Hull City defender Cody Drameh and new signing Lincoln are both doubts for Wednesday night's trip to in-form Burnley.

Drameh reported some discomfort in his knee after the 2-1 home defeat to Stoke City last Saturday, while Lincoln, who arrived late in the January transfer window, has not trained for the past week and not expected to feature in Ruben Selles' squad for the first time.

Right-back Drameh has been an ever-present in Selles' side since coming on for the injured Lewie Coyle in the first half of the win at Millwall last month, and though he could be in the squad, it's unlikely he'll be considered for a starting berth.

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That means there will almost certainly be a defensive reshuffle with skipper Coyle likely to come back into the starting XI at Drameh's expense, while there could be a debut for John Egan against the club he left last Monday to join City.

Selles has no other concerns as he takes his Tigers side to Turf Moor looking to become the first team in 11 games to breach the Clarets' rearguard, but both Charlie Hughes and Kasey Palmer are expected back in training towards the end of next week.

"It's looking, as it has been after the last game (against Stoke). We have a couple of players like Cody (Drameh) and Lincoln that were not able to start their week training," Selles told Hull Live.

"As far as I remember, we don't recover anyone from the long-term injuries, Kasey and Charlie, they are getting closer, but they're not ready yet.

"The only doubt that we have is Cody Drameh. He has not been able to train with the team until potentially tomorrow (Tuesday), so he's going to be our doubt.

"After the (Stoke) game, he reported something in the knee and discomfort in the knee, and the pain has not been able to be relieved from that pain until really today (Monday), so that has been the issue. Hopefully he will be able to train and make the squad.

"Lincoln has not been able to train in the last seven days because of discomfort after the Monday training last week, so he was literally back today (Monday), so that will make him doubtful for the game."

On Hughes and Palmer, Selles is still hoping to have them back in the squad for the fixtures later this month, though the trip to Sunderland next Saturday lunchtime may come too soon.

"That's still the target (the end of the month), so we expect them back training next week at the latest, and that will mean that when they have the three or four training days that is requested for us to tick every box, they will be available.," he said.

Assuming the Tigers don't pick up any further problems between now and then, Selles could have a full complement to pick from, naturally excluding Liam Millar and Mohamed Belloumi, both of whom won't play again until next season.

Given the eight new arrivals in the winter transfer window, coupled with Hughes and Palmer returning from long-term lay-offs, Selles will have no shortage of options to pick from. But he knows that could also change quickly given the nature of injuries and how badly they've impacted the Tigers this term.

"I will make the decisions when I need to make the decision until that moment I have enough of the decisions that I need to make today and tomorrow," he joked. "Things happen in football. We are talking about one scenario, and then in two weeks, the scenario can be completely different.

"That's the good thing. We have players that are competitive at the level that they can come back from injuries and make it happen, but we know football, the statistics say that not everyone is fit to play those games, and when someone is coming back, maybe another one is having some problems, so that's why I say we will take those decisions when we need to take those decisions.

"We need everyone, and I think we need to make things happen. The more that they are fit and available, the more difficult it will be for me to make a decision, but that will mean that we will be more competitive."