SUITS YOU Smith’s the right fit with late winner on his Burton debut
BURTON ALBION 1 HULL CITY 0
BURTON HULL 2 ........ Shots on Target ........ 0 5 ........ Shots off Target ......... 5 2 ................ Corners ................. 3 15 ................. Fouls .................. 17 0 ............... Offsides ................. 4 67.6...Passing Success % .... 76.7 349 ...... Total Passes ........ 446 44 ........ Possession% ........ 56 57.1...Territorial Adv %..42.9
JIMMY FLOYD HASSELBAINK was delighted with his Burton side as they snatched a win over Hull, courtesy of Jonny Smith’s debut goal.
The deadline-day signing from Bristol City stepped off the bench in the second half before producing the winner in the 90th minute, as he calmly controlled Josh Parker’s ball to the edge of the box before slotting past Hull keeper George Long.
“There are a lot of smiles in the dressing room right now,” said Hasselbaink.
“They worked extremely hard and I have to say it was a welldeserved win.
“We were the team that deserved the three points and we didn’t give a chance away.
“Our goalkeeper had no saves to make.
“Yes, they hit the bar but that was a shot from outside the box. But when you look at the
RUSSELL MARTIN was satisfied with a point against promotion-chasing Sunderland.
Charlie Wyke’s 13th league goal of the season put the Black Cats ahead inside five minutes, but MK Dons turned the game on its head with two quickfire goals.
Joe Mason levelled in the ninth minute before Cameron Jerome put the game overall, we were magnificent and now the players are very happy and deservedly so.”
For Hull boss
Grant McCann
(right) it was one of those frustrating afternoons and he pulled no punches.
“We just weren’t good enough,” he said. “We lacked any sort of killer instinct about us.
“We have come unstuck with not taking any sort of chance that came our way and then getting punished off a mistake, and that is why we have lost the game. “Today is not what we have come to expect from this group this year. I told them in the dressing room that if you are not going to win the game, make sure you don’t lose it.
“But we switched off from a loose ball and one ball in behind our back four, and it’s one of those days for us.”