England – Championship
Date: Friday, 13 December 2019
Kick-off at 19:45 UK/ 20:45 CET
Venue: The Valley (London)
Lee Bowyer weighing up to submit a recall for striker Lyle Taylor to visit Hull City as he bids to capture the dismal run Charlton shape.
Taylor has not yet started the championship game since August after undergoing knee surgery but has emerged from the bench in each of the last two games.
Bowyer had suggested it would be a risk to start Taylor against the Tigers but needs Charlton to win to make sure the temptation was too strong.
Midfielder Jonathan Williams could return to the bench after a long lay-off himself with a knee injury but still badly depleted squad.
Josh Cullen, Jake Forster-Caskey and Beram Kayal have all been ruled out until the turn of the year, while Sam Field, George Lapslie, Lewis Page who is also currently on the sidelines.
Charlton will be chasing their first victory since October 19.
Possible XI (3-4-2-1): Dillon Phillips; Tom Lockyer, Jason Pearce, Mahamadou-Naby Sarr; Chris Solly, Conor Gallagher, Darren Pratley, Ben Purrington; Jonathan Leko, Alfie Doughty; Macauley Bonne.
Hull City team news
Grant McCann will use the 20-man squad for the same to travel to Leeds United on Tuesday night as he aims to follow to push the performance up to win away to Charlton.
McCann reported no new injury concerns ahead of traveling south to the capital but did not rule out minor changes to the side that will play its third match in seven days.
Josh Bowler and George Honeyman appear to be the players most likely called but still the squad where depth has been hit by injuries recently.
Jon Toral (knee) and Kevin Stewart (foot) faces at least six weeks out, while there is still no timescale on when Norbert Balogh (calf) will return.
Josh Magennis has returned light training after a hamstring injury recently but the Boxing Day visit of Nottingham Forest is currently estimated to bring him back.
Possible XI (4-2-3-1): George Long; Eric Lichaj, Reece Burke, Jordy de Wijs, Callum Elder; Leonardo Da Silva Lopes, Dan Batty; Jarrod Bowen, Jackson Irvine, Kamil Grosicki; Tom Eaves
Opta stats
This is the first league meeting between Charlton and Hull since January 2016, a 6-0 win for the Tigers at the KC Stadium.
Hull are winless in four league games away against Charlton (D2 L2) since a 2-1 win in November 1985.
Charlton aims to avoid five consecutive league defeat, which they suffered back in November 2015.
Hull have won just three of their 10 Championship games to go this season (D3 L4), losing each of their last two on the road.
Charlton have lost 15 points from winning positions this season in the Championship, only Wigan (20) has gone down more.
Since the debut of the Championship in August 2017, Hull Jarrod Bowen has scored 50 goals in the competition - more than any other player.
Taylor has not yet started the championship game since August after undergoing knee surgery but has emerged from the bench in each of the last two games.
Bowyer had suggested it would be a risk to start Taylor against the Tigers but needs Charlton to win to make sure the temptation was too strong.
Midfielder Jonathan Williams could return to the bench after a long lay-off himself with a knee injury but still badly depleted squad.
Josh Cullen, Jake Forster-Caskey and Beram Kayal have all been ruled out until the turn of the year, while Sam Field, George Lapslie, Lewis Page who is also currently on the sidelines.
Charlton will be chasing their first victory since October 19.
Possible XI (3-4-2-1): Dillon Phillips; Tom Lockyer, Jason Pearce, Mahamadou-Naby Sarr; Chris Solly, Conor Gallagher, Darren Pratley, Ben Purrington; Jonathan Leko, Alfie Doughty; Macauley Bonne.
Hull City team news
Grant McCann will use the 20-man squad for the same to travel to Leeds United on Tuesday night as he aims to follow to push the performance up to win away to Charlton.
McCann reported no new injury concerns ahead of traveling south to the capital but did not rule out minor changes to the side that will play its third match in seven days.
Josh Bowler and George Honeyman appear to be the players most likely called but still the squad where depth has been hit by injuries recently.
Jon Toral (knee) and Kevin Stewart (foot) faces at least six weeks out, while there is still no timescale on when Norbert Balogh (calf) will return.
Josh Magennis has returned light training after a hamstring injury recently but the Boxing Day visit of Nottingham Forest is currently estimated to bring him back.
Possible XI (4-2-3-1): George Long; Eric Lichaj, Reece Burke, Jordy de Wijs, Callum Elder; Leonardo Da Silva Lopes, Dan Batty; Jarrod Bowen, Jackson Irvine, Kamil Grosicki; Tom Eaves
Opta stats
This is the first league meeting between Charlton and Hull since January 2016, a 6-0 win for the Tigers at the KC Stadium.
Hull are winless in four league games away against Charlton (D2 L2) since a 2-1 win in November 1985.
Charlton aims to avoid five consecutive league defeat, which they suffered back in November 2015.
Hull have won just three of their 10 Championship games to go this season (D3 L4), losing each of their last two on the road.
Charlton have lost 15 points from winning positions this season in the Championship, only Wigan (20) has gone down more.
Since the debut of the Championship in August 2017, Hull Jarrod Bowen has scored 50 goals in the competition - more than any other player.
Prediction Charlton vs Hull City
Charlton are without a goal in 258 minutes of Championship football.
Charlton has not trail in the first half of the league campaign in this house (HT: W5, D6).
Three of Hull four away league defeat this term came at least a two-goal margin.
Hull are unbeaten in four of the last five Championship H2Hs (W2, D2, L1). Only the last two meetings resulted in more than 2.5 goals.
