![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/21\/78934329-12861369-image-a-75_1702504732416.jpg\")
<\/p>\nHull showed battling qualities which may well lead to a play-off challenge as Liam Delap and Ozan Tufan goals stunned Middlesbrough.<\/p>\n
Trailing to Emmanuel Latte Lath\u2019s early strike, the Tigers had been second-best in the first-half before clawing their way back into the contest.<\/p>\n
When Tyler Morton\u2019s 69th-minute corner was flicked on by Jacob Greaves, Delap found himself completely unmarked to thud home a close-range header.<\/p>\n
If that was a frustrating goal to concede for Michael Carrick\u2019s side, things would get even worse when Tufan swept home from fellow substitute Greg Docherty\u2019s ball eight minutes form time.<\/p>\n
The collapse summed Middlesbrough up at the moment as they slumped to a fourth defeat in five. Liam Rosenior\u2019s Hull, by contrast, are only outside the top six now on goal difference.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/21\/78934317-12861369-image-a-76_1702504751812.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/21\/78934313-12861369-image-a-77_1702504755858.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n
It hasn\u2019t quite clicked for Carrick\u2019s side yet this season after they reached the play-offs last time out. The mitigating factor remains the absence of several players through injury but their recent form is still poor by anyone\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n
Hull haven\u2019t exactly been consistent themselves but showed battling qualities here, not least in surviving two goalmouth scrambles in the second period.<\/p>\n
\u2018You\u2019re getting mauled by the Tigers,\u2019 sang the away fans in the corner at the final whistle and there could be a few more teams left with wounds yet.<\/p>\n
Rosenior, 39, and Carrick, 42, may remain managerial novices but their styles are clear. In fact, they\u2019re not too dissimilar, especially when it comes to bravely building out from defence.<\/p>\n
There is a good deal of mutual respect, with both doing a decent job at these east coast clubs. In pre-match chatter, Rosenior described Carrick the player as \u2018England\u2019s Guardiola\u2019 which isn\u2019t a bad compliment at all.<\/p>\n
In the first-half here, it was Carrick\u2019s Middlesbrough who looked the more accomplished side. Rosenior\u2019s Hull struggled to find their rhythm and their build-out play was littered with errors and nervy moments under the Boro press.<\/p>\n
The hosts created their first chance after five minutes when Sam Greenwood fired over and were ahead in the eighth.<\/p>\n
The goal stemmed from slackness on the part of ex-Boro player Cyrus Christie, who lost the ball and Boro took full advantage.<\/p>\n
Greenwood fed Lukas Engel in behind Hull lines and his cut-back, intended for Greenwood, found a pocket of space just inside the area.<\/p>\n
Isaiah Jones, back in the Boro line-up after suspension, pounced only to see his shot blocked. But the ball fell nicely to Latte Lath, whose shot went through the legs of a defender and goalkeeper Ryan Allsop, for his seventh of the season.<\/p>\n
Boro continued to threaten and Latte Lath was unable to direct a Jones cross from the right flank goalwards as Alfie Jones slid in to block.<\/p>\n
There were additional first-half chances for Isaiah Jones, who fired wide from a good position after Latte Lath was left in the clear to pick him out, and Greenwood, who curled a shot wide.<\/p>\n
Hull actually had more first-half possession but struggled to make much headway. Their best chance came from a loose Boro clearance but Aaron Connolly curled a tame effort into Seny Dieng\u2019s arms.<\/p>\n
The visitors looked brighter from the outset of the second-half, with Delap finding himself in behind but unable to beat Dieng, who came out to shepherd the ball wide.<\/p>\n
On 56 minutes, Morton fired high and wide from outside the box after Connolly had burgled back possession.<\/p>\n
![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/22\/78934681-12861369-image-a-79_1702504856429.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/22\/78934683-12861369-image-a-80_1702504860426.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1):<\/span> Dieng; Van den Berg, Fry, Dijksteel, Engel; Barlaser, Howson (c); I. Jones (Silvera 83), Crooks, Greenwood (Rogers 77); Latte Lath<\/p>\n Substitutes not used: <\/span>Glover (GK); Clarke, Gilbert, Silvera, Coulson, Bangura, Nkrumah, McCabe<\/p>\n Manager: <\/span>Michael Carrick<\/p>\n Scorer: <\/span>Latte Lath 6<\/p>\n Hull City (4-2-3-1):<\/span> Allsop; Christie (Vinagre 60), A. Jones, Greaves, Coyle (c); Seri (Traore 60), Morton; Slater (Docherty 70), Twine (Tufan 61), Connolly; Delap (McLoughlin 76)<\/p>\n Substitutes not used: <\/span>Ingram (GK);Vaughan, Smith, Sellars-Fleming<\/p>\n Manager: <\/span>Liam Rosenior<\/p>\n Scorers: <\/span>Delap 69; Tufan 82<\/p>\n Booked: <\/span>Coyle<\/p>\n Referee: <\/span>Oliver Langford<\/p>\n Attendance: <\/span>24,158<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n A poorly-executed Boro corner routine elicited groans from the Riverside crowd shortly afterwards and it showed the insecurity of their lead.<\/p>\n When Lewie Coyle was booked for a foul on Latte Lath down the other end, Greenwood was inches away with a wickedly swerving free-kick from 25 yards.<\/p>\n After the leveller, Hull then had to scramble the ball off the line as Greenwood and Matt Crooks stabbed at it inside a packed six-yard box.<\/p>\n In the end, Hull\u2019s substitutes won it for them as Docherty and Tufan combined.<\/p>\n There was time for one last bodies-on-the-line scramble deep into stoppage time as Allsop saved crucially from Rav van den Berg and Dael Fry following a corner.<\/p>\n Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/21\/78934333-12861369-image-a-78_1702504790323.jpg\")
<\/p>\nIT’S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n