Predicted Hull City line up for West Brom as Tim Walter faces another major selection poser
Tim Walter will be forced into yet more changes to his Hull City side for Sunday's crunch MKM Stadium meeting with West Brom in the final outing before the international break.
After making a trio of changes for the midweek trip to Oxford United, one of which was enforced because of Abu Kamara's injury, Walter will have to find a replacement for Mohamed Belloumi.
The Algerian winger limped out of the 1-0 defeat in the final 10 minutes. It is understood the 22-year-old has damaged his anterior cruciate ligament, and though the club have so far not confirmed as they await further scan results, it's expected his season is over, like fellow summer arrival Liam Millar.
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That leaves Walter without his two frontline summer signings and a big gaping hole in a team already struggling for creativity in the final third of the pitch.
Kamara is rated as touch and go for the visit of Carlos Corberan's Baggies, but there is some positive news with Ryan Longman available for the first time this season after recovering from shoulder surgery, though any appearance will be from the bench with Walter suggesting a 25-minute cameo is likely.
Dogukan Sinik, like Longman, played in Tuesday's Under-21s defeat at Sheffield United, but he's not considered ready for a first team return just yet, so should Kamara not be available, Will Jarvis could get the nod on the flank.
At the Kassam Stadium, Walter opted to bring back Kasey Palmer, Ryan Giles and Abdus Omur, and that trio will hope to keep their places in the starting XI as City go in search of a first win in seven attempts to lift some of the gloom surrounding the MKM Stadium.
Belloumi joins what is now an extensive list of players unavailable to Walter, with Millar, Steven Alzate, Carl Rushworth and Marvin Mehlem all sidelined through injury, while Oscar Zambrano remains banned.
City's predicted starting XI: Pandur, Drameh, Jones, Hughes, Coyle (c), Simons, Slater, Palmer, Omur, Jarvis, Bedia.
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