- Bullard (27), Zayatte (44), Bullard (45 pen)
- Guillermo Franco (5), Collison (11), Da Costa (69)
- Date:2009-11-21
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Kingston Communications Stadium
- Attendance:24909
- Referee:Clattenburg, M
Live Commentary
94mins
It finishes all square as 10-man Hull hold on for a point in an entertaining game.
93mins
Luis Jimenez goes into the referee's notebook.
90mins
There will be for minutes of added time.
87mins
Junior Stanislas heads over the crossbar.
85mins
Stephen Hunt is replaced by Deiberson Geovanni for Hull.
82mins
Luis Jimenez early shot hits the side-netting.
81mins
Jimmy Bullard's free kick is punched away by Robert Green.
79mins
Zavon Hines is shown yellow for diving.
78mins
Matt Duke's long free kick comes off Danny Gabbidon for a City throw-in.
75mins
Craig Fagan's ball is too strong for Andy Dawson.
73mins
Jozy Altidore is replaced by Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink for the Tigers.
72mins
Hull see a half-hearted penalty appeal waved away.
70mins
Luis Jimenez comes on for Luis Guillermo Franco for Weat Ham.
69mins
Manuel Da Costa meets a Hammers corner and lashes the ball home.
68mins
Kamil Zayatte intercepts a ball meant for Carlton Cole but West Ham get a corner.
65mins
Junior Stanislas' drilled effort is parried by Matt Duke.
65mins
Stephen Hunt's corner is cleared away by the Hammers.
63mins
Matt Duke collects Manuel Da Costa's effort at the second attempt.
61mins
Luis Guillermo Franco is shown yellow by the referee.
59mins
Zavon Hines replaces Valon Behrami for the Hammers.
57mins
Richard Garcia is replaced by Paul McShane as the Tigers respond to the sending off.
56mins
Carlton Cole lashes a shot wide of the target.
55mins
Junior Stanislas' resulting free kick bends wide of the post.
53mins
Bernard Mendy is given his marching orders for a challenge on Scott Parker.
52mins
Bernard Mendy surges forward but runs out of pitch.
50mins
Luis Guillermo Franco curls a left-foot shot wide of the upright.
49mins
Jozy Altidore's header falls harmlessly into the hands of Robert Green.
46mins
Junior Stanislas' free kick doesn't trouble Matt Duke.
46mins
Jack Collison tries an early shot but his effort is well wide.
45mins
Mark Clattenburg gets the second half underway.
45mins
It's half time. Hull showed great spirit to lead at the break after going two down.
45mins
Jimmy Bullard slams the ball home from the penalty spot.
45mins
Hull are awarded a penalty for a Julien Faubert challenge on Craig Fagan.
43mins
Kamil Zayatte produces a great finish from Stephen Hunt's free kick to level terms.
42mins
Junior Stanislas goes into the referee's notebook.
40mins
Jimmy Bullard's great 40-yard ball finds Bernard Mendy but his shot is blocked.
38mins
Junior Stanislas's long ball for Carlton Cole is too strong and goes out for a goal kick.
36mins
Jimmy Bullard's drive from a Hull corner is high and wide of the target.
34mins
Julien Faubert looks to play in Carlton Cole but Hull clear.
32mins
Matt Duke comes out and clears the ball away for Hull.
30mins
Scott Parker's strike is collected by Matt Duke.
28mins
West Ham see a penalty appeal waved away.
26mins
Jimmy Bullard's deflected free kick finds the back of the net for Hull.
23mins
Jimmy Bullard's progress is halted by Junior Stanislas.
21mins
Luis Guillermo Franco's ball through is cleared away by Anthony Gardner.
19mins
Anthony Gardner makes a great challenge to halt Carlton Cole's progress.
16mins
Craig Fagan's strike from the resulting corner flies wide.
15mins
Jozy Altidore wins a corner for Hull.
12mins
Scott Parker takes the full force of a Jimmy Bullard effort.
10mins
Jack Collison nips in to meet a long ball and loop a header over Matt Duke.
9mins
Jimmy Bullard tries his luck from distance but does not trouble Robert Green.
8mins
Jozy Altidore's deflected effort drops to Craig Fagan who can't direct the ball goalwards.
7mins
Richard Garcia's cross is deflected out for a corner.
5mins
Luis Guillermo Franco heads home from a Hammers corner to give the visitors the lead.
