Hull midfielder Sam Clucas revealed unshakeable team spirit was the key factor behind the club's climb out of the Premier League's bottom three following a 4-2 home success over relegation rivals Middlesbrough.

"We've got great team spirit," Clucas told the club's official website after a thrilling encounter at the KCOM Stadium that saw Hull come back from behind for the second time in five days.

"The players on the bench who come on are really fighting for their shirt and that's brilliant at this time of the season.

"One word we picked out before the game, and I think the gaffer wrote it on the board, was 'togetherness' and we've really got that going into the games and you can see that when we go behind."