Leicester have doubts over Curtis Davies and keeper Chris Kirkland, while Miguel Vitor is still nursing a thigh injury and remains a doubt.
Kirkland aggravated a long-standing back injury against Millwall on Tuesday and defender Davies is still struggling with a knee strain.
MATCH PREVIEW
Hull boss Nigel Pearson faces his former club hoping that the Tigers can maintain their encouraging recent form. They are unbeaten in eight matches and have risen from 20th to 15th in the table.
Pearson, who spent two years as Leicester manager and led the Foxes to promotion in 2008, will be hoping his team can take advantage of the leakiest defence in the Championship. Hull have struggled in front of goal this season, while Leicester have conceded 42 - more than any other team in the division.
Some of Leicester's performances since the appointment of Sven-Goran Eriksson have been their best since Pearson's departure, but the Foxes have been struggling of late. Eriksson's side have won only one of their last five matches, and two of their last seven.
They have also suffered four consecutive away defeats, conceding a total of 10 goals in the process. They failed to score in both their last two away trips: a 2-0 loss at Millwall and a 3-0 reverse at Ipswich.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Leicester's 2-1 victory at the KC Stadium on Boxing Day 2006 is their only away win against Hull in the last 55 years.
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• Hull have taken seven points out of the last possible nine against the Foxes.
• A match between these two clubs at Hull has not ended goalless since 1915.
Hull
• Hull have won four and drawn four since losing at home to Scunthorpe on 6 November.
• They have scored a mere 23 league goals this season. Only Sheffield United have netted fewer.
• This is the first time Hull have been at home in their first game of a calendar year since 2006.
• Nolberto Solano could face his former club, and needs to score once to total 50 goals in English league football.
Leicester
• Leicester have conceded the opening goal in 14 Championship games this season - more than any other team.
• They have won their first match of the calendar year in only one of the last five seasons.
• Matt Oakley is set to make his 500th club career appearance.
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport