Phil Brown is confident his Hull side can keep their slim automatic promotion hopes alive with victory over Crystal Palace this weekend.The Tigers require maximum points to keep the pressure on second-placed Stoke, who travel to rock-bottom Colchester.

Neil Warnock's fast-improving side currently occupy the last play-off place, but Brown believes his players can end the regular season at the KC Stadium on a high.

"Hull City are on the map now and people are doing a little bit more homework on us to try to frustrate us," said Brown.

"But we know that if we roll our sleeves up on Saturday and put a shift in, we've got enough quality players to cause Crystal Palace problems.

"I know their system, I know their manager and the way they will play. We have to make sure we're set when they have the ball and it won't be an easy game."

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