Championship

INJURED ABEL HAS RETURN IN SIGHT

by
The LeaguePaper Team
11 February 2018

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Sacha Clayton
HE HAS been missing for the bulk of the Championship season so far after rupturing his Achilles tendon against Wolves in August. But now striker Abel Hernandez is a man on a mission, desperate to make up for lost time.
The 27-year-old started the new campaign on fire for Hull, scoring a hat-trick against Burton in the second game of the season before his lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Hernandez is eager to make up for lost time in the remainder of the campaign, targeting both a goalscoring return to pull the Tigers clear of Championship relegation and claiming...

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