Premier League (Week 31) : Hull defeats Boro 4-2
ENGLAND, Apr. 5, 2017 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 31: Two wins in a row for Hull. After their 2-1 win against West Ham on April 1, Hull continued their sensational form in the Premier League with a 4-2 victory over Middlesbrough this Wednesday.
Middlesbrough opened the score in the score in the 5th minute thanks to Álvaro Negredo, before Hull regained the advantage with Marković ('14), Niasse Omar ('27) and Hernández ('33). Leading 3-2 at the break, Hull players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Maguire in the 70th minute.
Hull City climbed to 17th place with 30 points from 31 games, only one point behind Crystal Palace, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Premier League table (as of April 5, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 23 | 37 | 69 |
| 2 | Tottenham | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 22 | 38 | 65 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 37 | 27 | 59 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 32 | 24 | 58 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 54 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 29 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 54 |
| 7 | Everton | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 51 |
| 8 | West Brom | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Southampton | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 37 |
| 10 | Watford | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 37 |
| 11 | Leicester | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 36 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 36 |
| 13 | Burnley | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 35 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 34 |
| 15 | West Ham | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 33 |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 31 |
| 17 | Hull | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 61 | -29 | 30 |
| 18 | Swansea | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 28 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 23 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 53 | -29 | 20 |
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Overview
Hull City
- Position: 17 +1
- Best performance of the season:Hull 4-2 Middlesbrough (5 Apr.)
- Previous game:Hull 2-1 West Ham (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Manchester City - Hull (8 Apr.)
Middlesbrough FC
- Position: 19
- Best performance of the season:Middlesbrough 3-0 Swansea (17 Dec.)
- Previous game:Swansea 0-0 Middlesbrough (2 Apr.)
- Next game:Middlesbrough - Burnley (8 Apr.)
- 5 April 2017
- 19:45
- Hull
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 69 |
| 2 |  Tottenham | 65 |
| 3 |  Liverpool | 59 |
| 4 |  Manchester City | 58 |
| 5 |  Arsenal | 54 |
Week 31 Results
| Tuesday 4 April 2017 | ||||
 | Burnley | 1-0 | Stoke City |  |
 | Watford | 2-0 | West Brom |  |
 | Leicester | 2-0 | Sunderland |  |
 | Manchester United | 1-1 | Everton |  |
| Wednesday 5 April 2017 | ||||
| Arsenal | 3-0 | West Ham |  |
 | Swansea | 1-3 | Tottenham | |
| Hull | 4-2 | Middlesbrough | |
 | Southampton | 3-1 | Crystal Palace |  |
| Chelsea | 20:00 | Manchester City | |
| Liverpool | 20:00 | Bournemouth |  |