Hull City boss Phil Brown was delighted to give Jozy Altidore his Premiership debut in their victory over Bolton Wanderers. "It has been a tale of two weeks, that substitution," said Brown.

"The kid got back into London from an all-night flight from the USA Friday morning, 6 o'clock. We then flew him up to the KC by helicopter.

"I looked at the whites of his eyes, asked if he was fit to play and the answer was fantastic. He was raring to go.

"It was a calculated risk that we didn't start him."