Steve Bruce knows the course and distance of the Championship’s promotion race better than most. Three times in his managerial career he has got past the finish post successfully and feels well placed in his quest for a fourth after Hull made light of their perennial bogey team Burnley. Nine of the previous 10 meetings had resulted in defeat for the Yorkshire club,including what proved to be a decisive one here in May that pushed Bruce and Hull to the verge of relegation.
Their search for an instant Premier League return has been built on the banks of the Humber. moment-half goals from their outstanding captain, Jake Livermore, or record £10m signing Abel Hernndez and the industrious Sam Clucas took their tally to 29 points from a dozen home matches.
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Source: theguardian.com