Millwall failed to deliver same level of performance at Hull as they produced against Bournemouth

Gary Rowett was frustrated that Millwall did not produce the same level of performance in today’s 2-1 defeat at Hull as they did in their 1-1 draw against high-flying Bournemouth on Wednesday night.

The 2-1 defeat to the Tigers leaves the South London club 10th in the Championship.

Rowett said: “We turn up against Bournemouth and we use the ball really well, and then we turn up against Hull and we are really wasteful in possession. We could’ve taken the easy option today and come here looking for a point and played 5-2-3.

“There was an opportunity to test us and see what we’re about after our performance against Bournemouth at home. Maybe I got that wrong, maybe the sort of drive to be more attacking has left us too open at the back. I’ve got to think about that balance.

“Today, it was just about doing our jobs a bit better at times, and the game wouldn’t have been so open. When a game is open, you are hoping you can take the chances in those moments when your front players have more space than they normally have – we didn’t do that today.

“There were countless balls into the box and we’ve had a couple cleared off the line. Jed has a chance with a header late on. We couldn’t find it today and I have to give credit to Hull, they fought for their lives.

“You have to do the right things every week. If you’re consistent most weeks you’ll get the right result, if you’re not then most weeks you won’t.”