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  1. Hull survive despite defeat

    Hull survive despite defeat

    Hull City escaped relegation from the Premier League despite losing 1-0 at home to champions Manchester United. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Hull City
    • Manchester United
    • - IT'S ALL OVER AT VILLA PARK!!! NEWCASTLE ARE DOWN AND HULL STAY UP!!!
    • 90+5' All over here, but play continues at Villa Park...
    • 90+4' A minute to go, and Hull look set to stay up despite losing this game.
    • 90+3' Nobody is watching the game! They are just listening to the Newcastle match on the radio!
    • 90+1' Four minutes of stoppage time!
    • 90' Somebody do something! United are just passing this game to death!
    • 89' Hull are just allowing United to pass the ball around. It may be a warm, sunny afternoon, but you have to apply more pressure than this.
    • 88' Manchester United: Zoran Tosic comes on for Danny Welbeck.
    • 87' NANI!!! Stings Myhill's palms with a long-range effort.. over for a corner.
    • 86' Still no more goals at Villa Park. Click the link to follow the closing stages there. Aston Villa v Newcastle
    • 85' United break with speed, but Welbeck ignores his support and takes a shot which is blocked. A let-off for Hull.
    • 85' Yet another Hull throw on the right... once more United defend it with ease.
    • 83' Nani stays down after an innocuous challenge - that's pretty embarrassing, especially considering the circumstances.
    • 82' Turner!!! Nearly catches Kuszczak out with a looping header but the Pole recovers in time to make the save.
    • 81' Daniel Cousin replaces Richard Garcia.
    • 80' Mendy wins a corner, plays a one-two and crosses from the right... he cannot find a team-mate.
    • 79' United change: On comes Rodrigo Possebon for Ritchie De Laet.
    • 78' Another long throw to the United box is cleared. But Hull arestarting to ratcher up the pressure.
    • 76' Wes Brown concedes a corner, but once again United deal with it easily - Fletcher makes the clearing header this time.
    • 74' Eckersley has a crack at goal but his shot misses to the left.
    • 72' Ritchie De Laet goes down after a rash challenge by Mendy and that could be the end of his afternoon.
    • 71' Martin appears to be fouled at the edge of the Hull box, but referee Wiley was right there and he says play on!
    • 70' MACHEDA!!! Martin finds the Italian on the left side of the Hull box but he places his shot high over the bar. A real chance.
    • 69' Dawson strikes the free-kick... held by Kuszczak.
    • 68' Hull make a change - Bernard Mendy on for Nicky Barmby.
    • 68' Handball by Gibson and this will be a real chance for Hull from the free-kick.
    • 67' Good catch by Myhill to claim a cross from the right by Nani.
    • 66' Hull win a corner on the right, Dawson swings it in and Kuszczak punches authoritatively away.
    • 65' Hull are preparing to make a chnage - it looks like Bernard Mendy will come on.
    • 63' Nani twists and clips a cross into the box from the left... headed away.
    • 62' Well, it is all United at the moment. Hull's best chance seems to be to wait and hope Newcastle do not score at Villa.
    • 60'; Yellow card to Marney for a foul on Rafael, who is immediately replaced by Richard Eckersley.
    • 59' Gibson tries another long range shot but gets it all wrong and that bends out in the direction of the corner flag.
    • 58' There is real tension around the KC Stadium. Middlesbrough are losing again at Upton Park but Newcastle are still behind.
    • 56' Marney strikes a 25-yard free-kick but it hits a team-mate and ricochets to safety.
    • 54' Hull make a change. That is probably the last you will see of Geovanni in a Hull shirt... he is replaced by Caleb Folan.
    • 53' The corner is played in to Turner!! Meets it with a powerful header but straight at Kuszczak.
    • 53' Crossed to Barmby at the back stick who meets the ball with a diving header, but Kuszczak blocks it!
    • 52' United have had much the better of the second half so far..
    • 50' GOAL AT UPTON PARK: Middlesbrough are level against West Ham, although they will need four more to put Hull in danger. West Ham 1-1 Middlesbrough
    • 49' Rafael crosses from the right and Dawson puts the ball over the bar for a corner.
    • 48' Nicolas Anelka has scored for Chelsea, which means all four of the 'relegation' teams are losing. That also means Anelka nicks the golden boot from Cristiano Ronaldo. Sunderland 0-1 Chelsea
    • 47' Macheda crosses for Fletcher who chests down at the edge of the box but the ball is nicked away from him.
    • 46' Off we go! The second half is under way! No personnel changes from either side.
    • 45+2' Just a couple of minutes of stoppage time, and that is the end of the first half. Hull trail, but as things stand they will stay up!
    • 45' Boateng goes on an uncharacteristically marauding run down the right to win yet another throw on the right... yet again, it comes to nothing.
    • 44' Foul by Barmby and United have a free-kick in the final third on the left... they play it short and lose possession.
