Both sides are heading into the match on the back of 1-1 FA Cup third round draws at the weekend, with the hosts sharing the spoils against Birmingham City, while the Canaries were held by Bristol Rovers.
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Hull City will play host to Norwich City in an EFL Championship fixture at MKM Stadium on Friday night. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of 1-1 FA Cup third round draws at the weekend, with the hosts sharing the spoils against Birmingham City, while the Canaries were held by Bristol Rovers. The Tigers are currently occupying seventh spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 39 points from 26 games, just a solitary point shy of the top six, while the visitors are sitting six places behind Liam Rosenior’s side, separated by four points.
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Hull have been largely inconsistent since the start of December, having recorded three wins, and five defeats from their last eight league games. Their previous success came against Blackburn Rovers (3-2) towards the end of last year thanks to one goal each from Liam Delap, Aaron Connolly and Alfie Jones. It was their 11th league-win of the campaign. However, on New Year’s Day, the Tigers suffered their ninth second tier defeat of the season away to Sheffield Wednesday (3-1) despite the fact that Scott Twine found the back of the net from the penalty spot. Five days later, Rosenior’s side came from behind to earn a draw against Birmingham in the FA Cup third round tie thanks to Matthew James Jacob’s 87th-minute equaliser.
Norwich, on the other hand, stitched together a five game unbeaten run at the start of last month, recording three wins in the process. But then, the Canaries suffered back-to-back 1-0 defeats against the likes of West Bromwich Albion and Millwall, before playing out an impressive 1-1 draw with third-placed Southampton on New Year’s Day. David Wagner’s men earned a point against the Saints after Josh Sargent’s 78th-minute effort canceled out Adam Armstrong’s 70th-minute opener. Nevertheless, five days later, Norwich were held to a draw by third tier side Bristol Rovers at the Carrow Road in the FA Cup despite taking the lead through Ashley Barnes’ fifth-minute opener.
Hull City probable starting lineup: Ingram, Coyle, McLoughlin, Jones, Greaves, Morton, Slater, Connolly, Tufan, Twine, Sharp
Norwich City probable starting lineup: Gunn, Stacey, Duffy, McLean, McCallum, Nunez, Sara, Sargent, Barnes, Rowe, Idah
Hull City
| Opponents | Score |
| Birmingham | 1-1 (D) |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3-1 (L) |
| Blackburn | 3-2 (W) |
| Sunderland | 0-1 (L) |
| Bristol City | 3-2 |
Norwich City
| Opponents | Score |
| Bristol Rovers | 1-1 (D) |
| Southampton | 1-1 (D) |
| Millwall | 1-0 (L) |
| West Brom | 1-0 (L) |
| Huddersfield | 2-0 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Norwich beat Hull | 2-1 |
| Norwich beat Hull | 3-1 |
| Hull beat Norwich | 2-1 |
| Norwich beat Hull | 3-2 |
| Hull draw Norwich | 0-0 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Hull City and Norwich City will take place at MKM Stadium on Friday at 12:30 am IST.
| Hull City vs Norwich City | Key Details |
| Date | January 12 (Friday) |
| Venue | MKM Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 8:00 pm (Friday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:30 pm (Saturday) |
Football fans in India can live stream the game through FanCode. Meanwhile, those in UK can catch the live action via Sky Go Extra, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event.
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