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Hull City head coach Ruben Selles has played down the significance of a video appearing to show captain Lewie Coyle swearing at fans.

Coyle has been subjected to criticism and was involved in an incident during the draw with Norwich City last weekend.

But Selles says it was a "moment of passion" and called on fans to back Coyle.

"We talked about it," Selles told BBC Radio Humberside.

"I have seen the video. It is a moment passion and reaction. It is not a big thing. It is the team that is not in the best moment, not one player.

"I can understand the frustrations of the fans and we have our own frustrations. I don't see the point in looking at it in terms of only one player, especially somebody who has been here for that long, giving so much to the club.

"I don't pay attention. I don't think it has impacted him."

The Tigers will go into Saturday's match against promotion-chasing Sunderland just a place and a point above the relegation zone, but Selles is backing his team to stay up.

"I haven't done the maths to see how many points are needed. I know if I do my job and we win our games, we'll be fine," he said.

"We are the ones who need to make it happen. The most important thing is to win the next game."

How will Sunderland react after suffering late heartbreak against Leeds on Monday? They were on course to close the gap on the league leaders until Pascal Struijk's late double saw them suffer a 2-1 defeat at Elland Road.

But it's back to the Stadium of Light for the fourth-placed Black Cats who could reduce the deficit between themselves and second-placed Sheffield United to five points with a win. The Blades welcome Leeds to Bramall Lane on Monday.

Hull go into this off the back of no wins in their past three games but head coach Ruben Selles said his side have to be happy with the 1-1 draw against Norwich, last Saturday.

Relegation-threatened Tigers are just above the drop zone in 21st with one point separating them and Derby.

• Sunderland have lost just one of their last 12 league games against Hull City (W5 D6), though that sole defeat came in this exact fixture last season (1-0).

• Hull City are unbeaten across their last three away league games against Sunderland (W1 D2), since a 1-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light in January 2018.

• Sunderland suffered only their fifth league defeat of the season last time out to Leeds in a 2-1 loss at Elland Road. It was only their second loss of the season when scoring first, along with their 3-2 defeat at Plymouth in September.

• Since his first Championship start for Hull on 21 January, Joe Gelhardt leads all his teammates for shots (13), dribbles (23), duels won (30), ball carry distance (708.7m), expected goals (1.2) and he has created the joint most chances in open play (5).

• Sunderland's Wilson Isidor has scored or assisted in each of his last five Championship appearances (4 goals, 1 assist). He is yet to score more than once in a game this season, with his 12 goals the most by a Black Cats player in a league season without doing so since David Connolly netted 13 in 2006-07.

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Hull City head coach Ruben Selles said his side have to be happy with the 1-1 draw against Norwich City, even though they surrendered the lead.

"Every point is gold for us in the situation that we are in," Selles said.

"We have an argument that we could get three points but the opposition had a few chances. I think the game was competitive, the game was equal and the point is probably fair for everyone.

"We want to always get three points but recent experiences like today have not got any points – and today we got the point. It's put us a little bit closer to the target and we will build from there.

"We scored the goal. But sometimes you play against an opponent that starts to connect a little bit better – and that pushed us backwards. The goal early in the second half meant we had to restart again. But after that we managed the game well."

There's plenty at stake as Hull City welcome Norwich to the MKM on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

After their midweek defeat at Burnley, their second straight, the Tigers remain in the Championship relegation zone below Derby by virtue of their inferior goal difference.

The Canaries have fallen to 11th, four points adrift of the play-off places, after drawing at home to the Rams on Saturday and going down 1-0 to Preston at Carrow Road on Tuesday night.

• Hull City have lost each of their past four league games against Norwich City, conceding 11 goals in that time.

• Norwich are looking to beat Hull on successive Football League trips for the first time since December 1968.

• Hull are yet to win a home league game in 2025 (D1 L3), which is their longest winless start at home in a year since 2020 (7 games).

• Norwich are aiming to win successive away league games for the first time since January 2023 after beating Watford 1-0 at the start of the month at Vicarage Road.

• Norwich's Josh Sargent has two goals in his last four league games against Hull, netting the second goal in their 4-0 win in the reverse fixture in October.

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Hull City manager Ruben Selles spoke to BBC Radio Humberside after his side's 2-0 Championship loss at Burnley.

"I was disappointed. We came here with a clear idea as we do usually.

"The first goal put us a little bit out of the game. We were not able to apply any kind of pressure.

"We tried to adjust. The second half was more competitive from us.

"[I'm] taking the responsibility because it's my responsibility to set the team."

Hull City boss Ruben Selles has been speaking to BBC Radio Humberside ahead of his side's trip to Turf Moor.

Here are the key lines:

• New signing Lincoln has not been in training due to knee pain and may not be available for the Burnley game - though the Fenerbahce loanee did return to the training pitch on Monday

• Midfielder Matty Crooks is fully fit and available, but defenders Finley Burns, Charlie Hughes and midfielder Kasey Palmer are not expected back until next week

• Right-back Cody Drameh suffered a knee issue at the end of the loss to Stoke and has not been training, however, he is expected to return on Tuesday and may make the matchday squad

• On new signing John Egan, a former Burnley defender: "I think he has been excellent in the week he has been with us. He's a player with a lot of experience and I think he can give us different things."

• Selles believes it will "be difficult" for Dogukan Sinik to get minutes once he returns to full fitness amid rumours the forward may return to Turkey before the Turkish transfer window closes on Saturday

• On transfer window: "I think we are as competitive as we can be. I think we are balanced. We have all the elements to stay in the league and be in good positions, now it's for us, and for me, to make it happen."

