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Sunday 21st May 3pm
Premier League
KC Stadium
The game with Leicester offered more entertainment than I was expecting, so can this one match it?
The last league game of the season's here and neither side really has anything to play for.
Hull have finally met the relegation that everyone predicted, while we have a firm hold on 2nd place.
Both sides go into this wanting to prove something to the fans, though. Which team will do so?
The difference from the end of our hosts' last campaign couldn't be more stark.
They bounced back immediately from relegation, winning the play-offs after finishing 4th.
A victory at Wembley via a single goal returned them to the top flight and everything seemed great.
Then it all went wrong.
Pre-season games resulted in serious injuries, including our old player and their captain, Michael Dawson.
He was ruled out for several months and the club's ownership situation left the squad threadbare.
It was all too much for Steve Bruce, who walked out, leaving the team in disarray in late July.
Mike Phelan took over, various players left and things looked grim.
The start of the league season turned all of that around, though. Hull won the opening game. They were top.
After defeating the reigning champions Leicester, they faced a trip to Swansea. They won that, too.
Some optimism returned, but it was just a temporary blip and things swiftly soured.
Phelan only won 1 of the next 18 matches and he was sacked.
Marco Silva joined in January and made some new signings, which turned things around.
Their home form improved dramatically and they moved off the bottom of the table.
It wasn't enough though, as a surprise home defeat to relegated Sunderland dented their chances.
A heavy loss at Palace sealed their fate in the last fixture.
There was no corresponding fixture last season, of course.
The game at the Lane in this one was rather uninspiring, though you'd probably never guess from the scoreline.
We were largely in control, but looked a bit lifeless and out of sorts, for some reason.
Two goals from Eriksen and one from Wanyama, assisted by the Dane, makes it look like it was easy.
It certainly didn't feel like that until the second went in, though.
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Neither side has any suspensions for this one, but both have various injuries, as usual.
Winks, Rose and Lamela are out for us, Lloris is a doubt, Walker will be checked, but Trippier may return.
Maguire, Hernandez and Evandro are out for Hull, joining a long list of casualties.
Markovic, Meyler, Keane and Ryan Mason are all long-term injuries, unfortunately.
Lineups for each side's last league game:
Spurs: Lloris; Dier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen; Sissoko, Wanyama, Dembele, Davies; Alli, Son; Kane.
Subs: Vorm, Wimmer, Lesniak, Eriksen, N'Koudou, Shashoua, Janssen.
League form: WWWLWW.
Hull: Jakupovic; Maguire, Dawson, Ranocchia, Robertson; Elmohamady, N'Diaye, Clucas, Grosicki; Evandro; Niasse.
Subs: Marshall, Davies, Elabdellaoui, Huddlestone, Maloney, Bowen, Mbokani.
League form: LLWDLL.
Referee: Andre Marriner.
TV: Not televised. Only the Liverpool and City games are on, as Sky used up their allocation!
Given the fairly short turnover between the Leicester game and this one, how should we approach it?
Who shouldn't be risked, who should be given an opportunity and who should be dropped?
Should we pick a back four or stick with the three?
). It will be great to see Ryan on a football pitch again even though he won't be playing.
