Hull City

Burnley will look to make up ground in the battle for automatic promotion against relegation-threatened Hull City on Wednesday (19:45 GMT).

The Clarets knocked out Premier League side Southampton in their 1-0 FA Cup win on the weekend, while their last outing in the Championship served Oxford United boss Gary Rowett his first defeat with the U's.

Hull City, however, lost against Stoke to see themselves hovering just one point above the relegation zone.

• Burnley are unbeaten across their last six league games against Hull City (W2 D4), conceding one or fewer goals in each of those matches.

• Hull City have lost 10 of their last 14 away league games against Burnley (W2 D2), though each of their last two visits to Turf Moor have ended in 1-1 draws.

• Burnley have kept nine consecutive clean sheets in the Championship – only seven teams in Football League history have kept 10 in a row, most recently Torquay United in League Two between April and August 2010. No side in second tier history has ever kept 10 clean sheets in a row.

• Hull have won their last three away league games without conceding, having lost five in a row beforehand. The Tigers have never won four away games in a row while keeping a clean sheet each time in their league history.

• Burnley's 31 Championship games in 2024-25 have seen just 46 goals scored (37 for, 9 against) – at an average of just 1.48 per game, that is the lowest goals-per-game ratio for a team in a season in Football League history.

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Earlier we asked what you made of Hull City's business in the transfer window.

Louie Barry, Eliot Matazo, John Egan and Matt Crooks were among the names brought in by Ruben Selles in the past few weeks, while Chris Bedia, Xavier Simons, Ryan Longman and Ryan Giles were among those moving on.

Here are some of your responses:

Paul: The manager needs to be bold now and actually play his new men and give them a chance to save the Tigers from the drop. Good to see a defender signed at the last minute rather than just a plethora of midfield/alleged strikers.

Chris: The transfer window was quite good considering our league position.

Peter: Been a City fan on and off for 60 years. This season has been dire. However, I watched the match against Sheffield United. This team should not be going down, I was impressed by the confidence in the squad. This new manager looks to be OK so let's give him a chance!

John: As usual panic signings at the wrong end of the season, as far as I can see no real quality. Selles needs to start sorting his rabble out, so inconsistent. How can you beat Sheffield United at their own ground and lose to a poor Stoke team? I won't be attending any more home games if this is the best they can do.

Mark: Hull have made some very good signings but need to gel quickly and get us up the table.

Dylan: All good signings that will bolster weak areas and some talent to develop in the future. All will be null and void if we can't sort out our home form, however.

Will: Some decent signings, especially that of Barry and Gelhardt on loan, Joseph showing promise.

Egan brings useful experience, as does Crooks. Matazo is quite the exciting player to watch. Unsure on the lack of depth at left-back.

I feel for Simons, always seemed to show small promise at times and Smith just needs the game time.

Don't know why Giles didn't go permanently if he doesn't want to be at the club anymore.

Matthew: A very strong window for such a struggling team but can't help but feel a left-back was needed and is needed. Good additions in Louie Barry, Kyle Joseph and even Matt Crooks are the three big ones and then Eliot Matazo from Champions League side Monaco is an excellent addition for this level.

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It's time to talk about Hull City's transfer business...

One name on seemingly every Championship club's radar this month was Aston Villa's Louie Barry - and the Tigers won the race for his signature on loan for the remainder of the season.

Monaco midfielder Eliot Matazo, 22, has signed on a permanent deal while John Egan joined from Burnley on deadline day to shore up the Tigers defence.

Fenerbahce's Brazilian forward Lincoln has arrived on loan with striker Kyle Joseph, midfielders Matt Crooks and Nordin Amrabat and forward Joe Gelhardt also linking up with Ruben Selles' squad during January.

Forward Chris Bedia has departed, with Union Berlin sending him on loan to Swiss club Young Boys after three goals in 21 appearances for City this season while defender Ryan Giles has moved to Middlesbrough on loan, midfielder Xavier Simons has been allowed to join Wycombe and winger Ryan Longman has joined their promotion rivals Wrexham on a permanent deal.

Despite an improved showing since Selles replaced Tim Walter, the Tigers are one place and two points above the bottom-three, but will their new arrivals help fire them up the table?

We want you to tell us what you think about the Tigers' transfer dealings...

Let us know your thoughts here.

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Hull City boss Ruben Selles admitted they need to turn their home form around following Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Stoke City.

The Tigers have only won once in seven home games since Selles arrived on 6 December - a 2-1 victory against Swansea City.

Following their latest setback, he told BBC Radio Humberside: "I understand that fans will want to see more victories at home. It's frustrating for everyone. We are all in it together and if we were not getting the result we want I, and the team, need to do things better.

"We controlled for 42 minutes of the game and created enough situations to score a second goal. But that's the Championship - when you are in these situations you have to be ruthless and, unfortunately, we conceded a goal from one isolated action.

"Their two goals were disappointing so we need to speak to individuals and as a team about how we go through these moments.

"The second half was not as good as the first but we were still creating situations. "We did a lot of good things more than enough to get a result."

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Chris Bedia has had his loan spell at Hull City cancelled in order to join Swiss side Young Boys.

The 28-year-old forward from the Ivory Coast moved to the Tigers from Union Berlin in the summer and made 21 Championship appearances, including nine starts.

He scored three times in his spell at the club, including goals in back-to-back matches against Cardiff City and QPR at the end of September and start of October.

His final appearance came as a substitute in the 1-0 loss to Middlesbrough on New Year's Day.

