Hull City v Wolves: Slutsky looks for Tigers fans' help against Wolves

Manager Leonid Slutsky was able to bring in free agent Seb Larsson late last week, but the Tigers’ chief still needs a minimum four or probably five new faces to be truly competitive.

This much will be brought home tonight even at this early stage, as big-spending Wolverhampton Wanderers head to the KCOM Stadium.

Hull’s coach may be new to football in this country, but he knows from juggling the demands of the Champions League and domestic football in Russia that playing twice in 72 hours usually requires a tweaking of personnel – something which, at the moment, he will find hard to do due to a lack of bodies with only Larsson, David Meyler and Adama Diomande of Saturday’s bench against Burton Albion boasting experience of the Championship.

“When I worked in CSKA we played two matches per week and then Champions League matches,” said Slutsky.

“That was normal situation. We will see (if changes are necessary against Wolves) because we look at the condition of our players after each match.

“We maybe do not have big competition in the defensive line, but in attacking positions we have players who deserve to be in the starting XI.”

Wolves, who have scored back-to-back victories over Middlesbrough and Derby County, underwent an overhaul during the summer as new coach Nuno Espirito Santo smashed the club’s record signing by bringing in Ruben Neves from Porto for £15.8m.

“Wolves are a serious team, with a serious coach and a lot of foreign players,” said Slutsky, whose side followed the opening day draw at Aston Villa by thrashing Burton Albion 4-1. “They are one of the favourites in the league. It will be a very interesting match so I say to supporters they should come along and help us.”

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Referee: J Simpson (Lancashire).

Last time: Hull City 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1; April 15, 2016; Championship.