Hull City star outlines big wish ahead of crunch Luton Town game

Charlie Hughes is the latest Hull City player to demand his side come away from a Championship game with a clean sheet and give themselves a real chance of winning a game for the first time in more than a month.

City are bottom of the table when it comes to shut-outs so far, having kept just one in their first 15 games and it's been a huge problem for Tim Walter's side so far in what has been a poor start to the new campaign.

Their inability to stop their opposition from scoring has proved to be their major Achilles heel, and while Walter has poured cold water on the importance, his players are acutely aware of the need to start being tighter throughout the team.

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The next opportunity to do that comes when the Tigers return to action at fellow strugglers Luton Town on Saturday when they travel to face the Hatters at Kenilworth Road in a battle of the league's two underachievers managed by two managers under increasing pressure.

Despite the lack of a clean sheet since the third game of the season at home to Millwall - a 0-0 draw - Hughes has grown into the team and forged a positive partnership alongside Alfie Jones.

"Every day, I'm learning every day playing next to Alfie, but even Sean, when I came in, they're both top players," he told Tigers+. "I learn every day in training playing with them both, but playing with Alfie at the moment, it's really good to have an experienced player like 'Alf' playing next to me.

"He talks me through the game and I think we're working well together at the moment. The chemistry is building and I think we've had some good performances together and we're just waiting for that first clean sheet. Im really liking playing next to 'Alf', he's a top lad and a great player."

Hughes admits Walter's style of play caught him a bit by surprise when he first arrived just before the draw at Plymouth Argyle in mid-August, but he says he's warming to the task and relishing the chance to help get City back on track this weekend against the Hatters.

"It was a shock to me when I first came in, it's different and I like it as a player and I think Alfie does, too," the 21-year-old continued. "I think I'm building as a player in his style of play. It is unique, and I'm enjoying it. It's high risk and high reward and I am adapting to it, and liking it.

"The lads are heads down, focused and looking forward to going there and getting three points. We just look at it as another opportunity to go and win games and put points on the board. Like week in and week out, we'll try our best to go there and get three points. We're well prepared to go and do that."