Regan Slater is set to give Hull City a lift with his return from an ankle injury, but whether or not it will be at Leicester City on Tuesday is still to be decided.

A number of players have returned from injury in recent games, and the influential midfielder was back in training on Monday. He has been out since injuring his ankle at home to Sheffield Wednesday in the match before the international break.

On Tuesday the Tigers are at Leicester, where anything but a home win will send the Foxes down, and only an away win will guarantee Hull go into the final two matches of the regular campaign in the Championship play-off spots.

"Regan trained this morning and seemed to get through the session okay," assistant manager Dean Holden revealed on Monday.

INJURY: Hull City midfielder Regan Slater (Image: Jonathan Gawthorpe)

placeholder image — INJURY: Hull City midfielder Regan Slater (Image: Jonathan Gawthorpe)

"We'll have a little chat now about the squad that's going down to Leicester this afternoon (but) he's back on the training pitch which is a huge boost for us."

Signed from Sheffield United, Slater had become on of the key leaders in a squad with plenty of them.

"He's had a really good season," said Holden of the 26-year-old. "He's been very consistent.

"He brings a different type of energy to that midfield when he's in there and we've missed him a little bit.

"Hopefully we'll get him back before the end of the season.

"He's a big character. He's always up to something."

Slater apart, Hull have no major concerns ahead of the midweek game.

"The squad's looking good," said Holden. "There's one or two niggles, but I say it every time I speak to you in the midweek because of the quick turnaround from the Birmingham game.

"They'll travel with us and we'll see.

"We'll go down to Leicester with a good squad and not too many headlines really in terms of what we had at the weekend."

Former Leeds United midfielder Darko Gyabi's absence from the squad which drew 1-1 with Birmingham City on Saturday was a selection, not a fitness, decision.

"Darko's fine," confirmed Holden. "He's been out for a period of time and unfortunately someone had to miss out on the weekend and he was one of the ones that missed out."

Hull have a two-point cushion to Wrexham, who are at Oxford United on Tuesday. Derby County, a point further back, travel to Norwich City.

Hull, who have slightly the weakest goal difference of the three, finish their campaign away to Charlton Athletic and at home to Norwich on the final two weekends.