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Christian Eriksen scored the late winner for Tottenham to see his team escape the KC Stadium with a 2-1 victory.
Hull started very strong with a magnificent shot by midfielder Jake Livermore who sent the ball on Hugo Lloris’s right corner.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side started to pick up the pace and bring the ball on Allan McGregor’s box but the end of first half saw Steve Bruce’s team on the lead.
Things started to get easier for the visitors once Gaston Ramirez was sent off with a straight red card after kicking Jan Vertonghen in the second half.
Harry Kane scored his ninth goal in 10 matches in 61 minutes after Eriksen’s free-kick hit the bar.
The Danish then won the match for his team from 20 yards and brought plenty of smiles at the Tottenham front before their important clash with Everton next week.
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Show all 24 1 /24Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Allan McGregor, Hull Brave in coming out for crosses, particularly when Spurs brought on Aaron Lennon. Could do nothing about either goal. 8
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Ahmed Elmohamady, Hull Never stopped running, particularly in the second half when Hull were forced onto the defensive. 7
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Curtis Davies, Hull Dangerous in an attacking sense at set-pieces, but should have closed down Eriksen better for the winning goal. 6
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Michael Dawson, Hull A committed performance from the former Tottenham centre-back, who threw his body in the way of countless shots. 6
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Andrew Robertson, Hull Could not continue his fine form for Scotland, struggling to contain Spurs’ attacking threat in the second half. 6
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Tom Huddlestone, Hull Typically elegant in the first half, he struggled when Hull went down to ten men and was eventually withdrawn for Liam Rosenior. 7
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Jake Livermore, Hull A thunderbolt of an opening goal against his former club, he flickered in and out of the game but did enough to impress overall despite being booked in the second half. Could have been sent off for a foul on Mason. 7
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Hatem Ben Arfa, Hull Missed a fantastic chance on 20 minutes with the goal gaping. Flitted in and out of the game and was replaced by Meyler as Hull looked to close the game down. 5
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Gaston Ramirez, Hull He will rue kicking out at Vertonghen, though the sending off was harsh. Intermittently bright before that. 5
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Robbie Brady, Hull The former Manchester United trainee was a clever presence in the Hull midfield, and forced Lloris into a fine stop midway through the first half to keep the score at 1-0. 8
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Nikica Jelavic, Hull Out of form, but still posed problems for the Spurs centre backs. Barely had a sniff in the second half but defended manfully from the front. 7
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Best of the Bench: David Meyler, Hull Brought on to shore up the midfield but could do nothing to stop the flow of traffic towards the Hull goal. 4
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Hugo Lloris, Tottenham Suspect decision-making, particularly when he came too far out of his area in the first half and missed the ball. Redeemed himself with a brilliant save from Robbie Brady. 6
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Eric Dier, Tottenham The right back who wants to be a centre back struggled, and was withdrawn at half time. 4
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Federico Fazio, Tottenham Gifted the ball to Ramirez on the half-hour with a dreadful error symptomatic of a generally mistake-strewn performance. 4
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Jan Vertonghen, Tottenham Looked more comfortable in the second half with Dier off, and earned the crucial intervention after tangling with Ramirez to get the Hull man sent off. 6
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Ben Davies, Tottenham Impressive going forward, and was barely required to defend in the second half. 6
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Moussa Dembele Frequently under pressure from poor passes by his midfield mates, the Belgian’s influence was not what it should have been and he was withdrawn in the second half for Lennon. 5
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Ryan Mason, Tottenham Combative if not equally skilful, his industry was crucial as Spurs took advantage of the man extra. 7
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Erik Lamela, Tottenham A mixture of the sublime and the ultimately frustrating. A handball when well-placed in the area on 85 minutes summed up the Argentine’s day. 7
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Harry Kane, Tottenham The young man has the poacher’s instinct. He was the only Spurs player lithe and alive enough to capitalise when Eriksen’s free kick rang off the post, but should have given Spurs the win with a header from point-blank range. 8
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Christian Eriksen, Tottenham Spurs’ main creative spark. His wonderful free-kick from 30 yards was tucked in by Kane to bring Spurs level and he came up with a beautiful winner. 9
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Roberto Soldado, Tottenham Still not living up to his lofty billing, and missed a fantastic chance to put Spurs ahead from a Chiriches cutback. 3
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Hull City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - player ratings Best of the Bench: Aaron Lennon, Tottennham Gave Spurs an extra attacking dimension. He provided the assist for Eriksen’s winning goal and lent his side width they had lack with Dembele on the pitch. 7
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