Hull see off Brentford

Hull strengthened their grip on fourth place in the Sky Bet Championship table with a 2-0 home win over Brentford, as fans called for owner Assem Allam to quit the KC Stadium club.

Before Tuesday night’s game, a large section of Hull fans had held up red cards and chanted for Allam to leave. The owner has added to his unpopularity by introducing a membership scheme for next season after unsuccessfully trying to change the team’s name to Hull Tigers.

On the pitch, a Harlee Dean own goal and Mo Diame’s bundled finish – both in the first half – secured the points for Hull, with the visitors remaining 10th in the table following a defeat where they rarely threatened the Tigers goal.

Steve Bruce had made seven changes to the City side that drew 2-2 at home to Leeds on Saturday, a result which meant they could no longer be promoted to the Premier League automatically.

Brentford head coach Dean Smith made three changes and one of those recalled was the first to show any real threat with nearly 10 minutes gone, …

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