Can AFCB secure their first home win of 2022 against Hull?

Written by billythekid

AFCB started 2022 in the Championship with a 3-2 away defeat at Luton Town and move down into second place in the table. It was a game that saw three first goals from players this season. The Luton Town first goal was an unlucky one as far as the Cherries were concerned, after Mark Travers had saved from Elijah Adebayo, the ball hit Lloyd Kelly’s foot and went into the net. Their second goal was scored by Allan Campbell for his first goal for his new club. In the second half, Emiliano Marcondes headed in his first away goal for AFCB and Morgan Rogers equalised a bit later with his first goal for the Cherries. In the dying minutes of injury time, Kal Naismith snatched all three points for his club with his first goal this season. AFCB have the chance to start off their first home game of 2022 as they finished 2021 with a home win at Dean Court on Saturday at the normal time of 3 pm against Hull City.

Since we met manager Grant McCann’s Hull City team in the draw in the away game in August last year, they have had a poor run of results home and away. Up until the 2nd October they hadn’t had a win until they beat Middlesbrough at home. This was then followed with five defeats and then four wins, two draws and three defeats.

Hull City’s most recent game was home against Blackburn Rovers and the Tigers with the added ingredient of playing in front of their new owner, who had acquired the club hours earlier, won 2-0, it was their first win in six games against an in-form Rovers side who had been unbeaten for ten games.

In their away games since our draw at their ground, Hull City have W 2, D 2, L 7. They have lost their last two away games against Nottingham Forest and Blackpool. This season in their 13 away games, they have scored 9 goals and conceded 15. They are 19th in the table.

The last time we met Hull City was in the October of the 2016-17 season in the Premier League, AFCB won 6-1, the Cherries goals coming in the first half from Charlie Daniels, Steve Cook and Junior Stanislas from the penalty spot, with Ryan Mason scoring for the Tigers. In the second half, Junior Stanislas scored his second goal of the game and further goals from Callum Wilson and Dan Gosling completed the scoring. The 11 that started that game for AFCB, only Adam Smith and Junior Stanislas remain as players, Simon Francis has an off-field role at the club and of the 7 subs, they have also all departed Dean Court.

In our home games against Hull City, AFCB have W 9, D 5, L 7.
All games home and away, AFCB have W 13, D 12, L 19.

AFCB Team News
Probably too soon for Jordan Zemura and hopefully Philip Billing will be available after missing the game at Luton.

AFCB Player To Watch
We need Dominic Solanke back to his scoring form after being tightly marshalled at Luton. With Solanke in our side, he has scored in every one of our 7 home wins. He has scored 11 of our 26 goals at home.

Hull City Team News
Players have been missing through injury, Mallick Wilks, Callum Elder, Lewie Coyle and Alfie Jones.

Hull City Player To Watch
George Honeyman their influential midfield player, didn’t play in the earlier game in August through injury. Last season he scored 4 goals, with 13 assists, this season he has scored 5 goals and 1 assist so far. Another player is their 20-year-old attacking midfield player Keane Lewis-Potter, joint leading scorer with 5 goals and leads with 3 assists.

The Referee
Matt Donohue is the man in charge.
We had him last season away at Middlesbrough and home against Wycombe Wanderers where he gave a straight red card to a Wycombe player.

Your say…

wingsnwheels wrote…

Don’t know what to expect after they beat Blackburn. We’re going to have to be at our very best I feel. – Join the conversation, click here.