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Rosenior fit for Tigers Hull defender Liam Rosenior has declared his fitness for the FA Cup clash with Crawley. Rosenior was forced out of last week's win at Reading with an ankle injury late in the game but manager Nick Barmby has confirmed the right-back is in contention. Rosenior was the only injury doubt for the fourth round tie and Barmby will pick from a full-strength squad. Barmby made seven changes for the third-round win over Ipswich but was giving little away in terms of team selection for the visit of giantkillers Crawley. Winger Robbie Brady, on loan from Manchester United, scored the game's only goal when he returned to the starting line-up at Reading and is likely to retain his place alongside Aaron Mclean up front. Matty Fryatt may have to settle for a place on the substitutes' bench again. Crawley are boosted by the loan capture of Sanchez Watt for the trip. The 20-year-old Arsenal striker has joined the Red Devils on loan until the end of the season and is eligible to line up at the KC Stadium. Defender Claude Davis limped out of last weekend's 1-1 draw at Plymouth after taking a knock to his leg but has recovered and will be available. Striker John Akinde is also fit after missing out against Argyle with a thigh injury. Boss Steve Evans will name his strongest side as Town bid to reach the fifth round for a second-successive season. That means Akinde will probably have to start on the bench with Matt Tubbs and Tyrone Barnett continuing in attack. Midfielder Hope Akpan returns to the club where he had a short spell on loan at the end of last season.
Match Report
Tubbs the hero for Crawley Matt Tubbs sent League Two Crawley into the FA Cup fifth round for the second consecutive season after his 57th-minute winner sunk npower Championship high-flyers Hull 1-0 at the KC Stadium. Tubbs raced onto a fine through-ball from Sergio Torres to slide the only goal of the game under Tigers keeper Vito Mannone and revive dreams of last year's last 16 trip to Old Trafford. Steve Evans' underdogs richly deserved their win over a Hull side featuring seven changes to their last league outing, with on-loan new boy Sanchez Watt agonisingly close to extending their margin of victory late on. Crawley, currently second in their first league season, oozed confidence from the start with Tubbs sending Mannone scrambling early, and Sanchez Watt - signed from Arsenal until the end of the season - causing problems with his pace. Tubbs aimed an overhead kick just over Mannone's bar after a lofted pass by Torres, and a Watt shot put more pressure on the home keeper as Crawley completely dominated the opening quarter of an hour. With the underdogs' attacks unrelenting, Tyrone Barnett beat Mannone on the by-line but drilled his attempted cross at the legs of Daniel East. In a rare response from Hull, Liam Cooper headed well wide. Crawley created another fine chance on 32 minutes when Tubbs was denied the chance to get on the end of Barnett's cross in front of goal by a superb interception from Joe Dudgeon. Nick Barmby's men finally managed their first shot on target in the 39th minute when Tom Cairney unleashed a low, long-range effort from the left which drifted into the hands of Crawley keeper Scott Shearer. And Robbie Brady came closest one minute before the break when he lashed another long-range strike which took a deflection in the box and was well saved by Shearer diving to his left. Hull's revival continued just after break when Cairney saw a curling effort flapped behind by Shearer, but the visitors came close at the other end when captain Pablo Mills drilled a shot which Mannone did well to tip wide. Crawley finally broke the deadlock in the 57th minute when Torres sent Tubbs clear cutting in from the left flank, and the striker kept his poise to squeeze the opener home under Mannone. The goal sparked the game into life, with Richard Garcia almost prodding Hull level within two minutes only for a full-stretch Shearer to scoop the ball off his goal-line in a crowded box. Shearer was fortunate to escape in the 68th minute when he raced from his box to reach a through-ball and was beaten to it by Hull substitute Aaron Mclean, who clattered his attempted lob against the keeper. Crawley should have extended their lead in the 75th minute when Watt brought a point-blank save out of Mannone and from the resulting corner the same player somehow hit the outside of the post with the goal at his mercy. Hull's last chance to salvage an equaliser fell to substitute Mark Cullen in injury time but his swinging shot was blocked in a crowded box and Crawley hung on to secure another famous win.
