Two clubs in the bottom half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between West Ham United and Hull City. The first-division clash scheduled for 3:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Boleyn Ground in East London and can be live streamed here free.
West Ham enters today's match with a recent run of defeats. Sam Allardyce's men have faltered in three consecutive Premier League matches, something the manager attributes to a missing killer instinct (h/t to the Guardian). "We haven't achieved the results that the performances warranted," Allardyce claimed. "That is the disappointment for me because we knew the bad times we had in December and January were really down to the limited players we had available," he added.
"At the moment we have just not got that instinctive, killer edge on the front line, and because we are going all out for it we have left the back door open a couple of times and the opposition have taken full advantage of that."
Will West Ham find that killer edge when Hull City visits East London this afternoon? Tell us @SportsWN
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: West Ham's Matthew Taylor has been the defensive bite in the club's midfield when called upon this season. In 11 appearances, the 32-year-old averages nearly two tackles and three clearances per match.
West Ham's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Adrián; McCartney, Reid, Tomkins, Demel; Taylor, Noble; Downing, Nolan, Jarvis; Carroll
Hull City's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): McGregor; Figueroa, Davies, Chester, Rosenoir; Meyler, Huddlestone, Livermore, Elmohamady; Long, Jelavic
Premier League Table
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
31 |
21 |
6 |
4 |
62 |
23 |
39 |
69 |
|||
|
2 |
Manchester City |
29 |
21 |
3 |
5 |
79 |
27 |
52 |
66 |
|||
|
3 |
Liverpool |
30 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
82 |
38 |
44 |
65 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
31 |
19 |
6 |
6 |
55 |
36 |
19 |
63 |
|||
|
5 |
Everton |
30 |
16 |
9 |
5 |
46 |
30 |
16 |
57 |
|||
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
31 |
17 |
5 |
9 |
40 |
40 |
0 |
56 |
|||
|
7 |
Manchester United |
31 |
15 |
6 |
10 |
48 |
37 |
11 |
51 |
|||
|
8 |
Newcastle United |
31 |
14 |
4 |
13 |
38 |
43 |
-5 |
46 |
|||
|
9 |
Southampton |
31 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
45 |
40 |
5 |
45 |
|||
|
10 |
Stoke City |
31 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
36 |
45 |
-9 |
37 |
|||
|
11 |
Aston Villa |
30 |
9 |
7 |
14 |
33 |
42 |
-9 |
34 |
|||
|
12 |
Hull City |
30 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
32 |
37 |
-5 |
33 |
|||
|
13 |
Norwich City |
31 |
8 |
8 |
15 |
26 |
48 |
-22 |
32 |
|||
|
14 |
West Ham United |
30 |
8 |
7 |
15 |
32 |
40 |
-8 |
31 |
|||
|
15 |
Swansea City |
31 |
7 |
9 |
15 |
42 |
48 |
-6 |
30 |
|||
|
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
30 |
5 |
13 |
12 |
33 |
45 |
-12 |
28 |
|||
|
17 |
Crystal Palace |
30 |
8 |
4 |
18 |
19 |
39 |
-20 |
28 |
|||
|
18 |
Sunderland |
28 |
6 |
7 |
15 |
26 |
44 |
-18 |
25 |
|||
|
19 |
Cardiff City |
31 |
6 |
7 |
18 |
26 |
58 |
-32 |
25 |
|||
|
20 |
Fulham |
31 |
7 |
3 |
21 |
30 |
70 |
-40 |
24 |
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