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Team news ahead of the midweek Premier League matches, with Phil Neville's latest injury setback delivering a blow to Everton.

(Kick-offs 19:45 unless otherwise stated)

Hull v Everton

Hull will make at least one change for the clash against Everton with Bernard Mendy out suspended.

Mendy was sent off in Saturday's 3-3 draw with West Ham and is likely to be replaced at right-back by Paul McShane.

Midfielder Seyi Olofinjana is still missing with a hamstring injury and could also be doubtful for the weekend trip to Manchester City. Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill, on the bench against West Ham, could return having fully recovered from a knee injury.

Everton skipper Phil Neville has been ruled out for two or three weeks due to surgery on a knee injury suffered against Fulham in September.

Marouane Fellaini also misses Wednesday's match against Hull as he serves a one-match suspension for accumulating five yellow cards this season, while Diniyar Bilyaletdinov sits out the final game of his three-match ban.

Fellow midfielder Steven Pienaar has an outside chance of featuring against Hull after eight weeks out with a knee injury but is more likely to be kept back for Sunday's Merseyside derby.

Fulham v Blackburn (20:00)

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson must decide whether to bring fit-again pair Andy Johnson and Danny Murphy back into the starting XI.

Striker Johnson (groin) and midfielder Murphy (knee) have both returned to full training after being out for more than a month.

Damien Duff and John Pantsil will be recalled after starting on the bench in the Cottagers' 1-0 defeat at Birmingham on Saturday, but striker Diomansy Kamara (knee) is out for at least a fortnight.

Gael Givet is Blackburn's only injury doubt ahead of the team's trip to Fulham.

The French defender could miss out after suffering a dead leg, but otherwise Rovers have a fully-fit squad.

One definite absentee, however, will be manager Sam Allardyce, who is preparing to undergo surgery on Friday and will sit out the match as he did for the team's 2-0 win at Bolton on Sunday.

Assistant manager Neil McDonald will once again take Allardyce's place in the dugout.

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PA Sport