    • 43' Geovanni it is who strikes the free-kick... it is semi-charged down and dribbles through to Kuszczak.
    • 42' The goalscorer Darron Gibson is booked for a clumsy trip on Craig Fagan, and Geovanni will fancy this free-kick position.
    • 40' There is a quiet passage of play now although United are just shading it.
    • 38' With Newcastle and Middlesbrough noth losing, things are looking good for Hull. West Ham v Middlesbrough
    • 37' GOAL AT VILLA PARK!!! And you can tell who got it by the delirious reaction of the Hull fans! Newcastle trail! Click the link for more. Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle
    • 36' DAWSON!!! He thrashes a long-range shot! A good hit, but straight at Kuszczak who palms over.
    • 35' MACHEDA!! Twists and turns into shooting position but he fires just wide! Hull under some real pressure now.
    • 34' Hull free-kick... struck by Geovanni, but it is well off target!
    • 33' Welbeck weaves his way past two challenges and gets to the edge of the box, but he drags his left-foot shot a foot or so wide. Myhill probably had it covered anyway.
    • 31' Ricketts tries again with another long throw from the right but again United head it clear.
    • 29' TURNER!! The big centre-back meets a cross from the left with a header that floats over the bar!
    • 29' Dawson delivers a left-foot free-kick into the box from the left... it lacks accuracy and United clear.
    • 28' Newcastle's result is now crucial to Hull's chances - click the link for full coverage from Villa Park. Aston Villa v Newcastle
    • 27' Alex Ferguson said he would field a team capable of winning today and so far he has been as good as his word.
    • 26' Federico Macheda nearly adds a second from close range, but Myhill is equal to it.
    • 25' A fine finish from the young Irishman there, but should Myhill have got to it? The news has been received rapturously by Newcastle's fans. As things stand, Hull are down!
    • 24' GOOOOOAAALLL!!! Darron Gibson opens the scoring for Manchester United!! He curls the ball into the top-right corner from the edge of the box!! Great finish!
    • 22' Ricketts with another long throw. The ball pinballs as far as Garcia, whose weak shot is easily held by Kuszczak.
    • 20' United clear the corner and look to break but with Messrs Rooney and Ronaldo back in Manchester, the counter-attack lacks its usual precision.
    • 19' Another good spell of possession from Hull, who win another corner on the right side.
    • 18' NANI!!! The shot sneaks through the wall but bounces into Myhill's hands.
    • 17' United free-kick 30 yards out, Nani to smash this into the crowd...
    • 16' No goals yet in any of the other relegation games. We'll keep you posted on all the other action.
    • 15' Nani is on the ground whining. Wonder where he got that from? Referee Wiley tells him to get up.
    • 14' Geovanni feints outside Rafael and delivers a good cross from the left, but Brown is there to head clear.
    • 12' Ricketts lobs a long throw from the right but there is a foul by Dawson in the box.
    • 11' United are certainly putting in plenty of effort. You'd have to imagine none of them will play any part on Wednesday so they have no reason to hold back.
    • 10' Better from United, and Lee Martin wins a corner on the left side, Nani to take.
    • 8' Fagan races through the middle and nearly pokes the ball past Kuszczak but the big Pole smothers the ball.
    • 7' United have a couple of big hitters at the back - Gary Neville and Wes Brown are their two centre-backs while Rafael da Silva is at right-back.
    • 6' The corner is cleared again, but United's inexperienced team are under pressure.
    • 5' Good start from Hull, who have pinned United right back in their own final third. Another corner.
    • 4' Corner Hull... Dawson delivers from the right and swings it into the box... it flashes across the area and away to safety.
    • 3' Nani jumps into Dawson and gives away the game's firsy free-kick.
    • 1' Game on at the KC Stadium! This is the most important game in the history of Hull City!
    • - We have live comments from all 10 games, or click the link for scores, scorers and highlights from across the division. Premier League scores and scorers
    • - The teams come out to a great reception at the KC Stadium - they have been given real hope by that United team selection.
    • - MAN UTD: Kuszczak, Rafael Da Silva, Neville, Brown, De Laet, Nani, Fletcher, Gibson, Welbeck, Martin, Macheda... Subs: Amos, Tosic, Possebon, Eckersley, Corry Evans, Drinkwater, James... Alan Wiley is the referee.
    • - HULL: Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Kilbane, Dawson, Garcia, Marney, Boateng, Barmby, Geovanni, Fagan... Subs: Duke, Hughes, Mendy, Halmosi, Folan, Zayatte, Cousin
    • - Hull City know that a victory will be enough to keep them in the Premier League, but in their way are the Champions, Manchester United. Only they aren't. All the regulars are preparing for the Champions League final so it is a very unusual-looking visiting side.

