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While Ideye, who is still struggling to find his scoring form since arriving in England, leads West Brom’s attack, his compatriot, Aluko, would also aim at picking an away win for the Tigers

Swansea will have to adapt to cope without their star striker when he departs for the Africa Cup of Nations in January, but Monk, who will also lose South Korean Ki Sung-yueng to the Asian Cup, says there is more to his side than simply the powerful Ivorian

Last term was equally frustrating, with his Achilles this time ruling him out for almost four months from October

After a nervy opening from both sides, Everton began to offer a threat in the final third, with Lukaku having a powerful effort well claimed by goalkeeper Allan McGregor

However, Hull City boss, Alex Bruce, knows the Tigers must find a way to keep an in-form Wayne Rooney quiet if they are to end their dismal run of form

Nigeria finished a disappointing third in Group A with eight points, while Congo advanced on 10 points after they won 1-0 in Sudan, with a second-half goal by Francis Nganga

Scorer of the wonder goal against Sudan in the return fixture which the Super Eagles won by 3-1 in Abuja, Aaron Samuel, was among the first set of players to arrive camp on Monday evening

“Sone Aluko up at Hull has been involved in the past and he was filling me in with the dos and don’ts

All other players invited for the game are expected on Tuesday before dinner time

The Super Eagles’ striker drifted into wide positions to deliver a teasing cross towards the back post, which Steven N’Zonzi failed to divert towards goal.

Aluko, who landed the Tigers in the Europa League with a stunner against Trencin three days earlier, was a second half substitute as he replaced Nikica Jelavic in the 61st minute of the encounter

Aluko, who had earlier replaced the misfiring Long, volleyed Thomas Ince’s cross into the roof of the net with nine minutes remaining.

After a slow first half in which neither side threatened to break the deadlock, substitute Sone Aluko put Hull ahead on 50 minutes with a long range effort

Crystal Palace are closely monitoring Aluko’s situation, and Eagles boss Tony Pulis is poised to swoop this summer if the former Birmingham and Rangers marksman pushes for a move away from the KC Stadium

“It’s getting a bit too often with Sone, we get him up to speed and unfortunately he breaks down again and that’s a disappointment

The striker, who has been plagued by injury, did come on in the second half but still could not hide his frustration

Aluko has made two substitute appearances in the Premier League since returning from an Achilles injury but is expected to start upfront with Shane Long and Nikica Jelavic cup-tied

The Hull City forward has been out of action since October but competed in a friendly match behind closed doors on Tuesday and could be available for selection in the next couple of weeks

The Hull striker is battling back from an Achilles injury and played for an hour in a practice match against Notts County on Tuesday, with a view to returning to Steve Bruce’s first team as soon as possible

Aluko’s return comes as a huge boost to the Tigers’ hopes of staying in the Premier League, on the back of the arrivals of strikers Shane Long and Nikica Jelavic last month