Premier League side Hull City have made several changes to their team for the trip to Southend United this afternoon.

New signings Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long are cup-tied, while Tom Huddlestone is suspended.

That means starts for Matty Fryatt and Danny Graham, while Steve Harper, Abdoulaye Faye, George Boyd, Maynor Figueroa, David Meyler and Stephen Quinn also come in.

Southend make one change as Adam Thompson replaces Luke O'Neill.

Southend: Bentley; Thompson, Prosser, Phillips, Coker; Timlin, Atkinson, Leonard; Straker, Hurst, Corr

Hull: Harper; Rosenior, Faye, McShane, Figueroa; Boyd, Meyler, Quinn; Sagbo, Fryatt, Graham

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