TRIPLE BOOST FOR THE TIGERS

MCBURNIE, MILLAR AND HUGHES COULD ALL BE FIT TO FACE BORO

- By BARRY COOPER

HULL City have been handed a major boost as they prepare to kick off a pivotal festive period with the news that Oli McBurnie and Liam Millar are about to return to first-team action.

Both could be involved when Middlesbrough visit the MKM tomorrow, with boss Sergej Jakirovic saying a decision will be made after training today. Charlie Hughes is expected back after missing last Saturday's win at Stoke with a hamstring issue.

Jakirovic admits he faces a tough decision whether to include Millar and McBurnie, but says if he opts against risking them, they will both be fit enough for the visit of Wrexham to the MKM next Wednesday.

McBurnie hasn't played since the win at Birmingham in mid-October after sustaining a calf injury, while Millar's been sidelined since the draw with his former club Charlton at the end of October, having damaged his hamstring.