Hull, Manchester City battle to draw

Nov 16, 2008 - 6:46 PM Geovanni edged the battle of the Brazilians as he salvaged Hull an entertaining 2-2 draw against former club Manchester City at the KC Stadium.

Robinho, drafted in by the Eastlands side after his compatriot's release on a free transfer, was lively but overshadowed by teammate Stephen Ireland who grabbed both the visitors' goals.

Two horrendous defensive gaffes, from Tal Ben-Haim and Kamil Zayatte, made it 1-1 before a sublime second from Ireland and Geovanni's deflected free-kick cancelled each other out.

Ben-Haim was in the starting XI because of captain Richard Dunne's suspension - a fact which also saw British record signing Robinho handed the armband.

Ayegbeni Yakubu scored in the 65th minute as Everton rallied for a 1-1 tie against Middlesbrough.

Gary O'Neil had scored after eight minutes for Middlesbrough.