Overview
- Kick-off is 8pm GMT on Friday at the MKM Stadium, with live coverage on Sky Sports Football.
- Hull will make late decisions on Liam Millar and Oli McBurnie, with Charlie Hughes available after an MRI and training return.
- Middlesbrough remain light in defence, with Dael Fry, Luke Ayling and Darragh Lenihan out and possible bench involvement for George Edmundson and Aidan Morris.
- Joe Gelhardt enters in prolific form after scoring in seven of his last nine appearances, including the late winner at Stoke.
- Discipline looms over Hull’s selections, with John Lundstram on four bookings and Matt Crooks on six heading into the fixture.