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May 9, 2015 at 3pm UK
 
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Steve Bruce: 'Hull City have a mountain to climb to avoid relegation'

Steve Bruce admits that it will be difficult for Hull City to avoid relegation following their defeat to Burnley.

Hull City boss Steve Bruce has admitted that his side have a "mountain to climb" to avoid relegation from the Premier League following their defeat to Burnley.

The Tigers fell into the drop zone on Saturday as they were downed 1-0 at the KC Stadium by the Clarets, who were relegated despite winning the match.

Hull are now two points adrift of safety with two games left to play this season.

With matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United to come, Bruce concedes that it will be difficult for his team to stay in the top flight.

"It's a huge disappointment - it has been an awful weekend," he told BBC Sport. "The disappointing thing for me is that we needed a big performance and we didn't play. For large parts the game bypassed us.

"That's the disappointing thing after playing so well against Crystal Palace and Liverpool a week ago. We played nowhere near to the standard required to win a Premier League game. Burnley have beaten us twice and if you want to stay in this division you have got to beat the likes of Burnley.

"Whether the occasion got to them, I'm not sure. Now we have got a mountain to climb."

Hull continue their battle for survival on May 16 when they face Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.

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