Preview: City -Vs- Macclesfield

Hull City will be without nine first-team regulars this evening as they face Macclesfield Town in the League Cup 1st round.

Due to international commitments, City will be unable to call upon the services of Gulasci, Dudgeon, Brady, Cairney, Evans and Koren while Adebola, Mclean and Rosenior will miss out through injury.

Pearson will be forced into fielding a much changed side from that which lost to Blackpool on the opening day of the season as the City manager looks to progress into round 2.

Macclesfield`s season also started with a defeat as they lost 1-0 to Dagenham & Redbridge.

Vital Quotes:

Hull City Team News:

The Tigers will be forced to make several changes and could hand first-team debuts to Danny East and Sonny Bradley having seen both players feature prominently in pre-season.

Jay Simpson, who suffered an injury during pre-season; could be handed a start with the likes of Jamie Devitt, Nick Barmby and new recruit Martin Pusic being given a chance to impress.

Pusic`s debut will be dependent upon the player receiving clearance to play.

Player to watch: Jay Simpson

The former Arsenal striker missed a one on one opportunity in the dying seconds against Blackpool and will be looking to put that miss behind him by opening his scoring account for the season this evening.

Macclesfield Town Team News:

BBC Sport reports that Macclesfield have a series of injuries with Colin Daniel, Tom Fisher and Vinny Mukendi ruled out, with Sinclair and Fairhurst facing late fitness tests.

Player to watch: Matthew Hamshaw

Matthew Hamshaw is a midfielder who has had several clubs and, after impressing in Pre-Season; will be looking to repay his manager with an influential performance this evening.

Match Facts & Stats

The Tigers will expect to progress into League Cup round 2 against League 2 opposition but should be wary against a side that have traditionally done well in Hull.

Unbeaten in Hull when meeting The Tigers in the league, Macclesfield have the ability to pose a threat but City will look to use their experience to progress within the 90 minutes.

Vital Hull Prediction: City 3 – 0 Macclesfield Town