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The damning thing for Leicester in this match they really needed to win was that there was no cavalry charge, no guns blazing crescendo. Tom Huddlestone was dismissed for second bookable offence with 18 minutes to go but Allan McGregor in the Hull goal had not one meaningful save to make as the clock ticked down. In fact, it was Mark Schwarzer who had to be alert. In the final minute he reacted expertly to stop an Abel Hernandez shot following a quickly-taken free-kick by Dame N’Doye. Had that gone in, the obituaries on Leicester’s Premier League life could have been signed off. Hull City's Tom Huddlestone (right) looks on in disbelief as referee Jonathan Moss gets out the red card to send off the midfielder. Hull midfielder Tom Huddlestone (right) is shown the red card for a challenge on Leicester's Jamie Vardy. Huddlestone's team-mate Jake Livermore is in despair after Hull were reduced to ten men in the second-half. LEICESTER CITY (3-5-2): Schwarzer 6.5; Morgan 6 (Nugent 84’), Huth 6, Upson 6; De Laet 5 (Lawrence 76’), Mahrez 6, James 6.5, Cambiasso 6.5, Schlupp 6; Vardy 7, Kramaric 4 (Ulloa 61’ 6) Subs not used: Schmeichel, Drinkwater, King, Wasilewski, Nugent. HULL CITY: McGregor 6; Dawson 6, Bruce 6, McShane 6; Elmohamady 6, Livermore 6, Huddlestone 5.5, Ramirez 6 (Hernandez 85’), Robertson 6 (Meyler 77’); Jelavic 5 (Quinn 78’), N’Doye 6.5. Subs not used:  Figueroa, Davies, Hernandez, Harper, Aluko. Booked: Huddlestone sent off, Robertson, Dawson, Bruce. Referee: Jonathan Moss. MOTM: Vardy. Attendance: 31, 456. Here is Hull City's Michael Dawson's heat map. CLICK HERE to see more from Sportsmail's MATCH ZONE. A goalless draw does not do a huge amount to avert that likely narrative. Leicester are seven points from safety, even if Sunderland are dropping like a stone having played a game more. Leicester’s match in hand is against Chelsea. Martin O’Neill was at the King Power Stadium as a guest of the club he served so well in two League Cup triumphs. This season is heading for a more sombre conclusion to those heady days. Nigel Pearson is realistic, knowing uncommon improvement is needed immediately. ‘We’ve got ten games left, six at home, we probably need to win five,’ he said having seen his side win only four times all campaign. ‘When the pressure was on us to go and create I don’t think we did. We were laboured.’ Steve Bruce was disappointed at a different aspect, the clamour for a card from Leicester players when Alex Bruce tackled Riyad Mahrez in the second half. The ball was won but referee Jon Moss produced a yellow, soon after erring similarly in booking Craig Dawson. Leicester City keeper Mark Schwarzer punches clear as Dame N'Doye of Hull and Ritchie De Laet of the Foxes vie for the ball. ‘There is a raging debate about Chelsea in midweek. I’ve seen everybody surround Alex for a red card for his challenge. For me it is a perfectly decent challenge I would expect a centre-half to make,’ said Bruce. ‘If we’re going to go down the route of every other league jumping around, whinging, trying to get people yellow cards and red cards. For me it’s not right.’ When a game begins with six centre-halves on the pitch there is a reasonable assumption goals will be in short supply. Jake Livermore of Hull attempts to keep possession at the King Power Stadium under pressure from Leicester's Esteban Cambiasso. Leicester matched Hull in a 3-5-2 formation, with half a dozen genuine defenders concentrating solely on keeping the ball away from danger. They did their jobs well, in a contest that began so short on opportunities or entertainment mass narcolepsy was an entirely possible outcome. It took Leicester until 62 minutes to register a shot on target, and even that was a mishit cross by Jamie Vardy, requiring a palm over from McGregor. Hull were only marginally better, but should have gone ahead in the 20th minute only for Nikica Jelavic to get himself in a terrible tangle. In a contender for miss of the season, he failed to put boot to ball from six yards with the net open. Huddlestone chipped the ball over the backline of blue shirts to find Ahmed Elmohamady sprinting clear, having timed his run perfectly to stay onside. The Egyptian squared the ball to take out Schwarzer but Jelavic failed badly. Six minutes later he did have the ball in the back of the net. But Moss had already blown for a foul on Schwarzer by N’Doye. Leicester’s best opening of the first-half came in the 34th minute when Mahrez delivered a wicked cross that bent into the area in front of Andrej Kramaric. But the £9million striker was either caught on his heels or disinclined to make the leap required to meet the ball and it drifted wide. Tom Huddlestone puts in a robust challenge on Leicester City striker Andrej Kramaric during the Premier League clash on Saturday. Referee Jonathan Moss hands out the yellow card to Hull City defender Alex Bruce (left) as tempers threatened to boil over. This was a bad game for Kramaric, unable to affect it in any way and he was hooked for Leonardo Ulloa after an hour. Soon after Jelavic headed over from a corner by Gaston Ramirez. That is when Leicester began to make a more concerted effort to win three points rather than one. Vardy was a nuisance all match for the Hull defenders, his pace and energy unsettling. It was he who stretched his legs down the left before cutting in and forcing Huddlestone into a foul he wished not to make. He tried to back out of it but the contact sent Vardy to the floor. Abel Hernandez of Hull City has his head in his hands after a missed chance to fire the Tigers into the lead at the King Power Stadium. Moss, soon after dishing out two wholy incorrect bookings for ‘fouls’ by Dawson and Bruce, got this yellow right. From the free-kick Jeff Schlupp struck a shot that was heading in until Ulloa inadvertently blocked. With the man advantage Leicester pressed but without cultivating anything to truly worry Bruce. The crowd willed the ball in for the final few minutes but boos greeted the final whistle. This felt like a fatal opportunity missed.
