HULL. West Bromwich Albion conquers Hull City 2-0 after K. Grant scores a double.

The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Linington with the help of Daniel Leach and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Hull City was in firm control of the ball 55% while West Bromwich Albion was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hull City was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, West Bromwich Albion managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Hull City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Hull City received 2 yellow cards (J. Greaves and S. McLoughlin). Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards (M. Clarke and C. Robinson).

Standings

After this match, Hull City will stay with 37 points to hold in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion will have 49 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Hull City will play away with Birmingham City on the 12th of March with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Hull City (4 draws).

West Bromwich Albion will host Huddersfield Town on the 11th of March with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Huddersfield Town (0 draws).

Hull City – Formation

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

The manager Shota Arveladze decided to play with the following team: Matt Ingram (6.6), Alfie Jones (6.8), Sean McLoughlin (6.4), Jacob Greaves (7.0), Regan Slater (6.6), Richard Smallwood (7.1), Greg Docherty (6.2), Brandon Fleming (6.6), George Honeyman (6.9), Keane Lewis-Potter (7.1) and Tyler Smith (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Di’Shon Bernard, Harvey Cartwright, Liam Walsh, Tom Eaves (6.5), Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (6.4), Tom Huddlestone and Ryan Longman (7.0).

Substitutions

Hull City made 3 changes: G. Docherty for A. Sayyadmanesh (63′), T. Smith for T. Eaves (64′) and R. Slater for R. Longman (78′).

Best player: Richard Smallwood​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hull City was Richard Smallwood.

His rating is (7.1) with 55 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Steve Bruce played with: Sam Johnstone (7.7), Semi Ajayi (7.8), Kyle Bartley (7.1), Matthew Clarke (7.1), Darnell Furlong (6.8), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (7.3), Jake Livermore (7.1), Alex Mowatt (7.4), Conor Townsend (6.3), Karlan Grant (8.9) and Callum Robinson (6.9).

They had on the bench: David Button, Dara O’Shea, Grady Diangana, Jayson Molumby, Adam Reach, Andy Carroll and Cédric Kipré.

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 3 changes: C. Robinson for G. Diangana (82′), T. Gardner-Hickman for J. Molumby (87′) and K. Grant for A. Carroll (89′).

Best player: Karlan Grant​

The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was Karlan Grant.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 24 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Bristol City – Birmingham City – 1-2
• Derby County – Barnsley – 2-0
• Fulham – Blackburn Rovers – 2-0
• Hull City – West Bromwich Albion – 0-2
• Middlesbrough – Luton Town – 2-1
• Preston North End – AFC Bournemouth – 2-1
• Queens Park Rangers – Cardiff City – 1-2
• Reading – Millwall – 0-1
• Stoke City – Blackpool – 0-1
• Swansea City – Coventry City – 3-1