Bolton Wanderers v Hull City

Last updated : 17 May 2009 By Andy Beill
TV coverage: Full match on delay on Football First (Sky Sports 1 Saturday from 8:25pm). Highlights on Match of the Day (BBC2 Saturday 10:00pm/Sunday 7:35am), MOTD2 (BBC2 Sunday 10:30pm).
Radio coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio Humberside and KCFM. Coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport.
Weather forecast: Heavy rain, 14°C. See BBC Weather for latest.
Directions: See Bolton Wanderers Mad / Football Ground Guide

Permutations: City move as high as 16th with a win, if Newcastle fail to beat Fulham. A City draw and Newcastle defeat would see the two sides swap places. If City lose and Middlesbrough beat Aston Villa at home with a combined five-goal swing, the two sides will swap places. West Brom play Liverpool on Sunday; Sunderland are at Portsmouth on Monday. See current league table.

Connections: Hull City manager Phil Brown made 256 appearances as a player for Bolton (1988-94). Later returned as Assistant Manager to Colin Todd, then spell as Caretaker Manager (4 wins from 5) before becoming Assistant to Sam Allardyce.
Hull City winger Bernard Mendy made 23 appearances for Bolton on loan from Paris Saint-Germain in 2002/03.
Current Bolton forward Ricardo Vaz Te made 6 appearances (0 goals) for City on loan from Bolton in 2007/08.

Hull City team news:
Caleb Folan serves out 3-match suspension
Kamil Zayatte injury status unknown (head/concussion)
Ian Ashbee injured (left knee - posterior cruciate ligament)
Anthony Gardner injured (back - fractured vertebrae)
Jimmy Bullard injured (right knee - cruciate ligament)

Predicted line-up (10/5/09):
Myhill
RickettsTurnerZayatteDawson
GarciaBoatengKilbaneBarmby
CousinFagan


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Form guide: See Footymad's form analysis (available the day before the game)

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