Phelan confident of turnaround

Hull manager Mike Phelan has paid tribute to his players for their hard work as they look to turn their season around.

The Tigers are second from bottom in the Premier League table after just one win in the last 11 games ahead of their first visit to the London Stadium to face West Ham.

It has been a difficult season for Phelan and his players but he is confident they have the ability to turn things around and secure their Premier League survival.

"We go there full of life," Phelan told reporters ahead of Saturday's game against West Ham.

"We're on the front foot. Yes we've lost games but my players are putting everything into their chance in the Premier League.

"We just need to get a bit lucky if we can."

Despite conceding three goals against Tottenham, Phelan believes his team played well a White Hart Lane and is hopeful they can start converting their performances into results.

"It's difficult to express sometimes, the fact that we played well. We thought we took the game to Tottenham and yet we lost another game," he said.

"But their heads won't dip, we speak about this all the time.

"There's no point in sulking about things that have happened. We just look forward to the next one.

"We have shown positive signs of being progressive. We're creating the chances, but just not scoring the goals.

"Hopefully that will change and hopefully that will be on Saturday."

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