  • Team Stats

    Hull City Stats Manchester United
    32% Possession 67%
    14 Shots 13
    8 Shots on target 4
    1 Saves 3
    8 Corners 3
    11 Fouls 17
    3 Offsides 0
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    32 Tackles 21
    152 Accurate passes 388
    35 Bad passes 63

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Hull City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Boaz Myhill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      21 Sam Ricketts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 3
      3 Andy Dawson 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 24 9 1
      6 Michael Turner 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 6 3 1
      8 Nick Barmby 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 4 1
      10 Marcio Geovanni 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 2 3
      7 Craig Fagan 0 1 0 4 3 1 0 11 6 1
      22 Dean Marney 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 15 4 2
      20 George Boateng 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 15 3 10
      17 Kevin Kilbane 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 2 2
      14 Richard Garcia 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 1 5
      18 Caleb Folan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1
      16 Péter Halmosi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Bernard Mendy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 2
      25 Daniel Cousin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
      12 Matt Duke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Kamil Zayatte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Bryan Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Manchester United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      29 Tomasz Kuszczak 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
      21 Rafael Pereira da Silva 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 15 1 2
      6 Wes Brown 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 41 1 1
      2 Gary Neville 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 45 9 0
      44 Ritchie de Laet 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 4
      17 Luís Almeida da Cunha 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 20 3 4
      30 Lee Martin 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 34 9 3
      24 Darren Fletcher 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 55 3 3
      28 Darron Gibson 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 62 12 0
      41 Federico Macheda 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 17 8 1
      19 Danny Welbeck 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 1
      45 Corry Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      42 Richard Eckersley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 1 2
      40 Ben Amos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      47 Matthew James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      34 Rodrigo Possebon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 0
      46 Daniel Drinkwater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Zoran Tosic 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0

  • Summary

    • - IT'S ALL OVER AT VILLA PARK!!! NEWCASTLE ARE DOWN AND HULL STAY UP!!!
    • 87' NANI!!! Stings Myhill's palms with a long-range effort.. over for a corner.
    • 82' Turner!!! Nearly catches Kuszczak out with a looping header but the Pole recovers in time to make the save.
    • 70' MACHEDA!!! Martin finds the Italian on the left side of the Hull box but he places his shot high over the bar. A real chance.
    • 59' Gibson tries another long range shot but gets it all wrong and that bends out in the direction of the corner flag.
    • 36' DAWSON!!! He thrashes a long-range shot! A good hit, but straight at Kuszczak who palms over.
    • 35' MACHEDA!! Twists and turns into shooting position but he fires just wide! Hull under some real pressure now.
    • 29' TURNER!! The big centre-back meets a cross from the left with a header that floats over the bar!
    • 24' GOOOOOAAALLL!!! Darron Gibson opens the scoring for Manchester United!! He curls the ball into the top-right corner from the edge of the box!! Great finish!
    • 18' NANI!!! The shot sneaks through the wall but bounces into Myhill's hands.
    • - Hull City know that a victory will be enough to keep them in the Premier League, but in their way are the Champions, Manchester United. Only they aren't. All the regulars are preparing for the Champions League final so it is a very unusual-looking visiting side.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alan Wiley

  • Hull City

    Manager: Phil Brown

    Captain: Michael Turner

    Starting line-up

    • B. Myhill
    • S. Ricketts
    • M. Turner
    • K. Kilbane
    • A. Dawson
    • R. Garcia Substitution Out (81′)
    • G. Boateng
    • D. Marney Yellow Card
    • N. Barmby Yellow Card Substitution Out (68′)
    • .. Geovanni Substitution Out (54′)
    • C. Fagan

    Subs

    • B. Mendy Substitution In68′
    • D. Cousin Substitution In81′
    • B. Hughes
    • P. Halmosi
    • K. Zayatte
    • C. Folan Substitution In54′
    • M. Duke

