Oscar Estupinan at the double as Hull stun winless Norwich

Norwich remain without a Sky Bet Championship victory this season following a humbling 2-1 defeat at Hull.

Oscar Estupinan’s tap-in after 42 minutes, his first goal for the club, put the hosts in control.

The Columbia international then put the gloss on a fine performance with another close-range strike after 62 minutes.

Marcelino Nunez’s excellent free-kick 10 minutes later gave Norwich hope, but the damage had already been done.

Canaries fans must also have been left in a state of some confusion over how their side did not open the scoring within the first 10 minutes.

Dean Smith’s men flew out of the traps and seemed destined to take advantage of Hull’s wayward early passing.

No better was that illustrated than after five minutes when Nunez took advantage of sluggish defending with a stout challenge and a smart dart into the penalty area.

Matt Ingram stopped that initial effort with his right shin, with the rebound falling kindly to Teemu Pukki.

Pukki ought to have given his central strike from 10 yards greater loft, but the Finland international’s effort was nonetheless heading into the bottom right-hand corner.

Ingram, though, did exceptionally well to pre-empt what Pukki had in mind and got his legs in the way to flip the ball over the crossbar.

Hull were awful in the early stages, but they finally hit their stride just when Norwich had looked like cutting loose.

Estupinan was a persistent, muscular threat, while enigmatic playmaker Ozan Tufan grew into the game.

The Turkey international’s 25th-minute hit from the edge of Norwich’s penalty box, the ball just skewing over the crossbar, was a neat representation of the marked shift in control of the match.

That was underscored when Hull gained the lead, albeit in