Hull City welcome Stoke to the MKM on Saturday (15:00 GMT) for a game with potentially big implications in the bottom half of the Championship.

The two sides are level on points, two points clear of the drop-zone, with the Tigers one place ahead of the 20th-placed Potters by virtue of their goal difference being two goals better.

• Hull City have won two of their past three league games against Stoke City (L1), as many victories as across their prior 15 meetings with the Potters combined between 2010 and 2023 (D3 L10).

• Stoke City have won each of their past three away league games against Hull City, keeping a clean sheet in each of those victories.

• Hull have won just one of their past 11 home league games (D4 L6), failing to keep a clean sheet in any of those matches during that time.

• Stoke have failed to win any of their past seven away league games (D3 L4), last enduring a longer run on the road without winning during an eight-match streak between January and April 2022.

• Matt Crooks has scored five goals in seven career EFL appearances against Stoke City – his joint-most against any side during his career.

Watford are trying to hijack Hull City's deal to sign 31-year-old Southampton defender Charlie Taylor, who already has an agreement in place with the Tigers. (Football League World), external

QPR are set to battle Swedish club AIK for the signing of Hull midfielder Xavier Simons after the 21-year-old has fallen down the pecking order since Tigers boss Ruben Selles arrived. (Football League World), external

Want more transfer news and rumours from the EFL? Read Wednesday's gossip column here.

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Hull City are in line to sign Aston Villa forward Louie Barry on loan, BBC Radio Humberside report, external.

Barry spent the first half of the season on loan at Stockport County where he scored 15 goals in League One before being recalled by Villa at the start of this month.

Barry also spent last season with Stockport, scoring nine goals as they were promoted from League Two.

In a statement at the time of his recall Aston Villa said they would 'assess' the striker before deciding their next move, with numerous other Championship clubs including Leeds United and Middlesbrough linked to the striker.

It is believed the 21-year-old will undergo a medical with a view to spending the remainder of the season on loan with Hull City as they battle to avoid relegation from the Championship.

Hull City have made Huddersfield Town winger Sorba Thomas their number one transfer target and the 26-year-old, who is on loan at French Ligue 1 side Nantes, was left out of their squad at the weekend amid ongoing talks. (HullLive), external

Hull's back-up goalkeeper Timothee Lo-Tutala is wanted by Crawley Town after a move to Wrexham fell through. (The 72), external

Want more transfer news and rumours from the EFL? Read Monday's gossip column here.

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On-loan Middlesbrough defender Ryan Giles says he would consider making the move permanent.

The 25-year-old re-joined Boro for the rest of the season from Hull City last week, having spent the 2022-23 campaign at the Riverside on loan from Wolves.

"Of course I would," Giles told BBC Radio Tees on being asked whether he would like to sign permanently.

"Sometimes things like that are out of my control a bit, I've got to focus on the here and now, there are 17 games to go and just look to give my all in those and what will be will be."

After returning to Wolves in 2023, Giles signed for Luton before moving to Hull for £5m in August 2024.

"The last few years have been a learning curve for me but I've always felt that love here and it's never gone away, and this opportunity to come back was a no-brainer for me," Giles said.

"The move happened for me to go to Luton which was an opportunity to play in the Premier League - something I've always wanted to do since I was a little boy.

"Obviously there are also clubs negotiating things, so it isn't me just saying I want to leave, I want to go to Luton, it wasn't that at all."

The wing-back made his second Boro debut as a second half substitute in Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Preston in the Championship.

"The reception I got from the fans, I can't ask for any more than that.

"We're in a brilliant position, there's a really good squad here and the foundations and fundamentals are there for us to really kick on," he added.

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Hull City's Ivor Pandur believes he deserves to be back as first-choice goalkeeper at the Championship club.

The Croat returned to the starting line-up for Friday's 3-0 win at Sheffield United after Carl Rushworth was recalled from his loan by Brighton last week.

Pandur had been left out by manager Ruben Selles for the previous three games in favour of Rushworth.

"It was one of the toughest moments in my career but it did happen. The gaffer explained his point of view to me and there were no hard feelings," he told BBC Radio Humberside

"I believed in myself from the moment I came here [that] I can do the job. Some things happen but you cannot cry about it, you have to pick yourself up and go again and prove you deserve to be there - I think I deserve it."

The win at Bramall Lane was their second in the past three games and lifts the Tigers two points clear of the relegation zone, with Pandur confident they will survive under Selles.

"It doesn't stop here - this is the right direction. We need to continue, we need to keep playing like this and we will have many more wins I hope.

"The way he [Selles] acts, the way he treats us is brilliant and it's paying off and I think it will get even better.

"It's a great group of characters, the best I ever saw and that will lead us to a great future."

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Hull City boss Ruben Selles praised his side's "excellent application" after they shocked promotion-chasing Hull City with a 3-0 win at Bramall Lane.

The Blades had lost just once at home all season and conceded only five goals in 13 games in front of their own fans prior to Friday's game.

The win moved Selles' side out of the relegation zone and two points clear of the bottom three.

"I feel really good because of the result but also because of the performance," he told BBC Radio Humberside.

"It's difficult to come and play and get points from here and I think we did a lot of good things today.

"I think the players fully believe in what we are doing and their application was excellent today.

"The early goal made it easier because then they had to open spaces. To start the game in that way gives you confidence.

"I hope we can build on this. Now it's important to take the weekend to rest a little bit and then go again.

"I think the team has a way and a identity, we can win or lose matches but the way has to always be there. I'm proud of that."