Marney suspended for Hull

Hull boss Phil Brown has no new fitness worries ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Newcastle at the KC Stadium.

Midfielder Dean Marney is suspended while Jimmy Bullard and George Boateng are long-term casualties, but otherwise Brown has no concerns.

Left-back Andy Dawson returns after a one-match ban, increasing competition for places at the back.

Boateng (knee) could be back in contention to face Portsmouth on April 4.

Provisional squad: Duke, Ricketts, Gardner, Turner, Dawson, Mendy, Zayatte, Ashbee, Kilbane, Geovanni, Fagan, Cousin, Garcia, Barmby, Halmosi, Folan, Doyle, Hughes, France, Manucho, Myhill.