Hull City v Bolton preview

21 August 2009 11:22
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Hull manager Phil Brown will be hoping to get his campaign up and running as his side prepare to host Bolton at home on Saturday.[LNB] The Tigers have lost their opening two games and despite a spirited display on the opening day against title hopefuls Chelsea, Hull find themselves second from bottom going into this game.[LNB]Wednesday's 5-1 thumping at home to Tottenham will not have been the response Brown was looking for from his side and he will be expecting a big improvement against the Trotters.[LNB]Changes are expected to be made following the midweek drubbing with Michael Turner's place under threat after his unconvincing display against Spurs.[LNB]Summer signing Steven Mouyokolo has struggled with the ferocity of the Premier League so far and may find himself on the bench with Kamil Zayatte on standby.[LNB]Little has been on offer up front for Hull so far this season with new winger Stephen Hunt their only goalscorer so far and he can expect to keep his place in the side.[LNB]With the lack of resources up front however, Brown is again expected to name Daniel Cousin and Caleb Folan as his starting strikers.[LNB]Bolton newsBolton manager Gary Megson will also be hoping to pick up his side's first points of the season in the trip to the KC Stadium.[LNB]Megson could welcome back Iceland international Gretar Steinsson after the full-back sat out the opening day defeat to Sunderland with a virus.[LNB]Winger Ricardo Gardner is still two weeks shy of full fitness after pulling out of the squad which lost on the opening day.[LNB]Defender Joey O'Brien is yet to recover from knee surgery while forward Ricardo Vaz Te remains unavailable.[LNB]Possible Starting XIsHull City: Myhill, Zayatte, Turner, Dawson, Gardner, Mendy, Boateng, Olofinjana, Hunt, Geovanni, Folan[LNB]Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, McCann, Davis, Muamba, Taylor, Elmander, Kevin Davies[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports