Cardiff City 1-3 Hull City: Fabio Carvalho at the double as ruthless Tigers maul awful Bluebirds

Cardiff City slipped to a third defeat in four Championship outings after turning in another poor performance, this time at home to play-off-chasing Hull City.

Fabio Carvalho got things up and running for the visitors with a lovely first-time finish from a corner just after half an hour, before slotting home a second just before the interval after a fine team move.

Karlan Grant's near-post finish offered the hosts some hope early in the second half, but a smart finish from former Cardiff man Jaden Philogene wrapped up the win for the Tigers, who could have added a fourth had Abdulkadir Omur not been denied by the post.

Cardiff remain 11th in the table on the back of this latest loss, which will have done little to strengthen Erol Bulut's case for a new deal in the capital.

Indeed, after the impressive win at Coventry City, this performance saw Cardiff once again display many of the same problems that had so deeply punctuated that defeat to Sunderland on Good Friday.

The boos at full time said it all. Not just about the annoyance at this particular performance, but also the frustration at the inconsistency that has robbed this team of competing for something meaningful this campaign.

Those frustrations have been particularly pronounced at home. The Bluebirds have won just nine of their 21 league games in front of their own fans, just one more than the eight racked up on the road. That stat alone will need to be improved if Cardiff are to have anything to play for this time next year, regardless of who the manager is.

Manolis Siopis admitted in the build-up to this game that there appears to be something about playing at Cardiff City Stadium that puts pressure on this team. Rather tellingly, the Greek midfielder also suggested