Hull City Round-Up, Thursday 29th October: Tigers Gear Up for Ipswich Town Clash with Boss Wary of 'Over-Expectation'
All eyes are on Saturday's Premier League meeting with Ipswich Town at the MKM Stadium, with previews starting to build around the clash (GiveMeSport) (Sports Mole). Sports Mole have also dug into the history between the two sides ahead of kick-off (Sports Mole).
On the team news front, there's encouraging news for City as Charlie Hughes has been handed a positive update, continuing the recent trend of the Tigers' injury list shrinking ahead of the visit of the Tractor Boys (HullLive). Predicted lineups are starting to take shape too, with Mohamed Belloumi tipped to keep his place up front as he looks to end a run of consecutive blanks and get back on the scoresheet after netting three Premier League goals so far (Sports Mole). On the Ipswich side, Sports Mole suggest it could be a straight fight between Zian Flemming and Emersonn for the central striking role (Sports Mole).
Manager Sergej Jakirovic has been speaking ahead of the game and was keen to play down any sense of over-confidence despite Hull's strong home record this season. Referencing Ipswich's past record against City, he was quoted as saying "they beat us twice", a reminder that the Tigers can't take anything for granted against their Premier League rivals as they bid to keep their unbeaten home run going (Yorkshire Post).
Elsewhere, Sky Sports continue to run their live hub tracking any Hull City transfer news, rumours and gossip, though nothing concrete has emerged from that as yet (Sky Sports). HullLive also have a page up on Jakirovic himself as attention remains firmly on the man in the Tigers' dugout this week (HullLive).
Beyond the pitch, HullLive report that the demolition of a set of historic villas in the city has now been completed, with contractors flattening all three blocks (HullLive) - a reminder of change going on around Hull away from the football. And for those wanting a wider Yorkshire football fix, the Yorkshire Post's FootballTalk Podcast has been discussing Sheffield Wednesday's decision to sack Henrik Pedersen, as part of their regular round-up covering all the region's Premier League and EFL clubs including Hull City (Yorkshire Post).
With Ipswich due at the MKM on Saturday, the next couple of days will be about team news and final preparations, but Jakirovic's message is clear - respect the opposition and avoid complacency (Yorkshire Post).
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