Overview
- Hull expect up to 11 first-team absentees for Saturday’s trip to Southampton, leaving only 12 senior players available, according to Sergej Jakirovic.
- Fifteen Under-21s were drafted into Hull’s first-team training as Darko Gyabi faces roughly three months out with likely groin surgery and Cody Drameh is sidelined for six to eight weeks.
- Matt Crooks is a doubt after a dead leg, John Lundstram and Joe Gelhardt are close but not ready for Southampton, Ryan Giles is about two weeks away, and Semi Ajayi remains at AFCON.
- Hull are pursuing a loan for Manchester United midfielder Toby Collyer, with the move slowed by the managerial change at Old Trafford and a decision still pending.
- Stoke report multiple injuries including recent shoulder surgeries for Viktor Johansson and Robert Bozenik, have brought in goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu on loan, and any reported interest in Drameh now looks unlikely given his layoff.