Barrie McKay sends a neat ball in towards Wilfried Bony from inside the box and the Swansea man attempts a bicycle kick with his back to goal but it sails over.

Unfortunately that didn't go in because if it did, that would have given this match some added spice. And I think it could do with it about now!

A showpiece game of football, this is not.

Swansea forward Wilfried Bony heads the ball down and it falls into the path of Connor Roberts who makes an optimistic effort to turn and shoot from outside the box and he misses the ball altogether.

Kamil Grosicki has just mishit a cross and out for a Swansea goal kick and that just about sums up their first half so far.

It's not going the hosts way as yet, but there's plenty of time to find a way back into this game.

Dwight Gayle scored a hat-trick in West Bromwich Albion's 4-0 win at Rotherham earlier today.

As a former defender, though, boss Darren Moore will be just as pleased with only a second clean sheet in the league this season!

This is a game of fine margins and as yet, Swansea haven't yet made a mistake at the back to let Hull have a realistic chance on goal.

The hosts have dominated possession after Wilfried Bony's early goal for the Swans, but it's the visitors who look more likely to score next.

Kamil Grosicki gallops down the left wing as Hull try to make their way back into this game but his cross into the box is well covered by a combination of Swansea goalkeeper Erwin Mulder and Connor Roberts.

That's a step in the right direction from the hosts!

That early Swansea goal has inspired the home support into getting behind their team, with the atmosphere picking up a bit compared to the early stages.

As yet, there's been little to get excited about as Hull haven't managed a shot on goal.

Swansea boss Graham Potter will be the happier of the two managers thus far after that early goal from Wilfried Bony.

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One for the footballing geeks such as myself who love a good bassy noise as goals fly in, there.

Not sure what it was exactly but when Wilfried Bony scored that goal just now, there was a lovely deep THUD picked up by the pitchside television microphones.

Oof! It's the little things, eh?

We wondered earlier on if Reading would have a new man in charge for their game against Millwall on 26 December and we have our answer.

The Royals have appointed Jose Manuel Gomes as their new boss as they look to avoid relegation to League One.

The Berkshire side fell to a 1-0 defeat by promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough earlier today.

Hull get us under way at a KCOM Stadium with acres of empty seats.

The two teams have made their way out at the KCOM Stadium and kick-off is soon approaching.

Hull are in their standard amber and black home kit while the Swans are playing in a very nice maroon away number.

Saucy.

Swansea make two changes for the trip to the KCOM Stadium.

Wilfried Bony and Declan John start for the hosts while Daniel James comes back to the bench.

Swansea: Mulder, Roberts, Rodon, Van der Hoorn, John, Fer, Grimes, Dyer, Routledge, McKay, Bony.

Subs: Nordfeldt, McBurnie, Celina, Carter-Vickers, James, Naughton, Fulton

Kevin Stewart starts for Hull as Markus Henriksen misses out while Evandro returns on the bench for the Tigers after coming back from injury.

Hull: Marshall, Mazuch, Stewart, Grosicki, Irvine, Kane, Batty, Bowen, Kingsley, Campbell, Elphick.

Subs: Long, De Wijs, Evandro, Dicko, Fleming, McKenzie, Martin.

Now it's time to turn our attention to this evening's Championship match between Hull and Swansea, with Graham Potter's Swans bidding to close the gap on the top six.

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• Lincoln City beat Newport 3-2 to go four points clear at the top of League Two after second-placed MK Dons lost 1-0 at home to third-placed Colchester.
• Jayden Stockley scores a hat-trick as Exeter move back into the top seven with a 3-2 win at Oldham.
• Mansfield come from a goal behind to win 3-1 at Stevenage and fellow promotion hopefuls Bury and Forest Green claim victory over Tranmere and Crewe respectively.
• Struggling Notts County are thumped 4-0 at Grimsby, while Colin Calderwood's first game in charge of lowly Cambridge ends in a 3-0 defeat at Morecambe.

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• Leaders Portsmouth battled to a 3-1 win against 10-man Sunderland in the clash at the top of the table.
• Luton piled the pressure on the Black Cats as they strengthened second position in the table with a 2-0 win at home to Burton.
• Charlton ran out 2-0 winners against Gillingham to keep up their own promotion aspirations.
• Bottom side Wimbledon held on to record a vital 2-1 win away at Wycombe.
• Stuart McCall's return to Valley Parade ended in defeat as Bradford overcame fellow strugglers Scunthorpe 2-0.
• Fleetwood boss Joey Barton is sent off as his side are beaten 2-1 at managerless Bristol Rovers.

Meanwhile, at the bottom...

It's pretty much the same as it was before kick-off. Ipswich were the only team to avoid defeat, while Hull face Swansea in a game that kicks off at 17:30 GMT.

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So Norwich move up to the top of the table, although Leeds will return to the summit if they win at Aston Villa tomorrow.

West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough won, but Derby and Sheffield United both dropped points in their final matches before Christmas.

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• Norwich score YET ANOTHER late winner to go top of the Championship, with Teemu Pukki netting their only goal at Blackburn.
• Dwight Gayle scores a hat-trick in West Brom's hammering of Rotherham.
• Play-off chasing Sheffield United and Derby are held to draws by Ipswich and Bristol City respectively, while Nottingham Forest lose at home to QPR.
• Managerless Sheffield Wednesday beat 10-man Preston at Hillsborough.
• It's one win in 19 matches now for Bolton, who lose to Brentford at Griffin Park.