3mins
Craig Fagan brings a great save out of Robert Green.
2mins
Dean Marney is let down by his touch with a possible shot on.
1mins
Valon Behrami enjoys an early chance for West Ham.
0mins
Mark Clattenburg gets the game underway.
0mins
Carlton Cole returns for West Ham following a hamstring injury.
0mins
Matt Duke starts between the sticks for hull with Boaz Myhill, who's been injured, on the bench.
0mins
Deiberson Geovanni starts on the bench following suspension.
Match Preview
Hull City face a basement battle with fellow strugglers West Ham United at the KC Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Manager Phil Brown, whose future remains in doubt, will know the importance of picking up maximum points from the clash against the London side.
Just one point separates the two at the foot of the table with West Ham sitting inside the relegation zone and Hull just outside it and the game is likely to be an explosive affair.
The Tigers have won just twice in their last nine Premier League games and the 2-1 success against Stoke City before the international break was a massive boost and the relief was palpable on Humberside.
Gianfranco Zola's men are on an even rockier run having won just one in their last 11 contests as he finds it hard to grab a hold of proceedings at Upton Park.
The Hammers, with an English backbone of Robert Green, Matthew Upson, Scott Parker and Carlton Cole, are certainly under-achieving and the pressure is beginning to mount on their diminutive Italian boss.
Brown himself is under media scrutiny and another success could ease some of his pressure with the no-nonsense chairman Adam Pearson back at the club having replaced Paul Duffen at the end of October.
Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill (knee) could miss the game while long-term casualty Ian Ashbee (knee ligament tear) is definitely missing.
To make matters worse for Zola, he must do without Herita Ilunga and Kieron Dyer (both hamstring) and Cole with his own hamstring injury could miss out after being ruled out of England's friendly game against Brazil last weekend.
Dean Ashton (ankle) and Luis Boa Morte (knee) remain long-term absentees.
The Tigers beat the Hammers last season 1-0 at the KC Stadium as Brown's men shot out of the blocks following their Championship promotion the season before.
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Match Report
Hull City and West Ham United were forced to share the spoils after a six-goal thriller at the KC Stadium.
The visitors were 2-0 up after 11 minutes thanks to goals from Guillermo Franco and Jack Collison but Hull came back and were amazingly 3-2 up at half-time thanks to a deflected free-kick and penalty from Jimmy Bullard and a Kamil Zayatte strike.
However, the home side were reduced to ten men in the second half when Bernard Mendy received his marching orders. Then West Ham grabbed the equaliser minutes later through Manuel Da Costa.
The visitors broke the deadlock on five minutes as a Junior Stanislas corner found the head of Franco, who made no mistake from close range to register his second goal of the season.
Gianfranco Zola's men were then 2-0 up on 11 minutes as Franco turned provider with a curling cross from the right onto the head of Collison, whose looping effort from 12 yards dipped over the stranded Matt Duke and into the back of the net.
Bullard got his Hull side back into the game on 27 minutes as the ex-West Ham trainee fired in a right-footed free-kick from 18 yards which found the top right-hand corner of the net via deflections off the leg of Scott Parker and the head of Carlton Cole.
The home side were level on 44 minutes when Stephen Hunt's free-kick found an unmarked Zayatte who fired the ball home from close range to grab his second goal of the season.
Then, to cap a frantic first half, Phil Brown's men were awarded a penalty in first-half stoppage time when Julien Faubert was adjudged to have pushed Craig Fagan just inside the box. Bullard then stepped up to slam the ball home and send his side into a 3-2 lead at half time.
Hull were down to ten men on 53 minutes when Mendy was adjudged to have been the last man after scything down Parker on the edge of the box, leaving referee Mark Clattenburg no choice but to send off the French right-back.
West Ham grabbed the equaliser on 69 minutes as the Hull defence failed to clear a Stanislas corner allowing Da Costa to nip in and thump the ball into the back of the net from eight yards.
Collison came close with a header late on for the Hammers but Duke was on hand to make a great save and smother the danger.
Hull City Team
West Ham United Team
Hull City | West Ham United |
Corners
| 5 | 3 |
Fouls
| 12 | 19 |
Goal attempts
Shots off target
| 4 | 6 |
Offsides
92mins
Matt Duke smothers Jack Collison's downward header to keep the ball out.