Hull midfielder Tom Huddlestone sent off in the second-half for two bookable offences.
Nigel Pearson's Leicester City side remain bottom of the Premier League, seven points adrift of safety.
Skriv höjdpunkter för denna artikel: Det fördömande för Leicester i denna match de verkligen behövde för att vinna var att det inte fanns någon kavalleriladdning, inga kanoner flammande crescendo. Tom Huddlestone avskedades för andra bokningsbara förseelse med 18 minuter kvar men Allan McGregor i Hullmålet hade inte en enda meningsfull räddning att göra när klockan tickat ner. Det var faktiskt Mark Schwarzer som var tvungen att vara uppmärksam. I den sista minuten reagerade han sakkunnigt för att stoppa ett Abel Hernandez skott efter en snabbt tagen frispark av Dame N'Doye. Om det hade gått in, kunde dödsrunorna i Leicesters Premier League - liv ha skrivits av. Hull Citys Tom Huddlestone (till höger) ser på i misstro när domaren Jonathan Moss får ut det röda kortet för att skicka iväg mittfältaren. Hullmittfältaren Tom Huddlestone (till höger) visas det röda kortet för en utmaning på Leicesters Jamie Vardy. Huddlestones lagkamrat Jake Livermore är förtvivlad efter att Hull reducerats till tio man i andra halvlek. LEICESTER CITY (3-5-2): Schwarzer 6.5; Morgan 6 (Nugent 84), Huth 6, Upson 6; De Laet 5 (Lawrence 76), Mahrez 6, James 6.5, Cambiasso 6.5, Schlupp 6; Vardy 7, Kramaric 4 (Ulloa 61’ 6) Undernummer som inte används: Schmeichel, Drinkwater, King, Wasilewski, Nugent. HULL CITY: McGregor 6; Dawson 6, Bruce 6, McShane 6; Elmohamady 6, Livermore 6, Huddlestone 5.5, Ramirez 6 (Hernandez 85), Robertson 6 (Meyler 77’); Jelavic 5 (Quinn 78), N’Doye 6.5. Subs används inte: Figueroa, Davies, Hernandez, Harper, Aluko. Huddlestone skickade iväg Robertson, Dawson, Bruce. Domare: Jonathan Moss. Vardy. Närvaro: 31, 456. Här är Hull Citys Michael Dawsons värmekarta. KLICKA HÄR för att se mer från Sportsmail's MAtch ZONE. En mållös dragning gör inte en enorm mängd för att avvärja denna sannolika berättelse. Leicester är sju punkter från säkerhet, även om Sunderland faller som en sten har spelat en match mer. Leicesters match i hand är mot Chelsea. Martin O’Neill var på King Power Stadium som gäst i klubben han tjänstgjorde så bra i två ligacup triumfer. Den här säsongen är på väg mot en mer dyster avslutning på dessa berusande dagar. Nigel Pearson är realistisk och vet att ovanliga förbättringar behövs omedelbart. "Vi har tio matcher kvar, sex hemma, vi förmodligen behöver vinna fem," sade han efter att ha sett sin sida vinna bara fyra gånger alla kampanj. – När pressen var på oss att gå och skapa tror jag inte att vi gjorde det. Vi arbetade. " Steve Bruce var besviken på en annan aspekt, krav på ett kort från Leicester spelare när Alex Bruce tacklade Riyad Mahrez i den andra halvan. Bollen vanns men domaren Jon Moss producerade en gul, strax efter att ha felat på liknande sätt i att boka Craig Dawson. Leicesters stadsvaktmästare Mark Schwarzer slår klart som Dame N'Doye of Hull och Ritchie De Laet of the Foxes tävlar om bollen. – Det pågår en rasande debatt om Chelsea mitt i veckan. Jag har sett alla omringa Alex för ett rött kort för sin utmaning. För mig är det en helt anständig utmaning jag skulle förvänta mig en mitt-halv att göra,” sade Bruce. "Om vi ska gå längs vägen för alla andra ligan hoppa runt, gnälla, försöker få människor gula kort och röda kort. För mig är det inte rätt.’ När ett spel börjar med sex center-halvor på planen finns det ett rimligt antagande mål kommer att vara i brist. Jake Livermore av Hull försöker hålla besittning på King Power Stadium under press från Leicesters Esteban Cambiasso. Leicester matchade Hull i en 3-5-2-formation, med ett halvt dussin äkta försvarare som enbart koncentrerade sig på att hålla bollen borta från fara. De gjorde sina jobb bra, i en tävling som började så kort om möjligheter eller underhållning mass narkolepsi var ett helt möjligt resultat. Det tog Leicester tills 62 minuter att registrera ett skott på målet, och även det var en mishit kors av Jamie Vardy, kräver en handflata över från McGregor. Hull var bara marginellt bättre, men borde ha gått vidare i 20:e minuten bara för att Nikica Jelavic skulle hamna i en fruktansvärd härva. I en utmanare om säsongens miss misslyckades han med att sätta boot till boll från sex yards med nätet öppet. Huddlestone flisade bollen över baklinjen på blå skjortor för att hitta Ahmed Elmohamady spurta klart, efter att ha timade sin springa perfekt för att stanna på sidan. Egyptiern kvaddade bollen för att slå ut Schwarzer men Jelavic misslyckades svårt. Sex minuter senare hade han bollen i nätets baksida. Men Moss hade redan blåst för en foul på Schwarzer av N'Doye. Leicesters bästa öppning av den första halvan kom i den 34:e minuten när Mahrez levererade ett ondskefullt kors som böjde sig in i området framför Andrej Kramaric. Men den 9 miljoner pund strejkande antingen fångades i hälarna eller var ovillig att göra det språng som krävdes för att möta bollen och det drev brett. Tom Huddlestone sätter in en robust utmaning på Leicester City-strejkaren Andrej Kramaric under Premier League-krocken på lördagen. Domare Jonathan Moss överlämnar det gula kortet till Hull City-försvararen Alex Bruce (vänster) då temperament hotade att koka över. Detta var ett dåligt spel för Kramaric, oförmöget att påverka det på något sätt och han blev fast för Leonardo Ulloa efter en timme. Strax efter Jelavic på väg från ett hörn vid Gaston Ramirez. Det var då Leicester började göra en mer samlad insats för att vinna tre poäng snarare än en. Vardy var en olägenhet alla match för Hull försvarare, hans takt och energi oroande. Det var han som sträckte benen nedåt vänster innan han skar in och tvingade Huddlestone till en foul han inte ville göra. Han försökte backa ur det men kontakten skickade Vardy till golvet. Abel Hernandez från Hull City har huvudet i sina händer efter en missad chans att sparka Tigers i ledningen på King Power Stadium. Moss, strax efter att ha delat ut två helt felaktiga bokningar för 'fouls' av Dawson och Bruce, fick denna gula rätt. Från den frisparkade Jeff Schlupp slog ett skott som var på väg in tills Ulloa oavsiktligt blockerade. Med mannen fördel Leicester pressade men utan att odla något att verkligen oroa Bruce. Publiken ville ha in bollen i de sista minuterna men bu hälsade på den sista visslan. Detta kändes som en ödesdiger möjlighet som missades.