• On Burnley: "It's about trying to turn that strength for them into opportunities for us. We have a very clear game plan of how we can do it."

You can listen to the full press conference on BBC Sounds.

Burnley will look to make up ground in the battle for automatic promotion against relegation-threatened Hull City on Wednesday (19:45 GMT).

The Clarets knocked out Premier League side Southampton in their 1-0 FA Cup win on the weekend, while their last outing in the Championship served Oxford United boss Gary Rowett his first defeat with the U's.

Hull City, however, lost against Stoke to see themselves hovering just one point above the relegation zone.

• Burnley are unbeaten across their last six league games against Hull City (W2 D4), conceding one or fewer goals in each of those matches.

• Hull City have lost 10 of their last 14 away league games against Burnley (W2 D2), though each of their last two visits to Turf Moor have ended in 1-1 draws.

• Burnley have kept nine consecutive clean sheets in the Championship – only seven teams in Football League history have kept 10 in a row, most recently Torquay United in League Two between April and August 2010. No side in second tier history has ever kept 10 clean sheets in a row.

• Hull have won their last three away league games without conceding, having lost five in a row beforehand. The Tigers have never won four away games in a row while keeping a clean sheet each time in their league history.

• Burnley's 31 Championship games in 2024-25 have seen just 46 goals scored (37 for, 9 against) – at an average of just 1.48 per game, that is the lowest goals-per-game ratio for a team in a season in Football League history.

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Earlier we asked what you made of Hull City's business in the transfer window.

Louie Barry, Eliot Matazo, John Egan and Matt Crooks were among the names brought in by Ruben Selles in the past few weeks, while Chris Bedia, Xavier Simons, Ryan Longman and Ryan Giles were among those moving on.

Here are some of your responses:

Paul: The manager needs to be bold now and actually play his new men and give them a chance to save the Tigers from the drop. Good to see a defender signed at the last minute rather than just a plethora of midfield/alleged strikers.

Chris: The transfer window was quite good considering our league position.

Peter: Been a City fan on and off for 60 years. This season has been dire. However, I watched the match against Sheffield United. This team should not be going down, I was impressed by the confidence in the squad. This new manager looks to be OK so let's give him a chance!

John: As usual panic signings at the wrong end of the season, as far as I can see no real quality. Selles needs to start sorting his rabble out, so inconsistent. How can you beat Sheffield United at their own ground and lose to a poor Stoke team? I won't be attending any more home games if this is the best they can do.

Mark: Hull have made some very good signings but need to gel quickly and get us up the table.

Dylan: All good signings that will bolster weak areas and some talent to develop in the future. All will be null and void if we can't sort out our home form, however.

Will: Some decent signings, especially that of Barry and Gelhardt on loan, Joseph showing promise.

Egan brings useful experience, as does Crooks. Matazo is quite the exciting player to watch. Unsure on the lack of depth at left-back.

I feel for Simons, always seemed to show small promise at times and Smith just needs the game time.

Don't know why Giles didn't go permanently if he doesn't want to be at the club anymore.

Matthew: A very strong window for such a struggling team but can't help but feel a left-back was needed and is needed. Good additions in Louie Barry, Kyle Joseph and even Matt Crooks are the three big ones and then Eliot Matazo from Champions League side Monaco is an excellent addition for this level.

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It's time to talk about Hull City's transfer business...

One name on seemingly every Championship club's radar this month was Aston Villa's Louie Barry - and the Tigers won the race for his signature on loan for the remainder of the season.

Monaco midfielder Eliot Matazo, 22, has signed on a permanent deal while John Egan joined from Burnley on deadline day to shore up the Tigers defence.

Fenerbahce's Brazilian forward Lincoln has arrived on loan with striker Kyle Joseph, midfielders Matt Crooks and Nordin Amrabat and forward Joe Gelhardt also linking up with Ruben Selles' squad during January.

Forward Chris Bedia has departed, with Union Berlin sending him on loan to Swiss club Young Boys after three goals in 21 appearances for City this season while defender Ryan Giles has moved to Middlesbrough on loan, midfielder Xavier Simons has been allowed to join Wycombe and winger Ryan Longman has joined their promotion rivals Wrexham on a permanent deal.

Despite an improved showing since Selles replaced Tim Walter, the Tigers are one place and two points above the bottom-three, but will their new arrivals help fire them up the table?

We want you to tell us what you think about the Tigers' transfer dealings...

Let us know your thoughts here.

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Hull City boss Ruben Selles admitted they need to turn their home form around following Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Stoke City.

The Tigers have only won once in seven home games since Selles arrived on 6 December - a 2-1 victory against Swansea City.

Following their latest setback, he told BBC Radio Humberside: "I understand that fans will want to see more victories at home. It's frustrating for everyone. We are all in it together and if we were not getting the result we want I, and the team, need to do things better.

"We controlled for 42 minutes of the game and created enough situations to score a second goal. But that's the Championship - when you are in these situations you have to be ruthless and, unfortunately, we conceded a goal from one isolated action.

"Their two goals were disappointing so we need to speak to individuals and as a team about how we go through these moments.

"The second half was not as good as the first but we were still creating situations. "We did a lot of good things more than enough to get a result."

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Chris Bedia has had his loan spell at Hull City cancelled in order to join Swiss side Young Boys.

The 28-year-old forward from the Ivory Coast moved to the Tigers from Union Berlin in the summer and made 21 Championship appearances, including nine starts.

He scored three times in his spell at the club, including goals in back-to-back matches against Cardiff City and QPR at the end of September and start of October.

His final appearance came as a substitute in the 1-0 loss to Middlesbrough on New Year's Day.