London  - Hull City's hopes of avoiding relegation suffered a blow on Tuesday when the club confirmed that midfielder Jimmy Bullard will have surgery on his knee.

The 30-year-old, who joined the club from Fulham in the January transfer window, has suffered a tear to the cartilage.

"Jimmy Bullard will be having an arthroscopy on Wednesday to deal with a small tear in his cartilage," a statement on the club website said.