Hull and high-flying Derby battled out a gritty 0-0 Sky Bet Championship draw at the KCom Stadium.
Nigel Adkins' Tigers impressed overall against a Derby outfit who saw their four-match winning streak halted.
The hosts made a quickfire start to the game. Following a precise Matej Vydra cross, David Nugent cracked in an early effort which Hull goalkeeper Allan McGregor did well to keep out.
At the other end, Hull's Polish winger Kamil Grosicki flashed a strike narrowly wide of the post from just outside the box.
The Tigers ought to have struck after eight minutes when Grosicki pulled the ball back neatly into the path of Jon Toral, but the Spaniard placed a diving header disappointingly wide.
Hull City 0-0 Derby County