    Injured

    • A. Gardner
    • J. Bullard
    • I. Ashbee

    Suspended

    None

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: Darren Fletcher

    Starting line-up

    • T. Kuszczak
    • R. Da Silva Substitution Out (60′)
    • W. Brown
    • G. Neville
    • R. De Laet Substitution Out (79′)
    • .. Nani
    • D. Fletcher
    • D. Gibson Goal Yellow Card
    • L. Martin
    • D. Welbeck Substitution Out (88′)
    • F. Macheda

    Subs

    • Z. Tosic Substitution In88′
    • R. Possebon Substitution In79′
    • B. Amos
    • R. Eckersley Substitution In60′
    • M. James
    • C. Evans
    • D. Drinkwater

    Injured

    • O. Hargreaves
    • B. Foster

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    MAN U WHY DIDN'T YOU LET HULL WIN YOU ARE THE­ CHAMPIONS ANY WAY

    From liayoo2005, on Sun 24 May 8:28PM
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    jrs21hines....who is the idiot here who is complaining­ about not being able to spell?
    You can't even write­ in correct english, I count 4 grammatical errors which­ suggests that you are not even from this country, like­ most manure fans! Don't slag off people when you­ cannot even speak the language. AND WHILE WE ARE ON THE­ SUBJECT OF MANURE FANS, we don't hate manure­ because of their spending or stadium, we hate manure­ because of YOU, their fans, you are scum, why would­ anyone be jealous of a stadium?? Sounds STUPID to me,­ just like you!!! And also manure and LIVERPOOL are­ rivals, long long rivals, that is why we HATE you, pure­ and simple, rivalry! Oh and the fact that you have­ SHREK on your team and CRYnaldo the baby.

    From MAUNRE-ATER, on Sun 24 May 7:58PM

  3. mohdaznan82, we the ManU supporters knew our team­ strength well...eventhough ManU was trailing behind,­ eventually ManU would ended up winning the game just­ like ManU vs Tottenham...1st half, Tot led 2-0 but in­ the 2nd half, ManU hits 5 goals and ended up winning­ 5-2! Don't ever dream of beating ManU if ManU is­ playing with 11 men!
    comment#262 - ManU surely lose to­ Barca
    comment#267 - maybe ManU will win, what next???­ Let me guess, ManU will surely wins!
    Liverpool had won­ many games in the dying seconds, that were not LUCK?­ Whatever ManU did won matches, that were LUCK?­ You're SUCKS man!!! ManU not a good team?? If ManU­ is not a good team, then, Liverpool is even worst!!!­ Grow up, you moron!! The person that needs to pray for­ more luck is you, cos Liverpool has not lift the EPL­ trophy before!!

    From CHONG, on Sun 24 May 7:47PM

  4. To : mohdaznan82. The reality about " LUCK "­ is " NOT THE BIG MATTER ". Man U is good team­ which successful in their country, europe and the­ world. Sometimes, any team need more luck to win the­ Cup, but is also not the big matter. The Big Matter is­ who is the Winner, Man U already show the world, they­ are the best team and win more cup. Thats why Man U­ deserve to win more cup.

    From , on Sun 24 May 7:43PM

  5. WHO ARE THE PREMIERSHIP CHAMPIONS matt L you tin pot­ scouse

    From True Red, on Sun 24 May 7:37PM

  6. Luck wins the Barclay 's Premier­ League...???.......You must be Joking....!!! Three­ Times in a row in one of the Toughest League In the­ world!.....Then U should have pray harder to the God of­ Luck next year!....Give mwe a break u Joker!

    From Heng Hai, on Sun 24 May 7:32PM

  7. I agree with victorckc197. Too many jealous about Man U­ because they are successfull team and win more cup.­ Although, Liverpool beat Man U twice is not the big­ matter, the reality, Man U is a team which consistently­ and success not only win the League, but win other big­ Cup. The reality is "hurts" to Liverpool­ after loose over 19 years in the League because­ domination team by Man U. Victory To Man U.­ Congratulations To Man U And Man U Reserve Team.

    From , on Sun 24 May 7:24PM
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    victorckc1976: Man U lost because they played 10 men­ after they were trailing behind! don't u watched­ the game idiot?? maybe Man U can win the Champions­ League final.. because the LUCK always with­ them..

    1999: ManU scored both goals at the end of the­ game after Bayern Munich players were all ready at the­ side to celebrate for the win n they had substituted­ the players because they thought they already win..­ anyway, it was their mistake but it was still LUCK for­ ManU..

    2008: ManU win because John Terry slipped when­ he wanted to take the penalty kick.. Another­ LUCK..

