Hull City confident of beating cold snap

The club have worked hard to clear snow and ice from around the KC Stadium this week and another flurry overnight has also been dealt with.

In common with most top-level games during this severe winter, it is the areas surrounding the ground and the roads that are the main problem, as the pitch is playable.

With the match kicking off at 12.45pm live on Sky Sports, Hull know they will have little time to play with tomorrow morning.

They would hate a scenario similar to Arsenal on Wednesday in having to call a game off after away fans have started travelling.

With chairman Adam Pearson having warned the club are overspending on players' wages by around 9million annually, City can also ill afford to waste money preparing for a match that does not take place.

Manager Phil Brown said: "The game should go ahead in terms of pitch conditions but we have got to make sure the car parks and terracing are clear for the game to go ahead.

"We have a meeting with the match referee and a meeting with the police today and hopefully the end of that meeting will be very positive for Hull City."

Hull at least do not have to fear losing a TV bonus if the games does not go ahead.

Premier League clubs pocket around 500,000 each time they are shown on TV but are guaranteed payments for at least 10 live games even if they do not appear that many times.

Stadium manager John Cooper added: "The weather forecast does keep changing, so we have to do the same.

"We're calling in favours from everywhere we can to make sure that walkways are cleared and that every other aspect on the safety side of things is in place."