Hull City team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
Hull City play away to Newcastle United on Sat 19 Sep, 16:00. 8 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below. Our model gives Hull City a 17% chance of winning that match and a 13% chance of a clean sheet.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Hull City injury news and expected return dates
8 players are currently unavailable for Hull City. Patrick McNair is expected back first, around Sat 19 Sep and Eliot Matazo is the longest absentee, around Sat 20 Feb. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick McNair | DEF | Sat 19 Sep |
| Hidemasa Morita | MID | Sun 11 Oct |
| Nobel Mendy | DEF | Sun 11 Oct |
| Charlie Hughes | DEF | Sun 25 Oct |
| Ilyas Ansah | FWD | Sun 25 Oct |
| Darko Gyabi | MID | Sat 21 Nov |
| Jack Butland | GK | Sat 21 Nov |
| Eliot Matazo | MID | Sat 20 Feb |
Hull City predicted line-up — away to Newcastle United
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 11 of the eleven are 90% or better to start. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Tzolakis | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Ryan Giles | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| John Egan | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Semi Ajayi | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Regan Slater | MID | 99% | 85 |
| Mohamed Belloumi | MID | 99% | 74 |
| Lewie Coyle | DEF | 99% | 73 |
| Lucas Herrington | DEF | 98% | 88 |
| Oliver McBurnie | FWD | 98% | 84 |
| Matt Crooks | MID | 98% | 73 |
| Elliot Stroud | MID | 98% | 63 |
Hull City fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Hull City win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Hull City to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Ipswich Town at 32% to win; the hardest looks away to Fulham at 17%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 5 | Sat 19 Sep, 16:00 | at Newcastle United | 17% | 60% | 1.01 | 13% |
| PL 6 | Sun 11 Oct, 15:00 | vs Everton | 25% | 47% | 0.98 | 24% |
| PL 7 | Sat 17 Oct, 16:00 | at Fulham | 17% | 60% | 0.91 | 15% |
| PL 8 | Sun 25 Oct, 15:00 | vs Brentford | 18% | 58% | 0.98 | 15% |
| PL 9 | Sat 31 Oct, 16:00 | vs Ipswich Town | 32% | 40% | 1.23 | 25% |
Best Hull City picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
John Egan is Hull City's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 3.4 points, 0.1 clear of Oliver McBurnie. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Egan | DEF | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| Oliver McBurnie | FWD | 5.5 | 3.3 |
| Mohamed Belloumi | MID | 5.1 | 3.3 |
| Matt Crooks | MID | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Elliot Stroud | MID | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Regan Slater | MID | 4.5 | 2.8 |
Hull City price changes tonight
Our projection for which Hull City players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- Slater (MID, 4.5) — 76% chance of a price rise tonight
- Tzolakis (GKP, 4.6) — 70% chance of a price rise tonight
- Ajayi (DEF, 4.2) — 55% chance of a price rise tonight
- Giles (DEF, 4.0) — 52% chance of a price rise tonight
- McBurnie (FWD, 5.5) — 28% chance of a price rise tonight
- Crooks (MID, 4.5) — 94% chance of a price fall tonight
- Butland (GKP, 4.5) — 86% chance of a price fall tonight
- Gyabi (MID, 4.5) — 84% chance of a price fall tonight
- Morita (MID, 5.0) — 58% chance of a price fall tonight
- Dowell (MID, 4.5) — 54% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Hull City?
Patrick McNair, Hidemasa Morita, Nobel Mendy, Charlie Hughes, Ilyas Ansah, Darko Gyabi are currently unavailable. Patrick McNair is expected back around Sat 19 Sep.
What is Hull City's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Konstantinos Tzolakis, Ryan Giles, John Egan, Semi Ajayi, Regan Slater. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.
Who do Hull City play next?
Away to Newcastle United on Sat 19 Sep, 16:00. Our model gives them a 17% chance of winning and a 13% chance of keeping a clean sheet.