WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion defeats Hull City 1-0 after K. Grant scored just 1 goal (69′). West Bromwich Albion was vastly superior ball possession (69%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone who was helped by Rob Smith and Richard Wild. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

West Bromwich Albion was in firm control of the ball 69% while Hull City was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match​.

West Bromwich Albion shot 17 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hull City shot 9 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards (A. Reach and R. Snodgrass). On the other side, Hull City received 2 yellow cards (G. Docherty and G. Honeyman).

Standings

After this match, West Bromwich Albion will have 31 points to stay in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Hull City will stay with 9 points to stay in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will host Middlesbrough on the 6th of November with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of West Bromwich Albion (5 draws).

Hull City will play away agasint Barnsley on the 6th of November with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Barnsley (4 draws).

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Sam Johnstone (7.2), Cédric Kipré (7.6), Matthew Clarke (7.7), Kean Bryan (6.8), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (7.1), Jake Livermore (7.0), Robert Snodgrass (7.2), Conor Townsend (7.1), Matt Phillips (6.8), Karlan Grant (7.3) and Callum Robinson (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Grady Diangana (7.0), Adam Reach (7.3), Jordan Hugill (6.7), Jayson Molumby, Caleb Taylor, Semi Ajayi and David Button.

West Bromwich Albion could not rely on the presence of A. Reach (injured).

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 3 changes: K. Bryan for A. Reach (40′), M. Phillips for J. Hugill (63′) and C. Robinson for G. Diangana (88′).

Best player: Matthew Clarke​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Matthew Clarke even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 74 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.

Hull City – Formation

Hull City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Talking about the opposition, Grant McCann played with: Matt Ingram (7.2), Lewie Coyle (6.7), Alfie Jones (6.7), Jacob Greaves (6.8), Callum Elder (6.2), Richard Smallwood (6.9), Greg Docherty (6.3), Mallik Wilks (6.2), George Honeyman (7.0), Keane Lewis-Potter (6.7) and Josh Magennis (6.7).

They had on the bench: Tyler Smith, Tom Eaves (6.5), Sean McLoughlin (6.8), Andy Cannon, Josh Emmanuel, Ryan Longman (6.5) and Nathan Baxter.

Hull City could not rely on the presence of S. McLoughlin (injured).

Substitutions

Hull City made 3 changes: A. Jones for S. McLoughlin (17′), J. Magennis for T. Eaves (79′) and R. Smallwood for R. Longman (79′).

Best player: Matt Ingram​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hull City was the goalkeeper: Matt Ingram. His rating is 7.15. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• AFC Bournemouth – Preston North End – 1-2
• Barnsley – Derby County – 2-1
• Blackburn Rovers – Fulham – 0-7
• Blackpool – Stoke City – 0-1
• Cardiff City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
• West Bromwich Albion – Hull City – 1-0