Tonight's Stagecoach in Hull Man of the Match is Steve Harper. Harper is sponsored by the Hull City Southern Supporters Club .
Really disappointing. We couldn't string more than a few passes together. I think that was down to a combination of their pressing, every time we did get away they fouled us and poor decision making. This makes the Cardiff match crucial not to lose, I was hoping we could build some momentum tonight.
1 Chelsea 25 27 56 2 Arsenal 25 22 55 3 Man City 25 41 54 4 Liverpool 25 33 50 5 Tottenham 25 0 47 6 Everton 25 11 45 7 Man Utd 25 10 41 8 Newcastle 25 -2 37 9 Southampton 25 7 36 10 Swansea 25 -3 27 11 Hull 25 -5 27 12 Aston Villa 25 -9 27 13 Stoke 25 -14 26 14 Crystal Palace 25 -16 26 15 West Ham 25 -7 25 16 Norwich 25 -18 25 17 Sunderland 25 -13 24 18 West Brom 25 -8 23 19 Cardiff 25 -25 21 20 Fulham 25 -31 20 were 11th
TOugh one to take but Soton are a cut above at least 10 teams here, so if we carry on we'll be alright against the other teams around us.
I know that's probably a polite platitude rather than a serious assessment of the game - but it really wasn't a good game. A decent performance by Saints, yes, but not a thriller for any neutrals out there, and certainly a depressing night for home fans.
In a strange way, the gulf in class was that apparent, it made defeat easier to take. Naturally, I feared a tough match, but we were floor wiped totallissimo... 0-1. Still, no reason to be too despondent – they and six other teams are miles better than us - just hope So’ton give it the same to our relegation rivals and good luck to ‘em.
Deserved to lose. They're a much better side. Shouldn't put too much emphasis on this result - the next three are massive though Hope Aluko starts against Cardiff, we need linking play for Jelavic.
