Premier League preview: Hull v West Ham

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Hull team news
Hull are waiting on the fitness of striker Marlon King ahead of Sunday's Barclays Premier League visit of West Ham.

King withdrew from the Jamaica squad this week due to a back problem and has experienced further difficulties in training.

Caleb Folan could feature if the on-loan Wigan forward is ruled out while veteran Dean Windass will also hope for an opportunity.

Record signing Anthony Gardner is fit after overcoming a thigh problem but unlikely to dislodge either Michael Turner or Kamil Zayatte at the back. New signing Stelios Giannakopoulos still lacks match fitness.

Provisional squad: Myhill, McShane, Turner, Zayatte, Dawson, Marney, Ashbee, Boateng, Geovanni, Halmosi, King, Folan, Cousin, Mendy, Hughes, Garcia, Ricketts, Gardner, Barmby, Windass, Duke.

West Ham team news
New signing Diego Tristan will not be included in the West Ham squad that takes on Hull on Sunday as the Spain international is not sufficiently match-fit.

Midfielder Lee Bowyer (groin) and defender James Collins (knee) are back in training following injury and manager Gianfranco Zola has reported no fresh injuries following the international break.

But the Hammers are still without Dean Ashton (ankle), Kieron Dyer (leg), Jonathan Spector (knee) and Danny Gabbidon (stomach) for the KC Stadium clash.

Provisional squad: Green, Faubert, Neill, Upson, Ilunga, Behrami, Parker, Noble, Di Michele, Bellamy, Etherington, Sears, Cole, Lastuvka, Lopez, Boa Morte, Mullins, Davenport, Bowyer, Collins.

The New Football Pools pundits' predictions
John Barnes: Home win
Tony Cascarino: Home win
Graham Poll: Home win

Opta Match Facts
Geovanni has scored five goals his seven Premier League starts
The Hammers have gone 19 games without a clean sheet - the longest current run in the top flight.
Carlton Cole has scored four goals in his last six games in all competitions.
Hull's start is the third-best in the Premier League by a promoted side - Nottingham Forest (194-95) and Blackburn (92-93) had 17 points after seven games.
West Ham have committed the most fouls (107).
Hull City have been caught offside the most times (41).
The Tigers have scored three goals from outside the box this season - more than any other team.
Only in one Premier League season (1999-2000) have West Ham had more points (13) after seven games than they do this season (12).
Only Manchester City (18) have scored more goals than West Ham (14) this season.
West Ham have scored the most goals from corner routines this season - four.

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