Town have six players away with international squads this weekend. Darren Bent is in action first on Friday night for the England U21s against Germany in a UEFA European U21 Championship, Group Six qualifier at Hull's KC Stadium (Sky Sports One, 7pm).

Peter Taylor's young England side also take on Azerbaijan at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium on Tuesday (Sky Sports Two, 7.30pm).

Shefki Kuqi will hope to win his 38th Finland cap in the World Cup qualifier with the Czech Republic on Saturday in Teplice.

Lewis Price is with the senior Welsh squad for the first time but is unlikely to play in their two World Cup qualifiers with Austria, the first in Cardiff on March 26th and the second in Vienna on March 30th.

Canada and Jaime Peters have a friendly with Portugal in Barcelos on Saturday. Jason De Vos is not in the squad having asked if he can be left out of Canada's friendlies for the remainder of this season.

Academy striker Darryl Knights is in the England U17 squad for three UEFA European Championship qualifiers. Knights has already won seven caps at U17 level.

England take on Serbia and Montenegro at Stoke on on Saturday, then Northern Ireland at Wolves two days later and complete their fixtures against the Republic of Ireland on March 30th at Walsall.

On-loan Dean Bowditch is also in action, for the England U19s in the UEFA European Championship Elite Qualifying Round.

England face Denmark at Crewe on Saturday, then Sweden at Bury on Monday, before completing their fixtures with a match against Moldova at Blackpool on March 30th.

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