Boat may not come in for Tigers

Tenacious Hull City midfielder George Boateng is struggling to make Saturday's Premier League clash with Wigan at the KC Stadium.The former Middlesbrough player missed last week's draw against Blackburn with a thigh injury which has not responded well to treatment.

Striker Marlon King, on loan from Wigan, is ineligible to play against his parent club meaning veteran forward Dean Windass could start.

Ian Ashbee, Andy Dawson and Geovanni have all overcome slight knocks to take their places in the squad.

Tigers (from): Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Gardner, Dawson, Garcia, Ashbee, Barmby, Geovanni, Fagan, Halmosi, Folan, Windass, Mendy, Marney, Duke, Brown, Boateng, Hughes, France.

Source - Eurosport / Yahoo! Sport