kick taken short.

Lockyer and Eaves tussled and the referee says no more.

Both sides trying to get into the game.

9' - Hull have the possession here but a good press from Charlton.

8' - Wilks's shot is blocked.

7' - Bowler should have squared it there!

7' - Bowler tried to go all himself but shoots into the side netting.

6' - Both sides look rusty as passes are going astray.

6' - Long takes the ball, and then Bowler is caught half way inside the Charlton half.

5' - Throw in at the near side for Charlton.

4' -  Wilks fouled on the half way line. Free kick.

4 - McGeady tries to cross after a short free kick but it's not a good attempt and it's a goal kick.

3' - Free kick to Charlton. Elder fouled Hemed.

3' - Charlton try get it forward but it's out for a City throw.

Bowler fouled on the half way line.

Just wide from the corner from Toral after Kane's corner. Very close.

1' - Toral's shot is blocked for a corner.

All players take a knee before kick off.

We are underway here at the KCOM. Charlton will be kicking left to right, towards the South Stand. City will be shooting towards the North stand in the first half. Charlton will get us underway.

The teams line up in their halves before paying tributes to those key workers who have helped in the pandemic.

Here come the home team, making their way onto the pitch.

The away side are now out on the pitch.

We are almost ready for kick off in East Yorkshire.

Not long before we get underway at the KCOM.

Both teams are still preparing for the massive fixture ahead. How will the lack of crowd affect both sides?

Just under 15 minutes to go until kick off at the KCOM.

One positive for both teams will be Swansea's 3-0 victory today over Middlesborough. Both Hull and Charlton will be looking to leapfrog them by 4.50 this evening.

 

Half an hour until kick off...

The word is that Da Silva is injured and Burke is not 100% fit, which is why MacDonald got the nod from McCann.

Charlton's last game before the league's suspension was a 1-0 defeat to Middlesborough. Lee Bowyer will be hoping for a much more positive result at the KCOM today.

Back on 7th March, Hull collapsed to a 5-1 defeat at Stoke City. That was over three months ago - will City put things right today?

The midfielder is the surprise omission from the 20 man squad. More as we get it!

Hull are currently 7/5 to win, and Charlton are 2/1 to come away with all three points. The draw is 21/10.

Back in December at the Valley, youngster Keane Lewis Potter rescued a point for the Tigers in the 96th minute. Will there be the same drama today?

Charlton fans, are you happy with Bowyer's choices? 

Amos, Purrington, Williams, Aneke, Sarr, Field, Oztumer, Davison, Doughty.

Phillips; Matthews, Oshilaja, Lockyer, Pearce, McGeady, Pratley, Bonne, Morgan, Cullen, Hemed.

Plenty to discuss. MacDonald the surprise starter, with Kane and Wilks also starting ahead of Scott and Keane Lewis Potter. No Da Silva - waiting for word on that!

Ingram, Tafazolli, Burke, Stewart, Honeyman, Magennis, Lewis-Potter, Samuelsen, Scott.

Long; Pennington, De Wijs, MacDonald, Elder; Batty, Kane, Toral; Wilkes, Bowler, Eaves. 

 

 

Not long until we find out the team news from the KCOM.

With Middlesborough currently losing 0-3 to Swansea, both sides will be keen to use this game to try to pull away from the bottom three.

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The Charlton manager admitted that Hull will be tough opposition, but thinks his team have got what it takes to get a result. “It’s going to be tough, there’s no getting away from that. But, as a group we have a good togetherness and good fighting spirit. We’ve been under pressure before – last season – I think we’ve learnt a lot.

“In some teams, once we get to the nitty gritty – i.e. this Saturday – some players aren’t going to be able to handle the pressure. That’s just natural. Some will grasp it, and some will fade away from the pressure. Im just hoping that my group stick together – which I know they will – and they will come through it. But its going to be tough, not just for us, but for all teams… it’s going to be difficult to sustain the level, especially towards the end of the games.”

McCann told the media on Thursday, “Everyone in the group is really looking forward to the game. We’ve had a good few weeks of training and some good friendly games to help us prepare. We’ve trained at the KCOM as well and we understand what everything will look and feel like with no fans inside.

”I’ve been really impressed with the mentality of the group since they’ve come back. They understand we’ve got nine big games, starting against Charlton at the weekend, and we want to get off to a good start. As I say, it’s a game that we’re all looking forward to and hopefully we can come away with the right result.”

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Phillips; Matthews, Sarr, Pearce, Doughty; Pratley, Cullen, Lapslie; Williams, Hemed, Bonne.

Long; Pennington, De Vjis, Burke, Elder; Stewart, Da Silva, Toral; Scott, Bowler, Eaves.

Lee Bowyer has no injury worries ahead of the game at the KCOM - both Lewis Page and Sam Field are both in line to return to the starting line up after time out through injury. However, Jonathon Leko, Connor Gallagher are back at their parent clubs, and Lyle Taylor, Chris Solly and David Davis have all reportedly refused to feature in the remaining nine games.

After being hit badly during the second half of the season with injuries, Hull welcome back Reece Burke, Jordy De Vijs, Herbie Kane, James Scott and Tom Eaves amongst others. However, Eric Lichaj, Jackson Irvine, Stephen Kingsley and Marcus Maddison will all not feature again for the Tigers this season, after opting against contract extentions. Mallik Wilkes could feature but talks are still on going with his parent club Barnsley.

Lee Bowyer will have hope that the COVID-19 lockdown and subsequent suspension of the league didn't come at a bad time - they had registered wins against Nottingham Forest and Birmingham before the shut down in Mid March. How will his side fare against a Hull squad with plenty returning from injury?

Hull City have had a woeful start to 2020, with their last win in the league coming on New Year's Day away at Sheffield Wednesday. 

Injury and transfers out of the club saw Hull looking very likely to slide down the division and go down to League One for the first time since 2005.

However, could the suspension of the league have come at a good time for the Tigers, with plenty of players returning from injury?

The Hull City vs Charlton Athletic match will be played at the KCOM Stadium, in Hull, England. The kick-off is scheduled at 15:00 BST.

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