BALLS TO HULL CHIEF

HULL City’s fanbase have never seen eye-to-eye with club owner Assem Allam (left) and relations reached a new low on Saturday. Hundreds of protesting fans chucked tennis balls on the pitch at the KCOM Stadium after 19 minutes and four seconds — marking the year the club were founded. The Tigers lost 3-2 to Nottingham Forest to stand 17th. A return to the Premier League is looking unlikely.