Hull City's survival ambitions have been left battered and bruised following Saturday's disastrous 2-0 home defeat to Sunderland, a side relegated seven days earlier.
The Tigers' performance warranted something after long spells of pressure but second half goals from Billy Jones and Jermain Defoe caused an ill-timed upset at the KCOM Stadium.
For the first time in his Hull City reign -- and for the first time since 2014 -- Marco Silva suffered a league defeat on home soil. The timing could hardly have been worse with his team sliding into the Premier League's bottom three.
Positives
It would need the king of wishful thinking to sugar-coat this dispiriting setback.