Hull City Round-Up, Saturday 31st October: Tigers Fight Back to Draw 2-2 with Ipswich in Halloween Thriller
It was a frantic Halloween at the MKM Stadium as Hull City played out a 2-2 draw with fellow promoted side Ipswich Town in their final home game before the international break (HullLive). A stunning strike from Julio Enciso earned the visitors a share of the spoils, with Sky Sports noting that the result means City's winless run has now been extended to seven games (Sky Sports).
According to the Yorkshire Post, it was very much a game of two halves - City were passive and poor before the break but much improved and intense after it, with that late surge enough to salvage a point (Yorkshire Post) (Yorkshire Post) (Yorkshire Post). Sergej Jakirovic admitted he was surprised by how passive his side had been in the opening 45 minutes and detailed the no-nonsense team talk he gave at the interval to spark the turnaround (HullLive) (Yorkshire Post). He did, however, take some satisfaction from picking up a fifth draw in nine Premier League matches (Yorkshire Post).
In the player ratings, Hull Live highlighted Tim Iroegbunam as the standout performer in the Halloween thriller, with City maintaining their unbeaten home record despite the dropped points (HullLive). The Yorkshire Post's ratings also reflected on how poor first-half displays from several players let the team down before the second-half improvement (Yorkshire Post).
Before kick-off, there had been a lighter moment as Jakirovic joked that Ipswich had "stolen" two players from Hull City ahead of the big clash (HullLive). There was also plenty of focus on Oli McBurnie, with the Yorkshire Post suggesting his season so far is reason why the Tigers must not stop believing (Yorkshire Post). McBurnie himself spoke to Hull Live about his frustration at a lack of chances this season and the need to make home comforts count at the MKM Stadium (HullLive).
On the transfer front, TeamTalk reports that Barcelona are showing interest in a Hull City "sensation" amid what the outlet describes as exploding transfer interest, though this remains firmly at the rumour stage for now (TeamTalk).
Hull City's draw with Ipswich was also covered extensively through live updates and commentary from Sky Sports and Football365 as the Premier League action unfolded at the MKM Stadium (Football365) (Sky Sports) (Sky Sports) (Sky Sports) (Sky Sports).
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