Chaotic Hull City beaten again as Tim Walter's winless start continues against Sheffield United

Hull City's poor start to the season continued on Friday night as Sheffield United eased to a comfortable 2-0 victory at the MKM Stadium, leaving the Tigers without a win since Tim Walter took charge.

Both goals, one in each half, came from Tigers corners but again, it was a flat performance at times, and one where the hosts rarely looked like scoring at one end, but looked at risk of conceding every time the ruthless Blades came forward. It leaves new boss Tim Walter with more questions.

Any hope of the Tigers taking the lead for the first time under their new manager was quickly blown away when they conceded after just 15 minutes, from their own corner. Debutant Mohamed Belloumi was overpowered 25 yards from the Blades' goal, and a few seconds later, a three-on-one situation in United's favour saw Callum O'Hare feed Gustavo Hamer to slam into the corner.

It was 2-0 midway through the second half when another attacking corner from the hosts ended up in the back of their own net, with Sam McCallum coming off the bench to fire past Pandur and kill off any faint hope of a comeback from City. To compound his frustration, Walter was booked late on when he felt United should have been reduced to 10 men.

Walter made three changes from the side beaten at Leeds with deadline day arrivals Mohamed Belloumi and Abu Kamara coming straight into the side at the expense of Liam Millar and Regan Slater, while Fin Burns was handed a full league debut at the expense of Oscar Zambrano, with those three dropping to the bench. There was no place in the matchday squad for Carl Rushworth, Charlie Hughes, Gustavo Puerta or Monday's arrival Steven Alzate.

City were having all the ball, but as has been a theme in the opening month, were faffing necessarily around their own box and kept giving the ball away repeatedly, with Rak-Sakyi dragging a shot wide after the fifth time of the Tigers being caught.

Walter's system requires his players to move it forward quickly and too often, with Belloumi and Kamara in space, they opted not to make the forward pass, came back to Pandur and got themselves in bother.

That said, United were guilty of being too sloppy in the middle of the park which allowed Bedia to collect and surge towards the box, and with Belloumi up with him, didn't play the pass but did tempt Oli Arblaster to haul him down at the expense of yellow card inside 10 minutes.

The opening goal came 15 minutes in and unfortunately, from a brilliant City move. Coyle and Pandur combined before Omur was set free to gallop forward to the edge of the box before picking out Kamara, his cross was turned behind and from that corner kick, disaster struck.

City went short, Belloumi was overpowered 25 yards from the Blades' goal and they surged forward with three players on just Ryan Giles, which allowed Hamer to race onto Callum O'Hare's pass into the box and fire across Pandur into the bottom corner.

Their chaotic approach was allowing United to break at will, and with numbers, and but for some poor decision-making in the City box, it could and should have been two shortly after but Kieffer Moore - CIty's summer target, made a mess of it.

The Tigers' best chance came when the lively Kamara was decked by Hamer outside the box at the expense of a booking, and Omur's dipping free-kick from 20 yards was turned over by Cooper.

Nodody could argue City showed some bright signs, some encouraging touches, but some of their play was overcomplicated and pointless. There's merit in playing with risk, but you have to also operate with common sense and some solidity, whereas the first half showing was chaotic and without a real identity.

Walter made a double change at the break with City's best player in the first half - Kamara - coming off with Liam Millar on in his place and Cody Drameh replaced Giles.

A quiet start to the second half saw Coyle and Pandur give away a cheap corner, from which the Tigers goalkeeper was forced to make a smart save at his near post, after Hamer had engaged in some corner spot ball-moving.

McCullum, Rhian Brewster and Andre Brooks all came on for Hamer, O'Hare and Rak-Sakyi just after the hour mark as Wilder made changes that would have a big impact.

City huffed and puffed, Belloumi after an awful corner bent one at Cooper from 25 yards out which needed to be tipped out, and after Millar won a corner, the Blades struck the second from the counter attack with McCallum firing past Pandur, the second goal of the night coming from a Tigers corner and the game was over with 25 minutes left to play.

Walter made a double change moments later, and in truth, it came too late, with Slater and Kasey Palmer on for Burns and Belloumi, but the damage was done.

The hosts, almost snatched a way back into it when Coyle's perfect cross was met by Mehlem who headed against the underside of the bar, before Millar's angled effort went just wide.

Walter was booked after saying something to the fourth official after a poor challenge from Gilchrist on Omur and from that free-kick. Bedia poked wide at the back post, as more fans headed for the exits having seen another home game come and go without victory.

Those who remained inside the MKM Stadium booed their side off at the end of another defeat, and another one without scoring a goal. This might be early, there may be a settling-in period for the new group and their manager, but this has not been a good start to the season and it simply has to improve, otherwise, a season of struggle will follow.

City: Pandur, Giles, McLoughlin, Jones, Coyle (c), Burns, Mehlem, Omur, Belloumi, Kamara, Bedia. Subs: Racioppi, Millar, Drameh, Simons, Palmer, Burstow, Jacob, Slater, Zambrano.

Blades: Cooper, Gilchrist, Arblaster, Souttar, Hamer, Moore, O'Hare, Rak-Sakyi, Burrows, Ahmedhodžić, Souza. Subs: A. Davies, McCallum, Brewster, Shackleton, Campbell, Norrington-Davies, Brooks, Seriki, Peck.

Referee: Peter Bankes

Attendance: 22,403