Vincent Kompany is still seeking his first home win as Burnley manager after dogged Hull eked out a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor.
Hull shut up shop after that, taking off Estupinan and closing down the threat of Maatsen with the more defence-minded Randell Williams, and that was enough to see them extend their unbeaten start to the season to four matches. Hull soaked up the steady pressure Burnley sought to apply and tried to hit them on the break, and that tactic paid off in the 25th minute. With the big frame of Aro Muric bearing down on him, he calmly slipped his shot past the on-loan Manchester City goalkeeper to momentarily claim top spot for the Tigers.
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Ozan Tufan gave the visitors the lead against the run of play with the Tigers’ first attempt on goal in the 25th minute. [Hull City](/topic/hull-city) who went away with a point after the Clarets went behind for the third time in succession. Burnley were held to a 1-1 draw for the second game on the bounce at Turf Moor.
Hull City can perhaps count themselves lucky to have taken four points in a week against teams relegated from last season's Premier League but when you have ...
And in the spirit of fair play, they were quite prepared to cause their own problems too, Estupinan very nearly latching onto a backpass from former Leeds United defender Charlie Taylor. It was a nice moment for Figueiredo, whose slip a quarter of an hour earlier forced Matt Ingram to come out and save from Jay Rodriguez. Once behind, Burnley responded to Hull’s brilliant counter-attack with one of their own. Now they are wonderful to watch but as was the case at Turf Moor for so long, most fans would swap it for Hull’s effectiveness. Connor Roberts, who later had a shot charged down, showed great feet to play in Vitinho but he shot at Ingram and some were on their feet celebrating Brownhill’s goal until they saw it drop down from the outside of the side netting. [Hull City](/topic/hull-city) can perhaps count themselves lucky to have taken four points in a week against teams relegated from last season’s [Premier League](/topic/premier-league) but when you have a player of Ozan Tufan’s quality, you always have a chance.