FA Cup Fifth Round: Blackburn Rovers 4 Stoke City 1: Blessed with a proud striking heritage featuring the likes of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton, Blackburn supporters can now heap their adoration upon Norwegian international Josh King after an extraordinary 19-minute hat-trick.

Rudy Gestede showed why he is reported to be interesting a number of Premier League sides with the crucial goal as Blackburn sent nine-man Swansea tumbling out of the FA Cup in the fourth round.

Manchester City 5 Blackburn Rovers 0

Manchester City 5 Blackburn 0

Celtic 1 Hibernian 0

Hibernian 4 Falkirk 3 (aet)

Kilmarnock 1 Hibernian 1

Kilmarnock boss Kenny Shiels made one enforced change to his side for their Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Hibernian at Rugby Park.

Hibernian 2 Motherwell 3

Celtic 2 Hibernian 2

RAFAEL BENITEZ will meet Liverpool’s owners next week when he will make it clear his position will become untenable should the club decide to cash in on Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard.

Hull 0 Liverpool 0

Hull are likely to be without Jimmy Bullard and Caleb Folan for Sunday’s final Premier League game against Liverpool at the KC Stadium.

IAIN DOWIE wants to stay on as Hull manager after seeing their relegation from the Barclays Premier League confirmed yesterday, but he stressed the club’s financial problems mean his future remains a secondary concern.

Hull 0 Sunderland 1

Hull boss Iain Dowie will be without Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink for tomorrow’s must-win match against Sunderland but Anthony Gardner returns in defence.

ASTON VILLA boosted their Champions League hopes and dealt Hull’s survival chances a potentially fatal blow with a deserved victory at the KC Stadium last night.

Hull 0 Aston Villa 2

Hull boss Iain Dowie will not risk defender Anthony Gardner against Aston Villa tomorrow.

Hull boss Iain Dowie is confident defender Andy Dawson will be fit for tomorrow’s crunch Premier League clash against Birmingham at St Andrew’s.

George Boateng has been given a 45% chance of playing in Hull’s Barclays Premier League relegation battle with Burnley tomorrow.

Ibrahima Sonko will be forced back onto the sidelines for Hull’s trip to his parent club Stoke tomorrow.

Iain Dowie will make his first team selection as Hull manager for the Tigers’ vital trip to Portsmouth tomorrow.

Hull manager Phil Brown is set to retain Jimmy Bullard and Nick Barmby in his squad for the visit of Arsenal on Saturday evening despite their bust-up this week.

DAVID MOYES celebrates his eighth anniversary in charge at Goodison Park next week.

Republic of Ireland winger Stephen Hunt is doubtful for Hull's Premier League match against Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday.

West Ham 3 Hull 0

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola has made two changes for the visit of Hull in the Premier League at Upton Park.

Hull manager Phil Brown may call on midfielder Jimmy Bullard for only the sixth time since his £5m move from Fulham last January in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at West Ham.

SAM ALLARDYCE’S Blackburn hauled themselves eight points clear of the relegation zone and left Hull deep in trouble with a hard-fought win at Ewood Park last night.

Hull manager Phil Brown is hopeful Andy Dawson and George Boateng will be fit for the Premier League clash with Blackburn at Ewood Park tomorrow.

ROBERTO MANCINI might have a bottomless pit of money at his disposal, but one thing he cannot seem to buy as Manchester City manager is a desire for his players to produce the character required to win games away from home in the Premier League.

Hull forward Geovanni will be unavailable to face former team Manchester City tomorrow after suffering a minor medial ligament problem.

John Terry has been named as Chelsea captain for their Premier League clash at Hull, the defender’s second match since allegations regarding his private life came into the public domain.

Hull manager Phil Brown will ponder a full debut for on-loan striker Amr Zaki ahead of his side’s clash with Chelsea at the KC Stadium.

Hull 2 Wolves 2

Hull talisman Jimmy Bullard will not return for tomorrow’s crunch clash against Wolves but Amr Zaki is set for his Tigers debut.

Republic of Ireland defender Paul McShane has overcome the hamstring injury that has ruled him out of the last three games for Hull City.

HULL’S Kevin Kilbane has called for a winter break to ease the financial burden on fans ahead of FA Cup third-round day.

Hull are set to make wholesale changes for tomorrow’s FA Cup third-round tie at Wigan.

Hull have a number of fitness concerns ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Barclays Premier League trip to Bolton.

Manchester United welcomed back a clutch of key defenders for this afternoon’s Barclays Premier League clash at Hull.

Hull expect to have veteran midfielder Nick Barmby available for the visit of Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United on Sunday.

Hull have no fresh injury concerns ahead of tomorrow’s Premier League trip to Arsenal.