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Ian Chadband

'Eaten alive': Hull reality check for hooked Herrington

Lucas Herrington's teenage kicks in English football's top-flight have been rudely interrupted by his most unfortunate day yet in a Hull City shirt.

The 19-year-old defender, who's barely put a foot wrong all season as Australia's only representative in the Premier League, didn't have the worst first half at Fulham on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) by any stretch.

But after getting booked half-way through the opening period for a foul, the ball deflected off the young defender from Alex Iwobi's shot that put Fulham ahead in the 33rd minute.

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