Hull City boss Marco Silva admits defeat to Leicester City was a heavy blow to their survival hopes.

They remain second bottom of the table and are four points from safety after Crystal Palace won at West Brom.

Swansea also won on Saturday, beating Burnley at home, and the Welsh club are the next opponents for Hull at the KCOM Stadium next weekend.

"It was not as good a result for us as we expected," said Tigers boss Marco Silva. "But our focus is on us and we must take points for us in our games.

"Leicester started strongly and we didn't match the same level. We got better but then they had a good reaction. We had two good chances in the second half, but they ended up scoring two. We did not put the ball into the net.

"The numbers are not good for us, that is clear. We need to fight but when you have chances to score, that is what makes the difference.

"But we can rest and analyse the game now and we have to prepare for the next game against Swansea."