Two wins, two defeats and a draw is a solid base from which to build. Prediction: Stoke 1-1 City Plymouth Argyle - H - September 30Īrgyle have made a positive start to life back in the Championship following their promotion as League One champions. Wins over Rotherham and Watford have been punctured by defeats to Ipswich, Millwall and Preston leaving Potters fans unsure about what to expect.Ī 0-0 draw in the Potteries last season was one of the key results which ended any faint hopes of a late surge for the play-offs, and it also proved damaging for Aaron Connolly, whose season was ended through an innocuous foot injury. Two wins and three defeats in their opening five was probably not what he had in mind, particularly given the difficult nature of last term. ![]() Prediction: City 3-0 Leeds Stoke City - A - September 24Īn aggressive summer of recruitment at the bet365 Stadium has yet to see Alex Neil's side really take off. Having already taken points off Leicester, Rosenior's men will see this as another terrific opportunity to lay down a marker to the rest of the division about their credentials. ![]() Prediction: City 1-0 Coventry Leeds United - H - September 20Īrguably the game City fans have been looking forward to most since Leeds were relegated on the final day of the Premier League season.ĭumped out of the Carabao Cup by Salford and with just one win in their five league games so far, Leeds have found it tough to adapt to life back in the Championship, and this will be an occasion the Tigers will be relishing in front of a packed MKM Stadium crowd under the lights. The Sky Blues are learning to live without last season's leading marksman Viktor Gyjokores and Gustavo Hamer, but have brought in former City target Haji Wright. Coventry have been a tough nut to crack in the early weeks of the season with their stand-out result so far coming in the 3-0 win over Middlesbrough. Coventry City - H - September 15Ĭoventry were narrowly beaten 1-0 in the final at Wembley by Luton in May after an incredible campaign which almost saw the Sky Blues go from bottom of the Championship to the Premier League.Ĭity took four points off Mark Robins' men last term and will fancy their chances against them this time around. ![]() READ MORE: From Iceland to Hull - Ryan Allsop talks family, friends and football after Hull City transferīetween now and the next pause for international football early next month, City will come up against some of the fancied teams in the league and have a real chance to continue their early season momentum, and here, Hull Live takes a look ahead to those fixtures. Last season's beaten play-off finalists have won just once so far, drawing three and losing once with that coming on the opening weekend in the M69 derby at Leicester. That victory, it's hoped, will inspire the Tigers in their next batch of fixtures which kick off on Friday night when Coventry City visit the MKM Stadium looking for just their second victory of the fledgling campaign. Liam Delap's first-half goal stunned the hosts who had won their first six in league and cup, but came up against a hugely resilient and well-organised City side. Hull City went into the first international break of the season on the back of a morale-boosting win at promotion favourites Leicester City, their second straight success on the road.
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