A 2-1 defeat against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground saw Hull City extend their winless streak to three matches. It was Hull's 12th defeat of the season so far which sees them plummet to 19th in the table, two places off relegation.Forest too strong for Hull CityDespite being outplayed in the first half, Hull managed to get the lead when Lewis-Potter slammed an eight-yard shot past the Nottingham Forest goalkeeper. Lewis-Potter could even have grabbed a second goal when he rose to a corner but headed just wide of the near post.Nottingham upped the tempo in the second half and dominated possession. They were rewarded soon after. A run into the box by Alex Mighten was halted by George Honeyman's lunge and referee John Busby pointed to the spot. Forest successfully converted from the spot.Hull City@HullCity🗨️ “𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘸𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦.”Grant McCann was unable to hide his frustration at the decision to award Nottingham Forest a penalty in today's defeat at the City Ground. 👇#hcafc | #theTigers12:44 PM · Dec 19, 2021414🗨️ “𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘸𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦.”Grant McCann was unable to hide his frustration at the decision to award Nottingham Forest a penalty in today's defeat at the City Ground. 👇#hcafc | #theTigersFinally, the pressure from Forest was too much for the Tigers to deal with. An aimless shot from Lewis Potter at the Forest goal was quickly converted into a counter-attack which was slammed home by Brennan Johnson.Hull failed to muster a comeback and conceded the contest 2-1.Hull's weak mentalityHull City's three-at-the-back formula often turns into a 5-4-1 at the sense of slightest attack from the opposition. Despite playing with two forwards, Mallik Wilks often drops down as a false nine. The wingbacks had to spend the majority of the game in their half as Hull's back-three are vulnerable. Young Jacob Greaves seems to be overwhelmed by the standard of the Championship. Sean McLoughlin has had a season to forget so far.Early season defeats piling more miseryHull City took nine league games to register their first victory of the season - a 2-0 win against Middlesbrough in October. Since then, they have registered four more victories in thrice many matches. However, losing five out of their opening nine games means they continue to struggle in the bottom half of the table.Sky Sports Football@SkyFootballGoalkeeper Joe Lumley's own goal helped Hull on their way to a much-needed 2-0 home win over Middlesbrough.Report and highlights 👇1:45 AM · Oct 3, 2021544Goalkeeper Joe Lumley's own goal helped Hull on their way to a much-needed 2-0 home win over Middlesbrough.Report and highlights 👇This has been further compounded by their recent run of results. Since their 1-0 victory over Cardiff City a month ago, they have suffered two draws and a defeat this month.What lies aheadHull City have the toughest run of fixtures in January among all the teams fighting the relegation battle. Sheffield United hosts them on New Years' Eve, followed by games against Stoke City, Bournemouth and Swansea early next month.