Hull cause another shock

Newly-promoted Hull caused another shock as late goals from Shaun Maloney and Abel Hernandez gave them a 2-0 win over Swansea.

The managerless Tigers were the bookmakers’ favourites for relegation after chaotic summer saw them start the campaign with just 13 available senior players, but they followed up their shock win over champions Leicester with an impressive victory at the Liberty Stadium.

Substitute Maloney put them in front when he turned home Robert Snodgrass’ corner just six minutes after coming on, and he was the provider for the second, springing Swansea’s offside trap and teeing up Hernandez to finish past Lukasz Fabianski in stoppage time.

The win puts Hull third in the Premier League table behind Manchester City and Manchester United, but it was a bitterly disappointing afternoon for the Swans, who dominated for long periods and missed a string of chances in the first half.

Swansea were swiftly on the front foot on a rainy afternoon in South Wales, with their best chance arriving just six minutes in, when Hull goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic tipped Gylfi Sigurdsson’s 20-yard drive onto the …

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