Sold-out followings to back City over Easter fixtures
HULL City will be backed by sold out followings for their upcoming games over what will be an absolutely pivotal Easter weekend when Liam Rosenior’s side take on Stoke City and Leeds United.
The Tigers are currently in Antalya at a warm weather training camp in the Turkish seaside resort, but return to England on Saturday to prepare for their Good Friday clash with the struggling Potters at the MKM Stadium before heading across Yorkshire to take on the in-form Whites.
Just nine matches remain for City to secure a place in the playoffs and both games are crucial in their hopes of chasing down Norwich who moved three points clear in sixth at the weekend with a comfortable win over Stoke.
City’s next outing on Friday week is approaching a sell-out with around 24,000 tickets sold and only single seats left inside the MKM Stadium.
The sold-out signs are expected to go up in the near future for the sixth time this season and for the second consecutive game.
Just a couple of days after the Good Friday meeting with the Staffordshire side, City head to Elland Road for one of the most eagerly anticipated Yorkshire derbies for a long time and Rosenior’s men will be cheered on by a sell-out away following of just under 3,000 supporters inside the John Charles Stand for the 8pm kick-off under the lights.
Leeds roared to the top of the Championship on Sunday by beating Millwall and taking full advantage of Leicester’s involvement in the FA Cup which ultimately came to an end at Chelsea, and the contest will be crucial for both teams and their respective hopes of promotion.
City, meanwhile, had a free weekend owing to Coventry’s exploits which saw them come from behind to win at Wolves and set up a mouthwatering semifinal tie with Manchester United at Wembley, just days before the pair meet at the CBS Arena in what’s shaping up to be a real play-off six-pointer.