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Hull City:, external Inside the Hull City dressing room ahead of tonight's Europa League tie.

One early result to tell you about - and it is good news for Cypriot football, with Apollon Limassol winning 4-1 at Lokomotiv Moscow to seal a 5-2 victory on aggregate.

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and defender Younes Kaboul are the only two players to retain their place in the Tottenham side from the one that beat QPR 4-0 at the weekend. Vlad Chiriches and Sandro make their first appearances of the season.

Tottenham: Lloris, Naughton, Chiriches, Kaboul, Davies, Dembele, Sandro; Lennon, Paulinho, Townsend, Kane. Subs: Friedel, Dier, Rose, Veljkovic, Chadli, Holtby, Adebayor.

AEL Limassol Fegrouch, Sielis, Gikiewicz, Diego Barcelos, Nikolaou, Edmar, Luciano Bebe, Carlitos, Diallo Guidileye, Cadu, Sardinero. Subs: Pulpo (GK), Jonathan Espana, Tagbajumi, Carlitos, Danielzinho, Eleftheriou, Nadeau.

Just briefly switching our attention back to domestic matters and some big news from the Championship as manager Dave Hockaday has been sacked after two-and-a-half months in charge.

Leeds owner Massimo Cellino told the club's website: "After the defeat at Bradford I realised that my decision to keep David at the club following the defeat at Watford was wrong and I had to change my mind on the coaches position. As a club we will now begin our search for a new head coach."

Hull City midfielder Tom Huddlestone:, external Massive game tonight. We need a victory to keep our European adventure alive. Massive for everyone involved.

Hull boss Steve Bruce makes three changes to his side from the first leg as the Tigers look to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Belgian side Lokeren at the KC Stadium.

Captain Curtis Davies starts in defence, along with midfielders Jake Livermore and Mohamed Essa, as Hull try to earn a place in tomorrow's draw for the group stages.

It is also six changes for the Tigers from their draw against Stoke in the Premier League on Sunday.

Hull starting XI: McGregor, Rosenior, Figueroa, Chester, Davies, Meyler, Brady, Livermore, Essa, Sagbo, Aluko.

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While a draw will be enough to see Tottenham progress, Hull City have it all to do against Belgian side Lokeren at the KC Stadium tonight.

They trail 1-0 on aggregate after a howler by goalkeeper Allan McGregor in the first leg in Belgium.

The 24-year-old passed the ball straight to Lokeren midfielder Hans Vanaken, who gleefully made the most of the unexpected gift by rounding McGregor and firing home the game's only goal.

The Scot will no doubt be determined to help make amends tonight.

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Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Europa League play-offs.

It is second-leg action tonight with Premier League sides Hull City and Tottenham among the 62 teams battling for the 31 places to be claimed this evening ahead of Friday's group stage draw.

Tottenham will fancy their chances of having their name in the hat as they host Cypriot side AEL Limassol boasting a 2-1 lead from the first leg.

But for the Tigers, dipping their toes in European football waters for the first time in their history, the task ahead is a little more tricky...

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A decade ago, Hull City were playing Northampton and Kidderminster Harriers in the bottom tier of the English Football League.

Now, they stand one game away from the possibility of rubbing shoulders with the likes of Inter Milan and other European heavyweights.

Can the Tigers make that big, historic step into the Europa League group stage?