Liam Rosenior was surprised to hear some boos from the home support after his Hull City side played out a goalless draw with Preston North End.

Hull made it six home games on the spin without defeat but squandered a number of chances to secure a welcome three points and were greeted with some boos from the crowd. After a 3-1 loss at Norwich City in midweek, Rosenior was pleased by the response from his side.

He said: “I’m delighted because what I asked from the players was a positive reaction to what was, from a performance point of view, the first time and the only time since I’ve been at the club that we weren’t at the right level.

“Today we were and that’s really pleasing. I know it’s frustrating and we want to win games of football but you only win when you have a consistent level of performance. Some of our build-up from the back they couldn’t live with and on another day I think we win the game.

STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 11: Hull City manager Liam Rosenior during the Sky Bet Championship between Stoke City and Hull City at Bet365 Stadium on February 11, 2023 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

“I was surprised by the booing. We’ve got fans who pay their money, who come to watch games. I’ve spoken about how important togetherness is here and I’m surprised, I’ll be honest. I told everyone after the Norwich game we weren’t good enough, but we responded and today we were.”

Hull City: Ingram; Christie, A. Jones, McLoughlin, Greaves; Tufan, Docherty, Simons; Longman (Ebiowei 65), Estupiñán (Tetteh 75), Pelkas (Slater 65). Unused substitutes: Darlow, Coyle, Elder, Figueiredo.

Preston North End: Woodman; Storey (Diaby 46), Cunningham, Hughes (Lindsay 36); Potts, Browne, Ledson, Fernández; Woodburn (Johnson 74); Delap (Parrott 46), Cannon. Unused substitutes: Cornell, Brady, Onomah.

Referee: S Allison (Wiltshire)

Liam Rosenior address boos from Hull City fans after 0-0 draw with Preston North End