Horton praises Hull spirit after draw

Hull assistant manager Brian Horton praised the team spirit within the Tigers squad following the 2-2 draw with Portsmouth on Saturday.

"Everybody saw on Saturday what the spirit is like within the football club," Horton told Hull´s official club website.

"These players never know when they´re beaten and that is good to have."

Peter Crouch had headed Portsmouth into the lead in the match before Michael Turner nodded home the equaliser from a corner shortly after half-time.

Portsmouth regained the initiative when Glen Johnson scored a spectacular volley after 63 minutes but the Tigers showed their fighting spirit to force an equaliser inside the final minute of normal time.

The dramatic leveller arrived courtesy of an own goal from Pompey defender Noe Pamarot, although Horton feels it would be difficult to discredit the role that Dean Windass played in the goal.

"You try taking it off him! I thought he headed the ball and it came off their lad. It was going in the net anyway. He´s certainly claiming it," he added.

The point helps maintain Hull´s excellent start to the Premier League season and Horton seemed content that a draw was a fair result.

"We created a few chances, but so did they and they missed a couple from right in front of goal. But we´re not coming to grounds to defend. It was a really good game of football, just like we had against Manchester City last weekend."