Fulham vs Hull kickoff time and how to watch
- UK: Saturday 17 October, 15:00 BST.
- US Eastern: 10:00 a.m. ET.
- US Pacific: 7:00 a.m. PT.
- US TV: Peacock, as listed by ESPN.
- Venue: Craven Cottage, London.
All matchweek 7 kickoff times are on our Premier League fixtures page.
Form and the table
Fulham are 20th with two points from two draws and four defeats. They are one of three clubs still without a league win, with AFC Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur, who are 18th and 19th on three points; Sunderland, 17th on four, hold the first place above the relegation zone. A win would take Fulham to five points, level with Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa as things stand.
Fulham's last five league games read L, L, D, D, L: a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland, a 3-2 home defeat to Crystal Palace, a 0-0 draw at Liverpool, a 1-1 home draw with Manchester United and a 2-1 defeat at Ipswich Town on 10 October. Their season opened with a 3-2 home defeat to Chelsea. They led in both of the last two games and won neither: Manchester United equalized in the 87th minute at Craven Cottage, as the club's website recalled, and Ipswich answered Ryan Sessegnon's 55th-minute goal with two goals from the 88th minute on. Away from the league, Fulham won 3-2 at West Ham United in the Carabao Cup on 15 September.
Hull are eighth with nine points from two wins, three draws and one defeat. They are one of four clubs on nine points, with Leeds United, Liverpool and Ipswich Town, and one point behind fourth-placed Brentford; a win would take them to 12. Their last five league games read W, D, D, L, D: a 1-0 win at Coventry City, a 0-0 home draw with Aston Villa, a 2-2 draw at Chelsea, a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United and a 2-2 home draw with Everton on Sunday 11 October. They opened the season by beating Manchester United 2-0 and are unbeaten at home, with one win and two draws. In the Carabao Cup, Hull lost 1-0 at Sunderland on 8 September.
Arbeloa still waiting for a first league win
Alvaro Arbeloa, who replaced Marco Silva in the summer, has not won any of his first six Premier League games as Fulham manager. On Monday 12 October, Sports Mole reported, citing the Standard, that Arbeloa had been given two matches to save his job, and that failing to beat at least one of Hull and Coventry City, both newly promoted, could lead to his removal. After Hull, Fulham's next league game is at Coventry City on Saturday 24 October, as our Premier League fixtures show.
In comments published by fulhamfc.com on Monday, Sessegnon said the squad was frustrated and had to demand more of itself and stay united.
We need to keep fighting hard to get that first win.
Ryan Sessegnon, Fulham full-back, via fulhamfc.com
How many points clubs have usually needed to stay up is set out in our Premier League relegation points analysis.
Team news
Fulham had not announced any new injuries by Wednesday. The latest list we found, Sports Mole's Premier League injury list for matchweek 6, published on 9 October, had Antonee Robinson (ankle) and Tom Cairney (knee) as doubts; neither played at Portman Road.
We found no Hull injury update from after the Everton game by Wednesday. Before that game, Sports Mole's Hull City team news, published on 10 October, listed Eliot Matazo (ACL), Ilyas Ansah (back), Darko Gyabi (groin) and Jack Butland (arm) as out, and Charlie Hughes, Matt Targett, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Tim Iroegbunam and Hidemasa Morita as doubts. Iroegbunam and Morita both came off the bench against Everton. Neither club had a player sent off in matchweek 6.
Fulham vs Hull head to head
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7 January 2023 | FA Cup 2022-23 | Hull City 0-2 Fulham |
| 12 February 2022 | Championship 2021-22 | Hull City 0-1 Fulham |
| 21 August 2021 | Championship 2021-22 | Fulham 2-0 Hull City |
| 11 January 2020 | Championship 2019-20 | Hull City 0-1 Fulham |
| 2 November 2019 | Championship 2019-20 | Fulham 0-3 Hull City |
Fulham won four of those five meetings, keeping a clean sheet each time; Hull's win was 3-0 at Craven Cottage in November 2019, and Saturday's game is the clubs' first league meeting since February 2022.
Fulham vs Hull: key numbers
| After six games | Fulham | Hull City |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 20th | 8th |
| Points | 2 | 9 |
| Won-drawn-lost | 0-2-4 | 2-3-1 |
| Goals for | 6 | 8 |
| Goals against | 10 | 6 |
| Home or away record (W-D-L) | 0-1-2 at home | 1-1-1 away |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 3 |
| Games without scoring | 2 | 1 |
| Top scorer (ESPN) | Josh King, 2 | Mohamed Belloumi, 3 |
Belloumi also leads Hull with two assists, per ESPN, so he has had a hand in five of their eight league goals. At Fulham, Gonzalo García has taken 18 shots, more than any teammate, and scored once.
How they lined up last time
Fulham started in a 4-2-3-1 at Ipswich: Bernd Leno in goal, with Calvin Bassey, David Affengruber, Ryan Sessegnon, Kenny Tete, Josh King, Shea Charles, Sander Berge, Gonzalo García, Alex Iwobi and Oscar Bobb. Sessegnon scored Fulham's goal in the 2-1 defeat; our Ipswich v Fulham report has the details.
Hull lined up 5-4-1 against Everton: Konstantinos Tzolakis in goal, with John Egan, Nobel Mendy, Semi Ajayi, Ryan Giles, Lewie Coyle, Regan Slater, Matt Crooks, Sorba Thomas, Joe Gelhardt and Oliver McBurnie. Gelhardt opened the scoring, and Mohamed Belloumi, who started on the bench and replaced him in the 64th minute, equalized 10 minutes later for 2-2, as our Hull v Everton report describes.
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How this preview was built: kickoff time, US broadcaster, results, form, head-to-head meetings, season leaders, matchweek 6 lineups and Fulham's next fixture come from ESPN's match data; the table is our own, computed from ESPN full-time results. Team news is from Sports Mole (injury list, Hull City team news); Arbeloa's position from Sports Mole, citing the Standard; Sessegnon's comments from fulhamfc.com.