Middlesbrough make hard work of getting crucial win over relegation rivals Hull

Gaston Ramirez provided the lone goal of the tightly-contested match as Middlesbrough topped Hull City 1-0. (1:05)Gaston Ramirez headed his second goal of the season as Middlesbrough made hard work of claiming a crucial Premier League win over relegation rivals Hull at the Riverside Stadium.

The Uruguayan marked an impressive performance by stooping to head home a Viktor Fischer corner on the hour and end his side's worrying run of three straight top-flight games without a win.

Boro dominated throughout and missed a catalogue of chances against the woeful Tigers who nevertheless almost grabbed an unlikely point in injury time through Adama Diomande.

Boro had much the better of an eminently…