Our prediction for this Championship match:
Derby County and Hull City go head to head at Pride Park in a highly-anticipated Championship game. The Rams are seven points behind the safe zone, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Tigers. Derby County are on a three-game winless run in the English second tier, but this game could be the turning point for Wayne Rooney’s troops. Richard Stearman is banned for the match, while both Kamil Jozwiak and Colin Kazim-Richards miss out with injuries.
The Tigers, on the other hand, are safe for now as they are twelve points clear of the relegation zone. Since Derby County want this win more than Hull City, we predict that the relegation-threatened hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. The likes of Callum Elder, Mallik Wilks, Alfie Jones, Lewie Coyle, Joshua Emmanuel, and Andrew Cannon are sidelined with injuries for the away side.
Highlighted Player (Tom Lawrence):
Tom Lawrence is a Welsh footballer who plays as a winger for Championship side Derby County. Born in Wrexham (Wales) on January 13, 1994, Tom Lawrence played for Everton and Manchester United during his youth career.
The 180-cm-tall footballer, though, made no more than one appearances for the Red Devils in the Premier League as he was immediately sent on loan to Carlisle United. The Wales international played for the likes of Yeovil Town, Leicester City, Rotherham United, Blackburn Rovers, Cardiff City and Ipswich Town as well before signing a contract with Derby County. Tom Lawrence’s main position is left winger, but he is used as both second striker and right winger as well.
The Derby County man made his Wales debut in November 2015 in a 3-2 loss to Netherlands. The highlight of his career is the goal he scored against Georgia in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. His preferred foot is right and he wears No. 10 jersey at Derby County.
Highlighted Team (Hull City):
Hull City are a professional football club that was founded back in 1904. The Tigers used to play their home games at Boothferry Park, but they moved to the KC Stadium in 2002. The stadium capacity is 24,450.
Hull impressed in the 2015/2016 Championship campaign and, as a result, they returned to the English Premier League. Hull City fans consider Leeds United their main rivals, but Sheffield United are regarded as Hull’s fierce rivals as well. Steve Bruce took over the reins at the club in 2012 and the experienced tactician helped the team book a place in the 2013/2014 FA Cup final, but Arsenal proved to be a big catch for the Tigers in the title decider.
Hull City finished the 2013/2014 Premier League campaign in 16th place in the standings to achieve their highest ever top flight finish. It has to be noted that Curtis Davies was named the team’s player of the year in the 2013/2014 season.