Boateng has been out since the first match while defender Gardner missed the 5-0 thrashing by Wigan after a minor operation.
Striker Marlon King returns after being precluded from the Wigan game under the terms of his loan and defender Sam Ricketts is fit after a bout of shingles.
New defenders Kamil Zayatte and Paul McShane, both signed on season-long loans, are in contention but Daniel Cousin, the recent capture from Rangers, is suspended.
HULL CITY (from): Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Gardner, Dawson, Garcia, Ashbee, Barmby, Geovanni, Fagan, Halmosi, Folan, King, Windass, Mendy, Marney, Duke, Brown, Boateng, Zayatte, McShane.