West Ham's first-ever Premier League trip to Hull City's KC Stadium is a 25,000 sell-out.

Around 2,500 Hammers' supporters will make the journey up the A1 to watch their side take on the Tigers, who have roared into the top-six following a superb start to the season.

And home fans snapped up the final few remaining tickets for Sunday afternoon's clash on Monday morning.

This weekend's match will mark West Ham's first visit to Humberside in 17-and-a-half years, the Irons' last visit ending in a goalless Division Two draw at Boothferry Park in March 1991.

That season, the Irons won the corresponding fixture 7-1 at Upton Park, a fixture that saw Steve Potts score his one and only goal for the club.

The Hammers have not lost a league game at Hull since November 1955, but did go down to a 1-0 FA Cup fourth round defeat at Boothferry Park in January 1973.

Sunday's fixture will see Gianfranco Zola's side come up against former Iron Richard Garcia, the Australian forward who won the FA Youth Cup with West Ham in 1999.

Newly-promoted Hull come into the game third in the Premier League table and unbeaten in four matches, while Zola will be hoping his side can bounce back from their disappointing 3-1 home defeat to Bolton on October 5.

[Guardian-Series]

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