Hull fans can expect to see the fruits of the club's belated transfer window trolley dash as Mike Phelan rings the changes for the EFL Cup trip to Stoke.
Phelan has named the same starting XI for all five of his club's Premier League outings to date but a third-round visit to the Bet365 Stadium represents the perfect chance to rest some weary legs and blood new faces.
After dragging their feet for the majority of the summer, to former boss Steve Bruce's chagrin, the Tigers finally bolstered a paper-thin squad at the 11th hour and Phelan has now got options at his disposal.