Two home games in the space of four days promise to shape the mood that Hull City carry with them into the final month of 2016. First up is a Premier League clash with West Bromwich Albion and then an EFL Cup quarterfinal against Newcastle United.
Both fixtures have the potential to breathe life into an ailing campaign at the KCOM Stadium. Three points against the Baggies would lift Mike Phelan's side out of the relegation zone for the first time in over a month. Beating Newcastle, meanwhile, would create a little piece of League Cup history. Never before have the Tigers reached the last four of the competition.