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The final whistle goes, giving Hull their second away point ofthe season. A seventh straight draw for Manchester City, who couldn't turn possession into goals.
The hosts send a succession of long balls into the Hull box, but the Tigers' defence stands firm.
Hull are enjoying some good possession as time runs out.
Four minutes of stoppage time will be added. Good work by Tevez sets up Craig Bellamy, but his cross is claimed by Matt Duke.
The Blues are pressing for a winner, but Hull are not sitting back - the game is now very open,
Tevez hits the wall with the free kick. The corner is cleared by Hull.
Stephen Ireland is brought down by Nicky Barmby on the edge of the Hull area.
The hosts nearly hit straight back through Wright-Phillips, but Dawson blocks well.
Bullard fires the penalty past Given. Hull conduct a mock impression of Phil Brown's team talk at Eastlands last season as their goal celebration.
Penalty to Hull after a foul by Toure on Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Andy Dawson crosses but Garcia can't get to it.
The hosts, on a run of six straight draws, seem to be getting nervous in trying to close out the win. Hull are increasing the tempo of their play.
Paul McShane tries an optimistic volley when the ball breaks to him on the edge of the box, but the effort is off-target.
Craig Bellamy comes on for Robinho. The flow of the game is being interrupted by this succession of changes.
Matt Duke sends a free kick into the Manchester City box, but Anthony Gardner's header is off-target.
Phil Brown makes his final change. Jozy Altidore is replaced by Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.
The Blues are now in full charge of possession, with Tevez central to their attacking threat.
Kamil Zayatte fouls Robinho and becomes the third Hull player to be booked.
Emmanuel Adebayor is replaced by Roque Santa Cruz.
Robinho fires the free-kick wide of the right-hand upright.
Kolo Toure finds Shaun Wright-Phillips, who goes down under pressure from Stephen Hunt. A free-kick 20 yards out for City.
A scrappy spell in midfield, which might suit the Tigers - if the game opens up too much they might get hit on the break by the Blues' rapid breakaways.
Double change for Hull, as George Boateng comes on for Dean Marney.
Nicky Barmby replaces Geovanni.
End-to-end stuff as Bullard runs with the ball from the halfway line, but his shot flies wide.
The hosts break quickly from a Hull corner, suddenly bursting into the visitors' area. The ball is cleared behind. Wright-Phillips' corner is cleared by Kamil Zayatte.
Nigel de Jong goes into the book for a trip on Dean Marney.
Tevez tries his luck from outside the box, but Duke saves.
Wright-Phillips jinks into the box and is seemingly hauled back by Hunt, but the referee says no penalty.
Paul McShane tackles Robinho, allowing Hull to build again through Bullard. The hosts have not got going yet in the second half.
Hull have started the second period with plenty of intent - they have been in the goals recently and perhaps sense some vulnerability in the home defence.
Hull very nearly equalise, Joleon Lescott clearing off the line after Richard Garcia's shot beats Shay Given.
Lee Probert gets the second half underway.
The half-time whistle goes. No on-field half-time team talk by Phil Brown this time around, as Hull have performed well. A cruel deflection just before the interval has however changed the complexion of this match.
Manchester CIty take the lead on the stroke of half-time, Shaun Wright-Phillips beating Matt Duke with a shot that took a big deflection off Anthony Gardner.
Paul McShane is booked.
Hull stroke the ball around nicely but Altidore can't get on the end of the cross from Geovanni.
Tevez and Robinho combine well from a Toure long ball, but good Hull defending clears the danger.
Former Citizens player Geovanni breaks forward and tries his luck from 30 yards, but Given gathers the shot easily.
Hull continue to frustrate the home side, flooding the midfield with bodies.
Nedum Onuoha is warming up, but Richards is fit to continue.
There is a significant delay as Micah Richards receives some treatment.
Jozy Altidore tries to work some space on the edge of the box, but he loses control when a pass would have been a better option.
Anthony Gardner heads away a Tevez cross to Wright-Phillips, but his shot is again off-target.
Andy Dawson slides in on Wright-Phillips and earns the first booking of the match.
The home side break at pace, quick passes and movement giving Shaun Wright-Phillips a chance, but the shot doesn't match the build-up and the ball ends up in Duke's side netting.
Yet another corner for the Blues, but the delivery is again poor and the ball runs behind for a goal kick.
Paul McShane crosses from the Hull right and Lescott clears behind when Given could easily have claimed it. The corner is cleared.
Duke palms a Tevez cross away for a corner - the hosts are building some pressure.
Tevez gets the wrong side of Zayatte, but good work by Dean Marney clears the danger.
Adebayor releases Tevez with a nicely-timed pass, but Duke makes a neat save with his feet. The hosts should be a goal up.
Quick feet by Robinho opens up some space for a shot and Matt Duke is relieved to see the ball slide past his post. A good effort by the Brazilian.
