HDM Sport on FacebookJames Chester continued on his crusade to win over Wales fans as he impressed in their 2-1 win over Cyprus at the Cardiff City Stadium. Chester's impressive league form for the Tigers has seen Chris Coleman call upon the defender to partner Ashley Williams at the heart of the Welsh defence. The Warrington-born defender – who qualifies to play for Red Dragons through his mother, earned glowing praise from Wales Online following a nervy win over their Group B rivals. Reporter Chris Wathan was impressed by the maturity of Chester's performance, given his limited experience at international level. "Another impressive performance from the Hull man, showing far more experience than his four caps," he said. "He has a great game reading and calm collection of the ball." Wales burst into an early lead thanks to goals from David Cotterill and Hal Robson-Kanu, but they were pegged back when Vincent Laban scored for the Cypriots against the run of play.Meyler targets Germany scalp David Meyler looks set to continue at right-back for the Republic of Ireland tonight as they take on World champions Germany. The 25-year-old, who usually plays in midfield for Hull, was brought in at right-back by Martin O'Neill for the victory over Oman last month and he kept his place in the defence for Saturday's 7-0 hammering of minnows Gibraltar. Meyler admitted he is pleased just to be getting a starting berth in the national side, but he told the Irish Times that coming up against the World Cup winners will be a much sterner test. "It's not going to be easy," he said. "They're not going to make it easy for us. But then, we're not going to lie down for them either, we're going to make it hard for them too. "We're going to fight till the end and make a difficult game for them. "The lads are confident; we're coming off the back of two wins, building momentum and we've got a fantastic chance of qualifying for France, but it is places like this that you need to go and get results if you want to qualify." Germany come into the game following a shock defeat at the hands of Poland at the weekend.Jelavic proving City's best so far Nikica Jelavic is Hull's best player of the season so far, according to the Barclays Premier League official player ranking sytem. The EA Sports Player Performance Index (EA PPI), which is powered by Opta data, named the Croatian as the top Tiger for the opening two months of the season after the striker netted four goals in his opening seven games. Jelavic's form has been one of the most encouraging factors of Hull's season so far, as pointed out by Brad Rial in his rundown of 10 things we've learned from City's season so far. According to the Daily Mail, Jelavic has been ranked 23rd in the Premier League in terms of performances up until October, gaining him an EA PPI score of 119. Tom Huddlestone is the next best performer for Steve Bruce's side and makes the league's top 50, coming in at 49, while Ahmed Elmohamady completes City's own top three. Unsurprisingly, league-leaders Chelsea have the best three players according to the index, with Diego Costa ranked first, closely followed by Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas.Walcott on bench against Tigers? Hull City may have to deal with the return of Theo Walcott when they visit the Emirates this weekend. The Arsenal winger has been out of action since he was stretchered off in the Gunners' 2-0 win over Tottenham in last season's FA Cup. But the 25-year-old is expected to take his place on the bench when the Tigers visit north London on Saturday after returning to training. There is also good news for Arsene Wenger on the injury front regarding Danny Welbeck, according to the Daily Telegraph. The striker, who moved from Manchester United on deadline day this summer, was seen hobbling off during England's 1-0 win over Estonia on Sunday. But according to the paper, Welbeck was given the all-clear by Arsenal medical staff after being assessed by club doctors. There could also be returns to action for defender Laurent Koscielny and Mikel Arteta. The Frenchman was sent home from international duty due to acute tendonitis, however he is expected to be available for Saturday, while Spaniard Arteta could be named alongside Walcott on the bench after missing the last three weeks with a calf injury.
