Liam Delap and Aaron Connolly were sidelined by Rosenior, and Billy Sharp and January acquisition Noah Ohio began the game on the bench. The Dutch Under-21 international eventually came off the bench in the waning moments.

With twenty-five minutes remaining, Anass Zaroury entered the game, joining Tufan and Fabio Carvalho in the offensive roles, with Abdulkadir Omur and Jaden Philogene providing support.

Rosenior has been without a frontman on several occasions this season; in the last two games against West Brom and Preston, as well as at Sunderland and Southampton, he has given an explanation for his decisions.

“Aaron Connolly, a striker who played for our Under-21 team, is not fully fit,” Rosenior said to Hull Live. “Noah Ohio has demonstrated some truly excellent moments; they are by far his best on the pitch.

“I’ll explain the (reasons) to you. In a friendly played behind closed doors last Tuesday, he played 90 minutes and seemed fitter, quicker, and sharper than Grimsby. In the match against Huddersfield, he wasn’t too good. We’re incorporating him into it, and Billy (Sharp) is excellent. Billy is someone who, in my opinion, can contribute experience at key junctures, particularly near the finish of games.

“And we lost Liam Delap, one of the league’s greatest scorers. Since Noah is a different kind of striker, we could not obtain the control and domination if I play him early in the game.

“They are all the tiny differences. It’s not as cut and dry as saying we haven’t scored enough goals because we haven’t used a striker. We haven’t made the most of the opportunities.”