Team news: Hull City; Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Middlesbrough, Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday; Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield United; York City

Hull City welcome champions Manchester City to the East Riding in the game of the weekend involving Yorkshire’s clubs. Log on here for team news from your club.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini takes his Premier League champions to Hull City in the pick of the weekend's games.Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini takes his Premier League champions to Hull City in the pick of the weekend's games.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini takes his Premier League champions to Hull City in the pick of the weekend's games.

All matches 3pm Saturday

Premier League

Hull City v Manchester City

Team news: David Meyler suffered a back injury during the midweek Capital One Cup defeat to West Brom and is a major doubt. Steve Bruce is expected to revert to the XI that started against Newcastle a week ago, meaning Hatem Ben Arfa returns to the bench.

Championship

Brentford v Leeds United

Team news: Gaetano Berardi will miss the trip to west London through suspension but Alex Mowatt is back after a toe problem.

Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday

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Team news: Glenn Loovens will return to the starting line-up after being rested for the midweek Cup trip to Manchester City. He will replace Kamil Zayatte, who serves a one-game ban following his red card at the Etihad.

Charlton Athletic v Middlesbrough

Team news: Mindful of his side’s 120-minute cup marathon at Liverpool, Aitor Karanka could make changes with Jelle Vossen, Emilio Nsue, Yanick Wildschut, Dimi Konstantopoulos, Patrick Bamford and Ben Gibson pushing for starts. Damia, Rhys Williams and Mustapha Carayol are sidelined.

Huddersfield Town v Millwall

Team news: Anthony Gerrard and Martin Paterson are back training with the first team and will be assessed by Chris Powell. James Vaughan (hamstring) remains sidelined.

Ipswich Town v Rotherham United

Team news: Anthony Wordsworth and Paul Taylor are ineligible after their loan moves from Ipswich, while Craig Morgan is suspended. Kari Arnason, who picked up a knock last weekend and Richie Smallwood (hamstring) will be assessed. Alex Revell should be okay after suffering a dead leg, while Mark Bradley and Rob Milsom are closing in on a return.

League One

Barnsley v Swindon Town

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Team news: Danny Wilson reports no fresh injury concerns, with Ross Turnbull showing no ill effects after making his seasonal bow and second debut last weekend. The only long-time casualty is George Smith (broken toe).

Bradford City v Port Vale

Team news: Alan Sheehan returns from suspension, while Matty Dolan is also back after a hip problem. Stephen Darby could return after missing his first game in 86 during midweek with a tight groin but James Hanson is still out and unlikely to return for another fortnight.

Sheffield United v Gillingham

Team news: Chris Basham makes his return but Jamal Campbell-Ryce (calf) and Jose Baxter (hamstring) are missing for Sheffield United.

Walsall v Doncaster Rovers

Team news: Nathan Tyson is out with concussion and the game will come a bit too early for Curtis Main, on the way back from a knee injury. Rob Jones is also expected to be missing again.

League Two

Dagenham and Redbridge v York City

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Team news: Michael Ingham will retain his place in goal despite last week’s blunder in the 3-2 defeat to Southend United. Nigel Worthington has no fresh injury problems.

Full previews inside Sports Weekend in tomorrow’s The Yorkshire Post.