January Hull signing, Shane Long, made his mark on his new club after 12 minutes, firing home after being put through by Nikica Jelavic. This was The Tigers’ first goal in 2014, and they could’ve been 2-0 up if Jelavic’s free kick had been on target shortly after.
Spurs hit back just after the hour mark through a clever turn and shot by Paulinho. And Spurs goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris made a vital save right at the death, stopping jelavic’s low driven strike.
The draw leaves Hull 13th, but still just 2 points off the relegation places and Tottenham are left in 6th, two points off a Champions League spot, with Liverpool due to play tomorrow.
Hull City boss, Steve Bruce’s reaction: “I thought a draw was a fair result. There was an element of luck with their goal with Danny Rose smashing a shot, but to be fair to Paulinho he finished it well. We had arguably the better chances but we have got off 23 points and we were on that for a long time.
“Shane Long is a player we have not had before because of his pace, which gets him away from defenders. His goal summed it up, he got the flick on and burst through.
“He will give us what we have lacking before. I was also delighted for Nikica Jelavic, he could have scored and could have scored against Crystal Palace and he has only been with us 10 days.”
Spurs manager, Tim Sherwood’s reaction: “I thought we played well. We had some good opportunities in the second half. We never took the chances and the positive to me is that we ground it out. If we are not going to win the game we are certainly not going to lose.
“We thought we should have won the game but you have to give Hull credit, they are fighting for their lives and they dug it out.”
By Phil Wellbrook
