Burnley v Hull

Posted Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by BBC.com

Npower Championship
Venue: Turf Moor Date: Tuesday, 28 September Kick-off: 1945 BST
Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, BBC local radio & highlights on The Football League Show

TEAM NEWS
Ross Wallace could return to Burnley's starting line-up, having been eased back from a hamstring strain as a substitute at Bristol City on Saturday.

Chris McCann is the club's only injured player, with a knee problem.

Hull are hoping that a sickness and diarrhoea bug does not spread through their squad.

Kevin Kilbane and Richard Garcia stayed away from training with the bug, while record signing Jimmy Bullard is a doubt with a back problem.

MATCH PREVIEW
A home victory would have looked a formality prior to last weekend, but two unusual occurrences have put a different complexion on this fixture.

Despite preserving their unbeaten home record with a draw against Bristol City on Saturday, Burnley were left to rue Graham Alexander's first missed penalty in 19 attempts for the club.

Hull ended a less enviable record, earning their first away victory for 18 months at the expense of Norwich. A win at Turf Moor would equal Hull's total of away league points for the whole of last season.

Both clubs were ensconced in the Premier League's relegation zone when they last met, in April. Hull have been slower to readjust in the Championship, but would leapfrog Burnley if they win on Tuesday.

MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

• Burnley did the double over Hull when they met in the Premier League last season.

• Hull's only points from their last seven visits to Turf Moor came from a 1-0 victory in the Championship in November 2007.

Burnley

• Burnley have recorded back-to-back goalless draws in the Championship. They last drew three successive league games in October 2007, but have not recorded three straight goalless draws since World War Two.

• They are unbeaten at home in all competitions, and have won three and drawn one of their league games at Turf Moor.

• This is the 700th league match of Brian Laws' managerial career.

• If selected, Brian Jensen will be making his 300th career league appearance.

Hull

• Hull have earned seven points out of the last nine, and have kept clean sheets in all three games.

• They have not conceded in 279 minutes (four hours and 39 minutes) of Championship football since Gavin Rae scored for Cardiff in a 2-0 home victory on 11 September.

• The Tigers won away for the first time in 28 attempts on Saturday, beating Norwich 2-0 at Carrow Road.

• Jay Simpson is set to make his 100th career league appearance.

• Craig Fagan could make his 200th career league start.