Hull City 2-1 Swansea City: Off-colour Swans slip to poor defeat on Humberside

If Luke Williams was annoyed last week. He will like be absolutely livid after this.

The MKM Stadium was the site where Williams picked up his first league win as Swans boss just under a year ago. But this defeat at the hands Hull City was arguably one of the poorest performances of his Swansea City reign.

Joao Pedro handed the hosts a deserved lead midway inside a first half that had also seen Gustavo Puerta denied by the post, before Harry Darling’s second goal of the season restored for the visitors, who hit the woodwork themselves through Ben Cabango just after the break.

But Swansea didn't really do anywhere near enough to claim all three points, and Hull duly regained their lead 10 minutes from time as substitute Mason Burstow curled home.

Ryan Longman might well have added to Swansea's anguish late on, but his low effort was denied by the bottom of the right-hand post.

In all honesty, another goal wouldn't have flattered the hosts, who had previously not mustered a win in their last 13 league outings, a run that stretched back to the beginning of October.

The result halts a promising run on the road for the Swans, who were previously unbeaten in the last three away league outings before this fixture.

Williams had bemoaned the mentality of his side in the wake of the defeat to Sunderland last weekend. But any hope of a positive response from his players were promptly dashed on Humberside.

The hosts really should have taken the lead on 17 minutes, shortly after Aby Kamara’s wayward header.

A clever threaded pass from Charlie Hughes set Ryan Giles free down the right, and his fizzed cross into the six-yard box was somehow turned wide by Regan Slater.

Swansea’s first effort on goal came just after half an hour as Zan