Aluko’s Hull City on the brink of relegation

Sone Aluko and Hull City have only two matches left to preserve their top-flight status, but things are looking worse than ever.
The optimism of last season, the joy of a run to the FA Cup final, and the promise of a swathe of new summer signings have all faded, disappeared completely now, and Steve Bruce’s Tigers are looking firmly down the barrel of a gun.
While Queens Park Rangers and Burnley beneath them are guaranteed to return to the Championship next term, Hull could still survive.
However, with only two games to play, Aluko and his teammates sit inside the bottom three.
They are two points from safety, and while, in principle, four other sides could still be dragged into the drop zone, Hull’s inability to pick up points means that the other troubled quartet will be confident of preserving their top flight status.
Defeat at home to Burnley last weekend eviscerated any faith that existed in Bruce’s squad and certain key individuals—players who were so central in the club’s rise last season have, regrettably, been wholly complicit in its demise.