Ruben Selles admitted he was to blame for Hull City showing their "worst side" at Turf Moor – and once Hull City had given Burnley a 2-0 headstart, they were never likely to come back.

Ruben Selles admitted he got his tactics wrong in the first half of Wednesday night's 2-0 defeat at Burnley, a result which left Hull City marooned inside the Championship's relegation zone. City were a goal down after three minutes at Turf Moor when a brilliant Bashir Humphrey's strike found the bottom corner of Ivor Pandur's net from the Claret's swift break,

Championship managers rightly complain a lot about the unreasonable demands the too-often television-led schedule puts on their players, but it might just have worked in Hull City's advantage for once.