Hull City will face off against rival Crystal Palace on Saturday, placing two of the English Premier League's closely followed teams against each other.

Hull City, coming out of a 4-2 loss to Manchester City, is expected to be the underdog of the match.

Hull City manager Steve Bruce said Assem Allam will be successful in the Hull Tigers name change, the Daily Mail reports. 

"I think there will be a positive outcome. That means he will stay and he will win his case. I genuinely believe that will be the case," Bruce said, according to the newspaper.

"Those are my thoughts. We have seen change before. One club (Wimbledon) went from London to Milton Keynes. Arsenal left Highbury...I never thought that would have happened back in the day."

Crystal Palace, coming out of a 2-0 win over Leicester City, is expected to be the favorite of the match.

Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock said Steve Bruce was a better manager than Tony Pulis, The Guardian reports. 

"I know Tony got manager of the year but I thought Steve Bruce was head and shoulders the best manager around," Warnock said, according to the site. 

"To make a club like Hull very comfortable in the Premier League and to get to the FA Cup final - I thought that was fantastic."

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