The opening goal came courtesy of an 24th-minute Oli McBurnie penalty, awarded when Aaron Hickey hooked his leg through Tim Iroegbunam’s to flatten him inside the area.

McBurnie picked out the bottom right of the net and though Brentford’s Caoimhin Kelleher guessed right, he could not get in the way of his opponent’s first Premier League goal for over 900 days.

After the break Hull were left to rue some inattentive defending as Igor Thiago found his way to Dango Ouattara, who slotted the ball home under very little pressure at all to make it 1-1 in the 63rd minute.

Jaidon Anthony pushed for another Brentford goal and saw an initial shot land just wide before a second chance forced a save from Konstantinos Tzolakis, but there was a quick counter as Mohamed Belloumi raced in the other direction before firing over the bar at a distance.

An 88th-minute chance was Hull’s last to find the winning goal, but Mohamed Ali-Cho’s cross to Joe Gelhardt resulted in an off-target shot that ensured the Tigers took no more than a point as their wait for a win continues.

Both clubs were required to pick through the detritus of the pre-match display in the opening minutes as balloons and litter were carried by the strong winds of Storm Boelo onto the pitch.

The first substantial chance was for the Bees, with City faltering in midfield after 11 minutes and allowing Hickey to unleash a shot on goal that was comfortably managed by Tzolakis.

Ten minutes later it was Belloumi who loomed and found McBurnie inside the box, but as the Scot was preparing to strike, Brentford’s Mathias Jensen rushed forward to foil the attempt.

After 22 minutes the visitors gifted their hosts a golden chance when Hickey, having failed to collect a ball from Kelleher, lunged at the legs of Iroegbunam and floored him to give away a penalty.

McBurnie stepped up to deal with the spot kick and made no mistake, finding the bottom right of the net and putting the ball beyond Kelleher despite the goalkeeper leaping in the correct direction.

After the break Brentford broke through, and in the 63rd minute it was Ouattara who made the most of lax Hull defending to collect a Thiago ball and tap home.

Belloumi then reacted with a sprint towards the Brentford goal with substitute Cho in pursuit as back up, but the long-range shot was too high and flew into the stand.

The final roll of the dice was Cho’s cross in to Gelhardt, but he was wide of the mark and the whistle blew on a 1-1 verdict in East Yorkshire.