Fans make their feelings clear after Hull City's defeat at Oxford United

Tim Walter was subjected to a flurry of songs questioning his management and quality of football as his Hull City side was beaten 1-0 by Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium on Tuesday night with the pressure cranked up on the German head coach.

City dominated the first period passing up a series of chances with Kasey Palmer and Xavier Simons guilty of missing the target, while the brilliant Mohamed Belloumi crashed an effort off the post. Unfortinately, their profligacy had an air of inevitably about it.

So passive were Oxford until their first effort on target on the stroke of half-time, and encouraged by City's lack of potency, they grabbed their chance to go in front early on the second half when Hidde Ter Avest prodded in at the back post. That familiar feeling, and now just one clean sheet in 14 Championship games for Walter's side.

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Given the atmosphere on Saturday at the MKM Stadium, assuming Walter remains in post until then, it has the power to be an unpleasant experience for the manager and his players when West Brom come calling on Sunday afternoon.

Losing the home fans is one thing, but when the away supporters turn you know the end of the road must be nigh, and it feels like Walter's brief tenure is coming to an end.

Chants of 'are we loud enough for you', and more colourful chants about is style of football provided the backdrop to the second half display on a freezing bonfire night at the Kassam.

Walter made three changes from Saturday's draw with Portsmouth with Ryan Giles, Kasey Palmer and Abdus Omur coming in for the injured Abu Kamara, with Gustavo Puerta and Cody Drameh dropping to the bench, which only had eight names on it, given the news about Oscar Zambrano earlier in the day, and his 16-month suspension.

After conceding a succession long throws into their own box and Pandur being hurried with a clearance he could only pass out of play, it was the visitors who fashioned the first real moment of danger and they could have taken the lead inside five minutes.

In space down the right, Mohamed Belloumi cut the ball across to the returning Palmer 20 yards out dead centre of goal, but he could only side-foot his volley over Jamie Cumming's bar, and then Belloumi created space for himself after a pearler of a 60-yard cross-field ball from Charlie Hughes, though his shot was tame and easy for Cumming.

Having been urged to 'attack, attack, attack attack, attack' from their 900-strong travelling support, City did just that and it was almost a carbon copy of the chance Palmer had earlier in the game, with Belloumi crossing for Simons this time to run onto and blaze over the bar.

City continued to dominate and a fine move saw them create the best chance inside the opening 25 minutes with Giles and Omur combining beautifully to get into the box, before Abdus ran onto Giles' pass but slapped his shot straight at Cumming, when he really should have scored from six-yards.

Nervous and tentative, Oxford looked shaky defensively and they caused their own problems moments later when failing to clear, the ball landed at the foot of Belloumi, who could only blaze over from 12 yards, as the openings continued to come and go for Walter's men.

City came even closer 10 minutes before the break when Belloumi cut inside and bent a lovely effort towards the far corner, which looked in all the way until it cannoned back off the base of the post and away to safety.

Despite their complete domination, City were still on terms and therefore, United remained in the game, though it took 44 minutes, they eventually fashioned an opening at the back post, but Pandur was equal to Hidde Ter Avest's header from close range, a stern warning to the Tigers that despite their dominance, the game remained level.

Cameron Brown was booked at the start of the second period for a rash challenge on Belloumi who had gone past him just outside the box, that coming moments after Simons had volleyed over from Coyle's right-wing cross as another effort failed to hit the target.

Ten minutes into the second half and the Tigers were punished for their earlier profligacy when Ter Avest arrived at the back post to stab in a cross beyond Pandur and not only open the scoring, but wake up the home crowd who had been quiet for much of the contest.

Looking for a swift response, Omur broke through midfield and was hauled down by Ben Nelson, who was cautioned for one of those fouls you'd say was known as taking one for the team.

Nelson was hurt in a challenge when it looked like he rolled an ankle and had to be replaced by Sam Long just after the hour mark with the Kassam crowd buoyant and City looking for a response.

With just over 20 minutes to go, and the away fans chanting about the quality of City's play in the second half, Walter made a double change with Cody Drameh and Will Jarvis replacing Giles and Abdus.

United chief Des Buckingham made a double change with Dane Scarlett being replaced by Mark Harris with Peter Kioso coming on Ter Avest, and that was the cue for more chanting from the away fans against the manager.

Just over 10 minutes were left when Gustavo Puerta and Mason Burstow came on for Belloumi and Simons, followed shortly after by Chris Bedia for Palmer with less than 10 minutes to go, and City's challenge fading badly.

Chris Bedia came off the bench to poke wide in the final minutes, while Hughes was booked for a late challenge to halt an Oxford break.

Eight minutes of added time failed to see City fashion anything, and with that, the away fans made their feelings known towards their manager, and it remains to be seen if he'll be in the dugout come Sunday afternoon, but this is a difficult situation for him, and owner Acun Ilicali given the results, performances as a whole, and the strength of feeling from the fans.

Oxford United: Cumming, Brown, Vaulks, Moore, McEachran, El Mizouni, Nelson, Goodrham, Leigh, Ter Avest, Scarlett. Subs: Ingram, Long,m Ebiowei, Harris, Dale, Rodrigues, Kioso, Marselino, Goodwin.

Hull City: Pandur, Giles, Hughes, Jones, Coyle, Simons, Omur, Palmer, Belloumi, Slater, Pedro. Subs: Racioppi, Burns, Drameh, Jarvis, Bedia, Burstow, McLoughlin, Puerta.

Referee: Will Finnie

Attendance: 10,213 (863 from City)