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Harry Maguire and Sam Clucas heroics help Hull City out of relegation zone

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Hull refused to be beaten on the day, as they moved out of the relegation zone with a 4-2 win over Middlesbrough.

A breathless, intoxicating fixture on Wednesday saw two relegation-haunted clubs throw caution to the wind, and it was Hull City who earned a 4-2 victory that made an almighty difference to their survival prospects.

Despite trailing to Alvaro Negredo's early opener for Middlesbrough, the Tigers responded wonderfully well to carve their visitors open with three goals inside 28 first-half minutes. Lazar Markovic, Oumar Niasse and Abel Hernandez were all on target before Harry Maguire's second-half header ensured a controversial goal from Marten De Roon counted for nothing.