Write highlights for this article: The condemnation for Leicester in this match they really needed to win was that there was no cavalry charge, no guns flaming crescendo. Tom Huddlestone was dismissed for other bookable misdemeanor with 18 minutes left but Allan McGregor in the Hull case did not have a single meaningful save to make when the clock ticked down. It was actually Mark Schwarzer who had to pay attention. At the last minute, he reacted expertly to stop an Abel Hernandez shot after a quick take free kick by Dame N'Doye. If it had gone in, the obituaries of Leicester's Premier League - life could have been written off. Hull City's Tom Huddlestone (to the right) watches on in disbelief when Judge Jonathan Moss gets the red card out to send the midfielder away. Hull midfielder Tom Huddlestone (right) appears the red card for a challenge on Leicester's Jamie Vardy. Huddlestone's teammate Jake Livermore is devastated after Hull is reduced to ten men in the second half. LEICESTER CITY (3-5-2): Schwarzer 6.5; Morgan 6 (Nugent 84), Huth 6, Upson 6; De Laet 5 (Lawrence 76), Mahrez 6, James 6.5, Cambiasso 6.5, Schlupp 6; Vardy 7, Kramaric 4 (Ulloa 61’ 6) Subheading not used: Schmeichel, Drinkwater, King, Wasilewski, Nugent. HULL CITY: McGregor 6; Dawson 6, Bruce 6, McShane 6; Elmohamady 6, Livermore 6, Huddlestone 5.5, Ramirez 6 (Hernandez 85), Robertson 6 (Meyler 77’); Jelavic 5 (Quinn 78), N’Doye 6.5. Subs are not used: Figueroa, Davies, Hernandez, Harper, Aluko. Huddlestone sent Robertson, Dawson, Bruce away. Judge: Jonathan Moss. Vardy. Attendance: 31, 456. Here's Hull City's Michael Dawson's heat map. CLICK HERE to see more from Sportsmail's Match ZONE. A speechless draw does not make a huge amount to ward off this likely story. Leicester is seven points from safety, although Sunderland falls like a stone has played one game more. Leicester's game in hand is against Chelsea. Martin O’Neill was at King Power Stadium as a guest in the club he served so well in two league cup triumphs. This season is heading for a more bleak conclusion to these intoxicating days. Nigel Pearson is realistic and knows that unusual improvements are needed immediately. "We have ten games left, six at home, we probably need to win five," he said after seeing his side win just four times all the campaign. “When the pressure was on us to go create, I don’t think we did. We worked. “ Steve Bruce was disappointed on another aspect, demanding a card from Leicester player when Alex Bruce tackled Riyad Mahrez in the second half. The ball was won but referee Jon Moss produced a yellow, soon after erring similarly in booking Craig Dawson. Leicester city caretaker Mark Schwarzer finishes as Dame N'Doye of Hull and Ritchie De Laet of the Foxes compete for the ball. There is a furious debate about Chelsea in the middle of the week. I've seen everyone surround Alex for a red card for their challenge. For me, it’s a perfectly decent challenge I would expect a mid-half to do,” Bruce said. "If we're going along the road for all the other league jump around, whining, trying to get people yellow cards and red cards. For me, it’s not right.’ When a game starts with six center-halves on the field, there’s a reasonable assumption goal will be in short supply. Jake Livermore of Hull tries to hold possession at King Power Stadium under pressure from Leicester's Esteban Cambiasso. Leicester matched Hull in a 3-5-2 formation, with half a dozen genuine defenders concentrating solely on keeping the ball away from danger. They did their jobs well, in a competition that began so briefly about opportunities or entertainment mass narcolepsy was a perfectly possible result. It took Leicester until 62 minutes to register a shot on the target, and also it was a mishit cross by Jamie Vardy, demanding a palm over from McGregor. Hull was only marginally better, but should have moved on for the 20th minute just so Nikica Jelavic would end up in a terrible mess. In a contender about the season's miss, he failed to put the boot to ball from six yards with the net open. Huddlestone chipped the ball across the backline on blue shirts to find Ahmed Elmohamady sprint finished, having timed his run perfectly to stay on the side. The Egyptian smashed the ball to knock out Schwarzer but Jelavic failed badly. Six minutes later, he had the ball in the back of the net. But Moss had already blown a foul on Schwarzer by N'Doye. Leicester's best opening of the first half came in the 34th minute when Mahrez delivered an evil cross bending into the area in front of Andrei Kramaric. But the £9 million striker was either caught on his heels or was unwilling to make the leap required to face the ball and it drifted wide. Tom Huddlestone puts in a robust challenge at Leicester City striker Andrej Kramaric during the Premier League clash on Saturday. Judge Jonathan Moss hands the yellow card to Hull City defender Alex Bruce (left) as temperament threatened to boil over. This was a bad game for Kramaric, unable to influence it in any way and he became stuck for Leonardo Ulloa after an hour. Just after Jelavic heading from a corner at Gaston Ramirez. That's when Leicester began making a more aggregate effort to win three points rather than one. Vardy was a nuisance all game for Hull defenders, his pace and energy worrying. It was he who stretched his legs down left before cutting in and forcing Huddlestone into a foul he did not want to do. He tried to back out of it but the contact sent Vardy to the floor. Abel Hernandez of Hull City has his head in his hands after a missed chance to kick the Tigers in the lead at King Power Stadium. Moss, shortly after distributing two completely incorrect bookings for 'fouls' by Dawson and Bruce, received this yellow right. From the free-kicked Jeff Schlupp hit a shot that was heading in until Ulloa accidentally blocked. With the man advantage Leicester pressed but without growing anything to really worry Bruce. The crowd wanted the ball into the final minutes but bu greeted the final whistle. This felt like a fatal opportunity that was missed.
Hull mittfältaren Tom Huddlestone skickade iväg i andra halvlek för två bokningsbara brott. Nigel Pearsons Leicester City-sida är kvar längst ner i Premier League, sju poängs drift av säkerhet.
Hull midfielder Tom Huddlestone sent off in the second half for two bookable offenses. Nigel Pearson's Leicester City side is left at the bottom of the Premier League, seven point operation of security.