Bounce back from setback

CITY MUST LEARN FROM THE LOSS

- By BARRY COOPER

Joel Ndala scores

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Hull City's six-game unbeaten run came to an end with a 2-1 defeat at Derby County on Tuesday night, but it's the Championship; setbacks happen.

Despite finding themselves a goal down to Carlton Morris' header at halftime, the Tigers fought back and were level early in the second half when Joel Ndala bundled in.

City threatened to go on and win the game in a dominant period of the second half, but conceded a horror goal when Semi Ajayi and Ivor Pandur made a mess of a situation to allow the winner to be clubbed in.

A lesson learned

City's unbeaten run was going to come to an end at some point, but the manner of it will frustrate Jakirovic and the players massively. Make no mistake about it, they were under-par again in the first half, but there was a major improvement in the second half, and they had Derby on the ropes for much of it.

City must learn quickly. It's been a fantastic run, and they've claimed some big scalps along the way with such injury troubles. The frustration will be the ease with which the win was given away, when they looked to have a point in their pocket to keep their excellent run going.