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Hull hit trouble as Marco Silva’s proud home record is halted by Sunderland


Hull’s survival hopes were dented as relegated Sunderland secured their first win since February to bring a surprising and untimely end to Marco Silva’s long unbeaten home run.
The Portuguese’s January appointment at the KCOM Stadium raised eyebrows but has worked wonders, bringing hope to embattled City thanks largely to their superb home performances.
But they emerged pointless from their match against David Moyes’ relegated side as second-half goals from Billy Jones and Jermain Defoe ended Sunderland’s 91-day wait for a win, with the 2-0 reverse Silva’s first home loss in three years.
It was an awful time for the Portuguese’s 41-match unbeaten home run to come to an end.
Hull manager Marco Silva: “Of course it is not a good moment but this is a moment to be calm because, for me, it is clear our players don’t play calm. They tried to do everything too fast and fast and well is not easy. They tried to do everything too fast in some moments, not be calm. If you’re not calm, it is impossible to play well.”
Sunderland manager David Moyes: “I said the other week the performances have been threatening results. We had played well, even going back to Leicester, Watford, Bournemouth, West Ham – we had played well in the games and didn’t take anything from it, we didn’t score. The result was coming and it was too late to help us with relegation but the performance was good.”

Tweet of the match

Star man – Jordan Pickford

It is easy to see why the Sunderland goalkeeper is one of the most sought-after young English talents around. Pickford produced a string of superb saves to frustrate Hull, providing an exceptional last line of defence.

Moment of the match

Sunderland had long threatened to score at the KCOM Stadium and Jones’ header was a sucker punch they could not recover from. It was avoidable had Hull been more alert from the corner.

Stat of the match

This was Sunderland’s first win since the 4-0 shellacking of Crystal Palace on February 4. This was Hull’s first defeat at the KCOM Stadium since Marco Silva was appointed manager in January.

Player ratings

Hull: Eldin Jakupovic: 6, Ahmed Elmohamady: 6, Andrea Ranocchia: 6, Harry Maguire: 7, Andrew Robertson: 7, Alfred N’Diaye: 5, Sam Clucas: 7, Lazar Markovic: 6, Kamil Grosicki: 7, Abel Hernandez: 6, Oumar Niasse: 5. Subs: Tom Huddlestone: (for Markovic, 65) 6, Dieumerci Mbokani: (for N’Diaye, 77) 6, Evandro: (for Elmohamady, 86) 6.
Sunderland: Jordan Pickford: 9, Billy Jones: 8, Lamine Kone: 7, John O’Shea: 7, Javier Manquillo: 7, Jason Denayer: 7, Didier Ndong: 7, George Honeyman: 7, Fabio Borini: 6, Jermain Defoe: 7, Victor Anichebe: 7. Subs: Sebastian Larsson: (for Honeyman, 79) 6.

Who’s up next?

(Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
(Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
Crystal Palace v Hull (Premier League, Sunday 14 May)
Sunderland v Swansea (Premier League, Saturday 13 May)

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