Beijing Guoan v Hull City

Last updated : 30 July 2009 By Andy Beill
TV coverage: Live on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 (coverage from 1:15pm). Repeated on Sky Sports 1 (9pm or 1am - TBC)
Radio coverage: None
Weather forecast: Heavy rain shower, maximum 30°C. See BBC Weather for latest.

Referee: TBC

Competition rules: 11 substitutes may be named, of which 6 may be used. If the game is a draw after 90 minutes, extra time will be played and decided by penalty shoot-out if necessary. The losing team will play the other semi-final loser in the 3rd place play-off game on Friday (11:00). The winning team will play the other semi-final winner in the final on Friday (13:30).

Connections: Nick Barmby scored twice for England against China in an international friendly at the Workers Stadium in 2006.

Hull City team news:
Craig Fagan injured (hernia)
Boaz Myhill injured (thumb)
Richard Garcia injured (twisted knee)
Ian Ashbee injured (left knee - posterior cruciate ligament)
Jimmy Bullard injured (right knee - cruciate ligament)

Predicted line-up (Monday 27/07/09):
    Duke    
Mendy Turner   Gardner Kilbane
Geovanni Boateng   Marney Halmosi
  Cousin   Barmby  


Previous meetings: No previous meetings.

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