    2009? Barcelona don't have the best teams­ because of suspension and injuries.. just pray the LUCK­ will be on your side again.. as usual..

    Too much­ LUCK!! not even a good team!!

    From mohd aznan, on Sun 24 May 7:19PM

  9. To mohdazn82......I Have been a Man u Supporter since­ 1966.....Then we were just rercovering from the Munich­ air disaster.......We won very little then , but there­ were millions os supporter here and­ everwhere.....Why...? It's because we play a brand­ of Acttractve football......And not because they win ­ lot's of trophiesthen......You wasn't even­ born YET!......What do you know about Man U...? Now ,­ Look who The Big Idiotttttttt Is.......Get a life you­ @#$%! ......Next time keep your bloody Mouth shut if­ you know Nothing!!!.....Idiot!

    From Heng Hai, on Sun 24 May 7:17PM

  10. mohdaznan82, another idiot who do not want to admit­ defeat!! Must be a LiverFool!.You idiot, Liverpool beat­ ManU twice because ManU played with 10 men on both­ matches!! ManU fans supports ManU because they not only­ likes ManU but loves ManU! No matter what, ManU is in­ the finals and EPL champion! The TRUTH hurts, isn't­ it?!

    From CHONG, on Sun 24 May 6:59PM

  11. F&amp-

    your 1/2 right, I'm not Brittsh. that­ doesn't mean ANYTHING. unless your a smallminded­ dipshiate.

    I just don't like manu, saf, cr7,­ scholes, Rio, that toad looking Rooney (he should have­ been suspended for that stomping awhile back, But we­ can't have saf upset, his gin blossoms might pop) .­ it's people like Giggs that class up, d-bags like­ cr7 and saf.

    From matt L, on Sun 24 May 6:46PM

  12. F&amp: n, you're wrong on Liverpool 2nd best­ again...because they are not even qualify to be called­ 2nd best!
    2007/08 : Liverpool 4th
    2006/07 : Liverpool­ 3rd
    2005/06 : Liverpool 3rd
    2004/05 : Liverpool 5th­ (did not qualify for Champion League)
    2003/04 :­ Liverpool 4th
    2002/03 : Liverpool 5th (did not qualify­ for Champion League)
    2001/02 : Liverpool 2nd

    From CHONG, on Sun 24 May 6:45PM
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    Man U can't even win against Liverpool.. they will­ surely loose when they play against Barcelona.. lol..­ lol..
    Ronaldo is a diver.. everybody knows that.. not­ like Messi.. a true footballer.. a legend! hahaha..
    n­ Ronaldo is not a British! Man U just depends on him to­ win!

    Nowadays, Man U fans just support the team­ because they won a lot.. thats all.. u all need to­ support a team because its a team u like.. not because­ the won many cups.. Idiots!!

    From mohd aznan, on Sun 24 May 6:42PM

  14. matt L, YES I BET MATT L IS A DOLE DOSSER AND NOT­ EVEN BRITISH

    From MANCHESTER UNITED, on Sun 24 May 6:23PM

  15. i know that a lot of fan ha te man united because­ of jealousy, it's not our fault you can't build­ a big stadium and buy big players, i know that everyone­ don't like our team but these comments tell me­ it's coming from leverFool fans as the incorrect­ spelling, why can't the government build more­ school in leverFool

    From JEROME1985, on Sun 24 May 6:22PM

  16. andydavey, by reading your comment @229, you're an­ @#$%!!! No matter who wins the Champion League this­ season, I'll be going to Rome!!...but you're­ not!!

    From CHONG, on Sun 24 May 6:22PM

  17. matt L MUST BE ONE OF THEM LIVERSCUM PRATS WHO CAN NOT­ WIN ANYTHING LOL SORRY YOU COME 2ND BEST AGAIN LOL LOL­ LOL

    From MANCHESTER UNITED, on Sun 24 May 6:20PM

  18. next game will see man utd crowned european­ champions..agian.....

    From Michael, on Sun 24 May 6:19PM

  19. Well done man united youngsters the future of man­ united is looking bright they played very well it was a­ good result and a confidence booster for them.Roll on­ next season!!!Have a nice summer all.

    From martin, on Sun 24 May 6:18PM

  20. who are ronaldo? well leverfool fans he is fifa world­ player of the year and he also win 3 tittle this season­ ps. the cchampions league last season and soon this, so­ scouce go get a L i f e and a Job get off the­ job seekers allowance

    From JEROME1985, on Sun 24 May 6:16PM
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