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Hull City manager Marco Silva says they must secure Premier League survival themselves and not rely on mistakes from their rivals

Hull City manager Marco Silva says they must not rely on slip-ups from their Premier League relegation rivals and instead focus on delivering positive results for themselves.

Hull, who are two points clear from the drop zone with five games to play, suffered a fifth consecutive away defeat when they were beaten 3-1 at Stoke City on Saturday.

However the East Yorkshire club maintained their league position with 18th-placed Swansea City losing 1-0 at Watford on the same day. Middlesbrough, who are 19th in the league, host Arsenal later on Monday.

Hull manager Marco Silva says they can't rely on slip-ups from Premier League relegation rivals
Hull manager Marco Silva says they can't rely on slip-ups from Premier League relegation rivals

Silva said: 'I like to focus on our games and after that we will look at other teams.