Jimmy Bullard whips in a free-kick from the right wing but the delivery is poor and Emmanuel Adebayor easliy clears. Geovanni shoots from the edge of the area, but his effort is well off-target.
Stephen Ireland has the first good chance of the match from Kolo Toure's cutback, but the Irishman scoops his shot over the bar.
Kamil Zayatte hacks down Shaun Wright-Phillips but somehow avoids going into Lee Probert's notebook.
Tevez fires a free-kick into the Hull wall from 25 yards out.
Andy Dawson clears well after Robinho found some space to cross down the Citizens' left.
Hull have made a decent start, holding their own against an attacking looking home outfit.
Tevez slips in Robinho, but the Brazilian loses control of the ball with a heavy touch in the box and the chance disappears.
Hull make food progress down their left flank, Richards allowing Stephen Hunt to cross when he should have cleared. Hull don't have enough bodies in the box and Joleon Lescott heads clear.
Geovanni is tripped by Micah Richards, allowing Hull the chance to get the ball into City's box for the first time. Nigel de Jong clears the danger.
Andy Dawson tackles Carlos Tevez to concede another corner, but the Blues again fail to make anything of it.
Anthony Gardner clears behind to concede an early corner. Shaun Wright-Phillips takes it and has a second chance to cross but is crowded out and loses possession.
The hosts get play underway at Eastlands.
The hosts have drawn their last six league matches and will hope the recent pattern of home wins between these teams continues - five of the last six meetings have been won by the home team.
Robinho returns for Manchester City after a three-month injury absence. Kolo Toure is fit but Gareth Barry misses out. Phil Brown has made one change from the team that beat Everton in midweek, Jimmy Bullard replacing George Boateng.
Manchester City go in search of a first win in seven Premier League games when Hull City are the visitors to the City of Manchester Stadium. Mark Hughes' side have drawn all six of their games since the 3-1 win over West Ham United in late September, so things are not quite as bad as they may seem for the Citizens. Last time out they drew 2-2 at Liverpool, showing that they remain genuine contenders for a top-four finish, despite having dropped to sixth place in the table. Brazil ace Robinho may finally make his comeback from an ankle problem, with first-team coach Eddie Niedzwiecki telling the Manchester Evening News: "Robi is looking really good. "We're pleased, after all the speculation when he went with Brazil, he didn't play for them because he wasn't ready. "He had good training and good treatment with them and has come back to us looking sharper by the day. Things are looking very promising for him in terms of the weekend and he should be up for selection." Martin Petrov will miss out, however, due to a knee injury, but Vincent Kompany and Michael Johnson came through a midweek reserve team game unscathed. Hull travel across the Pennines boosted by a 3-2 midweek home win over Everton, with the Tigers having roared into a three-goal lead within the first half-hour at the KC Stadium. Phil Brown's side have taken seven points from their last three games, a run of form which has eased the pressure on the City boss. He said after the win over the Toffees: "I think it was a deserved win, even though Everton scored two goals in the second half. "People might have been nervous at 3-2, but I wasn't unduly worried, I thought we still had a grip on the game. "We stuck at the task and thoroughly deserved the victory."
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Manchester City created an unwanted piece of club history as they were held at home by revitalised Hull City. It was the Citizens' seventh successive draw in the Premier League, a winless sequence spanning two months. City, who were again far from impressive, looked set to return to winning ways after Shaun Wright-Phillips had put them ahead in first-half stoppage time. Hull were handed an unexpected lifeline late on when Kolo Toure was penalised for a push on Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Jimmy Bullard's penalty earned a point that left City shell-shocked. The visitors, who suffered a 5-1 thumping at Eastlands on their last visit on Boxing Day, could not conceal their delight. That was mirrored after Hull's 82nd minute leveller when the players sat in a circle, while goalscorer Bullard stood finger pointing as a timely reminder of the half-time team talk manager Phil Brown conducted on the pitch at the break on their last visit when they were 4-0 down at the break. And the draw ensured that Hull's great revival continued as they have now taken their points tally to eight from their last four matches. After a lukewarm opening, City gradually began to impose themselves forcing Hull on to the retreat. Brazilian Robinho, back in action for the first time since August, almost marked his return with a goal firing narrowly wide and also seeing a spectacular overhead kick loop just over the crossbar. And sandwiched in-between was an effort from Carlos Tevez which was blocked by the legs of keeper Matt Duke. Hull thought they had successfully negotiated the first 45 minutes, a major achievement bearing in mind their disastrous opening period on their last visit, when Mark Hughes' side snatched the lead in stoppage time. Wright-Phillips ran at the Hull defence and saw his shot from outside the penalty area take a deflection off the head of Gardner as it eluded Duke's despairing dive. Hull were unlucky not to equalise soon after the restart when Richard Garcia's shot beat keeper Shay Given only for Joleon Lescott to come to the rescue with a goalline clearance. City never seriously threatened to build on their slender lead and that was to prove their downfall as Hull fought back to collect only their second point on their travels.
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