TEAM NEWS: Hull welcome back Jelavic and Long as Newcastle are without Ben Arfa

HULL are able to select their £14m strike force as they return to contention after being cup tied for the Tigers FA Cup match last time out.
 THE BOYS ARE BACK: Jelavic and Long are in contention to start against Newcastle 
 

Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long were unavailable for the win over Brighton on Monday but should return alongside Tom Huddlestone and Alex Bruce, who missed that game with knocks.

Paul McShane (ankle) and Robbie Brady (groin) are the only long-term absentees and are unlikely to be seen again this season.

Hatem Ben Arfa and Davide Santon will be absent from the Newcastle squad on Saturday.

The pair missed last weekend's 1-0 Premier League victory over Aston Villa and will sit out once again at the KC Stadium.

Central defender Fabricio Coloccini and midfielder Cheick Tiote suffered no ill-effects on their respective returns from injury, while midfielder Sylvain Marveaux will have to wait to see if he is included after apparently falling out of favour.

Hull provisional squad: McGregor, Harper, Davies, Bruce, Figueroa, Rosenior, Chester, Huddlestone, Elmohamady, Meyler, Quinn, Livermore, Boyd, Fryatt, Koren, Sagbo, Aluko, Long, Jelavic.

Newcastle provisional squad: Krul, Elliot, Coloccini, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, S. Taylor, Dummett, Haidara, Tiote, Anita, Marveaux, Sissoko, Gouffran, Sammy Ameobi, Gosling, Remy, Cisse, De Jong, Shola Ameobi, Armstrong.