Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Hull City 1.
Grady Diangana inspired West Brom to a third successive Championship win as Hull imploded at The Hawthorns.
The DR Congo international created goals for Matt Phillips and Semi Ajayi to settle the contest for the Baggies in the second half.
The clash of two teams occupying play-off places at the start of play was level at half-time as Hull skipper Lewie Coyle volleyed in an equaliser after Jean Michael Seri's dreadful error had handed Albion's Jed Wallace the opener.
The Baggies stepped up the pace after the break to stay in fifth place in the table and push play-off rivals Hull down to ninth.
These two teams began the day locked together on 23 points but the Tigers rarely enjoy a trip to The Hawthorns, and this defeat made it seven straight league losses, with 20 goals conceded, at the ground.
They started brightly enough as Manchester City loanee striker Liam Delap hit the by-line and pulled the ball back for Adama Traore, only for it to slide under his foot.
Two minutes later, the normally reliable Tigers midfield kingpin Seri received the ball from goalkeeper Ryan Allsop and in trying to return the pass gave it straight to Wallace, who finished with a minimum of fuss.
Hull came up with a smart equaliser just before half-time as Coyle, wearing a face mask after suffering a fractured eye socket last month, volleyed past Alex Palmer at the far post after Scott Twine had looped a cross over the West Brom defenders.
The Baggies were the better side after the break, with Allsop beating out Brandon Thomas-Asante's shot, but Diangana made his presence felt in the space of six minutes.
A sweeping move from deep in their own half ended with Diangana playing in Phillips for another sharp finish.
Then Diangana turned a defender inside out on the by-line and crossed for Ajayi, whose shot deflected in to settle matters.
West Brom manager Carlos Corberan told BBC Radio WM:
"We made some good pressing and scored the first goal from one of those pressings, and our second half was much better, more aggressive and showed a lot of personality to score the second goal.
[On Diangana]: "Grady is a very special player and if he finds consistency it is very positive for us.
"The important thing for me is creating chances and scoring goals but today Thomas-Asante didn't score but was excellent, one of his best games I have seen him play this season."
Hull manager Liam Rosenior told BBC Radio Humberside:
"It's always horrible, especially when you lose a game in the manner that we did. We gift-wrapped the game to them.
"For 90% of the game we were the better team but in the 10% where we switch off and make errors and don't do professional things, that's what won them the game.
"We've gone toe to toe with a very good team, dominated certain areas but gifted goals at crucial times.
"(Seri) has made a mistake and will hold his hands up and I will hold my hands up because I'm asking the players to play that way - I believe in it.
"In fact, playing that way gets us back in the game and we took complete control, Lewie scored a fantastic goal and for a 15-minute spell in the second half we were completely on top."
Line-ups
West Brom
Formation 4-4-2
- 24Palmer
- 2Furlong
- 5BartleyBooked at 45minsSubstituted forAjayiat 55'minutes
- 4Kipré
- 3Townsend
- 11DianganaSubstituted forFellowsat 78'minutes
- 35YokusluSubstituted forChalobahat 78'minutes
- 27MowattSubstituted forMolumbyat 86'minutes
- 10Phillips
- 7J WallaceSubstituted forSarmientoat 85'minutes
- 21Thomas-Asante
Substitutes
- 6Ajayi
- 8Molumby
- 14Chalobah
- 15Pieters
- 17Sarmiento
- 26Ávila Gordón
- 31Fellows
- 33Griffiths
- 36Taylor
Hull
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 17Allsop
- 2Coyle
- 5Jones
- 6McLoughlinSubstituted forChristieat 83'minutes
- 4Greaves
- 15MortonSubstituted forDochertyat 83'minutes
- 24SeriBooked at 45mins
- 10TraoréSubstituted forVaughanat 69'minutes
- 7TufanSubstituted forSayyadmaneshat 83'minutes
- 30Twine
- 20Delap
Substitutes
- 1Ingram
- 3Vinagre
- 8Docherty
- 9Sayyadmanesh
- 14Vaughan
- 25Furlong
- 26Smith
- 33Christie
- 44Connolly
- Referee:
- Andrew Kitchen
- Attendance:
- 23,333
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home37%
- Away63%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away4
- Corners
- Home1
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away12
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Full Time
Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Hull City 1.
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Attempt saved. Greg Docherty (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Harry Vaughan (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
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Liam Delap (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
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Attempt missed. Jean Michaël Seri (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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Attempt saved. Greg Docherty (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Allahyar Sayyadmanesh.
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Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
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Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
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Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento tries a through ball, but Tom Fellows is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Alex Mowatt.
Substitution
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Jed Wallace.
Substitution
Substitution, Hull City. Cyrus Christie replaces Sean McLoughlin.
Substitution
Substitution, Hull City. Greg Docherty replaces Tyler Morton.
Substitution
Substitution, Hull City. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh replaces Ozan Tufan.
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Attempt missed. Harry Vaughan (Hull City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewie Coyle with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Grady Diangana.
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Fust goals a gift for both teams and Albion’s defence need to stop the tippy tappy messing around at the back but other than that no many complaints.
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Hats off to the Tigers and boss Liam too.....Nice football team.
Onward and upward Mighty Baggies!