Norwich will be a tough test

GILES: I'M UNDER NO ILLUSIONS

- By BARRY COOPER

Hull City will arrive at Carrow Road this lunchtime looking to become the first Tigers side to win in East Anglia since two goals in the final 10 minutes from Robert Koren and Tom Cairney sealed success back in 2010.

City have lost their last four trips to Norwich City, and that win 15 years ago was the first since the early 1970s, but the 2025 vintage arrive in good form and face a side that has had a desperate start to the season.

For Ryan Giles, who is in the best form since he arrived at the MKM in January 2024, it’s imperative the Tigers continue their upward trajectory and extend their five-game unbeaten run as they head into a three-game week that will take them into the final international break until late March and a chance to get some of their key players back off the treatment table.

"Three game weeks are always tough, it's nice to get that break, but just to have a week on the training pitch, people recover, and hopefully keep the good run of form going,” Giles said as he reflected on dropping two late points against Charlton last weekend, having beaten Birmingham and Leicester.