Sunderland 0-1 Hull City: Liverpool loanee Fabio Carvalho volleys winner to earn narrow win for Liam Rosenior's Tigers

Report and highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Sunderland and Hull City at the Stadium of Light on Saturday | Liverpool loanee Fabio Carvalho hits deflected volley to help Liam Rosenior's men to victory

Digital football journalist @DanLong__

Friday 19 January 2024 22:55, UK

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Fabio Carvalho's volley helped Hull to a 1-0 win over Sunderland on Friday night, which took them back into the Championship play-off places.

The 21-year-old forward — on loan from Liverpool until the end of the season — connected with a cross delivered by fellow Reds loanee Tyler Morton and hit a first-time effort that was taken over the line by a slight deflection.

Jack Clarke — as ever, the bright spark for the Black Cats — created six chances, but while Michael Beale's men attempted 15 shots and won 12 corners, they were unable to prevent Ryan Allsop keeping a clean sheet — boos rung around the Stadium of Light as a result.

Hull replace Coventry in sixth place as a result of their first win in three games, while Sunderland — who would have taken sixth with only a draw — stay eighth, two points further behind.

Last April, Sunderland and Hull played out an enthralling 4-4 draw at the Stadium of Light. But following the theme of the return fixture on Boxing Day — a 1-0 win for the Black Cats — a goal-fest never really looked to be on the cards.

The Tigers stuck to their task of patiently and methodically attempting to play out from the back and through the thirds, persisting even when the Sunderland press hindered their ability to advance.

Equally, Sunderland struggled to find a way through themselves, despite some encouraging attacking play, unsurprisingly mostly from