Hull fightback sends Boro to third straight loss

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Hull City fought back to beat Middlesbrough and condemn the hosts to a third straight defeat.

Boro were ahead early when neat play between Lukas Engel and Sam Greenwood on the left teed up Isaiah Jones, whose shot was blocked before Emmanuel Latte Lath stabbed in the rebound.

The hosts were punished for failing to extend their lead when Jacob Greaves flicked on Tyler Morton's corner to the back post, where Liam Delap nodded in the equaliser unmarked.

Tigers goalkeeper Ryan Allsop then denied Greenwood from close range before Ozan Tufan swept in Hull's winner from the edge of the box with nine minutes left.

Allsop then made a stunning triple save from Jones, Rav van den Berg and Dael Fry in the seventh minute of stoppage time as Hull snatched their fifth away league win of the season.

The victory puts them in seventh in the Championship, outside the play-off spots on goal difference only, while a fourth defeat in five leaves Michael Carrick's Boro six points back in 13th.

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The home supporters will have left Riverside Stadium wondering just how they had failed to take a point from a game they could and perhaps should have won.

Hull's defence gave the ball away in dangerous positions throughout the first half, but were somehow only punished once when Cyrus Christie's error eventually led to Latte Lath's seventh goal of the season.

Boro should have been two goals clear when Engel played a wonderful ball into the feet of Latte Lath, who slipped Jones through on goal, but he skewed a shot wide of the right-hand post.

The hosts racked up the chances after Manchester City loanee Delap drew Hull level, with Matt Crooks heading straight at Allsop when unmarked six yards out.

Morgan Rogers' deflected low ball then somehow skidded across the face of goal before, at the other end, Tufan stunned the hosts by steering in the winner.

Line-ups

Middlesbrough

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Dieng
15DijksteelSubstituted forSilveraat 83'minutes
6Fry
3van den Berg
27Engel
16Howson
4Barlaser
11Jones
25Crooks
29GreenwoodSubstituted forRogersat 77'minutes
9Latte Lath

Substitutes

5Clarke
10Rogers
14Gilbert
18Silvera
22Coulson
23Glover
24Bangura
38Nkrumah
49McCabe

Hull

Formation 4-2-3-1

17Allsop
33ChristieSubstituted forVinagreat 60'minutes
5Jones
4Greaves
2CoyleBooked at 65mins
15Morton
24SeriSubstituted forTraoréat 61'minutes
27SlaterSubstituted forDochertyat 70'minutes
44Connolly
30TwineSubstituted forTufanat 61'minutes
20DelapSubstituted forMcLoughlinat 76'minutes

Substitutes

1Ingram
3Vinagre
6McLoughlin
7Tufan
8Docherty
10Traoré
14Vaughan
26Smith
41Sellars-Fleming

Referee:Oliver Langford

Attendance:24,158

Live Text

Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Hull City 2.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Hull City 2.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Allsop.
Attempt saved. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
Attempt blocked. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
Foul by Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough).
Jacob Greaves (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
Offside, Hull City. Aaron Connolly is caught offside.
Offside, Hull City. Aaron Connolly is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ozan Tufan (Hull City).
Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
Sean McLoughlin (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Anfernee Dijksteel.