Hull City played out a 1-1 draw at the KC Stadium against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, in a game that left a lot to be desired. 

The Tigers took the lead in the 73rd minute when Abel Hernandez tapped in from close range to score his fourth of the season.

Hull City began to grow in confidence, following a first half that saw both sides struggle to get a foothold on the game, but the East Yorkshire club's second half dominance came to an abrupt end when clinical striker Jordan Rhodes nodded in from Craig Conway's corner in the 90th minute.

Both sides had the chance to snatch a late victory.

Minutes after their equaliser, Hope Akpan managed to rasp a volley goal bound from another Blackburn corner, and the sprawling Allan McGregor managed to keep the home side on equal terms, before Chuba Akpom headed wide with the goal at his mercy with seconds remaining.

The game was a perfect example of the unpredictability of the Sky Bet Championship, but what did we learn from yesterday's encounter?

1) Hull City cannot defend corners

Hull City boss Steve Bruce has taken great pride in making sure his side are defensively solid since taking over at the KC Stadium in 2012.

Being a former centre back, and playing under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson, it comes as no surprise that Bruce spends a lot of work on the training ground, making sure his defence is well drilled.

Since Bruce arrived at Hull, the Tigers have been a relatively solid defensive unit, and their main downfall has come in the form of scoring goals, but this season the East Yorkshire club have started to show a defensive frailty which will have Bruce concerned.

The defensive partnership of Curtis Davies and Michael Dawson is the envy of most sides in the league, but despite having two Premier League quality centre backs, the Tigers seem extremely vulnerable from corners.

Charlie Austin scored against Hull with a free header from a corner as Queens Park Rangers played out a 1-1 draw at the KC Stadium last Saturday, and it was the same story this weekend, as Rhodes was allowed to glance the ball into the Hull net with relative ease and very little pressure, before Akpan nearly smashed the ball in from another corner in injury time.

If Hull City are to have any hope of promotion back to the Premier League this season, then their defence will have to be seriously tightened, and stem the leaking of soft goals.

2) Blackburn Rovers have gained a boost in confidence

Blackburn Rovers have won just one league game all season, which on paper looks alarming, but the major positive for Gary Bowyer's side is that his side's 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic is sandwiched by draws away at promotion hopefuls.

Rovers' 2-2 draw away at Queens Park Rangers earlier in the month, as well as the draw with Hull City, show that Rovers have the ability to compete against the promotion favourites, especially since star striker Rhodes has returned from injury.

The 25-year-old has been in clinical form since his return, finding the net five times in his last four games, and with their talisman firing on all cylinders, there is no reason why the Lancashire club cannot continue to pick up points against the division's better sides.

3) Hull City yet to find their rhythm

Despite Bruce's side sitting relatively comfortably in the play-off places, the Tigers have still failed to perform to their levels that a squad of their quality should be conforming to.

A squad laced with Premier League talent such as Dawson, Davies, Tom Huddlestone and Mohamed Diame seem to be stuck in second gear, and lacking ideas.

The return of Jake Livermore is a big boost for Bruce.

The box-to-box midfielder has the ability to have an impact both defensively and going forward for his side, and that was on show on Saturday as, when the 25-year-old came off the bench, the Tigers looked a lot more rigid in the centre of midfield.

Hull may have won four of their nine games so far this campaign, only losing twice, but their wins have been far from convincing, needing late goals in two of them, and that is something that will concern Bruce because, as we all know, the Championship is extremely unpredictable, and the Tigers will need to be putting games to bed while they have the chance, rather than run the risk of conceding late goals like they did on Saturday.

The draw means that Hull City remain fourth in the table, still six points behind top of the table Brighton and Hove Albion, whereas Blackburn Rovers have moved up to 18th, just a point above the relegation zone.

Hull and Blackburn fans... do you agree? Are Hull vulnerable at set pieces? Are Blackburn better than their results and league position suggests? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!