Hull City will assess whether or not Kasey Palmer is fit enough to play any part in Saturday's 12:30pm showdown with Swansea City at the MKM Stadium.

Palmer limped out of last Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Coventry City with an ankle problem he picked up in the second half against his former club. He will be assessed in the hours before the visit of the Swans to East Yorkshire, with some concern that his problem could be more serious.

Losing Palmer would be a blow to boss Ruben Selles, given the growing influence felt by the Jamaican international in recent weeks. Though his potential absence does open up an opportunity for Abdus Omur, Gustavo Puerta or Marvin Mehlem, Selles hopes his playmaker will be back on the grass on Friday.

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There was better news on the return of midfielder Xavier Simons with the midfielder expected to feature in the squad after missing the past three games with a hamstring injury. He returned to full training this week.

Abu Kamara has been given a clean bill of health after he was taken off at half-time in Coventry last weekend and is expected to keep his place on the right side of City's attacking unit.

"It's (the squad) looking fine," Selles told Hull Live. "Xavi (Simons) has come back into training, so tomorrow (Friday), he'll complete full training with the team, and hopefully, he will be available for the weekend.

"The only one compared with the last game that we don't know is going to be Kasey Palmer. After the game, he had this small thing with the ankle, and on Monday, it was no better. We have been looking with the specialist and we are trying to make a decision if he can cope with the situation, go to games and then play, or we need to take another decision."

This week has been Selles' first full one on the training pitch without any midweek game, giving him valuable time to get his message across on the training pitch, but also in the meeting room with the tactical analysis. He says it has been really positive with the players as he looks to mastermind a major recovery, starting with a first home win since August.

"Well, I think it has been very positive from the first training session (on Monday), we had a very, very hard two days for the boys when we needed to work out some concerns but also with high intensity in terms of physicality and we were able to go through the details that we missed last week," he said. "It has been a good week to work with calmness, but with a clear idea of what we want to be and how we potentially can win the game on Saturday.

"I think the response has been really good. From the very first day, from the Watford game, we can recognise what we can do. When we analysed the Coventry game, we have some situations, but I think the week was so intense that we arrived a little bit tired there. It's not about one player or two, it's about the entire feeling. The response from the players has been really good and really positive.

"Yes (a lot of meetings). We have been talking with them, showing them the first two games, things that we did well, things that we want to repeat at the weekend, things we want to repeat for the future, and some individual meetings about how they can be better.

"During the training (sessions), some individual points together with the general points about how they can be better. We need to improve the team, but to improve the team also has the part of improving the players."

Selles says the players have responded well since he and his staff arrived, particularly given the likes of Alfie Jones, Lewie Coyle, Regan Slater, Sean McLoughlin, and Ivor Pandur are on their third permanent manager at the club in 2024, and therefore, lots of changes to take on board.

"It's much better if you ask them, but from my perception since the first moment that we arrived, they understand the idea. They are good enough to adapt and adjust to the ideas really quickly. We see players that can play at the level, compete at the level, understand what we say, and put it on the pitch almost immediately."

While there has been significant change in the playing squad over the summer, there are players in Selles' squad that came agonisingly close to reaching the play-offs last season, and just a few months on, are bottom of the league. Selles says he remains confident that he can guide the team away from danger.

He said: "Things happen in football, and sometimes it's about dynamics, sometimes it's about connections, and sometimes it's about tactics. Most of the time, it's a little bit of everything, and things happen in football. It's not the first time that happened to a team, and it's not going to be the last one.

"Potentially, if they were not in that situation, I would not be here talking to you, so that is actually true. It's not a surprise. I think the team is as competent as any other team in the Championship, and that's why we are here because we think we can do good things with the team."