Millwall 0-0 Hull City: Liam Rosenior's 10-man Tigers earn point against Lions
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Hull top scorer Oscar Estupinan had only had one yellow card in 19 club appearances this season
Ten-man Hull City gained a point as Liam Rosenior's reign began with a battling performance at Millwall.
A tight game which saw both sides threaten turned eight minutes before the break when Colombia striker Oscar Estupinan was sent off for a reckless, high challenge on Charlie Cresswell.
But the Lions, who went close on three occasions through Zian Flemming, were unable to take advantage to earn a first win in three, despite plenty of pressure and having 24 attempts.
The Tigers stay in 21st place, but the point under Rosenior, who was only appointed on Thursday, ends a run of back-to-back losses.
Millwall dominated after the interval but clear opportunities remained scarce.
Tom Bradshaw thought he had broken the deadlock but was deemed offside, while Mason Bennett had a header well saved by Nathan Baxter.
The Hull keeper also made a fine stop from Scott Malone, tipping his fierce shot over the bar.
Hull, seeking three consecutive away Championship wins for the first time since April 2013, rarely threatened but held on to earn a draw which keeps them one point above the relegation zone.
Millwall boss Gary Rowett on the game and Oscar Estupinan's red card:
"The game is pretty even up to the point when they have a man sent off. There was little space on the pitch. In my opinion it is reckless, even though he hasn't meant to do it - he catches Cressy in the face and he needed a lot of stitches at half-time.
"After that you just know what is going to happen - that they are going to drop in, they are going to test our patience and make it hard for us to play through them. They did. They defended brilliantly.
"Any ball that came into the box they managed to get their head on it whereas you'd expect sometimes us to create more of a threat with the amount of balls we put into the box - 24 shots and 10 corners.
"We were pretty much dominant, as you'd expect with those statistics, but you've got to go and put one in the net. As much as we feel it is an opportunity missed, we're not going to win every home game - the Championship doesn't work like that, you have little spells where things don't quite go how you want them to with the relevant quality."
Hull head coach Liam Rosenior said:
"Coming here where Millwall have won seven games out of nine at home, second-best record in the league and everybody said to me it couldn't be a tougher game for your first-ever permanent manager's job.
"I've had two real working days with the players in terms of sessions, so for them to take on the tactical information and to give the energy, passion and commitment, that has to be the base of a successful team. If we keep those levels of commitment and application, we can climb up the table.
"I don't think he [Estupinan] even tried to win the ball, he can't see the player so it's not a challenge. He's tried to take the ball down so it was more of a collision. I can see why the referee's given it in terms of what it looks like. I feel sorry for Oscar because he's saying sorry to me and all the lads in there.
"He was magnificent for the first half hour in terms of the energy he brought. The biggest thing for me is to understand why it was given. I just hope it's not seen as dangerous or reckless play because he has tried to take the ball down, it's just an unfortunate incident."