Hull City captain Michael Dawson could return to action in Saturday's Premier League clash against Stoke City after three months on the sidelines with a knee injury, manager Mike Phelan said on Friday.
The 32-year-old, who injured knee ligaments during pre-season, made 32 starts in the Championship last term as Hull earned promotion to the Premier League after a year in the second tier.
'Dawson has trained all week. He's ready,' Phelan told the media at his pre-match press conference.
Phelan urged Hull, 16th in the table, to put last weekend's 6-1 trouncing by Bournemouth behind them and demanded an instant reaction against Stoke, who are third from bottom in the table.