Video: Hull City 1 Chelsea 1: Battling Tigers add to the torment of Terry

The England captain certainly wore the look of a worried man at the final whistle after Hull City had affected matters at both ends of the Premier League table with a gutsy display against the leaders.

Terry's unease was understandable. Not only had Chelsea failed to make their game in hand on champions Manchester United count, he is now facing the possibility of being stripped of the England captaincy following the recent revelations about his private life.

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Fabio Capello holds the key to Terry's international future. The Italian is expected to make his decision public on Friday after speaking to the centre-back about his affair with former team-mate Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend.

Terry must be hoping news does not reach the England manager of the abuse he had to endure at the KC Stadium as Capello may wonder whether if it is worth the hassle of retaining the 29-year-old as his leader.

His every touch jeered by the capacity crowd, Chelsea's talisman also had to listen to chants of 'Ashley, Ashley watch your wife' after Ashley Cole had been brought off the bench in the closing stages.

Whether the booing affected him or not is a moot point but there was no denying Terry, who was booked for hacking Jozy Altidore to the floor 53 seconds into the second half, was far from his usual commanding presence at the heart of the visitors' defence. He was at fault for Hull's goal when Mouyokolo was allowed to head Stephen Hunt's expertly executed free-kick past Petr Cech.

Going behind may have been harsh on Chelsea who, without looking anything like their best, had, at that stage, created the game's only chances of note.

The most inviting had come on 27 minutes when Michael Ballack, after being expertly picked out by a probing right-wing cross from Branislav Ivanovic, could only head straight at Myhill.

It proved an expensive miss as Mouyokolo opened the scoring with his first goal for Hull just three minutes later.

Any thoughts that Chelsea may be rocked on to their heels were soon swept away and the scores were level before the break.

The opening came courtesy of a scything tackle by George Boateng on Nicolas Anelka that prompted Mark Clattenburg to immediately blow for a free-kick.

The visitors were initially incensed due to the ball having run free to Lampard who was then unceremoniously dumped to the floor in the penalty area.

Any frustration on Chelsea's part was, however, soon blown away by a sublime free-kick from Drogba that flew past the wall and beyond Myhill.

To their credit, Hull refused to be downhearted and they almost restored their advantage in first-half stoppage time when Anthony Gardner headed over from close range despite being unmarked.

Both sides then tried to win the game during the second half with Altidore wasting a glorious opportunity when picked out by Hunt.

Tom Cairney, again showing maturity beyond his 19 years, had a stinging shot blocked before Chelsea launched an all-out assault on the home goal.

First, Florent Malouda showed tremendous skill to beat Paul McShane before hitting a low shot that Myhill did well to beat away. The Hull goalkeeper also had to be at his best to keep out Drogba's effort before pulling off a truly stunning save to beat away a fierce shot from Daniel Sturridge in stoppage time.

Myhill's heroics ensured that when Clattenburg blew the final whistle moments later, Terry wore the expression of a worried man.

Of far more consequence to the celebrating home fans, however, was the potentially valuable point Hull's battling display had earned.

It may not have been enough to drag the Tigers out of the relegation zone but, in terms of firing up the troops for the battles that lie ahead, it may well prove to be priceless.

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Hull City: Myhill; McShane (Zayatte 90), Gardner, Mouyokolo, Dawson; Fagan, Boateng, Cairney, Hunt; Altidore (Kilbane 86), Vennegoor of Hesselink (Zaki 66). Unused substitutes: Barmby, Geovanni, Duke, Mendy.

Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, Carvalho, Terry, Zhirkov (A Cole 81); Deco, Ballack (J Cole 72), Lampard; Malouda; Anelka (Sturridge 81), Drogba. Unused substitutes: Ferreira, Kalou, Turnbull, Alex.

Referee: M Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear).